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JAPAN

JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 15, 2020
Unmarried single parents find an unlikely ally in scrap over tax deduction
By Philip Brasor
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party submitted an amendment to the Diet in January to expand the "widow's deduction" to cover single parents who have never been married. This system allows single parents who have lost spouses to death or divorce to deduct a certain amount of money from their taxable income...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 15, 2020
News outlets weigh whether new virus will affect Olympics
By Mark Schreiber
Since mid-January, the name on the lips of increasing numbers of TV news announcers and commentators has been "Bukan," which is how the Chinese city of Wuhan is pronounced in Japanese.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 15, 2020
COVID-19 reveals fractured moral impulse of social media
By Patrick St. Michel
The outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, now officially named COVID-19, has sparked plenty of concern online — some valid, others more hyperbolic in nature. Like many global events in the social media age, the outbreak has also resulted in no shortage of fake news and racism. Both elements have...
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 15, 2020
COVID-19 tests Osaka's ability to reach East Asia
By Eric Johnston
Since Kansai International Airport opened in 1994, business and political leaders in Osaka have touted the region as the gateway to Asia. Often showing little interest in other parts of the world, they would tell each other in conference rooms, cocktail parties, symposiums and seminars that China and...
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2020
Japan Atomic accused of altering data about fault under Tsuruga reactor
The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Friday accused Japan Atomic Power Co. of modifying the original geological data used to determine whether a fault under the Tsuruga power plant's controversial No. 2 reactor is active or not.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2020
Passengers on shunned cruise ship Westerdam call two-week experience 'lovely'
After nearly two weeks cast away in search of a port that would take them, passengers aboard the MS Westerdam cruise ship spoke of an ordeal that was anything but harrowing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2020
China counts 2,641 new coronavirus cases and 143 deaths as it struggles to slow spread
More than 2,600 new cases were confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, the National Health Commission said on Saturday, a day after people returning to the capital from holidays were ordered to quarantine themselves for 14 days to try to contain its spread.

WORLD

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WORLD
Feb 15, 2020
White House tells Congress killing of Iran's Soleimani was response to past — not imminent — attacks
President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks, the White House said in a memo released on Friday, despite previous administration assertions that it was due to an imminent threat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2020
U.S. Justice Department drops probe of a top Trump target, ex-FBI official Andrew McCabe
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday dropped its criminal investigation of a top target of President Donald Trump, former No. 2 FBI official Andrew McCabe, at the tail end of a week in which the U.S. law-enforcement agency came under extraordinary pressure from the president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2020
World's second-largest reef, Mesoamerican Reef, now in decline
The condition of the world's second-largest coral system, the Mesoamerican Reef stretching from Mexico to Central America, has taken a turn for the worse and faces further threats from climate change, according to a report by a group of scientists.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 15, 2020
App successfully reunites thousands of missing kids with families in India
Indian police have reunited thousands of missing and trafficked children with their families using a new facial recognition app that campaigners said is a "game changer" in tackling the problem.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2020
In fresh scandal for Toshiba, subsidiary found to have booked ¥43.5 billion in fictitious sales
Toshiba Corp. said Friday that a subsidiary booked fictitious sales of ¥43.5 billion in 26 transactions recorded only on paper.

Opinion

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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 15, 2020
The real Tokyo Olympics: Esports and the future of Japanese soft power
By William Collis
In just a few short months there will be two Olympics in Tokyo, but only one has the potential to establish Japan as a leader in the next generation of sports.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2020
Bicycle lanes are moving everyone forward
By Roberto Claudio Rodrigues Bezerra
Embracing the cycling culture, and investing accordingly, can help cities counter obesity, rising car use and pollution.

