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Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
May 14, 2020

Episode 49: Hospitalized, discharged and out the other side?

As the coronavirus shows some signs of slowing in Japan — for now at least — Japan Times staff writer Ryusei Takahashi talks with people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Japan.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Apr 20, 2020

Tips for teaching and learning online

Doug Strable, a freelance learning and development designer based in Tokyo, lays out some ideas, advice and warnings surrounding the new type of classroom that awaits teachers and parents in the 21st century.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 22, 2020

U.S.-India relations shape Japan's strategic environment

Japan's strategic environment is shaped by the intersection of three major geopolitical storylines.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 18, 2020

Episode 43: The no-plastic challenge isn't easy in Japan

Japan uses more single-use plastic per capita than any other nation besides the U.S. To see how difficult it is to live a life without it, JT staff writer Andrew McKirdy spent a week trying to avoid single-use plastic. Also on this episode, Mona Neuhauss of No Plastic Japan. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 17, 2020

Let's discuss NHK's new web service

NHK plans to offer broadcasting on the internet, though the organization has had to scale back its goals.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 11, 2020

Episode 42: Will the coronavirus cancel the Tokyo Olympics?

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are set to start on July 24, bringing millions of fans and tens of thousands of athletes and support staff from around the world to Japan. Or that’s how the story is supposed to go. Now with the global coronavirus outbreak, there are serious concerns that the games will...
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 3, 2020

Episode 41: How can Japan's coronavirus response improve?

As Japan struggles to contain the outbreak of coronavirus, Brad Glosserman assesses the response so far and talks about where the country could and should be doing better. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 26, 2020

Episode 40: An 11-year-long fight for asylum in Japan

We speak with Hilmneh Tegegn Tesfaw, who for the last 11 years has battled Japan's immigration system as he's tried to claim asylum and earn refugee status.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 19, 2020

Episode 39: What makes the J. League such a thrill to watch?

As the J. League season kicks off, Japan Times soccer (*cough* football) correspondent Dan Orlowitz tells us what makes the Japanese game so exciting to watch and what we can expect from the upcoming season.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 21, 2019

Japan to require carriers to immediately unlock SIM cards for smartphones

The communications ministry reveals plans it will ask major mobile phone carriers to remove SIM locks immediately upon the request of customers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2019

Nuclear arms treaty and umbrella states

Signing the nuclear weapons ban treaty would send a powerful message of the priority Tokyo gives nuclear disarmament.
EDITORIALS
Aug 31, 2019

Face the pension system's reality

Discussions should proceed on what practical steps can be taken to stabilize the system as much as possible.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2019

Olympic legend Billy Mills starts writing monthly newsletter in run-up to 2020 Games

The excitement that marked the official one-year countdown to the 2020 Tokyo Games is real. A vivid expression of human joy that exists in locales near and far.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2019

U.S. political cartooning was murdered; here's the autopsy

In the United States, political cartooning as we know it is dead.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 23, 2019

Navigating and advancing a unique domestic market

There's no industry quite as dynamic as the automotive industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 19, 2019

The distribution revolution

Internet shopping provides benefits to both sellers and consumers, and should be regarded as the main player in the third revolution in the distribution of goods.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 13, 2019

Will government pressure slash Japan's intricate web of smartphone fees?

Last August, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga dropped a bombshell remark that rattled Japan's mobile phone industry: "There is room to lower people's smartphone bills by around 40 percent."
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
May 9, 2019

Cracks forming in Japan's premium-based universal health care system

One of the issues U.S. voters say they care the most about right now is health care. America is almost alone in the developed world in not providing its citizens with universal medical care.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Apr 10, 2019

Sweeping changes needed for J. League Cup

With the J. League season in full swing, it's sometimes easy to forget that the J. League YBC Levain Cup is also in progress.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2019

Bad assumptions behind 'Cost Plus 50' plan

Trump's posture toward allies hosting U.S. forces could damage crucial relationships.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 14, 2019

The 100-year life and public pension reform

Is it possible for people who live to 100 to receive sufficient pension benefits for 35 years?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 13, 2019

Sort out your digital diet and keep your sanity in 2019

Judging by the New Year's resolutions I'm hearing so far this year, the internet was a real source of frustration for a lot of people in 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2018

Brazil media seen pulling punches as Jair Bolsonaro declares war on 'fake news' media's bottom line

For Brazil's right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, attacking critical press outlets almost daily on social media is not enough. Once in office, he vows to hit their bottom line.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Sep 15, 2018

Sometimes more is more: Seven-Eleven's layered parfait delivers the fall flavors

Seven-Eleven's fall parfait combines chestnut, roasted green tea and more into one cup.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 5, 2018

The Kanpo: Where everything in Japan goes to happen (officially)

Read all about it in the government's daily gazette, from laws and notices of naughtiness to deaths and even poetry.
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2018

Mixed anti-smoking efforts

Tokyo is taking a stronger stance than the Diet in clamping down on smoking in public places. Other prefectures and cities should follow suit.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2018

Fill the gap in nursing care workers

Action must be taken now to ensure the supply of nursing care workers meets the rapidly rising demand.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2018

There's a better answer than electric cars

Promising emissions-reducing technology may make internal combustion engines more environmentally friendly than electric motors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2018

Trump gaslighting us into forgetting America's real issues

Under Donald Trump, everyday life has assumed some of the characteristics of an authoritarian regime, especially Americans' obsession with him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 24, 2018

Amazon reportedly working on another big bet: home robots

Ten years ago, Amazon introduced the Kindle and established the appeal of reading on a digital device. Four years ago, Jeff Bezos and company rolled out the Echo, prompting millions of people to start talking to a computer.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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