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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Mar 20, 2021

Sipping spring spirits with all of Tokyo at your feet

Bar Virtu's spring-inspired cocktail lineup is the excuse you need to glam up and escape the humdrum of daily life.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2021

Tesla cars banned from China's military complexes over security concerns

Security concerns over vehicles' cameras cited in a move that resembles the United States' own measures against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 19, 2021

Hokkaido ski resorts see increase in local visitors despite pandemic

Given the perception of skiing as a safe outdoor activity carrying a low chance of COVID-19 infection, families who are hesitant to travel far are apparently skiing in their local area.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Mar 19, 2021

Support for Fukushima evacuees is essential, but help isn't always there

About 36,000 people are still unable to return, and many of them are worried about their bleak prospects, including dying alone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 19, 2021

Side jobs offer career development for some but overwork hazards for others

While the government and Keidanren hope more flexible working will vitalize firms and improve job satisfaction, data shows most with side jobs are lower earners trying to survive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2021

Outed by online campaign, children of Myanmar junta hounded abroad

Since the coup, some protesters have launched an online campaign to denounce family members and associates of the junta in Myanmar and beyond.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 18, 2021

‘See-Through’: Kumi Takahara shines on ambient album with classical roots

A classically trained violinist experiments with her instrument, scratching and sliding on the strings to create 10 contemporary soundscapes.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 14, 2021

Iranians question decision to host World Cup qualifiers in Bahrain

Iran head coach Dragan Skocic and Mehdi Taremi, one of the nation's highest-profile players, have questioned the decision to hold the country's World Cup qualifiers in Bahrain when play resumes in June.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Mar 14, 2021

Dessert gets an upgrade at two fast-food joints

Pie and ice cream makes for a classic combination, but a new pie at McDonald's and a new ice cream at Baskin-Robbins stand on their own.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 13, 2021

Bridging divides in the workplace with ‘The Business of We’

Business consultant Laura Kriska provides a roadmap for improving workplace communication in her book, which draws insight from her experiences navigating Japanese corporate culture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Mar 12, 2021

Despite government help, business realities limit 3/11 recovery

Even with subsidies, many Tohoku firms have struggled to restructure debt and adapt their operations in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
CULTURE / Music
Mar 11, 2021

How TikTok resurrected a Japanese pop star's defining hit

Miki Matsubara's 1979 hit song 'Mayonaka no Door: Stay With Me' has been discovered by a new generation of digitally savvy teens. The Japanese music industry has taken notice.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2021

‘Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time’: Anime epic gets a fitting finale

Hideaki Anno's fourth and final film in his retelling of “Neon Genesis Evangelion” is a visual spectacle as well as a moving story about overcoming personal demons.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Bosai Special
Mar 11, 2021

Ten years of concerts help enhance circle of support

By producing high-quality timepieces that have been closely linked with people’s lives, the Seiko Holdings Group has shared time with people, in sorrow and in joy, throughout its history.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Mar 10, 2021

From AC Japan ads to 'Your Name.': The impact of 3/11 on pop culture

The triple disaster of 2011 still looms large in the collective memory of those who were in Japan at the time. How society remembers it, though, has been influenced by films, music and art.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2021

Tesla is plugging a secret mega-battery into the Texas grid

While Tesla is known for its EVs, it has always been more than a car company: Its official mission is to 'accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.”
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 7, 2021

Chuka Soba Tomita: 'Ramen of the Year' box sets from Chiba to your door

Fans of ramen who don't want to travel can now order boxes from the award-winning Chuka Soba Tomita in Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 6, 2021

A decade on, real challenges lie ahead for communities devastated by March 2011 disaster

With the government poised to significantly reduce the subsidies handed out to areas recovering from the catastrophe, will the city of Ishinomaki be able to stand on its own?
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Mar 6, 2021

Battle fish foes, fight bravely and fly through the air with these new video game releases

Taito is back with a collection of Darius' 3D polygon games; Bravely Default starts anew; and Monster Hunter Rise brings a new dimension to the series.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 5, 2021

Pandemic delays returns on privatization of Hokkaido airports

The operation of all runways and other facilities at the airports was handed to Hokkaido Airports Co., to be run as a single entity, just before COVID-19 landed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 5, 2021

'Super-Earth' may offer clues about atmospheres on distant worlds

Scientists have spotted a planet orbiting a star relatively near our solar system that may offer a prime opportunity to study the atmosphere of a rocky Earth-like alien world — the type of research that could aid the hunt for extraterrestrial life.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 5, 2021

Nissan to electrify more sedans and SUVs for U.S., says COO Gupta

Even so, the Japanese automaker isn't rushing to join a stampede into battery-powered trucks, the executive said, citing low demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 5, 2021

Shops and restaurants at transport hubs struggle to survive as customers vanish

“Our customers used to be business travelers to Nagoya, but they aren't coming any more,” said the operator of an underground mall at the city's shinkansen station.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2021

Clubhouse won over Elon Musk. Now it’s conquering the world.

With its stunning emergence this year, Clubhouse has already become the biggest U.S. social-media success story in nine years after the Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat era.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Feb 26, 2021

Radiation criteria sow confusion for evacuees

The government has given two conflicting figures for radiation exposure levels — 20 millisieverts a year and 1 millisievert a year — triggering concern.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 26, 2021

Fishermen call for calm in wake of China coast guard law

While government officials are alarmed at the provision for weapons use, no local Japanese fishing vessels travel near the Senkaku Islands nearest China.
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Feb 26, 2021

Aichi rescue officer remembers information blackout after 3/11

Kunihiko Asai cautions against taking electronic devices for granted in times of disaster.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2021

Australia’s face-off with Facebook is of global import

In one clumsy strike, Facebook unified the entire Australian political spectrum, alienated its users and underlined just why tech giants require enforceable regulation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2021

Twitter’s moment in the sun won’t last

Does Twitter deserve the benefit of the doubt? They may see something to cheer but, at least for now, I don't.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 25, 2021

For Tracy Hyde balances idyllic nostalgia with political unease on ‘Ethernity’

Guitarist Azusa Suga based part of the sound for the Tokyo rock band's new album “Ethernity” on American suburbia and pop culture from the 1990s.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Pope Francis, radical leader who broke the papal mold, dies at 88
Pope Francis blesses the faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican in August 2023.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.

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