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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2020
Britain's response to COVID-19 has been world class
One country has done more than any other to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2020
American lockdown exceptionalism
Telling people that they are stupid and too sociable is likely to make the problem worse.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2020
Americans are failing the mask test
The lack of trust in public health officials is baffling.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2020
What if you go back to the office and get COVID-19?
Any plan for reopening in the U.S. is going to have to resolve some sticky liability issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2020
Isolation changes everything for status seekers
COVID-19 is upending all the usual ways for people to win the approval of their peers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2020
A vision of post-pandemic New York
Once this is over, the city will be younger, cheaper, poorer and segregated in a new way.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2020
How fast can a virus destroy a supply chain?
Just-in-time networks are very efficient but extremely fragile.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2020
How the coronavirus could help Trump
A pandemic that originates in China could make the U.S. president's nationalism seem justified.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2019
Women dominated the decade
The 2010s were great if you liked music, books, TV or movies by or about women.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2019
What if everyone's wrong about China?
Most predictions about China fail to account for the human capacity to shape events.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2019
Outside Hong Kong, the silence is deafening
Why hasn't the rest of the world rallied more in support and defense of the protesters?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2019
What will you be wearing when 2030 rolls around?
Silicon Valley needs to transform our closets the way it transformed our desktops.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2019
Are the aliens among us?
An uptick in UFO sightings by military pilots raises all sorts of interesting questions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2019
Forget robots — the breakthrough technology will be in your car
Innovation tends to come in products and services that are already in wide use.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2019
America isn't as divided as it looks
On some important issues, public opinion is starting to converge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2019
We can use the internet to make ourselves happier
Our desire for momentary happiness must be balanced with our need for long-term satisfaction.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2019
One shutdown lesson: Americans must save more
A volatile economy, like a volatile president, makes it all the more important to keep some extra money in the bank.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2019
Does forgiveness have a place in the #MeToo movement?
Second or even third chances are essential in life, but questions of forgiveness aren't easy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2018
Trump deserves some credit for a truce with China
At least the two sides are talking instead of sweeping everything under the rug.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2018
Let Harvard be Harvard, only much bigger
Increasing class size is the best answer for Harvard and other top schools to be more inclusive.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
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.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
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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