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WORLD
Mar 18, 2020

From online classes to video meetings, could COVID-19 spur low-carbon habits?

As the new coronavirus swept across the Seattle area, one of the hardest-hit areas in the United States, the University of Washington earlier this month shuttered its classrooms in a bid to contain the spread of the disease.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 17, 2020

Looking for luck in Japanese amid a pandemic

It's St. Patrick's Day and with the spread of coronavirus taking place it's a good time to talk about lucky charms.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 17, 2020

Celebrating special occasions with 'ni atatte' and 'ni saishite'

A more formal construction, 'ni atatte' is used when you are marking the occasion. 'Ni saishite' has a similar nuance, think of both as a fancy way to say 'when.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Cultural Expo
Mar 13, 2020

Rich history seen in Nationwide Programs

Held across the country in the years before and after the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Junko Kawamura, president of Japan Arts Council, is confident that the Japan Cultural Expo will offer a great opportunity for people from Japan and abroad to appreciate and learn about the blessing of nature...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2020

China loses a skirmish in fight for global influence

Beijing aims to increase its global influence by attaining leadership positions in international organizations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Mar 7, 2020

Elizabeth Andoh: Writer, chef, world-renowned washoku expert

Elizabeth Andoh's decades-long passion for cooking and Japanese cuisine had an unlikely catalyst: A bowl of awful udon noodles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2020

Coronavirus prompts Japan to reconsider long-hours office culture

The coronavirus outbreak is forcing Japan to examine some of its longest-held aspects of workplace culture in a country where spending long hours in the office is still regarded as crucial to success.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2020

The tiny island that's key to China's maritime ambitions

Thitu Island is little more than a rock, but the Philippines will lose it at its peril.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2020

From watches to lobsters, the new coronavirus is interrupting supply chains globally

A Hong Kong watchmaker who can't get coils or wheels. New Zealand lobsters released back into the wild. A San Diego game studio facing delays to its latest fantasy board games.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2020

Trudeau wants it all on climate and oil, but it's not working out

Justin Trudeau's ambition was to forge a grand bargain to develop Canada's resources. In trying to please everyone, he has pleased no one.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 27, 2020

One day he was teaching English in Japan, and the next day, he was blind

'If you start to feel disoriented, you're getting it,' is how one writer describes the process of losing his sight at the age of 29. And after the disorientation comes the process of rebuilding a life in a foreign country.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 26, 2020

Departing from tradition with Hiromitsu Agatsuma and Akiko Yano

Shamisen player Hiromitsu Agatsuma teams up with singer and musician Akiko Yano for a new album which sees both depart from their previous styles and genres.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Feb 24, 2020

Everything you need in one gadget

Whether old-school or state of the art, the more a gadget can do, the more you feel you need it.
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
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2020

What to make of the record defense budget

If the Abe administration is seeking to make its mark on defense spending, it will have to try again next year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 20, 2020

'Fictitious Girl's Diary: The Movie': An honest portrait of office minutiae

Comedian Bakarhythm brings his nameless female bank clerk character to the big screen and lovingly documents the trivial goings-on in the life of a Japanese office worker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 19, 2020

Edison, Morse and Watson? AI poses question of who's an inventor

Computers using artificial intelligence are discovering medicines, designing better golf clubs and creating video games.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 15, 2020

Nao Hirano: A Japanese pillar of the Queensland community

Determined to give back to Australia's Gold Coast community, Nao Hirano's acheivements rank high — from senior police liaison officer to founder of Japan Community of Queensland Inc.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2020

Historian Niall Ferguson: 'We are in Cold War II'

China's global ambitions are no longer something that can be ignored.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2020

A Wuhan student's account of surviving coronavirus infection

For one coronavirus patient in Wuhan, the central Chinese location where the virus outbreak first emerged, the journey from infection to recovery was a nightmare scenario that entailed multiple hospital visits, symptoms so severe he thought he would die and quarantine under police watch.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. Pacific Northwest report 2020
Feb 7, 2020

Global Business Passport: Navigating the global marketplace

To thrive in today’s complex global marketplace, businesses need to quickly adapt to the market, which requires learning the nuances of differences in culture.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 7, 2020

Acquitted Trump unleashes fury at impeachment and all those he deems foes

U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges in a caustic, free-wheeling speech on Thursday that drew on White House pomp to underscore the fact that he remained in office.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 6, 2020

Companies making good use of platform at Sports Business Expo

Beginning with last year's Rugby World Cup, Japan has begun a golden period of hosting some of the world's biggest sporting events, including, obviously, this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and also the 2021 World Masters Games in Osaka.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2020

Is the world growing softer or just becoming wiser?

It is becoming slowly recognized that violence backfires and that soft methods, rather than harsh and confrontational measures and battle plans, now stand the best chance of stabilizing societies.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 28, 2020

BayStars manager Alex Ramirez believes team has talent to contend

Alex Ramirez, the manager of the Yokohama BayStars, responded to the loss of his best player by declaring the dawning of a new generation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 25, 2020

Decline of social engagement may betray democracy

Japan's three leading newspapers, disagreeing on much, agree on this: Japan's democracy is in crisis.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Jan 24, 2020

Ep. 30 'Not Guilty'

I'm sorry to tell you that the latest episode reached new depths of discomfort.

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat