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In an effort to calm their fears, Emperor Hirohito visited Tochigi Prefecture in the months prior to the ban to reassure farmers they would be able to continue to grow in defiance of the new law — a surprisingly subversive statement. The name of the powerful Japanese battleship is well known to the world's naval historians. Publication frequency: Daily was random in the early years of the paper Enthronement Number 1928: A special edition, Japan Illustrated: Quarterly publication. Additionally, Takayasu runs monthly workshops to teach people about weaving cannabis fibers. In addition, The Japan Times is airmailed to 106 countries worldwide. Cannabis was revered for its cleansing abilities so priests used to wave bundles of its leaves to bless believers and exorcise evil spirits. Many of its reporters also worked as correspondents for American and British newspapers and wire services, including The London Times, The New York Times. Nifco sold The Japan Times to firm News2u Holdings, Inc. Archived from on 15 October 2020. petrochemical interests in a bid to shut down the Japanese cannabis fiber industry, opening the market to man-made materials such as polyester and nylon. Friction between the members of those settlements and the native residents of neighboring communities soon became a major headache for the nation. Newspaper Archives The Japan Times will add some of the content from the original Japan Times, launched in 1865, to the Digital Archives. 8, 1941 To capture the major significance of this event in a proper headline typeface, the JT editor-in-charge at the time resorted to a wooden typeface used for advertising. John Gauntner, Nihonshu columnist• The G7 Education Ministers' Meeting will be held in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on May 14 and 15, with related ministers of the Group of Seven and others from international organizations gathering to discuss global education challenges. Since being founded in 1897 The JAPAN TIMES has been celebrated for its unique readership of foreign and internationally minded Japanese. The newspaper has a readers' forum and, since 2013, the website offers a section for readers' comments below articles. East Asia's geopolitics, history• The story was a fictional account of a real-life band of samurai who avenged the death of their master. This mission to deepen the mutual understanding between Japan and other countries emanates from its pages. Archived from on 6 October 2014. Shintaro Fukushima — became president of The Japan Times in 1956. Whatever the motivation, the U. Although historical records make no mention of the practice, some historians have speculated that cannabis may have been the drug of choice for commoners. Under pressure from the military, the newspaper's name was changed to The Nippon Times on Jan. Saito, Mari; Miyazaki, Ami 24 January 2019. He organizes annual tours to the legal farms near his museum to show visitors how space-intensive cannabis cultivation is and how it requires few — if any — agricultural chemicals. 20, 1928, Japan Illustrated: 1963-1977 Volume: 596,599 pages as of March 2020 Enthronement Number 1928: 252 pages, Japan Illustrated: 56 issues in total. When the Great East Japan Earthquake struck the Tohoku region in 2011,The Japan Times utilized its digital presence to convey up-to-the minute information and the real voice of the people in the disaster-hit areas New discoveries: English translations of Eiji Yoshikawa during wartimeIt had been known that the first English translations of Eiji Yoshikawa's work appeared in 1956. 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ, Japan Taimuzu , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc. Ishii, Hayato 24 February 2015. , Full-text search possible using data from OCR scan. Fume Miyatake, Women in Business columnist• The city of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture has been the foremost science city in Japan, leading efforts on industrial innovation and pioneering elementary school education with the use of information and communications technology ICT. As far as he knows, there is only one person left in the nation versed in the full cycle of seed-to-loom. Iwamoto, Kentaro 12 June 2017. Following this, the stalks were dried then soaked and turned into fiber. Under the theme of "Innovation in Education," representatives from Japan,…• The newspaper was independent of government control, but from 1931 onward, the paper's editors experienced mounting pressure from the to submit to its policies. McCurry, Justin 30 November 2018. Meiji to the beginning of Showa The Japan Times, with the aim of becoming a bridge between the Japanese and the foreign community, was first launched by Keio University founder Yukichi Fukuzawa's relative, Sueji Yamada and Motosada Zumoto, a secretary to Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito. That person is 84 years old and when she dies, Takayasu fears, her wisdom will disappear with her. from the original on 26 February 2015. This came about during a redesign and redevelopment of the newspaper, using techniques so the site is optimised for all digital devices. Period of contents available: 1865-1866, 1897-2019 We add one new year's worth of data every year. Fukushima renounced management rights in 1983, after which Nifco acquired control of The Japan Times and brought about staff changes and alterations to the company's traditions established in 1897. Monty DiPietro, art critic• However, Takayasu refused to let this put a damper