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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2020

You don't have to be Asian to wear a face mask in an epidemic

The social ritual of wearing face masks may play a role in sustaining humane sentiments of solidarity, decency and cooperativeness in such crises.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2020

Hong Kong shutdown is a lesson to the world in halting the coronavirus

As the world struggles with the rapid spread of COVID-19, Hong Kong appears to be having success controlling it — in part because the memory of a similar virus in 2003 prompted a public outcry early on.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020

China's information warfare is failing again

Beijing may have failed in its international effort to pin the COVID-19 outbreak on the U.S., but don't underestimate its ability to control information domestically.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 14, 2020

Finding new beginnings in the United States

Sachi Asato, a young man on the autistic spectrum, started life with the odds stacked against him. Mother Sheila and father Satoru talk about their family's move to the U.S. to aid his remarkable progress.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2020

Coronavirus tally may be tip of iceberg as sick go untested

Nizana Brautmann found out her 6-year-old son had been exposed to coronavirus via a note on the locked door of his Berlin day care center on Monday morning. It told parents to take their kids home and wait.
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WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2020

Germany designates radical wing of far-right AfD as 'extremist entity'

Germany will step up surveillance of a radical wing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party after the domestic intelligence agency designated it as an extremist entity that threatens democracy.
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JAPAN
Mar 5, 2020

Experts raise doubts that Japan school closures will curb coronavirus

Public health experts are concerned the move may turn out to be counterproductive.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 4, 2020

Footgolf World Cup kicks off in Tochigi

The World Cup is coming to Japan this year. No, not the Olympics, and that is not a typo about last year’s rugby tournament.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Sea of Japan discovery trail
Mar 3, 2020

Pristine seaside escape, creative traditions outside ancient capital

The city of Kyotango in northern Kyoto Prefecture — an area referred to as Kyoto by the Sea — is home to some of the country's most pristine beaches along the Sea of Japan. At roughly two-and-a-half hours from the capital city of Kyoto, getting there makes for an easy and picturesque meandering train ride or similarly timed drive.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 1, 2020

The persecution and lonely death of a Uyghur scholar

How Japanese supporters worked to secure the freedom of imprisoned Uighur scholar Tohti Tunyaz is a story worth telling.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2020

South Korea launches 'drive-thru' coronavirus testing facilities as demand soars

From inside his car, a driver is checked for any fever or breathing difficulties by medical staff in protective clothing and goggles who lean in through the window at a new drive-thru coronavirus clinic in South Korea.
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JAPAN
Feb 29, 2020

'Stand with refugees,' Ethiopian Olympian says ahead of Tokyo Marathon

Nobody chooses to become a refugee: This is what Yonas Kinde, a 39-year-old from Ethiopia, wants people in Japan to realize when they see him competing in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday in his bid to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.
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BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2020

Japan to tighten policy on exporting coal power to developing countries

Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi acknowledges that international pressure is propelling the effort.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 24, 2020

As pandemic looms, world's top disease fighter engages Xi in delicate quest for cooperation

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has perhaps the most thankless job in global public health. As director-general of the World Health Organization, the former Ethiopian health minister is racing against time to prevent a dangerous new coronavirus in China from precipitating a worldwide pandemic.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Feb 23, 2020

Proper data breakdown key to good policy

"Data forms only part of the truth. It does not explain everything," said Naoyuki Sawa at the 11th Satoyama Cafe held on Dec. 16 in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 20, 2020

Taigen Kawabe's Ill Japonia: Allowing yourself to learn from the new wave

Bo Ningen's Taigen Kawabe drops the guitars and starts rapping on his first release as III Japonia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2020

Yes, Ukraine matters to the U.S.

Now that impeachment is over, we can get back to why keeping Russia at bay is a key element of foreign policy.
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WORLD
Feb 17, 2020

Anti-pipeline protests derail Trudeau's trip to Barbados

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has canceled his planned trip to Barbados for a regional conference to help resolve widespread rail disruptions caused by indigenous rights activists opposing the construction of a natural gas pipeline, his office said Sunday.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Feb 15, 2020

Free-range eggs from Tottori help crack regional revitalization

A queue of people snakes alongside a shiny glass cafe, with many resigned to a two-hour wait. Their goal: some simple yet famously fluffy pancakes. This could be a typical scene from the trendy Harajuku neighborhood in Tokyo. Except this cafe is surrounded by hills of luscious green, hidden in the small...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 15, 2020

Alvin Cheung: Coffee and keyboards — a perfect combo

Alvin Cheung talks about the caffeine-charged world of entrepreneurism, design and 'coffee terroir.'
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JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020

Kawasaki, known for poverty and pollution, confronts gentrification

Surrounded by bustling downtown streets, shopping malls and high-rises, Kawasaki Station and its vicinity are, on the surface, a paragon of urban development.
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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. Pacific Northwest report 2020
Feb 7, 2020

SEDCOR: Investing in building relationships

As the primary agency tasked to spur economic development in the Mid-Willamette Valley, Oregon’s Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR) is focused on attracting new Japanese investors, as well as retaining and growing existing ones in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 5, 2020

Passengers and crew held on cruise ship in Hong Kong as authorities check for virus

More than 1,800 passengers and crew on a cruise ship that docked in Hong Kong on Wednesday were being kept on board while they were tested for a coronavirus after some crew reported fever, authorities said.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2020

Japan's rise as a space power

Nation emerges as a key leader in the peaceful exploration of the cosmos.
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JAPAN
Jan 26, 2020

Ambitious Zero Emission Tokyo plan wins praise, but begs for action

Just days before the new year, Gov. Yuriko Koike revealed the Zero Emission Tokyo Strategy, the capital's long-awaited plan to eliminate carbon emissions, transition to renewable energy and take the lead in the fight against global warming.
Japan Times
Brazil report 2020
Jan 21, 2020

Strategic partners Japan and Brazil celebrate milestones

This year marks a milestone year for the relationship between Japan and Brazil with 125 years of diplomatic relations and 30 years of the Brazilian community in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2020

Hong Kong leaders rebuff protest demand as violence persists

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's government again pushed back on a key demand of protesters as a downtown rally turned violent, showing the unrest that began last June still has no end in sight.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jan 18, 2020

Eiji Yoshikawa: The 'Compassionate Pugilist'

Boxer Yoshikawa helps others to learn to roll with the punches

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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