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MORNING ENGLISH

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 8, 2020
Let's discuss a possible state of emergency
Yasutoshi Nishimura, the minister in charge of Japan’s coronavirus response, has cautioned the nation that a state of emergency may have to be imposed if further spread of the virus is not contained, saying the next three weeks will be “crucial” to prevent taking such strong measures.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 24, 2020
Let's discuss what banks are doing with our personal data
A Bloomberg piece looks at Mizuho's new business, which leads to a discussion on what companies can do with your personal data.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 17, 2020
Let's discuss moving to the countryside
The pandemic has taken the shine off city life for some, which means a move to the countryside.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 10, 2020
Let's discuss taxis
What measures should passengers be taking to protect others from the risk of coronavirus? Taxi drivers have some ideas.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 20, 2020
Let's discuss hanko
Take a look at the English vocabulary of traditions held in Japan's bureaucratic systems.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 29, 2020
Let's discuss Japanese name order
A Japan Times article looks at the idea of putting last names first for Japanese people in English media.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 15, 2020
Let's discuss (and remember) Toshimaen
A Japan Times piece looks at the fond farewells Tokyoites are saying as the amusement park Toshimaen shuts its doors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 8, 2020
Let's discuss Shinzo Abe's resignation
A Japan Times article looks back on Shinzo Abe's time as prime minister of Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 1, 2020
Let's discuss a case of possible defamation
A story compiled from Jiji and Kyodo reports looks at the latest efforts by Shiori Ito to protect her reputation, and takes a look at the English behind the piece.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 25, 2020
Let's discuss an app dispute
A Bloomberg article dives into a dispute companies are having with Apple and introduces English terminology used in legal disputes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 18, 2020
Let's discuss summer travel plans (or the lack of)
A Bloomberg piece looks at conflicting messages coming from the government with regard to summer vacations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 21, 2020
Let's discuss the Go To Travel campaign
A central government campaign to spur domestic tourism has drawn both enthusiasm and ire, with some social media users telling urbanites to stay away from rural areas after COVID-19 cases hit a record high in Tokyo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 14, 2020
Let's discuss Uber
This week's Morning English lesson takes a look at Uber and asks if you've been using its food service.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

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

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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