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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 4, 2020
Navigating the murky waters of social media in a pandemic
By Patrick St. Michel
The frequent occurrence of disasters in Japan has ensured that netizens are constantly on the lookout for online hoaxes. Following any large earthquake or typhoon, social media is typically flooded with all kinds of misleading posts and doctored images. Some are posted in a deliberate attempt to stoke...
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2020
Japanese officials say Tokyo is at risk of an 'overshoot,' but what exactly does that mean?
By Ryusei Takahashi
Health ministry officials are using the term to refer to an explosive spike in coronavirus infections.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 4, 2020
Who suffers the most from the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
By Philip Brasor
Media outlets have long been trying to figure out what cancellation or postponement of the games would mean to Japan economically. They now have a much better idea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Apr 4, 2020
Japan Times 1945: U.S. forces launch Okinawa invasion
The enemy forces landed in an area extending from the neighborhood of Kitadani to the vicinity of Cape Zampa in the southwestern part of the main island of Okinawa at about 10 a.m. on April 1 and are now continuously reinforcing their troops.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 4, 2020
Defining masculinity in a brave new world of despair
By Michael Hoffman
Dad works in a bank. “For a man, work is everything” — that’s his motto. It was his father’s before him. Unquestioned and undoubted, it entered his bloodstream.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2020
Americans warned to leave Japan or risk long stay as virus cases surge
The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo issued a warning to American citizens Friday that said those with plans to return should do so now or risk being stuck here for an "indefinite period."

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2020
Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported coronavirus deaths
The number of funerals in Jakarta rose sharply in March, a development the governor of Indonesia's capital city said suggested that deaths from the new coronavirus may be higher than officially reported.

WORLD

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WORLD
Apr 4, 2020
Modi’s call to switch off lights en masse to prompt blackouts in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for Indians to switch off their lights Sunday evening for nine minutes and instead use candles to "challenge the darkness” of the coronavirus outbreak will mean blackouts for some citizens as utilities take steps to safeguard their equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2020
Coronavirus upends global food supply chains in latest economic shock
In the fertile Satara district in western India, farmers are putting their cattle on an unorthodox diet: Some feed iceberg lettuce to buffalo. Others feed strawberries to cows.
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WORLD
Apr 4, 2020
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro isolated and weakened by coronavirus denial
At a tense Cabinet meeting on Saturday in the Brazilian president's official residence, Jair Bolsonaro found himself isolated.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2020
'They just sedate them': Coronavirus overwhelms Spain's care homes
As Spain struggles desperately to cope with almost 120,000 coronavirus infections, it barely has the strength to help its overwhelmed care homes and their elderly residents, singularly vulnerable to the respiratory disease.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 4, 2020
Not made in China is global tech's next big trend
Three years ago, manufacturing gadgets in China was a given. That’s changed fundamentally in the era of trade wars and coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2020
IMF sees coronavirus-induced global downturn 'way worse' than financial crisis
Speaking at a rare joint news conference with the leader of the WHO, the IMF managing director called on advanced economies to step up their efforts to help emerging markets and developing countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2020
No lockdown needed? Japan stores are shutting down voluntarily
By Gearoid Reidy and Shoko Oda
Japan's restaurant, bar and chain stores are taking matters into their own hands by voluntarily shuttering hundreds of stores to help curb the coronavirus spread.

ENVIRONMENT

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ENVIRONMENT
Apr 4, 2020
C.W. Nicol, a committed environmentalist with deep humanity
By Andrew Kershaw
Author and environmentalist C.W. Nicol died on Friday after being diagnosed with cancer in 2016. As a long-standing contributor to The Japan Times, we asked his equally long-standing editor, Andrew Kershaw, to write a few words in memory of the award-winning conservationist

Opinion

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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2020
Boosting resilience to COVID-19
By Lee Howell
The resilience that helped the world rebound from the Great Recession will be needed again with COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2020
How to design a lockdown
By Sami Mahroum
Governments must consider the psychological impact of COVID-19 containment measures.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2020
A vision of post-pandemic New York
By Tyler Cowen
Once this is over, the city will be younger, cheaper, poorer and segregated in a new way.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2020
How contagious are asymptomatic carriers?
By Faye Flam
Researchers are still trying to understand why COVID-19 is deadly for some and invisible in others.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 4, 2020
NPB has to be flexible in approach to opening day
By Jason Coskrey
Former NPB Commissioner Ryozo Kato used to joke that Japanese baseball was similar to a large boat in the middle of the ocean.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 4, 2020
Former French sports minister says staging Tour de France as planned would be 'crime against humanity'
Allowing the Tour de France to go ahead as scheduled despite the COVID-19 pandemic would be "madness" and a "crime against humanity," former French sports minister David Douillet said.

LIFE

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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 4, 2020
In Tokyo, self-isolation doesn’t mean you can’t eat well
By Robbie Swinnerton
Self-isolating doesn't have to mean you can't eat well. It also doesn't mean you can't eat food prepared by your favorite restaurants. In fact, if we want to see those restaurants back in action once the worst is over, it is essential that we keep up our patronage, to carry them through this crunch time.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Apr 4, 2020
Breaking ground: Young farmers embrace urban agriculture in Tokyo
By Chiara Terzuolo
Kei Kawana’s kingdom is Neighbor’s Farm, a 2,000-square-meter plot overlooked by the Tama Monorail, which regularly zips by overhead. This March, she celebrated her first year of agricultural activity, the culmination of many years of patient work, planning and wading through bureaucracy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Apr 4, 2020
Creative women find harmony in Hayama: A haven between hills and ocean
Hayama, a coastal town on the northwest corner of the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture, is a place that draws people to a more old-fashioned, natural way of life, including poet and Japanese culture expert Chieko Hirota.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Apr 4, 2020
Bio Labo House: Miica Fran’s experimental zero-waste kitchen
By Julia Marino
Food creator Miica Fran is on a mission to save the planet through her “special healing power” of salvaging and savoring vegetables.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 4, 2020
When you can’t travel in actual reality, go virtual
By Russell Thomas
During these strange days, the idea of online anything is proving more attractive — and vital. Families experience first-time conference calls, while musicians around the world put on internet gigs for locked-down audiences. Travel, too, is just a tap away, thanks to virtual reality.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 4, 2020
Travel documentaries to feed your wanderlust
By Rebecca Saunders
From the Lumiere brothers who traveled the globe capturing culture with their portable camera to modern day globe-trotting YouTubers with iPhones, since the late 19th-century travel documentaries have been sparking imaginations and igniting travel passions the world over.

CULTURE

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CULTURE
Apr 4, 2020
Kamishibai: Rediscovering the fine art of storytelling in Japan
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Artists are taking a traditional art form to a new audience but a battle rages over its true essence.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 4, 2020
‘What is Japanese Cinema?’ review: A deft and engaging history of Japanese film
By Roger Pulvers
This book is healthily nonjudgmental concerning which films are “good” and which are not. Instead it steps back — far back — to gaze carefully at and analyze the bigger picture: the role that cinema has played in reflecting and altering Japanese consciousness and Japanese reality over the span of a century.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Apr 4, 2020
Anime cons ‘will never be the same’ after the coronavirus
By Roland Kelts
The spread of COVID-19 has caused many large-scale events to be cancelled, including a lot of anime fan conventions. The question now is, will these events survive to cosplay another day?

COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 4, 2020
The eternal search for a pack of face masks
Middle-aged man (speaking Japanese): Masuku arimasuka? (Do you have any face masks?)
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 4, 2020
You can always give an old dog new digs
Pickles, who had been featured in Adopt Me! twice before — most recently two years ago — has at long last found a home.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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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