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TOKYO

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BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 3, 2023
Kabutocho, Japan’s Wall Street, evolves into new financial hub
While the flow of suit-wearing salarymen in the Tokyo district has been reduced to a trickle, the area has seen an increasing number of startups and younger visitors.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 2, 2023
Jose Osuna hits two home runs to power Swallows to win over Giants
Osuna broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run home run.
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JAPAN
May 1, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 837 new cases
On Sunday, Japan confirmed 6,466 people infected with COVID-19, down some 2,000 week on week.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
May 1, 2023
Swallows star Munetaka Murakami mired in prolonged slump early in NPB season
Any thoughts that Murakami’s clutch hits in the two biggest games of the WBC would get him going have been quickly dispelled.
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JAPAN
May 1, 2023
Alibaba founder Jack Ma joins University of Tokyo as professor
As a visiting professor, he will provide advice on research topics and conduct research, especially in sustainable agriculture, as well as give seminars about entrepreneurship.
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JAPAN
Apr 30, 2023
How a scientific approach to urban greening could cool Japan's concrete jungles
In Tokyo, temperatures have risen by 3 C over the past 100 years, even though global temperatures have risen by only around 1 C. The solution could lie in green infrastructure.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 30, 2023
Anger, joy and feelings of pride: Tokyo's biggest LGBTQ event returns in full form
Amid 'rainbow washing' and 'counter marches,' drag queen Le Horla writes about what the return of Tokyo Rainbow Pride means to them.
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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 30, 2023
Nippon Ishin’s 'hop, skip and jump' election strategy faces one final leap
The Osaka-based Nippon Ishin faces a long final jump in order to achieve its goal of winning enough seats in the next general election to become Japan’s main opposition force.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 30, 2023
The ‘Two Faces’ of Gold Bar’s cocktails make for surprising sips
Minato Ward has no shortage of expensive cocktails, but Gold Bar mixes in as much style as the best of them.
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BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2023
Tokyo inflation regains momentum as BOJ prepares price forecasts
Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 3.5% in the capital in April, picking up speed from the previous month’s 3.2% pace.
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CULTURE / Film
Apr 27, 2023
‘Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room’: Ryohei Suzuki stands out in formulaic adaptation
The actor gives a blockbuster performance in an entertaining but predictable feature film spin-off of the hit TBS medical drama.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2023
Buffett and other billionaires say Tokyo is worth revisiting
Interest in Japan from some of the U.S.’ richest investors is reviving talk of the nation's capital as a financial center. It’s a good start.
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BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2023
Harry Potter theme park in Tokyo unveiled ahead of June 16 opening
Elementary school students were invited to see various features of the Hogwarts hall, such as animal-shaped candle holders, its flagstone floor and life-sized statues of the characters.
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CULTURE / Longform
Apr 24, 2023
Showa seduction: The unending attraction of retro Japan
Yet another generation is smitten with mid-20th century Showa Era style, designs and products. Is there more to it than nostalgia?
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JAPAN
Apr 23, 2023
Tokyo Rainbow Pride returns in full for first time in four years
One of Asia’s largest LGBTQ events, the event comes at a pivotal moment for Japan's LGBTQ community.
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SOCCER / J. League
Apr 23, 2023
FC Tokyo ends Hiroshima's winning run; Vissel loses to F. Marinos
Tokyo came into the match without a league win in four games but held on for all three points at Edion Stadium.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 23, 2023
Japan tastes success at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants ceremony
The evening in Singapore marked the first full, in-person night of awards since the pandemic began.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2023
Suspect in ax attack against his two sisters found dead in western Tokyo
The body of the man in his 70s was discovered at around 9:05 a.m. on the banks of the Tama River in Tachikawa. There were no external wounds, and his body and his clothes were wet.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2023
Man flees after attacking two women with ax in western Tokyo
The suspect, believed to be an elderly man, left the ax behind after slashing the women at around 7:50 p.m.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2023
Former chairman of suit retailer convicted for Tokyo Olympics bribery
The court gave Hironori Aoki, 84, a prison term of two-and-a-half years, suspended for four years.

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals