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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 9, 2020

Homegrown NBA stars raising basketball's profile in Japan

George David, an executive at marketing and talent agency Wasserman, believes that Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe represent the 'tip of the iceberg.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2020

’History on trial’: Why Japan's wartime labor dispute is more than another tit-for-tat with South Korea

Japan has once again found itself entangled in a recurring skirmish with South Korea over wartime labor — a seemingly intractable row with no end in sight.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 9, 2020

Diversity means accepting and tolerating differences

The days in which value is created only when people follow the same routine, the same work-style and the same unwritten rules are over.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 9, 2020

In milestone year, A-bomb survivor keeps up fight for nuclear disarmament

Terumi Tanaka was 13 when Nagasaki was bombed, and saw his relatives dying in the aftermath.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 9, 2020

Hiroshima and Nagasaki struggle to preserve A-bombed relics 75 years later

The cities face a continuous dilemma over how to maintain ruins and how to find the money with which to do it.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2020

U.N. goals crucial as pandemic-linked inequities rise, business leaders say

United Nation's sustainable development goals said key to global peace as the coronavirus pandemic exacerbates social and economic inequalities in Japan and across the globe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2020

U.S. Postal Service overhaul has Democrats crying ‘sabotage’

The U.S. Postal Service overhauled its organizational structure as Democrats called for an investigation into whether the changes implemented by President Donald Trump’s postmaster general pose a threat to mail-in ballots for the November election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2020

Twitter expressed interest in buying TikTok's U.S. operations, sources say

Twitter Inc. has approached TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to express interest in acquiring the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app, two people familiar with the matter said, as experts raised doubts over Twitter's ability to put together financing for a potential deal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2020

Trump signs coronavirus relief orders after talks with Congress break down

President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Saturday partly restoring enhanced unemployment payments to the tens of millions of Americans who lost jobs in the coronavirus pandemic, as the United States marked a grim milestone of 5 million cases.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 8, 2020

Frontale wins 8th straight as Kaoru Mitoma scores in 1st J1 start

Kawasaki's defense held Oita to just one shot in a dominant performance at Todoroki Stadium.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 8, 2020

Japan’s traditional shopping arcades struggle to remain relevant

Already facing stiff competition in the retail sector, shu014dtengai nationwide are rallying together with their local communities to battle sluggish sales amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 8, 2020

Kiroku Tea Garden: Rare teas flourish in the terraced fields of Wazuka

Megumi Hori took over the running of Kiroku Tea Garden with her mother and sister, specializing in high-quality rare and unusual green teas.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 8, 2020

Chilling Japanese ghost tales with contemporary twists to help you beat the summer heat

Here's a look at modern takes on Japanese ghost stories that will give you chills and thrills during Japan's spookiest time of year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Aug 8, 2020

Hakkō: Soy sauce, a magical elixir of soybeans, wheat, salt — and mold

For over 330 years, Shibanuma Soy Sauce has been making the seasoning from its home in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 8, 2020

News outlets grapple with the complexities of suicide coverage

Haruma Miura's death in July has sparked debate about the contrasting ways media organizations in Japan report on suicide.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Aug 8, 2020

This summer, orange (wine) is the new pink

Simultaneously fresh and bold, tannic orange wines are increasingly easy to find at restaurants in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 8, 2020

Telework gives Japan's dads time to help kids with homework over summer break

In recent weeks, you may have noticed fathers standing with their children in your neighborhood inspecting the trees that sit beside the road with various nets in tow.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 8, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic tests our resolve to be self-disciplined

Exercising self-control in an environment that allows more freedom is more difficult than you think.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 8, 2020

‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’: New translation of Japan’s favorite witch delivers

Emily Balistrieri's English translation brings the magical adventures of an adolescent witch to a new generation of readers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 8, 2020

Ayako Zenitani: Dental treatment today is much less painful

Dentist Ayako Zenitani has a few tips for those who are worried about getting their teeth checked.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 8, 2020

‘Diary of a Mad Old Man’: This quick read reveals the realities of lust

Junichiro Tanizaki's final novel is a tragicomic tale about a man coming to terms with his ailing body and uncontrollable libido.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 8, 2020

When a husband deserves a death stare

'What about the handle?'
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Aug 8, 2020

Roger Dahl on hairstyles

Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Aug 8, 2020

Roger Dahl on the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

BASKETBALL
Aug 8, 2020

JBA reveals provisional rosters for national teams

The Japan Basketball Association revealed the provisional squads for the men's and women's national teams and also the male and female 3x3 squads.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2020

Tokyo reports 429 COVID-19 infections, logging second consecutive day over 400

Although the high figure is partly due to increased testing, the capital continues to report daily infection tallies in the triple digits.
Japan revises 30-year probability rate of Nankai Trough megaquake
A newspaper headline in Japanese about a possible Nankai Trough earthquake. In a report issued Friday, the government's Earthquake Research Committee widened the probability range for a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake occurring off the country's Pacific coast within the next 30 years from "around 80%" to 60% to 94.5% or higher.
Woman in Japan arrested for keeping daughter's body in freezer for 20 years
Police have arrested a 75-year-old woman after she allegedly confessed to keeping her adult daughter's body in a freezer for 20 years.
Court rules sex change appearance requirement unconstitutional
The Sapporo Family Court on Friday ruled that a legal provision requiring individuals to undergo genital surgery to change their legal gender is unconstitutional and invalid.
LDP presidential hopefuls take hard-line stance on immigration
Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on Sept. 16. All five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race demonstrated a tougher stance on foreign tourists and nationals.
Trump’s 100% pharmaceutical tariffs won’t apply to Japan and EU
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Sept. 19.
Taiwan showcases chipmaking prowess as a private exhibitor at Osaka Expo
Visitors wait in line to enter the Tech World pavilion at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Tokyo retains Michelin crown with 160 starred restaurants for 2026
Tokyo's current crop of three-Michelin-starred establishments includes six Japanese restaurants, five specializing in French cuisine and one that does Chinese cuisine.
LDP presidential hopefuls take hard-line stance on immigration
Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on Sept. 16. All five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race demonstrated a tougher stance on foreign tourists and nationals.
Japanese corporate boards have changed dramatically in recent years
Most Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Section companies have independent directors now.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

"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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