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Sarah Green Carmichael
For Sarah Green Carmichael's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Generative AI will change work for young professionals, but their reasoning skills will still be needed.
COMMENTARY
Oct 5, 2023
Is ChatGPT coming for entry-level jobs?
If entry-level workers get that much faster and better, won’t companies be able to get by with fewer of them? Maybe.
On average, women spend more time on housework than men.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2023
It’s time for women to quit housework (again)
Women of the world unite in dedicating more time to yourselves and less to housework. Men might learn something along the way, too.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2023
How much heat can the human body stand?
The hottest June ever and a record-breaking start to July should be a wake-up call. We weren’t built for this.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2023
Yet another bad week for abortion rights in America
Judges on the U.S. 5th Circuit appeared worryingly comfortable challenging the expertise of FDA scientists.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2023
Competing with robots is making work worse
As more tasks become automated, we need to stop letting robotic machines set the pace.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2023
Workplace friendships are worth the awkwardness
Research suggests forging personal connections at work matters more than financial success.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2022
Republicans misjudged the power of abortion rights
Republicans found out in the U.S. midterms that reproductive freedom is as much a core issue as inflation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2021
Don’t give up on remote work, even if you hate it
Some form of location flexibility is probably here to stay. So it's worth the effort to find a way to work from home that you can live with.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2021
Of course the boss cares what you say on Twitter
This isn't about free speech or cancel culture. It's about employability. People who think they have unlimited free speech on social media are deluding themselves about how companies work.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2020
All the happiness money can buy in the winter of COVID-19
While rates of depression and anxiety are up in some countries, many households now have more cash on hand than usual.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2020
COVID-19 explodes the myth that women ‘opt’ out of the workforce
While time away from work is often portrayed as a choice for women, the evidence shows that it's usually a choice reluctantly made.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2020
Where's the sympathy for lonely young people?
With job losses and support networks having closed down, some are feeling the effects of the pandemic more acutely.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2020
Google and Twitter are right, workers should stay home
Rather than prepare to reopen, companies should help employees settle into operating remotely.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2020
Be the boss parents working from home need
To provide flexibility and establish trust, managers have to set the right priorities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2020
Sunday in the park with COVID-19
The only way to safely enjoy nature these days is to keep away from one another.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2020
Get dressed! Tips from a work-at-home veteran
Good, you’re working from home. That’s the right way to do your bit to help slow the spread of the new coronavirus that’s rampaging across the world.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 29, 2020
Men should help fight overwork
A new survey paints a portrait of silent male suffering, and the way in which male silence and female openness conspire to maintain the status quo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2020
Sussex Inc. can work as royal spinoff
Allowing some royals to step away from 'senior' status makes sense if you think of the British monarchy as a business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2019
Where women see bias, men see a 'pipeline' problem
McKinsey's enormous new data set shows diverging opinions on what stalls young women's careers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2019
Gender equality starts in the laundry room
To help fix the pay gap between men and women, try closing the housework gap.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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