on his dreams. In response to these criticisms, The Japan Times wrote in an article on December 7, 2018, "We must admit that the editorial note undermined the relationships of trust we have built with our readers, reporters and staff. Since 16 October 2013, The Japan Times has been printed and sold along with. , a company in Hiroshima that manufactures balls used by professional sports leagues around the world and in the Olympics, has stepped up efforts to help achieve the U. The Japan Times press release. Until the mid-20th century, cannabis was cultivated all over Japan, particularly in Tohoku and Hokkaido, and it frequently cropped up in literature. Throughout the winter, these were then woven into cloth and made into clothes ready to wear for the next planting season. I would like to apologize for the inconvenience," and denied criticism that it was in line with the intentions of the administration. SPECS Newspaper Archives Book Viewer Authentication method: IP address recoginition IP address recognition Search, view method: Date, day, edition main paper, extra edition, supplement , Full-text search possible using data from OCR scan Publication date, publication Title, Vol. The Japan News partners with inkl• Users who purchase JT1, JT2 and JT3 have up to three accesses. It was successively renamed The Japan Times and Mail 1918—1940 following its merger with The Japan Mail, The Japan Times and Advertiser 1940—1943 following its merger with The Japan Advertiser, and Nippon Times 1943—1956 , before reverting to the Japan Times title in 1956. Shinto priests are also known to decorate their wands with strips of the gold-colored rind of cannabis stalks. Unlike the grainy, black and white photos of newspapers. Archived from on 16 July 2011. The Japan Times has a social media presence on 2007 , 2007 , and 2011. Features: life and style, community, media, technology, food and drink, travel, environment, education, cartoons. The Japan Times was initially helmed by Sueji Yamada, a distant relative of Yukichi Fukuzawa, the founder of Keio University, and employed as its editor-in-chief Motosada Zumoto, who had served as a secretary to the celebrated Meiji Era statesman Hirobumi Ito. Located about 50 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, Tsukuba is home to a…• Postwar Japan In 1952, Japan regained sovereignty, and in 1956, the paper's name reverted back to The Japan Times. , Wild Watch nature columnist 1982—2015• Sports: domestic and overseas sports news, including coverage of baseball, soccer, basketball, sumo, figure skating. The publication is arguably one of the few remaining newspapers from that era that enables us to experience society at that point in time. Takayasu attributes this to a slump in demand caused by the popularity of artificial fibers and the costs of the new licenses cannabis farmers were required to possess under the 1948 act. [Yu Onodera, President Nifco--I want to increase the number of cuts by using industrial fasteners as an axis, not only for automobiles]. International New York Times Partnership As of October 2013, the Japan Times contains the International New York Times as part of the daily paper. Suicide of novelist Yukio Mishima Nov. allowed the sale of over-the-counter amphetamines to continue until 1951. There was at least one organization eager to address such friction. Enthronement Number 1928: Dec. authorities occupying Japan brought with them American attitudes toward cannabis. are easing restrictive cannabis policies, but little discussion has taken place in Japan on the potential benefits of adopting a similar approach. Among the concessions imposed on Japan by those treaties were the extraterritorial foreign settlements established in seven cities across the country. From wartime to the Occupation During World War II, as The Japan Times reported on the unfolding events under strict censorship, it was hard to detect from daily headlines that Japan was losing the war. The temporary change to Nippon Times occurred during the ban on English language sentiment during World War II-era Japan. Jean Pearce, community columnist• Books [ ]• Fred Varcoe, sports editor• Elyse Rogers, Women in Business columnist• We are also able to provide proposals for packages on international PR strategies. In 1933, the appointed , former ministry official, as chief editor. He also noted how, during the summer Bon festival, families burned bundles of cannabis in their doorways to welcome back the spirits of the dead. In July 1948, with the nation still under U. With the number of farmers so low, Takayasu fears for the future of cannabis in the country. , film critic• Early in the Showa Era, the newspaper worked for the restoration of good relations with the various foreign countries. External links [ ] Wikimedia Commons has media related to. News: domestic and world news; domestic and overseas business news. In 1950, for example, there were approximately 25,000 cannabis farms nationwide. Sample page 1 of The Japan Times Type Format Owner s News2u Holdings, Inc. Purchase of Blu-ray discs online access included Users can conduct keyword searches for the period of the discs users purchase. Some scientific studies also suggest high levels of psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol THC in cannabis plants in Japan. publishes three periodicals: The Japan Times, an English-language daily ; The Japan Times Weekly, an English-language in form; and Shukan ST, also a weekly in tabloid form, targeted at Japanese readers learning the English language. The sleepy country