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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 26, 2020

Unilever faces calls to pull skin lightening products in South Asia

Fair & Lovely products are sold across Asia, but the brand has long been criticized as perpetuating negative racial stereotypes.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 25, 2020

Confidence and ambition power Keisei Tominaga toward promising U.S. future

The left-handed guard struggled with the different rules and culture on the court during his first year, but is already set to transfer to Nebraska.
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WORLD
Jun 25, 2020

London's historical connections to slavery lurch into full view

If there’s one thing that foretold the City of London’s ambition to become the epicenter of finance it was the founding of the Royal Exchange almost 500 years ago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2020

How the U.S. and its allies should prepare for the post-COVID-19 world

With many nations looking to the United States for leadership, the country risks being hemmed in by its economic ties with China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 23, 2020

Let's discuss the struggle of mealtime

An article by Kaori Shoji looks at how women are still taking on more of the burden when it comes to preparing meals.
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BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2020

From Spam to corned beef, canned meat sales are booming

The trend started with the coronavirus lockdowns but is being reinforced by the economic fallout from the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2020

The case for Japan-U.S. space cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

To combat China's space ambitions, Japan and the U.S. need a coordinated, regional approach.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jun 21, 2020

Coronavirus likely to bring change to investment strategies

Finance experts shared insights about how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact responsible investment based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors both in Japan and abroad during an online seminar organized by the Japan Times ESG Consortium on May 25.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 21, 2020

Pandemic leaves Indian cooks in Japan dependent on bosses and the state

When your life revolves around your work, a shutdown makes things extra hard.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jun 19, 2020

Traditional Hiroshima Shinto dance in peril due to coronavirus

Orders from local kagura communities — themselves grappling with the economic fallout of the pandemic — have stopped coming in.
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JAPAN / Society
Jun 19, 2020

Japan's re-entry ban threatens scholarships, admission and graduation for foreign students

Many students from developing countries heavily depend on financial aid, and it is often the only way they can pursue higher education.
Reader Mail
Jun 19, 2020

Disillusionment at heart of Japan's birthrate woes

Regarding the June 4 editorial “An uphill battle to reverse the falling birthrate,” over five decades of ineffective, corrupt and self-serving government in Japan have earned this country the reputation of the nation that not only least wants to have children, but also the place where babies would...
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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
MORE SPORTS
Jun 15, 2020

White NHL players finding their voice on racism, in and outside the sport

Players in the predominantly white NHL are speaking out against racism.
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...
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 13, 2020

Japan's parents are struggling with the never-ending cycle of preparing three meals a day

'It's the thought of having to deal with the next meal as soon as this one is over, in whatever shape or form that meal may take.”
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LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Jun 13, 2020

Budo: The exhilarating techniques of the Tendo-ryu naginata

Women from samurai families considered the naginata to be the perfect weapon for defending their homesteads when their men were away at war.
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BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2020

Japan FTC warns of possible illegal points programs

The Fair Trade Commission has said some actions taken by loyalty point program operators may constitute antitrust law violations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 12, 2020

Is Japan’s low COVID-19 death rate due to a 'higher cultural level'?

The nation's successful management of the pandemic has become a point of pride for many Japanese.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 12, 2020

White Americans join Floyd protests, but will they work for change?

Leslie Batson, a white office administrator from Maryland, joined the thousands of marchers protesting the killing of George Floyd in Washington, last weekend after her children asked why the family had done nothing about racism.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2020

Shiseido looks to China's online model for post-pandemic growth

Measures to control the virus have melted away social norms like putting on makeup in the morning or spritzing on perfume before a night out.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jun 12, 2020

The summer of our discontent

With the news that this year’s Fuji Rock Festival would be postponed until 2021, summer 2020 became the season of no music in Japan.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 11, 2020

The North Korean abduction issue in Japan: When will the waiting end?

The Japanese government officially claims 17 Japanese nationals were abducted, but adds that there could be more than 800 others.
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CULTURE / Books
Jun 11, 2020

Spend your summer understanding America’s protests by watching, listening and reading

Now is the time to delve deeper into the history of racism in the U.S.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Los Angeles report 2020
Jun 8, 2020

The Japanese Lifeline in Southern California

In 1862, six years before it opened up to the West, Japan sent its first diplomatic delegation to San Francisco to open an embassy in the United States. The event ushered in the first wave of Japanese immigrants, or Issei, to the West Coast. And by 1910, Los Angeles had the largest population of Japanese...

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