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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 9, 2020

'The swab goes really deep into your head': What it's like to take the test for coronavirus in Japan

Have you wondered what it's like to get tested for COVID-19 in Japan? With little Japanese, Joe Oliver learned the hard way after being sent by his doctor to head straight to the hospital.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 4, 2020

Navigating the murky waters of social media in a pandemic

The frequent occurrence of disasters in Japan has ensured that netizens are constantly on the lookout for online hoaxes. Following any large earthquake or typhoon, social media is typically flooded with all kinds of misleading posts and doctored images. Some are posted in a deliberate attempt to stoke...
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BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2020

Pro tips on teleworking during a virus outbreak

When the novel coronavirus started spreading across Asia in January, forcing the world’s largest work-from-home experiment, not many knew what to expect, least of all Bloomberg’s 400-plus journalists in the region. Six weeks later (and counting), only now are some starting to return to the office....
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PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 11, 2020

Episode 42: Will the coronavirus cancel the Tokyo Olympics?

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are set to start on July 24, bringing millions of fans and tens of thousands of athletes and support staff from around the world to Japan. Or that’s how the story is supposed to go. Now with the global coronavirus outbreak, there are serious concerns that the games will...
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PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 3, 2020

Episode 41: How can Japan's coronavirus response improve?

As Japan struggles to contain the outbreak of coronavirus, Brad Glosserman assesses the response so far and talks about where the country could and should be doing better. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 26, 2020

Episode 40: An 11-year-long fight for asylum in Japan

We speak with Hilmneh Tegegn Tesfaw, who for the last 11 years has battled Japan's immigration system as he's tried to claim asylum and earn refugee status.
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PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 19, 2020

Episode 39: What makes the J. League such a thrill to watch?

As the J. League season kicks off, Japan Times soccer (*cough* football) correspondent Dan Orlowitz tells us what makes the Japanese game so exciting to watch and what we can expect from the upcoming season.
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CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Feb 1, 2020

Whet your appetite with 'A Complete Guide to Japanese Cuisine'

Food writer Akiko Katayama's bilingual washoku primer, 'A Complete Guide to Japanese Cuisine,' covers everything from regional dishes to dining customs and bento.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jan 29, 2020

Episode 36: Has Fukushima found a future in renewables?

Fukushima Prefecture has announced plans to go 100 percent renewable by 2040, making it the most ambitious prefecture in Japan when it comes to the adoption of green technologies.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jan 16, 2020

Episode 35: Japan's first climate emergency

On Sept. 25, 2019, Iki Island in Nagasaki Prefecture became the first place in Japan to declare a climate emergency. Jesse Chase-Lubitz and Oscar Boyd head to the island to find out why.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 24, 2019

Episode 33: Have yourself a merry little podcast!

Japan Times contributor Julia Berginu00a0and editor Shaun McKenna join Oscar Boyd for a holiday special full of KFC, mulled wine and Christmas cheer.
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PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 12, 2019

Episode 32: What's the secret to Prime Minister Abe's longevity?

What has allowed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to stay in office for such a long time?
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2019

China seeks to root out fake news and deepfakes with new online content rules

Chinese regulators have announced new rules governing video and audio content online, including a ban on the publishing and distribution of "fake news" created with technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality.
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 21, 2019

Wizards' Rui Hachimura off to successful start to NBA career

Centuries before basketball was invented, William Shakespeare reflected on the subject of greatness. The Great Bard once summed it up this way: "Be not afraid of greatness: some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them."
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PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 20, 2019

Episode 30: #StandwiththePooh — The Hong Kong protesters in Japan

The Hong Kong protests have been escalating recently, but what of the pro-democracy Hong Kongers living in Japan?
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Nov 20, 2019

Wizards look to capitalize on Rui Hachimura's wave of popularity

Washington Wizards part owner Raul Fernandez described the team's top rookie Rui Hachimura as "an incredible human being, incredible athlete and great ambassador" for the club and the NBA on Tuesday.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 14, 2019

Episode 29: Is Tokyo ready for the next big earthquake?

There is a 70 percent chance of a devastating magnitude 7 earthquake striking Tokyo in the next 30 years. Daniel Hurst joins Oscar Boyd to discuss how ready Japan's capital city is.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 7, 2019

Tomoki Hiwatashi shines in senior Grand Prix debut in France

Tomoki Hiwatashi had a very respectable showing in his senior Grand Prix debut last weekend with a fifth-place finish at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble.
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PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 17, 2019

Episode 26: Perspectives from Typhoon Hagibis — a storm chaser, an evacuee, a reporter

Typhoon Hagibis hit Japan on Oct. 12, causing widespread damage to Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures. This week, storm chaser James Reynolds, evacueeu00a0Andrew McKirdyu00a0and reporteru00a0Chisato Tanakau00a0share their experiences of the typhoon.
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MORE SPORTS
Sep 26, 2019

Melvin Gordon set to end holdout, report to Chargers this week

Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon is ending his holdout and will report to the team Thursday, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.
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Rugby
Sep 19, 2019

Cancer survivor completes 12,000-km cycle from U.K. to Japan for Rugby World Cup

On the rain-soaked shores of Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture, Patrick McIntosh, 63, looks relaxed, unperturbed by the inclement weather. In the context of his recent accomplishment, it's a very minor inconvenience.
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CULTURE / Stage / CULTURE NOTES
Aug 22, 2019

Aichi Triennale: Our freedoms are not dead just yet

The sudden Aug. 3 closure of "After 'Freedom of Expression?'" — a multiartist exhibit at the Aichi Triennale 2019 — clearly highlighted the ongoing struggles some people have with that very issue of freedoms in Japan.
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SOCCER / From the Spot
Aug 7, 2019

Soccer commentator turned dream into reality

Foreigners living in Japan have few opportunities to introduce their favorite sports teams. For English teachers, it's usually in front of a class of attentive elementary or junior high school students. For others, it's an easy way to start a conversation at their local bar, especially while a Premier...
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 8, 2019

Get in tune with the sound of Japanese vocabulary

Certain Japanese words sound like they should represent an action, can you guess what a word means by how it's pronounced?
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2019

How Iacocca created the celebrity CEO, for better or worse

Saving Chrysler was a big accomplishment, but Iacocca's legacy is more about making the covers of Time and Newsweek.
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TENNIS
Jul 2, 2019

Expectations make it tough on former No. 1 Naomi Osaka

Facing break point at 2-2 in the second set, Naomi Osaka fired a flat, roughly 180 kph serve to Yulia Putintseva's backhand, seemingly handcuffing her tricky Kazakh opponent.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2019

Carlos Ghosn's wife has a message for the G20

She wants the world leaders gathered in Osaka to notice how Japan's 'hostage justice' system has mistreated Nissan's ex-chairman.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 15, 2019

Examining the morbid fascination with violence on social media in Japan

Twenty-one-year-old Yuka Takaoka stabbed a man in an apartment in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district in late May, leaving him in a critical condition.
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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jun 14, 2019

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?