towns, with…• A selection of articles from The Japan News and The Yomiuri Shimbun is now available to read on inkl, which hosts titles from about 20 countries. The content of the daily periodical, The Japan Times, includes:• Japanese politics• x Free 30-day trial is available for potential purchasing and subscribing customers. Ogasawara served as the chairman and publisher of The Japan Times until 2016, when his daughter Yukiko Ogasawara 小笠原 有輝子 Ogasawara Yukiko succeeded him as chairman of the company. Takayasu locates the cannabis ban within the wider context of U. Christopher Brooks is the executive officer and design director of Garde, an international branding and interior design company based in Tokyo. Front page of the first issue of The Japan Times newspaper, March 22, 1897 The Japan Times was launched by Motosada Zumoto on 22 March 1897, with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in to help Japan to participate in the international community. Content [ ] Print [ ] The Japan Times, Ltd. Some believe it was based upon a genuine desire to protect Japanese people from the evils of narcotics, while others point out that the U. In November 2018, it was announced in an editor's note that subsequent articles would use the term "wartime laborers" rather than "forced labor", and "" would be referred to as "women who worked in wartime brothels, including those who did so against their will, to provide sex to Japanese soldiers", instead of the previously used "women who were forced to provide sex for Japanese troops before and during World War II. This typeface, which only had 1 block per character and, as such, letters could not be used twice, resulted in this historic headline. Suicide of novelist Yukio Mishima Nov. Yoshihara, Nancy 25 January 1990. The product is aimed at helping. Early encounters Christopher Brooks, executive officer. The Japan Times Archives is used in universities, schools, libraries and research institutes in Japan and abroad. , with pottery relics recovered in Fukui Prefecture containing seeds and scraps of woven cannabis fibers. In times of accelerated economic growth, the paper's pages during the 1960s carried a large amount of economy-related content. Nor are Japanese people averse to taking advantage of the medicinal benefits of cannabis. Research on newspapers We also sell archive content to companies and organizations. It is headquartered in the Kioicho Building 紀尾井町ビル, Kioicho Biru in ,. Ceramic Scene columnist Employee unions [ ] Staff at The Japan Times are represented by two unions, one of which is. Production [ ]• I was so amazed that I told my mom I wanted to grow cannabis when I was older. , 3-12 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094• Today, The Japan Times is not only delivered as a printed newspaper, but also in real-time via our website and numerous social media channels. According to early 20th-century historian George Foot Moore, Japanese travelers historically used to present small offerings of cannabis leaves at roadside shrines to ensure safe journeys. occupation, it passed the Cannabis Control Act — the law that remains the basis of anti-cannabis policy in Japan today. During , the newspaper served as an outlet for government communication and editorial opinion. The Japan Times Archives enables users to easily search for articles on about 500,000 pages across 120 years, ranging from the inaugural issue in March 1897 to December 2018. Ryuichi Sakamoto and Perfume are among the globally recognized trail-blazers that The Japan Times has interviewed. The fact that the New York Times Company chose the Japan Times as its distribution partner in Japan speaks volumes about the quality and the prestige of this newspaper. Similarly, following the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, disaster relief information was published for foreign residents. Cannabis was also important in the lives of ordinary people. attempts to reduce the power of the Japanese military. Here in Tochigi Prefecture, for example, half of the cannabis crop was set aside for the military. Such enclaves of tradition can be found scattered around Fukushima, Japan's third largest province. Nowadays, Takayasu said, there are fewer than 60 licensed cannabis farms in Japan — all of which are required to grow strains of cannabis containing minimal levels of THC. Dreux Richard, African community, investigative• When Junichi Takayasu was 3 years old, a picture book about ninjas changed his life forever. 26, 1970 Yukio Mishima, an internationally renowned author, called on 1,000 members of the SDF to join him in an uprising to revise the Japanese constitution. With cannabis playing such an important material and spiritual role in the lives of Japanese people, one obvious question arises: Did people smoke it? Failing in his mission, he shocked the nation by committing suicide on the roof of the Eastern headquarters of the Self-Defense Forces. In its most recent project, the company began selling My Football Kit, a soccer ball you assemble yourself, in January. " The change drew immediate criticism from readers and employees, with particular concerns expressed over the paper's apparent alignment with the political positions of Prime Minister. Web [ ] Printed stories from The Japan Times are archived online. police in the 1970s were only around 1. Today, The JAPAN TIMES is the leading daily publication of its kind in the nation and has a larger circulation than any of its competitors. O'Connor, Peter 4 April 2007. The number of available simultaneous accesses