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LIFE / Travel

Sep 30, 2020

Meet the Japanese omotenashi consultant selling what money can't buy

Travel has become about priceless experiences, and Luxurique goes the extra mile to fulfill requests, often involving hidden gems not on local radars.

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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Aug 19, 2020

Digital nomads opt to ride out the pandemic in Japan

When Viet Nguyen and Liezl Van Riper decided to worldschool their kids they had no idea a global pandemic would come into play.

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SOCCER / J. League

Jul 5, 2020

Pandemic helps soccer star strike new balance at home

While soccer has been on hiatus, Yoshito Okubo has embraced the domestic life.

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CULTURE

May 8, 2020

Follow the leader: How COVID-19 could unlock Japan's giving potential

As celebrities reveal details about their charitable giving during the COVID-19 pandemic, some feel it could be the start of a new attitude to donating money in Japan.

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JAPAN

Apr 19, 2020

Japan's funeral industry scrambles to adapt in anticipation of rise in COVID-19 deaths

While health care providers are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic fight, the funeral industry is bracing for action behind the front lines.

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MORE SPORTS

Mar 30, 2020

Wrestler So Sakabe shares tale of struggle to get doping ban overturned

If anyone knows about the complexities of anti-doping rule violations, it's Greco-Roman wrestler So Sakabe.

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JAPAN / Science & Health

Jan 15, 2020

Japanese 'lactivist' seeks to help young moms overcome breastfeeding hurdles

Midori Ogino champions breastfeeding as a biological gift that helps newborns survive and thrive. Making it a cultural norm and erasing societal taboos over breastfeeding in public is an investment that pays back many times over.

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Dec 25, 2019

Koji Uehara faces future after long career in baseball

Life after baseball has already begun for Koji Uehara, and the former major league pitcher is relishing the calm after his abrupt midseason retirement earlier this year and subsequent media tour.

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MORE SPORTS

Dec 11, 2019

'Moving meditation': Tokyo gym owner helping clients kick their lives into gear

Meditation may be one way to care for your mental health, but for those who would rather find their own version of peace and serenity through punches and kicks, a Tokyo gym owner might have the answer.

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LIFE / Travel

Nov 16, 2019

Eat, sleep and stay green at one of Japan's eco hotels

Living toxin-free is difficult, but plotting a quick wellness getaway at a hotel with an ecologically conscious approach to delivering services is more than doable at Bio Hotels Japan.

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BUSINESS

Oct 2, 2019

Tokyo entrepreneur's advice for parents and kids: It's never too early to teach financial literacy

Some say shortcuts are cheating, but multimillionaire investor, financial educator and bestselling author Sami Mian understands that's the route to riches most high achievers take.

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CULTURE

Jul 23, 2019

Miyavi is on a mission to change Japan's tune on refugees

In his lesser-known role as a refugee advocate, Miyavi, aka the samurai guitarist, asks that people look beyond the headline numbers before declaring Japan unwelcoming to asylum-seekers.

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CULTURE / Books

Jun 19, 2019

Best-selling author and mom says Japanese parents should let kids fail to succeed

The bizarre and unreasonable rules that schools in Japan enforce upon children are not preparing them for the modern world where technology is changing what it means to be a human, says Agnes Chan, a bestselling author of parenting books.

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JAPAN / Society

Mar 14, 2019

Addiction specialist urges Japan to treat over-gaming as a mental disorder

How much gaming is too much gaming?

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LIFE / Lifestyle

Jan 20, 2019

Nail technician gets the upper hand

Nail technician Naoko Takano, who has spent half of her life tending to the nails of customers, including a roster of celebrity clients, talks about the nail art boom in Japan.

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LIFE / Lifestyle

Nov 18, 2018

Mindfulness in times of distraction

Mindfulness coach Junya Ogino believes that if leaders learned more about mindfulness and meditation, their employees would also reap the benefits.

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LIFE / Style & Design

Nov 15, 2018

Model Anna Yuki hasn't just embraced her gray hair, she has embraced who she is

When in-demand mature-age model Anna Yuki reached her personal "do or dye" moment, she chose gray hair over the color bottle, and graceful aging over the pursuit of youth.

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CULTURE

Oct 15, 2018

Shuichi Takizawa: The comedian with a knack for trash talk

Have you ever thought about where your trash goes after it's tossed into a basket and whisked away by the garbage truck that shows up like clockwork every week?

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LIFE / Lifestyle

Sep 26, 2018

Can Japan become a 'fitness nation'? Aya thinks so

Don't be fooled by her child-like grin and bubbly down-to-earth personality. Aya Osanai is serious about her mission to rewrite the rules of fitness and front a campaign to get Japan into shape.

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LIFE / Lifestyle

Aug 28, 2018

'Housekeeping legend' Shima Tassin's advice: When in Japan, do as the French do

In sleepless Tokyo where people are always on the go, gathering around a table to share a meal and reflect on the day may seem like a dying tradition.

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.

Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.

The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'

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