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CULTURE / Film
Apr 14, 2022

‘Phoenix Goes On’: Buddy road trip offers fun hijinks

Arata Iura and Ryo Narita play off each other well as two friends on a bizarre quest in the follow-up to Kanata Wolf's 2018 film “Smokin' on the Moon.”
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2022

Indian workers blind to toxic air risks in the world's 'most polluted' city

Bhiwadi — an industrial hub — had the worst air quality of 6,475 cities surveyed for a report published last month.
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JAPAN
Apr 11, 2022

Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro finds new role at New York's Met

Sources say that Komuro is not on staff, which suggests that she is working there on a volunteer basis.
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COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 15, 2022

China faces mounting challenges amid wealth gap and other social issues

President Xi Jinping is facing serious barriers to his goal of unifying 'Chinese people of all ethnic groups.'
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WORLD
Mar 10, 2022

They died by a bridge in Ukraine. This is their story.

When the mortar shell hit, the family were about 12 yards away from the crater it left. They had no chance.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Mar 7, 2022

Vaughan and Rie Allison welcome all new arrivals to Mia Mia

Picking a location for their cafe far from Tokyo's bustling central hot spots, Vaughan and Rie Allison have nonetheless developed a loyal following among the locals.
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WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

On the exodus west, Ukrainians flee hardship for an uncertain future

In the past week, more than 1 million Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries, according to the United Nations. One million more are internally displaced.
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WORLD
Feb 1, 2022

COVID’s new divide: risk takers vs. the risk averse

In Italy, with its high vaccination rate, the social schism revolves less around who's gotten a shot, and more around lifestyles and comfort levels of living with the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2022

American book-banning tradition is as old as the Mayflower

One activist said, 'Why is everyone so upset? Controlling what children read is entirely different from controlling what adults read.”
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 23, 2022

Indian skier Arif Khan ready for date with destiny in Beijing

The alpine skier is India's sole representative at the Games, and his path to the Olympics from the snowy slopes of conflict-ridden Kashmir was far from straightforward.
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JAPAN
Jan 20, 2022

Anti-COVID steps far from uniform for Japan prefectures under quasi-emergency

Of the 16 prefectures to be under a quasi-emergency from Friday, some will halt alcohol sales at restaurants completely, while others will impose limits on when booze can be served.
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WORLD
Jan 9, 2022

Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found and returned to family after long ordeal

Sohail Ahmadi was just just 2 months old when he went missing as thousands of people rushed the Kabul airport as the country fell to the Taliban.
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WORLD
Dec 19, 2021

Hidden Pentagon records reveal patterns of failure in deadly U.S. airstrikes

A trove of documents lays bare how the U.S. air war has been marked by deeply flawed intelligence, rushed and often imprecise targeting and the deaths of thousands of civilians.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 17, 2021

All is not golden with the 2021 selection for kanji of the year

There was a sense of serious deja vu when 'u91d1' (kin) was announced as kanji of the year for 2021, it's fourth time to take the honor.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2021

'Silent financier': How Bangladesh's poor are paying the costs of climate damage

As climate change disasters and losses surge around the world, the world's poorest, who can least afford it, are paying the bulk of the costs.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2021

The world's relentless demand for chips turns deadly in Malaysia

The tragedy shows the little-understood human cost of keeping industries happy and supply chains running while a contagious virus rages.
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CULTURE / Art
Dec 6, 2021

Japanese artistry brings Napoleon's legacy to life

Situated in the city of Rueil-Malmaison, about 15 kilometers west of Paris’ city center, the picturesque Chateau de Malmaison was once home to one of France’s most famous couples: Josephine de Beauharnais and Napoleon Bonaparte.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 1, 2021

Same-sex couple fights for right to marry in India

If the couple win their case, India would become the second place in Asia after Taiwan in 2019 to recognize gay marriage.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2021

Lawyer, princess to wed, move to Big Apple

After a long wait, Princess Mako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, will finally get married Tuesday to her longtime fiance, Kei Komuro, a commoner.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 25, 2021

Imperial Household Agency criticized for media strategy — or lack thereof

In the era of social media, the agency's stiff and out-of-date approach to media strategy may have poured gasoline on a fire.
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2021

A surprise sports hero broadens Italy’s image of itself

Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the son of a Black American father and white Italian mother, has broadened the public imagination of what Italian athletes, and Italians, can look like.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 12, 2021

Kasumi Abe: ‘We have to tell younger generations what happened here’

On the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Japanese journalist Kasumi Abe reflects on her love for the city she now calls home.
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JAPAN
Sep 9, 2021

Japan sets out pandemic exit strategy after emergency extended

The plan will rely on vaccine passports or some other document that verifies an individual is fully inoculated.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2021

How family of a Myanmar junta leader are trying to cash in

Family members of the air force chief have enjoyed a lifestyle that is out of reach for the vast majority of Myanmar's people.

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