is for the online version is the same as the number of packages purchased. Washington had effectively outlawed cannabis in the United States in 1937 and now it moved to ban it in Japan. Whereas rice — and the sake brewed from it — was monopolized by the upper classes, cannabis was grown widely and was freely available. A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar Controversy [ ] After being acquired by News2u, The Japan Times changed its editorial stance and contributor lineup as part of efforts to reduce criticism of the newspaper as an "anti-Japanese" outlet. Japanology• ----------------------------------------------. This significance survives today with the thick ceremonial ropes woven from cannabis fibers that are displayed at shrines. There are a number of different theories as to why the U. He sold some of the company's shares to Toshiaki Ogasawara 小笠原 敏晶 Ogasawara Toshiaki , who was chairman of Nifco, a manufacturer of automotive fasteners. Long an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, cannabis-based cures were available from Japanese drug stores to treat insomnia and relieve pain in the early 20th century. Subscriptions and trials are unavailable on the following regions: Hokkaido, Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Oita, Kumamoto, Saga, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa. In the following decades, however, this number plummeted. In the past, lack of funding, international treaty agreements and simple oblivion have caused old steel-hulled vessels to fall. Several cannabis experts argue that the ban was instigated by U. Produced from an unprejudiced, cosmopolitan and practical viewpoint, The Japan Times has won the confidence of more than 400,000 opinion leaders at home and abroad. However, the 1940s — in particular, World War II — marked a major turning point in the story of Japanese cannabis production. , sumo columnist• Readers opting for a monthly, 6-month or 12-month subscription will also receive iPhone, Android-powered phones and Windows R Phone , tablet iPad and computer. Although in its early days, The Japan Times was often introducing local culture to foreign readers for the first time, more recently, its features acknowledge a familiarity with Japan's customs and arts. Head Office: 14F Kioicho Bldg. She had previously served as the company's president from 2006 to 2012, when she was replaced by career Japan Times staffer Takeharu Tsutsumi. decision to prohibit cannabis created panic among Japanese farmers. On display in the museum are a variety of clothes made from cannabis; the soft cream-colored material is warm in winter and cool in summer — perfectly suited to the Japanese climate. The Mikasa's highly acclaimed victories at sea over a century ago are largely overshadowed by the history of subsequent repeated efforts to preserve the ship. According to one survey published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in 1973, cannabis plants from Tochigi and Hokkaido clocked THC levels of 3. Contributors [ ]• Soon after the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, a staff writer typed a special bulletin for foreign visitors who had been evacuated to the Imperial Hotel, which was, at the time, across the street from The Japan Times headquarters. 28 Top News] Rainy season in western Japan arrives earlier than ever The rainy season this year is beginning for some western and central parts of the Japanese archipelago weeks earlier than usual, recording the earliest starting date in some regions since statistics became available in 1951. It is published by The Japan Times, Ltd. At first, the decade started well for farmers. The database offers valuable historical content covering domestic and international politics, economy, culture, TV schedules, advertisements, weather forecasts and other useful topics. President Takeharu Tsutsumi Editor-in-chief Hiroyasu Mizuno Staff writers Approximately 130 Founded 22 March 1897 ; 124 years ago 22 March 1897 Language English Headquarters , Japan 44,000 number Website The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. Faced with this danger of extinction, Takayasu is determined to preserve Japanese cannabis culture. Natural Disasters The Japan Times has been a valuable source of essential information for the foreign community during natural disasters such as earthquakes. On Sundays, when no International New York Times is published, subscribers will receive the brand-new, tabloid-sized Japan Times On Sunday. An increasing number of states in the U. The Japan Times publishes The Japan Times, The Japan Times On Sunday, a bilingual weekly , books in English and Japanese. Entertainment: film, art, music, stage, books, event previews, festival listing. The Japan Times continues to report with perspectives absent from Japanese-language papers, as well as clear, contextual explanations for non-Japanese readers. sustainable development goals SDGs. , book, film critic• Along the river that runs through the historic town of Aizu-Wakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture, stately Japanese inns with wooden facades evoke a sepia-tinted atmosphere of antiquity. Users also have access to the online version same products as the above two for the period available for the discs. What is more, The Japan Times has consistently striven to satisfy those needs. Outbreak of the Pacific War Dec. Our content is an impactful addition to any PR materials and events celebrating your organizations'anniversaries. 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