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UMBRELLAS

The traditional umbrella has played a part in many Japanese tales.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / The Living Past
Mar 6, 2026
The long, humble history of the umbrella
From ancient courts to Meiji streets, the umbrella shelters commerce, faith, folly and fragile human longing.
Umbrellas are displayed at Komiya Shoten, a company that has made handcrafted umbrellas for rain or shine for nearly a century, in Higashi-Nihombashi, Tokyo, on Aug. 3.
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2023
Heat brings hope for handmade umbrella-maker in Tokyo
One of Tokyo¡¯s last handmade umbrella shops has weathered many storms and is now thriving, thanks to booming demand for parasols.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 15, 2018
Growing pains
¡®The size of umbrellas these days is getting out of control.¡¯
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 12, 2018
What umbrellas can teach us about diversity
Noticing the differences between one¡¯s own country and others, however small they may be, can be the first step to realizing that diversity exists.
Japan Times
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Jun 7, 2018
Japanese beverage company expands network of vending machines containing free umbrellas
More people will be able to weather sudden showers during the rainy season as DyDo Drinco Inc. announced last week it¡¯s further expanding its network of vending machines offering free umbrellas.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 8, 2017
Jousting in Meguro Station
¡®Sometimes I feel as if I¡¯m in a jousting tournament in Japan.¡¯
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 1, 2017
Questionable logic
¡®It¡¯s raining. You don¡¯t have an umbrella?¡¯
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 20, 2016
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Umbrellas Japan-USA 1984-91 ¡ª A Documentation Exhibition
Oct. 1-Dec. 4
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 22, 2010
For when raindrops keep falling on our heads
The tsuyu season is no fun in Japan but don¡¯t let it rain your parade.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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