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Japan Times
CULTURE
Jun 12, 2020

Video gamers have pandemic entertainment figured out

Video games Final Fantasy VII Remake and Animal Crossing: New Horizons have engaging storylines, graphics that are worthy of Hollywood and now — a captive audience
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2020

America’s great(er) recession will last for years

The upbeat employment numbers for May probably don't point to a quick recovery.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Jun 11, 2020

Hana Kimura's legacy is one of inclusion and acceptance

With all the news about Hana Kimura focusing on her death, I wanted to write about her life.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2020

Tokyo reports 12 new coronavirus cases, keeping count below 20 for third straight day

The daily count for the capital has been in the double digits for nine consecutive days.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 9, 2020

Let's discuss the death of Hana Kimura

A Japan Times article looks at the death of a reality TV show star and issues of cyberbullying surrounding it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2020

Tokyo reports 13 new coronavirus cases

Monday's figure brings the total of COVID-19 infection cases in the capital to 5,396.
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
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 7, 2020

South Korean boyband BTS donates $1 million to Black Lives Matter

Popular South Korean band BTS donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in support of U.S. protests against police brutality, its music label, Big Hit Entertainment, said Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 6, 2020

Getting the wheels back on Japan's travel industry

Unprecedented travel restrictions have crippled tourism, forcing businesses in the sector to rethink strategies and explore new opportunities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2020

Tokyo reports 26 COVID-19 cases, marking three days in a row of at least 20

Tokyo confirmed 26 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, marking a three-day streak of at least 20, metropolitan government officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2020

Amazon in talks to buy $2 billion stake in Indian telco Bharti Airtel: sources

The planned investment, if completed, would mean Amazon acquiring a roughly 5 percent stake based on the current market value of the company.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 4, 2020

COVID-19 plays the spoiler as stages try to reopen in Japan

Even in the age of COVID-19, the show must go on, and go on it will.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2020

Coronavirus spike prompts Tokyo alert, but how useful is new alarm?

System introduced as part of the city's plan to gradually reopen society while preventing a second wave of infections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2020

Karaoke masks and silent roller coasters coming to Japan in coronavirus era

Singing your heart out at karaoke boxes may never feel the same in Japan in the coronavirus era.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020

Tokyo enters phase two of virus plan, but is governor moving too fast?

Phase two of the three-part plan to progressively lift social distancing measures and voluntary business closures kicked off on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020

Tokyo reports 13 COVID-19 cases Monday as capital further eases measures

The metropolitan government on Monday entered phase two of its three-part plan to progressively lift social distancing measures and voluntary business closures.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2020

With fact checks, Twitter takes on a new kind of task

Social media platforms have been under fierce scrutiny over how they police rapidly spreading false information and other types of abusive content.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 30, 2020

Public begins to wake up to sheer volume of harassment online

Social media users want abusers to drop their veil of anonymity.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 29, 2020

Photo essay: Tokyo without tourists

This series, taken throughout April, attempts to capture the feeling of how Tokyo looked during the height of the state of emergency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2020

Tokyo nears phase two of virus recovery plan as Osaka to fully reopen

As business-minded Osaka prepares to go full bore with Tokyo trailing close behind, infections continue to fluctuate in the capital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2020

Daughter inherits gambling empire with death of Stanley Ho

About an hour after the death of Stanley Ho, the billionaire who built the Chinese territory of Macao into the world’s biggest gambling hub, his large clan gathered in front of the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital to break the news. They were also there to send a clear message of unity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 27, 2020

'Terrace House' season canceled following death of Hana Kimura

Producers at Fuji TV announced on Wednesday evening that its hit reality show “Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020” has been canceled following the death of one of its young stars, 22-year-old pro wrestler Hana Kimura.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 23, 2020

Crowdfunding campaigns offer hope to ailing firms facing COVID-19 insolvency

Communities rally behind their favorite establishments, but can they save them all?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 22, 2020

Torel-produced films show just why Japanese indies need support

With theu00a0closures of small theaters threatening the survival of the indie scene, many in the industry have looked to online streaming to stay afloat.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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?
By Kathryn Wortley

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