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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / The Great Reset
Jun 29, 2020

How COVID-19 has shown us that society needs resetting

As our reliance on technology is laid bare, countries are faced with questions of what measures they can implement to help them survive.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 28, 2020

Satellites reveal major new gas industry methane leaks

One leak was spewing out 93 metric tons of methane every hour, equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide pumped out in a year by 15,000 U.S. cars.
Reader Mail
Jun 26, 2020

Paying university teachers just nine months a year is a bad idea

Regarding Takamitsu Sawa’s June 16 opinion piece “No end in sight to the debate over Japan's school year”, I agree with his idea to start the academic year after a long summer holiday. However, his idea to pay university teachers for only nine months seems to be rather immature.
Reader Mail
Jun 26, 2020

Appeasing China doesn’t work and should no longer be tried

In the wake of the brutal ambush of 20 brave Indian soldiers on June 15, the June 8 opinion piece headlined “India’s appeasement policy toward China unravels,” sounds like a prophecy come true. India’s appeasement of China has indeed failed and so will the West’s and Japan’s. Appeasements...
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2020

Time to do something about overpopulated Tokyo

The COVID-19 crisis should prompt renewed action to address the overconcentration of people and business in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 22, 2020

'Astonishing' giant circle of pits found near Stonehenge

Archaeologists have discovered a wide circle of deep pits surrounding an ancient settlement near Stonehenge, opening up new lines of investigation into the origins and meaning of the mysterious, prehistoric monument.
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
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 19, 2020

We will be living with the coronavirus pandemic well into 2021

The virus is winning. That much is certain more than six months into a shape-shifting pandemic that’s killed 450,000 people worldwide, is gaining ground globally and has disrupted lives from Wuhan to Sao Paulo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 13, 2020

Trump increasingly alone in provocative racial rhetoric

U.S. President Donald Trump is resisting a new rush to address police brutality and tear down Confederate symbols even as polls show most Americans believe changes are needed and many corporations — even NASCAR, with its conservative fan base — embrace a more proactive stance on issues of racial...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 11, 2020

Australia vows not to trade values in response to China 'coercion'

China has in recent weeks banned Australian beef imports, imposed tariffs on Australian barley and cautioned students and tourists to avoid the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2020

Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: study

Population-wide face mask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics, and could prevent further waves of the pandemic disease when combined with lockdowns, according to a British study released Wednesday.
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...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2020

Time for the world to embark on a Great Reset

The pandemic represents a window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine and reset our world to create a healthier, more equitable and more prosperous future.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2020

Abe's proposal to shift the academic year to September faces increased opposition

The LDP's repudiation of a move to a September start is a further setback for the prime minister, who initially welcomed such a change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2020

Japan's new graduate recruiting fully starts amid coronavirus scare

Major firms in Japan on Monday fully started interviews, written tests and other activities to hire students graduating in spring 2021, with companies and students both struggling to adjust to unprecedented online recruiting methods introduced to cope with the new coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 1, 2020

Australia's stalled migrant boom derails golden economic run

Politicians and businesses show concern over the lack of students and workers entering Australia and the impact that is having on the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2020

Loss, stigma, guilt: Life after recovering from COVID-19 in Japan

The experiences of those infected in Japan subverts the hopeful assumption that normal life will resume simply because one has recovered.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
May 20, 2020

Sharpening the knives for Huawei

A thoughtful discussion about the risks and the opportunities created by the 5G world should be the cornerstone of the Japan-U.S. alliance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 20, 2020

The struggles of homeschooling in the world’s tiniest apartments

Tao Xiaorong spent a month’s rent to buy her 12-year-old son a used laptop in February, a few weeks after schools in Hong Kong closed and classes went virtual. But their internet service is so spotty that he’s had trouble participating in online classes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2020

A tithe approach to volunteering in our post-pandemic world

The rewards of volunteering are enormous for one's self and community.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2020

Defending virus handling, Abe signals willingness to compile second extra budget

Under pressure from opposition party lawmakers, the prime minister is forced to defend his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
May 11, 2020

How the coronavirus widens a cultural divide

If you'd like your Japanese colleagues to come around to your way of thinking, you'll need to convince them in a way that's common in the culture.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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