Sports

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SOCCER
Feb 15, 2020
Wolves held at home by Foxes in scoreless draw after VAR rules out goal
The Wolverhampton Wanderers had a goal controversially ruled out by VAR as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Leicester City, which finished with 10 men, in the Premier League on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 15, 2020
Ryukyu finds a way in narrow victory over Akita
By Ed Odeven
The Ryukyu Golden Kings stepped to the free-throw line for 30 shots on Saturday night.
TENNIS
Feb 15, 2020
Netflix to air Naomi Osaka documentary series
By Ed Odeven
Two-time Grand Slam singles winner Naomi Osaka will be featured in an upcoming documentary series to air on Netflix, and the project has the backing of one of global sports' most prominent individuals.
TENNIS
Feb 15, 2020
Yoshihito Nishioka and Go Soeda target Olympic berths
By Joel Tansey
Yoshihito Nishioka didn't mince words when asked about his goals for the 2020 tennis season.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 15, 2020
Matt Kuchar holds two-stroke advantage at Genesis Open as Tiger Woods falls nine behind
Matt Kuchar was not at his best but did enough to maintain the lead in the second round at the Genesis Open on Friday, as Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott loomed large in the rear view mirror in perfect winter conditions.

LIFE

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LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Feb 15, 2020
Get in on the gyōza wars with this tasty dumpling recipe
By Makiko Itoh
Gyu014dza are fun, easy-to-make and absolutely delicious
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Feb 15, 2020
The joys of spring: Treasures from the Sogetsu Collection
The Sogetsu school of ikebana encourages a more liberated approach to the Japanese art of flower arranging. Akane Teshigahara, the fourth head of the school, matches selected items from the Spogetsu Collection with arrangements celebrating spring.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 15, 2020
Eiki: A remarkable stage for a young yakitori master
By Robbie Swinnerton
All good meals incorporate elements of theater, whether in the table setting, the waiters' movements or the way each dish is unveiled. Dining out in Tokyo often adds an extra dimension: watching the chefs at work on your meal from a kitchen-front seat. At Eiki, the dramatic tension builds before you...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Feb 15, 2020
Free-range eggs from Tottori help crack regional revitalization
By Phoebe Amoroso
A queue of people snakes alongside a shiny glass cafe, with many resigned to a two-hour wait. Their goal: some simple yet famously fluffy pancakes. This could be a typical scene from the trendy Harajuku neighborhood in Tokyo. Except this cafe is surrounded by hills of luscious green, hidden in the small...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Feb 15, 2020
With the Kit Kat McFlurry, McDonald's continues its winning streak
By Patrick St. Michel
Dessert Watch doesn't play favorites, but recently McDonald's Japan has been on a roll that's hard to ignore. The once besieged fast food chain has been scoring sweet hits (and online buzz) in the past few months, and its latest continues the streak.

CULTURE

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CULTURE / Stage
Feb 15, 2020
Virtual idols, anime and a rock 'n' roll spirit: Nakamura Shido II leads kabuki's evolution
By Andrew MCKIRDY
The audience, most of whom are in their 20s and 30s, wave glow sticks and holler as the lights go down for the start of the show. Above the stage, a frame of blue lights throbs and pulses like a circuit board before the curtain draws back.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 15, 2020
'Introduction to Zen Training': Sogen Omori's road map to enlightenment
By Steve John Powell
An introduction to Zen practice, by one of Japan's leading practitioners.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / Children's Literature in Japan
Feb 15, 2020
Shuntaro Tanikawa: Acclaimed poet, beloved children's author
By Kris Kosaka
The best in children's literature earns devout adult fans too, and perhaps no other Japanese writer embodies such cross-generational popularity than Shuntaro Tanikawa.

COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 15, 2020
Nao Hirano: A Japanese pillar of the Queensland community
By Louise George Kittaka
Determined to give back to Australia's Gold Coast community, Nao Hirano's acheivements rank high — from senior police liaison officer to founder of Japan Community of Queensland Inc.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 15, 2020
Alvin Cheung: Coffee and keyboards — a perfect combo
By Mio Yamada and Claire Williamson
Alvin Cheung talks about the caffeine-charged world of entrepreneurism, design and 'coffee terroir.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 15, 2020
Follow the leader
'This (Tokyo Metro puzzle) game is pretty easy.'
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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