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Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 13, 2020

What’s the problem with vote-by-mail? Hint: It’s not fraud

Vote-by-mail has become one of the most contentious issues of the 2020 election. But while battles rage on social media and in the courts, a group of bipartisan Michigan election officials worry they won’t have the time or resources to ensure results on election night.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 8, 2020

How Trump could win again, even if he loses

Two words: Electoral College.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 2, 2020

Why voting in this U.S. election will not be equal

The first episode of of our four-part series, Stressed Election, focuses on voter suppression in Georgia, where a growing Black and Latino population is on the precipice of exercising its political voice, if they get the chance to vote.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 1, 2020

Weird Al presents: ‘America Is Doomed, the Musical’

Weird Al Yankovic’s take on the weird debate.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 28, 2020

A global vaccine?

Countries around the globe are collaborating on developing a vaccine. Why isn’t the U.S. participating?
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 25, 2020

How an Oregon wildfire became one of the most destructive

The Almeda fire left a path of destruction as it tore through the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon. About 24 hours after it started, an estimated 2,350 homes had been left in ashes. We used satellite images, videos and social media posts to track what happened.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 10, 2020

I used the podium to protest. The Olympic Committee punished me.

The I.O.C. is on the wrong side of history, again. Commentary by track and field Olympian Gwen Berry.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 4, 2020

How to stop the next pandemic

It’s not just COVID-19. Pathogens once confined to nature are making their way into humans on a more regular basis. And it’s our fault.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 3, 2020

[VIDEO] If you don’t have a vaccine, try fighting the virus with … TikTok?

While the United States was creating confusion with its virus messaging, the rest of the world got creative.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 28, 2020

[VIDEO] Highlights from the Republican National Convention: Night 3

Mike Pence officially accepted the nomination for vice president. In a speech from Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Pence emphasized law and order and acknowledged the protests about race relations nationwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 28, 2020

All Okinawa political movement reaches a crossroads

With two years to go to the next gubernatorial election, the coalition faces a critical moment.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 27, 2020

[VIDEO] Highlights from the Republican National Convention: Night 2

A speech by the first lady touched on race relations as the White House was used for political purposes. It also was the first time a sitting secretary of state addressed a national political convention in at least 75 years.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 26, 2020

[VIDEO] Highlights from the Republican National Convention: Night 1

On the first night of the convention, Republicans mounted a misleading defense of President Trump's record.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 22, 2020

[VIDEO] Breaking down the biggest moments of Joe Biden’s DNC speech

Katie Glueck, a politics reporter, has covered Joe Biden for over 15 months. Here are her takeaways from his nomination acceptance speech.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 22, 2020

[VIDEO] Highlights From the Democratic National Convention: Night 4

On the last night of the convention, Joseph R. Biden Jr. officially accepted the Democratic nomination for president. In the most important speech of his career, he said that Americans “will overcome this season of darkness.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2020

Publishers ask Apple CEO for same app store deal given to Amazon

Details of a special deal struck between Apple services chief Eddy Cue and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos are being sought.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 21, 2020

[VIDEO] Highlights from the Democratic National Convention: Night 3

Kamala Harris made history in accepting her official nomination for the vice presidency: She became the first woman of color to join a major party’s national ticket.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 20, 2020

[VIDEO] Highlights from the Democratic National Convention: Night 2

On the second night of the virtual convention, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. officially became the Democratic Party's nominee for president.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 19, 2020

[VIDEO] Highlights from the Democratic National Convention: Night 1

On the first night of their first virtual convention, Democrats made their case for Joseph R. Biden Jr. with a mix of recorded programming and notable speakers delivering live remarks.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 12, 2020

[VIDEO] Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s VP pick. Here’s what to know about her.

Sen. Kamala Harris of California is the first Black woman and the first person of Indian descent to be nominated for national office by a major party.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 8, 2020

[VIDEO] Allan Lichtman predicted Trump’s win in 2016. Now he’s ready to call 2020.

Most historians just study the past. But Allan Lichtman has successfully predicted the future.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 18, 2020

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Spiritual recultivation in apocalyptic times

The inaugural exhibition of the newly minted Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art highlights the career of acclaimed photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 5, 2020

Okinawa project supports essential workers with free rental cars and accommodation

A project in Okinawa is aiming to help workers at risk of COVID-19 infection by offering hotel rooms and cars to help them continue with daily life
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 5, 2020

World Theatre Festival Shizuoka heads online in desperate times

By taking a key arts festival online, Satoshi Miyagi is finding ways to ensure that theater survives the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Apr 24, 2020

Okinawa islanders conflicted over tourism amid virus pandemic

As more people in Tokyo and elsewhere were beginning to hole up at home during the coronavirus pandemic, others were venturing out to visit islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2020

How to avoid the end times

It feels like the end times. A mysterious invisible killer stocks the land. Wild rumors abound. The government is useless. There’s no sense that anyone knows anything, much less is in charge. Could the United States become a failed state?
PRESS / Events
Feb 27, 2020

第11回 Japan Spelling Bee presented by The Japan Times 中止/延期決定のお知らせ

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役：堤丈晴、以下「ジャパンタイムズ」）は、国内外での新型コロナウイルス(COVID-19)の感染症拡大防止のため、出場者及び関係者の安全を考慮した結果、 2020年3月7日（土）に城西大学紀尾井町キャンパス3号棟（千代田区）で開催を予定していた第11回Japan...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 2, 2020

February 3, 2020

As Trump hails taking back of Panama Canal, Hong Kong Inc. walks tightrope
Balboa Port, operated by Panama Ports Company, at the Panama Canal. Conglomerate CK Hutchison, controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, has agreed to sell its ports network, including assets along the Panama Canal, to a U.S. consortium led by BlackRock.
Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’
Rintaro Sekizuka runs a record store in both London and Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward.
For first time ever, government begins auction of rice stockpile
The government's stockpile of rice in Saitama Prefecture in February
Woman sentenced to 23 years over Asahikawa girl's murder
The bridge in the city of Asahikawa where a female high school student died after being pushed off in April last year
How to hedge against AI stealing your job
Artificial intelligence is set to disrupt white-collar jobs, making it crucial for knowledge workers to embrace AI, develop backup plans and adapt to an evolving job market.
Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’
Rintaro Sekizuka runs a record store in both London and Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward.
Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo
A Weathernews forecast shows the cherry blossom season will begin on March 21 in Tokyo.
Grief ebbs and flows between two tragedies in 'The Place of Shells'
“The Place of Shells” takes place mostly in Gottingen, Germany, where both the author and the book's narrator live, while also jumping both geographically and temporally to Sendai, Japan, through memories of the 3/11 disaster and its aftermath.
‘Granny hobbies’ are the new self-care
Yarn shortages are a sign that hobbies like knitting and crochet are gaining in popularity.
Can Shiori Ito’s documentary open Japan’s black box?
Shiori Ito is the first Japanese director to have been nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature film. "Black Box Diaries," which tells the story of her quest for justice following her rape in 2015, hasn't been released in Japan.

Podcast

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

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Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly
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