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Mike Ives
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2022
A ‘killing stone’ broke in Japan. Is a demon on the loose?
The rock appears in a famous legend starring a nine-tailed fox spirit. The question now is whether the fracture was a good or bad omen.
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WORLD
Feb 11, 2022
‘Contactless’ humanitarian aid has its perks, and pitfalls
COVID-era travel restrictions have mostly prevented expatriate aid workers from flying into Pacific island nations after natural disasters. The results have been mixed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 4, 2022
The end of ‘Fight Club’ was cut in China. The pattern goes back decades.
The 1999 cult classic starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton is not the only foreign film to be altered for audiences in mainland China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 21, 2022
This ancient brew has retro appeal in South Korea
South Korea's craft makgeolli revival has been underway for at least a decade, but the drink's popularity took on new dimensions during COVID-19 lockdowns.
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BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2021
The Olympic mascots aren’t winning any medals
Before the pandemic, the Japanese designer who created the Olympic and Paralympic mascots predicted that they would become the 'face of the Games.” It hasn't quite turned out that way.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jul 10, 2021
A digital calico is melting hearts (and napping a lot)
The cat has drawn crowds and sparked joy on social media.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2021
Years of unheeded warnings. Then the subway crash Mexico City had feared.
Ever since it opened nearly a decade ago, the newest Mexico City subway line had been plagued with structural weaknesses that led engineers to warn of potential accidents.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2020
Is China laying claim to kimchi, too? Some South Koreans think so.
A spat is raging this week over a Chinese state tabloid's claim that China had 'led” the development of an international standard for paocai, or pickled vegetables.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2020
The coronavirus is airborne indoors, but we’re still scrubbing surfaces
Scientists who initially warned about contaminated surfaces now say here is little to no evidence that deep cleaning mitigates the threat indoors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2020
Trump tests positive for COVID-19, and the world shudders
Once again, the world shuddered at news about President Donald Trump. This time, it wasn’t something Trump said or did, but rather the announcement early Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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