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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 30, 2021

'Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration' creates the man anew

One of the joys of reading about history is the way in which each generation interprets the past through its own perspective. This isn’t simply new facts coming to light or official documents being unsealed — rather, it’s the historian’s equivalent of “the observer effect” in physics: It’s...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jan 30, 2021

How COVID-19 is forcing us to re-examine food waste

The pandemic is breaking down the 'invisible wall' between food producers and consumers. But is it enough to change wasteful habits?
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 30, 2021

Roger Dahl on Tokyo's Olympic hurdles

Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Jan 30, 2021

Roger Dahl on wearing a face mask

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 30, 2021

The Restaurant: Florilege protege gives local Gunma ingredients the high-end treatment

With a focus on local food products, the reborn Shiroiya Hotel has put Gunma Prefecture's capital city back on the culinary map.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jan 30, 2021

There’s a mini Mexican food moment happening in Japan’s convenience stores

Pro tip for any konbini giving tacos (or burritos) a try: Don't serve them cold.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jan 30, 2021

Handy gadgets and apps for at-home life during Japan’s current state of emergency

What's new in the “new normal”? Pop-up teleworking modules, toilet paper tech and pocket-sized painting studios.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2021

Storm damage worsens in a warming world, hiking pressure to adapt

Research group Germanwatch's 2019 index showed that Mozambique and Zimbabwe were the two countries hardest-hit by extreme weather.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2021

China arrivals to offset any exodus to U.K., Hong Kong aide says

On Jan. 31, the U.K. will begin accepting visa applications for as many as 2.9 million eligible Hong Kong residents and 2.3 million additional dependents.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2021

Israel’s vaccine data has lessons for all

Tiny Israel is set to immunize its population months before far bigger and richer countries, partly by ordering early but also by sharing patient information after vaccination.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2021

Which COVID-19 vaccine should you get? Experts cite the effect against severe disease

Infectious disease doctors say getting a shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which has a lower efficacy against the virus than other vaccines, would still be well worthwhile.
Elon Musk watches as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington in March.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2025

Trump says he has no plans to speak to Musk as feud persists

Trump said a review of Musk's extensive contracts with the federal government was in order. "We'll take look at everything," the president said.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in June 2019.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2025

Xi bets Trump detente leads to future wins on chips and tariffs

The Chinese leader hopes for tangible wins in the weeks and months ahead, including tariff reductions, an easing of export controls and a generally more civil tone.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 28.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2025

Trump says China's Xi agreed to let rare earth minerals flow to U.S.

Trump's comment came one day after a rare call with Xi aimed at resolving trade tensions that have been brewing over the topic for weeks.
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 7, 2025

Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal

Trade discussions between Japan and the U.S. have "progressed” but have not yet reached a consensus on a deal to revisit sweeping U.S. tariffs, Tokyo's top negotiator said.
Palestinian children gather at a hot meal distribution point in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2025

U.S. mulls giving millions to controversial Gaza aid foundation

The State Department is weighing giving $500 million to the new foundation providing aid to Gaza, according to people familiar with the matter.
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the press aboard Air Force One on the way to Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2025

Trump can bar AP from some White House events for now, U.S. appeals court says

The Associated Press in a statement said it was disappointed by the decision and weighing its options.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the public during the inauguration of various projects at Katra, in Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2025

Modi to attend G7 summit in Canada in sign of warming ties

In a post on X, Modi said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney invited him to the G7 summit and he looks forward to their meeting.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a visit to Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, in May.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2025

Trump signs orders to bolster U.S. drone defenses and boost supersonic flight

The executive orders aim to bolster defenses against threatening drones and to boost electric air taxis and supersonic commercial aircraft.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and his wife, Kim Hye-Kyung (left), arrive for a ceremony to mark the 70th Memorial Day at Seoul National Cemetery on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2025

South Korea's Lee and Trump agree to work toward swift tariff deal

The future of South Korea's export-oriented economy may hinge on what kind of deal the country's new president, Lee Jae-myung, can strike with U.S. leader Donald Trump.
Tokyo's Asakusa district near Sensoji Temple. The Japanese government vowed to realize pay raises that exceed price increases in a stable way.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 7, 2025

Japan highlights wage hikes as cornerstone of economic growth strategy

Seeing wage hikes as a key part of its growth strategy, the government vowed to realize pay raises that exceed price increases in a stable way.
The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University. U.S. President Donald Trump has barred Harvard from accepting international students, prompting Japanese universities to offer support.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 7, 2025

Japanese universities step up to help international students after Harvard ban

Eighty-seven universities have announced support measures for international students in the U.S. who face difficulties continuing their studies.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2025

Japan to hold WWII panel discussions after summer Upper House election

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration was considering setting up the panel as early as April.
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel on screen in Beijing. The coast guard demonstrated the capabilities of one of its largest ships to Pacific Island ministers last week.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2025

China demonstrates coast guard capability with move toward high seas patrols

The Chinese Coast Guard demonstrated the capabilities of one of its largest ships to Pacific Island ministers last week.
Police detain a protester blocking the garage entrance of the Los Angeles Federal Building following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in downtown Los Angeles on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2025

Rifles, stun grenades and armored trucks in ICE raids spur tensions

The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to round up migrants. It’s also doing so with increasingly aggressive tactics.
Novak Djokovic waves to the crowd after his semifinal defeat at the French Open in Paris on Friday.
TENNIS
Jun 7, 2025

'Honoured' Djokovic hints at possible Roland Garros farewell after semifinal loss

Following his loss to Sinner, Djokovic stopped briefly on his way off Court Philippe Chatrier and took a moment to "show his gratitude" to the Paris crowd.
40 years after Plaza Accord, Japan still at mercy of forex swings
The Plaza Hotel in New York, where finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Five countries met and struck the Plaza Accord on Sept. 22, 1985.
As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price
Paulina “Jedda” Puruntatameri with Antonia Burke and Tiwi fisher Clinton offshore of Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands, in Australia's Northern Territory. Together with other Tiwi, Jedda has been campaigning for years to stop Australian company Santos and its backers, including Japanese investors, from drilling for natural gas at the Barossa gas field.
Abuse of 'zombie cigarettes' among Okinawa youths raises alarm
A street in Naha in August. In entertainment districts in southern Okinawa, a drug known as "laughing gas vape" is being abused at nightclubs and bar. Now, some establishments have put up warning notices.
Boom in business class travel from Japan fuels airlines profits
A business class suite of an Airbus SE A350-1000 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines is seen during a media preview at the company's hangar at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January last year.
The Japanese face and body patches that have had the world wondering
Japan's Mebuki Suzuki in action with Uganda's Oscar Chelimo in the men's 10,000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 14
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
YouTuber Gigguk shifts from talking anime to making anime
The process of making “Baan” was personal and enlightening for Maneetapho, who spent years talking about anime on his YouTube channel and podcast before making the jump to becoming an anime creator himself.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.

Podcast

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

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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan
By Christoph Sponsel

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