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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 5, 2021

Shops and restaurants at transport hubs struggle to survive as customers vanish

“Our customers used to be business travelers to Nagoya, but they aren't coming any more,” said the operator of an underground mall at the city's shinkansen station.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2021

Peaceful retreats, natural beauty beckon in northern Okinawa

As we carefully plan our post-pandemic travels, personal health and safety remain among our top priorities. Okinawa’s subtropical climate makes it an ideal place at any time of year to take a peacefully insular “workation.” Stay focused and relax with family in a secluded villa, then enjoy socially...
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2021

Pandemic gives extra momentum to cashless drive in Japan

Even local governments — typically the last in line to introduce any kind of technology — are starting to jump onto the digital payment trend.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2021

As suicides rise amid the pandemic, Japan takes steps to tackle loneliness

What constitutes loneliness is a trickier question in Japan, where the overarching term 'kodoku' has been used to describe both loneliness and solitude, essentially lumping them together.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 21, 2021

Britain’s next answer to COVID-19 is to prepare to live with it

The U.K. plan is a pilot for whether nations can do enough to end damaging lockdowns and essentially learn to live with the disease.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2021

China is preparing for another Olympics in Beijing, like it or not

When Beijing staged the Summer Olympic Games in 2008, many argued — or at least hoped — that the international attention would improve human rights in China. It didn’t.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2021

Duty-free store turns to cuddly toys to boost Lunar New Year sales

The items are taking the place of home appliances, from rice cookers to electric toilet seats, normally favored by Chinese tourists who travel to Japan to shop.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
Feb 15, 2021

Empty stores and offices on the rise in Nagoya

Nagoya's central district is seeing more empty stores and offices as the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in teleworking and almost no inbound tourists.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 13, 2021

Chang-rae Lee's 'My Year Abroad' is about taking the plunge, even when it scares you

The Korean American author has always addressed the issue of race in his writing, but he explores the subject differently in his sixth novel.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 9, 2021

In Saddam strongholds that fought America, Iraqis fear a U.S. departure

The U.S. troop drawdown is creating a security vacuum, security officials, former fighters and residents say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2021

Governments exploit COVID-19 tracing data for other uses, risking backlash

In Singapore, public support for a contact tracing app took a hit after authorities disclosed in January that police had used the app's data in a murder investigation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 31, 2021

Analog activities that will get (and keep) you off your phone

We all know too much screen time is bad for us. So hit the off button and consider picking up one of these Japanese hobbies instead.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jan 29, 2021

Fukushima businesses struggling to stay afloat despite government help

Financial issues will not end soon, given that only a portion of the residents who evacuated from disaster-stricken areas have returned or are expected to.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2021

‘Dumb money’ is on GameStop, and it’s beating Wall Street at its own game

Millions of amateur traders are collectively taking on some of Wall Street's most sophisticated investors — and, for the moment at least, they're winning.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jan 27, 2021

Episode 79: What does QAnon mean for Japan?

Bloomberg's Max Zimmerman takes us through Japan's strain of the QAnon conspiracy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 27, 2021

'Wages must be paid': In southern India, age-old custom banned as slavery

India outlawed bonded labor — or debt bondage — in 1975, but it continues to be the most prevalent form of slavery.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2021

Billionaires thrive while poor suffer as COVID-19 widens gap, Oxfam says

'We stand to witness the greatest rise in inequality since records began,' says the charity, calling for higher wealth taxes and stronger protections for workers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 24, 2021

Four food delivery services in Japan you can order from that aren’t Uber Eats

Ordering takeout and delivery is still the name of the game in 2021. Luckily, Japan's food delivery industry has hit a growth spurt.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jan 23, 2021

Every stay at Zenagi comes with a sprinkle of artistry

The luxury hotel located in Nagano Prefecture's Kiso Valley offers bespoke athletic and artistic workshops for guests, including kids.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jan 23, 2021

The ultimate colors to illuminate your 2021

“On Design” looks at a few recent product releases that highlight Pantone's newest color(s) of the year.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 18, 2021

From the bubonic plague to COVID-19, why lockdowns look set to stay

When the first large-scale lockdown in modern times was implemented in China on Jan. 23, it was then deemed unproven and unthinkable.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 17, 2021

Knit wit: Yarn craft offers a much-needed mood boost

Need a new #stayhome hobby as parts of Japan move back into a state of emergency? Maybe it's time to pick up some yarn and needles and give knitting a try.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 17, 2021

Shoku-Ishinho: Healing cuisine for body and soul

Shoku-Ishinho serves traditional yakuzen cuisine, which incorporates elements of Chinese herbal medicine, in an entirely contemporary aesthetic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 17, 2021

Trendy threads: Where to order specialty yarn in Japan

Caught the crafting fever? Here are five shops where you can order a variety of ready-made kits and specialty yarns for your next DIY project.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Jan 10, 2021

VinVie breathes life (and cider) into Matsukawa

Nobuko Takemura co-founded VinVie Winery & Cidery to spread the gospel of cider in Japan and give local apple growers a much-needed boost.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Jan 9, 2021

Insects: The future of food?

A thriving industry looks promising if consumer aversion can be overcome.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.
Japan warns on speculative FX moves after yen hits six month low
The yen hit its lowest level against the dollar since July on Tuesday, prompting a warning from Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato over speculative moves.
Tokyo looks to ease the pain — both physical and financial — of childbirth
A subsidy for epidural childbirths was one of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's campaign promises when she ran for her position last year.
French far-right figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen dies
Jean-Marie Le Pen gives a speech on Feb. 3, 1973
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.
Blinken in final Japan visit as Trump's return weighs on Tokyo's mind
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the start of their working lunch at a hotel in Tokyo on Tuesday.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.
‘Fracture’ dissects 100 years of Japanese graphic design
Ian Lynam's "Fracture" is the result of 15 years of research and production and excavates 100 years of Japanese graphic design history from the Meiji (1868-1912) to Showa eras (1926-89).

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake
By Kathryn Wortley

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