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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 12, 2021

Shozo Street is ‘sacred ground’ for cafe lovers

The town of Kuroiso might seem an unlikely candidate for one of Japan's top coffee destinations. But Shozo Kikuchi has kicked off 30 years of community revitalization, one cafe at a time.
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JAPAN
Jun 11, 2021

City in Fukushima uses lessons learned from tsunami to boost COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Soma's nimble, homegrown approach eschews the reservation systems and fragmented efforts common across Japan.
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COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 11, 2021

Robust vaccine supply chain is key to ending the pandemic

Japan has a part to play in preventing the spread of infections and stopping the coronavirus from mutating.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 9, 2021

Japan's chip future lies in a Taiwan science park

Once a dominant name in electronic components, the nation has been overtaken by South Korea, Taiwan and China. Yet Tokyo may have a viable plan to revitalize its domestic sector.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2021

China markets sold mink and civets, stoking natural origins theory

The hunt for COVID-19's origins has become increasingly political amid criticism that the Chinese government hasn't been open and transparent.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jun 7, 2021

How Hokkaido is breaking down language barriers

With the number of non-Japanese continuing to grow, the prefecture is hoping to help all of its residents with more accessible information.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 7, 2021

'Beauty is pain': My night out in drag

A young man in Tokyo meets a Japanese drag queen who helps him discover parts of himself he had been reluctant to acknowledge.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2021

Taiwan to get 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots from U.S.

The United States will donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country's plan to share shots globally, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Sunday, offering a much-needed boost to the island's fight against the pandemic.
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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 6, 2021

Japanese gaming arcades are on their last life

Already on a downward trend, COVID-19-mandated closures are slashing profits and forcing closures of many of the country's iconic locations.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2021

Farmers in China push back the desert — one tree at a time

In March, heavy sandstorms hit Beijing for the first time in six years, putting the country's reforestation efforts under scrutiny.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2021

Prosecute the populists?

Until the cease-fire, the world’s attention was trained on Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza, which may have suited Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who is facing trial on corruption charges. And Netanyahu is hardly the only populist leader in legal peril.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2021

Indonesia can’t afford the luxury of Australia’s carbon habit

A business based on mining, hauling and burning heavy rocks to spit out electrons struggles to survive everywhere that fuel-free renewables manage to take root.
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JAPAN
Jun 1, 2021

Olympics buzz fades as Japan loses training camps

Most of the cancellations so far have been in the 500 or so municipalities involved in the Olympics 'host town' program.
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WORLD
Jun 1, 2021

More than a third of heat deaths are tied to climate change, study says

The sweeping new research was conducted by 70 researchers using data from major projects in the fields of epidemiology and climate modeling in 43 countries.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2021

Australia and New Zealand call on China to let U.N. visit Xinjiang

A joint statement from the leaders' annual meeting also included statements on Hong Kong and the South China Sea, two other areas that China regards as domestic affairs.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos
May 31, 2021

Foreign Residents Support Center: A place to turn when you need assistance

In need of support and professional advice during the pandemic? Foreign Residents Support Center in Tokyo wants to help.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
May 29, 2021

Keizo Shimamoto is taking true ‘craft ramen’ nationwide

The chef may have garnered fame for his ramen burger, but he's now on a mission to revolutionize ramen quality in the United States, starting with the noodles.
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MORE SPORTS
May 28, 2021

Efforts being made to save horses after racing careers

In horse racing, it is simply a fact that the strong win and the weak lose.
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JAPAN
May 27, 2021

Japan doctors union warns games could lead to 'Tokyo Olympic' virus strain

IOC member John Coates has said the Olympics could be held even under a COVID-19 state of emergency, an opinion the union's leader said was infuriating.
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CULTURE / Books
May 27, 2021

Mieko Kawakami's 'Heaven': The world as seen through the eyes of bullied children

Mieko Kawakami examines violence and power in her latest English-language release.
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JAPAN / Explainer
May 27, 2021

What you need to know about the latest changes to Japan's border control measures

In response to the spread of the coronavirus variant first detected in India, Japan has once again tightened quarantine rules for arrivals.
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JAPAN / Society
May 27, 2021

Why Japan's young are bearing the psychological brunt of the pandemic

Despite missing classes, struggling to see friends and lacking entertainment, the nation's youth are being scapegoated by some Japanese media over the spread of COVID-19.
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WORLD
May 27, 2021

Rising global temperatures 'inexorably closer' to climate tipping point, U.N. warns

Every year from 2021 through 2025 is likely to be at least 1 degree Celsius warmer, according to the study.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2021

Immigration is the wealthy world’s challenge of the century

A U.N. report says international migration has become increasingly weaponized and is being used by some as a political tool, undermining democracy.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2021

Sexy tea, the 'Lion King' and Taiwan's lost innocence

In just one week earlier this month, the case count for COVID-19 infections in Taiwan spiked by more than 40%, and it's likely that figure will keep climbing.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 25, 2021

COVID-19 concerns chip away at pre-Olympic training camps in Japan

The Olympics may be going ahead, but much of the celebration and connection that normally makes hosting the games so memorable is being stripped away as almost 50 cities have lost their role as a host or training camp base.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2021

Taiwan’s COVID-19 surge masks a serious climate problem

While the government works to rein in the outbreak, water and energy strains highlight longer-term challenges from the island's unusual vulnerability to climate change.

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