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Adam Minter
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2017
What online retailers hate about holiday shopping
You can send back that ugly sweater for free. But for merchants, it's a huge expense.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2017
Africa's plastic-bag bans won't solve anything
Plastic bags are just the most tangible symptoms of Africa's inability to collect and dispose of its surging volumes of garbage.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2017
China's bike-sharing bust
A great capitalist innovation may need some socialist help.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2017
First class grows more lavish — and less viable
Airlines' latest luxury suites may be fantastic, but for most of the world the only class that will matter is cattle class.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2017
China gives flying cars a real boost
A Chinese automotive firm's acquisition of a U.S. flying car startup marks an important advance for a technology that could reshape the 21st-century city.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2017
Couch surfers should compete in Olympics
While the idea of handing out medals for pushing buttons may sound ludicrous to many, it's an overdue development.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2017
World's recycling crisis is Japan's opportunity
There's treasure to be found in the world's trash.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017
Somebody's making money off all our junk
In uncertain times, the simple self-storage space can look like the safest place to invest money.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2017
Give Los Angeles the Olympics for good
Rotating the Olympic Games between a few select cities would be better than risking having none at all due to spiraling costs.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2017
Asteroid mining finds an unlikely champion
Luxembourg of all nations is a leading player in the drive to gain economic benefits from space.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2017
China's anti-addiction drive may ruin video games
Will Beijing's crackdown help half a billion Chinese gamers kick the habit?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2017
Japan's used goods sell big in Southeast Asia
Japanese companies are turning the nation's secondhand goods into cash in Southeast Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2017
China could be the future of the sharing economy
At a time when much of China's economy is slowing or stalling, the sharing sector is booming.
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2017
China's hidden pollution oozes to the surface
Xiongan, intended as China's green city of the future, will have to serve as a model of how China can clean up its past.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2017
Chinese learning the value of privacy
If China's biggest online players want to chart a bigger role for themselve at home and abroad, they're going to need to start taking privacy much more seriously.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017
Why people still live, and die, on garbage dumps
In the developing world, huge open dumps loom as one of this century's most pressing health and environmental challenges.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2017
Are Trump's China trademarks a big deal?
'Trademark squatting' contributes to an atmosphere of general chaos when it comes to intellectual property in China.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2017
SpaceX's moon mission is NASA's wake-up call
The lunar vacation offered by Elon Musk's SpaceX may also serve as the starting gun for a new and very different space race.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2017
Beijing's freezing cabbies don't like electric cars
In its impatient drive to become a leader in renewable energy and conservation, China often underinvests in the infrastructure needed to realize its ambitions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2017
How China can stop the world's next pandemic
The deadliest outbreak of H7N9 bird flu since its discovery in 2013 is sweeping across China.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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