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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Sep 6, 2020

A serene kid’s cultural experience in the heart of Kamakura

“Kids” and “tea ceremony” don't often go together, but Modern Ryokan Kishi-ke has a one-day program that will engage all of your little one's senses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2020

Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, the world's largest, taking outsized hit from pandemic

Businesses had hoped for more activity after the end of the state of emergency in late May, but big events have remained on hold and restaurants are struggling.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2020

Virus forces tourism rethink in Bangkok, the world's most visited city

A record 39.8 million foreign visitors visited Thailand last year, accounting for 11 percent of gross domestic product. This year, a maximum of 8 million are predicted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 13, 2020

Japanese head of world’s biggest pension fund looks beyond sovereign debt for future returns

After bouncing back to a historic gain in the first half, Masataka Miyazono says GPIF is now looking at foreign sovereign bonds, mortgage debt and corporate debt.
Reader Mail
Aug 7, 2020

The world needs to learn from the tragedies of 2020

When you hear the words “2020,” what kind of words, sounds or images do you have in your mind? Words you may think would tend to start with “D,” including death, devastating, disastrous, disease, disparity and desperate. We have seen a lot of painful news coverage; brushfires in Australia, the...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 6, 2020

The bombing of Hiroshima: 'I thought it was the end of the world'

Hibakusha Yachiyo Kato saw the full horrors of the A-bomb and has been telling her story since.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 4, 2020

U.N. chief warns world facing 'generational catastrophe' on education

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world faces a "generational catastrophe" because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be "a top priority."
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 1, 2020

Cowboys listed as world's most valuable sports team for fifth straight year

The Dallas Cowboys were ranked as the world's most valuable sports team for a fifth consecutive year according to an annual list published by Forbes Friday that was dominated by NFL teams.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jul 15, 2020

Episode 57: Has Japan's pop culture conquered the world?

From the karaoke machine and the Walkman to Hello Kitty and the Game Boy, Japan's cultural influence can be felt almost everywhere.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2020

COVID-19 fear will keep the world in a slump

As governments let up on stimulus measures, things stand to get worse.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 1, 2020

Heart by far most important factor toward achieving success in grueling world of sumo

In a sport where bouts are over in a matter of seconds, any kind of doubt or hesitation inevitably leads to a loss.
JAPAN / History / EXPLAINER
Jun 23, 2020

The Battle of Okinawa: Fierce fighting at the end of World War II

By the end of the battle, around 100,000 Japanese soldiers had died, either killed in combat or by suicide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2020

‘We lost our sight’: Life in Myanmar under world's longest internet shutdown

Since Myanmar shut off the internet in two states a year ago, lawyer Oo Twan Hla, who was once able to check online when his cases were scheduled, said he must now travel through a war zone to read a signboard.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 13, 2020

‘Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man’: 15 years as Studio Ghibli’s bridge to the world

There's a lot to be learned from living with the Never-Ending Man. That's Hayao Miyazaki, the renowned director of animated films such as "Spirited Away" and co-founder of the celebrated animation house Studio Ghibli. The nickname was coined by an NHK documentary about his penchant for retiring and unretiring...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jun 10, 2020

'No justice, no peace': The sentiment that resonates in America, Japan and all over the world

The mainstream Japanese media continues to mess up on issues of race. It's time for a new generation of talking heads.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 31, 2020

Millipede from Scotland is world's oldest-known land animal

A fossilized millipede-like creature discovered in Scotland may represent the oldest-known land animal, a humble pioneer of terrestrial living 425 million years ago that helped pave the way for the throngs that would eventually inhabit Earth's dry parts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 30, 2020

Texas is showing the world how to reopen cautiously

A month into the reopening of one of America's biggest economic engines, Texas looks like it's going to take longer than we thought.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 28, 2020

Tokyo joins world film festivals for 10-day YouTube event

Tokyo International Film Festival's competition programmer says that We Are One is just the start of a more digital-friendly future for festivals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 23, 2020

How China pounced on Hong Kong while the world focused on COVID-19

Friday's move represents the biggest challenge yet to the 'one country, two systems” framework set up to guarantee Hong Kong's liberal institutions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020

China forms new plan to seize world technology crown from U.S.

In the master plan backed by President Xi Jinping himself, China will invest an estimated $1.4 trillion over six years to 2025.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2020

World monetary policy stance may not be as easy as it appears

Policy could be tighter than it looks because the pace of government borrowing is surpasing the record stimulus of central banks.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2020

Trump administration to restore partial funding to World Health Organization: report

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is set to restore partial funding to the World Health Organization, Fox News reported late on Friday, citing a draft letter.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 7, 2020

U.S. Open winner Bianca Andreescu remains focused on becoming world No. 1

U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu has discovered a powerful tool to compensate for limited training opportunities amid the COVID-19 lockdown as the Canadian teenager remains focused on her goal to climb to the top of the women's rankings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 4, 2020

Asia’s factories plunge to record lows as global lockdowns inflict widespread damage

Factory output across several Asian countries slumped to record lows in April, signaling a deeper contraction in the world’s manufacturing hub even as China begins restarting some operations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 1, 2020

Virus drugmaker caught between making a profit and treating the world

Gilead Sciences Inc. may spend $1 billion on its breakthrough new treatment for COVID-19 this year alone, Chief Executive Officer Daniel O’Day said. How much revenue — if any — the company expects to generate is another matter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2020

Power-use patterns reveal secrets of world's new lockdown lifestyle

Life in lockdown means getting up late, staying up till midnight and slacking off in the afternoons.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2020

Unchecked spread of coronavirus prompts about-face on masks around the world

Wearing face masks, which health officials in many countries previously discouraged outside hospitals, is gaining converts as the coronavirus spreads across the globe.
Trump pledges to save U.S. from 'decline,' vowing new 'golden age'
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Cedar pollen is already in the air in Tokyo
Climate change and urbanization are believed to have contributed to the earliest ever observation of cedar pollen in Tokyo, on Jan. 8, an expert says.
Large fire breaks out near Osaka's Tsutenkaku Tower
Smoke rises from a fire at a commercial building near Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka, on Tuesday.
U.S. Osprey accidentally drops cargo into sea in Okinawa
A V-22 Osprey
What went wrong at Fuji TV's news conference on allegations against Nakai?
Fuji TV President Koichi Minato speaks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo.
'America first' returns as Trump ditches focus on allies and rules-based order
U.S. President Donald Trump reviews troops during his inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Washington on Monday.
Japan looks to learn from the past with bid to build Australian warships
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami frigate, of the class of the same name, is anchored at the MSDF's naval base in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in September 2022.
Amid rising world hunger, a Japan-inspired group in Kenya is making a big impact
Wawira Njiru, the founder of Food4Education, serves food during the opening of a new kitchen in Mombasa County, Kenya, in 2022. The organization started in 2012 by feeding 25 children out of a single kitchen. Now it feeds nearly half a million every day.
From Tokyo to Manhattan, Takuma Watanabe stirs up a stiff drink
It's taken Takuma Watanabe little time to establish himself as one of New York's hottest bartenders.
For tourists in search of seasonal sights, Yamagata makes its case
For some time away from Tokyo's suffocating urban sameness, Yamagata Prefecture is home to a soothing array of natural abundance.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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