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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2021

Traditional bars in the firing line of Japan's second COVID-19 emergency

With losses already built up and footfall down as people work from home, owners of Japan's traditional izakaya are being forced into crushing choices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2021

Trump targets Ant’s Alipay, WeChat Pay and others in latest round of bans

The outgoing president's order bans U.S. transactions with eight Chinese software apps in 45 days, when he'll no longer be in office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 3, 2021

Debt and disease amid the pandemic

The pandemic will likely leave several countries with distressed debt that will have to be resolved, but many will lack the capacity to ensure a level playing field for negotiations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 3, 2021

Coming of age in Japan during COVID-19

This year's new adults are on the precipice of missing out on their seijinshiki, a time-honored tradition noted for its formality and formalwear.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 2, 2021

Have you ever heard of the ‘three great noodles of Morioka’?

Known collectively as the “Morioka sandaimen,” each dish features a noodle with distinct cultural roots.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 31, 2020

Crime prevention tips for seniors among highlights of new year publications

From looking at the contents, you'd never have guessed what a crazy year 2020 has been.
JAPAN / 2020 in Review
Dec 28, 2020

Images of 2020 | COVID-19: The only story

A brief look at images that reflected the coronavirus pandemic's impact on Japan
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Dec 27, 2020

Small but creative Toyooka has outsized presence

The small coastal city of Toyooka has developed renowned presence by imaginatively developing the vitality of its economy and community.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 26, 2020

Japanese abroad adjust to new realities of life in a foreign community amid COVID-19

Uncertainty surrounding the outbreak has forced many Japanese living overseas to view their future with fearful optimism.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 26, 2020

Cow design collaborations to steer 2021 in the right direction

“On Design” looks to 2021, the Year of the Ox (or cow, depending on who you ask), with a few design collaborations featuring the auspicious bovine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg has another answer to Bitcoin

As German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz put it, referring to Libra's name change, 'a wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.”
CULTURE
Dec 24, 2020

Collapse, isolate, adjust and rebuild: How Japanese pop culture fared in the pandemic of 2020

Japan began 2020 with Olympic glory in its sights, with artists and musicians ready to take the spotlight. Then, the pandemic hit and pushed things in a much-needed direction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2020

Leaving Hong Kong: A family makes a wrenching decision

Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers are expected to emigrate as Beijing tightens its grip over its most restive city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2020

‘The whole city was dark’: China rations electricity for millions

The drastic measures point to potential longer-term problems in China's energy universe, as leaders juggle competing priorities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 19, 2020

The pandemic didn’t stop Tokyo’s foodies from dining out in 2020

The capital's restaurant scene saw plenty of culinary highlights that helped bring notes of optimism and positivity to a difficult year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2020

All aboard the billionaires’ Bitcoin bandwagon?

A surge of 1,000% in 2017 took Bitcoin's value to $19,000. A year later, it had dropped to less than $3,500.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 12, 2020

Today’s expats can buy their favorite foods from home with one click. Where does that leave importers?

Foreign Buyers' Club has shut its doors after 33 years, heralding a shift in how Japan's international residents source cravings from home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Dec 11, 2020

Far north of Fukushima, a village that bet big on nuclear feels the fallout

Higashidori has been facing an economic crisis due to the uncertain future of nuclear power plants in its vicinity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2020

Giving with the heart and the mind

Very few charities are outright frauds. The bigger issue is that following your heart ignores research on which charities are the most effective.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 5, 2020

Japan's portrait studios are adjusting services to cater to COVID-19 landscape

Revenue this year is expected to plunge by as much as 20% from 2019.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 5, 2020

Eggslut goes sweet with its Eggy Banana Pudding

The Los Angeles-born chain specializes in — you guessed it — egg dishes. Starting this month, it's giving desserts a go, too.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 4, 2020

'Tokyo Ueno Station' novelist Yu Miri magnifies the quietest voices

Japanese-born Korean writer Yu Miri won a National Book Award for her novel about the ghost of a construction worker.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 29, 2020

Businessman ambassador opens Panama connections

With both a father and grandfather who served their country as diplomats, it might seem that Carlos Pere is simply following in the family footsteps. In fact, however, he had spent his entire career in business before embarking upon his first diplomatic assignment as ambassador to Japan last October.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 28, 2020

Material Market finds beauty in recycling Japan’s craft waste

With a slick, minimalist design, Material Market is one of the few ventures in Japan that allows the general public to purchase craft waste materials.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 28, 2020

Craft brewer Sean Collett: 'If you chase two rabbits, you'll catch neither'

The founders of Two Rabbits Brewing Company have brought their corner of the craft beer market to Shiga Prefecture, a perfect place to burrow down.
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.
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel sue U.S. government for blocking deal
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel sued the U.S. government Monday for blocking the merger of the two companies.
In Shizuoka, plastic models are not just child's play
A monuments of a plastic model of an armor worn by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, is seen in the city of Shizuoka on Dec. 6.
The real-life violence that inspired South Korea's 'Squid Game'
Riot police march in front of the main building of Ssangyong Motor in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, on Aug. 6, 2009.
Ishiba warns blocked U.S. Steel deal could impact investments
Nippon Steel had touted the takeover of U.S. Steel as a lifeline for a company that is long past its heyday, but opponents warned that the Japanese owners would slash jobs.
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).
Taking a page from Ukraine war, SDF carves out growing role for drones
An Air Self-Defense Force airman sets up a drone during a bilateral live fire exercise at Draughon Range, near Misawa Air Base, in Aomori Prefecture in July 2023.
Japan’s ‘quiet revolution’ of luxury travel nears fruition
Scheduled to welcome its first guests in early 2025, the Waldorf Astoria Osaka is just one of many luxury hotel openings Japan has seen in recent months.
Brooklyn brewers take on sake, America's new hip tipple
A brewer stirs the mix for making sake at a brewery in Tokyo.

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

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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
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