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JAPAN

JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 30, 2021
The political advantages of the ‘parent lottery’
By Philip Brasor
The term 'oyagacha' is widely used for the idea that 'you can't choose your parents.' When you're born into a political dynasty, however, that's not such a bad thing.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 30, 2021
Will the Komuros start to see good news now they’re wed?
By Kaori Shoji
Now that Princess Mako has married Kei Komuro, will the media begin to reflect on its coverage of their time in the spotlight? For Princess Kako's sake, let's hope so.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2021
China’s 'tiger moms' switch kids to sports after tutoring purge
Beijing's clampdown has sent parents scrambling to find alternative classes that give their children an advantage in the nation's intensely competitive education and labor market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2021
Isolated China is cracking under the strain of keeping COVID-19 out
The toll of the nation's tough measures on its people and economy has been so severe — with little payoff in terms of eliminating the pathogen — that some are speaking out.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2021
U.S. successfully tests hypersonic booster motor for weapon in Utah
The Pentagon successfully tested a booster rocket motor on Thursday designed to power a launch vehicle carrying a hypersonic weapon aloft, the U.S. Navy said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2021
Pfizer won the first round, but Moderna sees final victory ahead
By Riley Griffin and Robert Langreth
Pfizer has been first across the finish line in nearly every leg of the COVID-19 vaccine race, but Moderna executives say their company's mRNA technology gives it an advantage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2021
Macron gets Biden to apologize before real G20 work begins
By Ania Nussbaum
On the eve of the Group of 20 summit meeting in Rome, the U.S. president admitted his administration had been 'clumsy” in handling a new defense pact with Australia and the U.K.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2021
U.S. spy agencies say origins of COVID-19 may never be known
U.S. intelligence agencies said on Friday they may never be able to identify the origins of COVID-19, as they released a new, more detailed version of their review of whether the coronavirus came from animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2021
Pfizer shot cleared for U.S. kids 5 to 11 in pandemic milestone
The emergency authorization brings the U.S. a step closer to shots being administered at schools, pediatricians' offices and pharmacies around the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2021
A guide to G20 leaders and why a climate deal is so hard
By Flavia Krause-Jackson
Just days before the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, this year's Group of 20 begins with unresolved problems, and a few telling absences.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2021
Amid inequality debate in Japan, capital gains tax hike may have unintended effect
By Kazuaki Nagata
Middle-class investors would likely end up paying a larger share than the rich, undercutting the goal of redistributing wealth.

Sports

SOCCER / J. League
Oct 30, 2021
Nagoya shuts down Cerezo to win club's first Levain Cup
By Dan Orlowitz
Goals from Naoki Maeda and Sho Inagaki combined with a strong defensive performance carried the day for Massimo Ficcadenti's men at Saitama Stadium.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 30, 2021
South Korea slowly beginning to embrace esports
Despite the growing international status and interest among prospective professional players, government support for the esports industry has been lackluster.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 30, 2021
Patrick Mahomes determined to make improvements in time to face Giants
Kansas City's defensive shortcomings have led to Mahomes pressing sometimes to make plays.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Oct 30, 2021
Recipe: Rich and nutty chestnut rice
By Makiko Itoh
What do you get when you combine toasted chestnuts with subtly sweet new-harvest rice? A classic, craveable (and vegan!) fall dish.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 30, 2021
Gucci Osteria Tokyo takes you into a culinary wonderland
By Melinda Joe
The third collaborative restaurant between Massimo Bottura and Gucci has finally opened in Ginza, blending fashion with Italian-Japanese fine dining.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 30, 2021
How Hans Zimmer conjured the otherworldly sounds of ‘Dune’
By Darryn King
Composer Hans Zimmer worked with a far-flung “band” of collaborators who sung, scraped metal, invented instruments and more for the epic sci-fi film's score.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 30, 2021
New opera ‘Yuzuru’ cautions against the dangers of capitalism
By Nobuko Tanaka
For his first foray into opera, dramatist Toshiki Okada is modernizing a Japanese classic, centering it on 'the damaging influence of capitalism' instead of a tragic love story.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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