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Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 2, 2020

Ruins, crystals and robots: Classic games get remastered

La-Mulana whips you into shape; Crystal Chronicles gets even better; and Gundam fans get another chance to suit up.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 2, 2020

Will Japan pursue a strike capability in lieu of Aegis Ashore?

Hard decisions lie ahead to make sure the nation has an effective defense.
COMMENTARY / Japan / The Great Reset
Aug 2, 2020

It's time to reset Japan's digital infrastructure

Despite its image as a world leader, the nation is falling behind as it continues to make use of outdated technology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2020

Peace at last for Yemen?

The window to end the country's long-running civil war won't stay open for long
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 2, 2020

South Korea ruling on wartime labor to have major implications for Seoul-Tokyo ties

Bilateral ties will almost certainly worsen if the Nippon Steel shares are sold to compensate laborers from the war, with tariffs eyed as potential retaliation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2020

Autumn snap election speculation recedes amid Japan's coronavirus resurgence

An election win this fall could help Abe pick a successor or extend his term past 2021, but it would also prove highly unpopular in the middle of a pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2020

China finally makes its peace with ‘foreign garbage’

After years of trying to ban recycling imports, the central government seems to be coming to its senses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 2, 2020

U.S. condemns postponement of Hong Kong Legislative Council elections

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned Hong Kong’s decision to delay its Legislative Council elections by a year and urged the city’s government to reconsider.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2020

Iran says it has detained U.S.-based opposition leader over 2008 bomb attack

Iran said on Saturday its intelligence services have detained a U.S.-based leader of a pro-monarchist group whom it accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing and of plotting other attacks, and that he is being held in Iran.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2020

Thai democracy protesters make Japan cartoon hamster their symbol

Protesters are running around as if on a hamster wheel while singing the Hamtaro jingle to decry government waste and demand the dissolution of parliament.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 2, 2020

Up against fierce new coronavirus waves, nations turn to sewage and drones

Wearing face shields, masks, two layers of gloves and navy cotton overalls, two scientists carefully lift off a metal manhole cover to reveal the cumulative waste of some 400 migrant workers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 2, 2020

China sends team to Hong Kong to do widespread coronavirus testing

Seven Chinese health officials were due to arrive in Hong Kong on Sunday, the first members of a 60-person team that will carry out widespread testing for COVID-19 in the territory as it races to halt a third wave of illness.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 2, 2020

NASA astronauts riding SpaceX capsule poised for splashdown

The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's new Crew Dragon are heading home for a Sunday splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, capping a two-month voyage in space that marked NASA's first crewed mission from home soil in nine years.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Aug 2, 2020

Roger Dahl on the perils of texting while hiking

SOCCER / J. League
Aug 1, 2020

Urawa, Shimizu battle to draw

Urawa Reds and Shimizu S-Pulse fought to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night, with defensive miscues leading to both second-half goals in the J. League first-division encounter.
JAPAN / History
Aug 1, 2020

Is time running out to preserve Japan’s A-bomb legacy?

75 years on, Hiroshima and Nagasaki scramble to preserve the memories of those who survived the atomic bombings
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 1, 2020

Kabukicho host clubs under fire for spreading coronavirus

Some media outlets are weighing the pros and cons of mounting an actual 'blockade' of Tokyo's well-known entertainment district.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 1, 2020

Step into another world with isekai, the fantasy subgenre ruling the manga market

In recent years, the manga and light novel market has been inundated with 'isekai,' a subgenre in which protagonists are transported to a fantasy world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 1, 2020

Let Tokyo Eat Cake: One man’s cake-baking journey to support Japan’s food banks

Justin Mackee has been baking his way through COVID-19, selling cakes and donating the profits to nationwide food bank Second Harvest Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 1, 2020

COVID-19 is forcing clothing retailers to reassess their physical presence

Without workplaces or recreational spots to go to, consumers have little reason to buy new outfits.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 1, 2020

Struggling to cope with a protracted rainy season that took forever to end

Summer has been a damp squib so far this year for many parts of the country, with annual events canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on top of a protracted rainy season that seemingly took an eternity to end.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 1, 2020

Gracia: Modern Spanish gastrobar dining in Hiroo

At gastrobar Gracia, chef Jerome Quilbeuf is serving up top-notch Catalan cuisine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 1, 2020

Japan Times 1945: New-type bombs used in raid on Hiroshima

Readers get news of a new bomb being used by the Americans in the war.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 1, 2020

‘A Late Chrysanthemum’: A short story collection full of pathos and maturity

This anthology of short stories may tend toward the morally dubious, but it's a solid introduction to literary masters of the 20th century.
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.
Japanese team detect gradual seafloor caving near Nankai Trough
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the Prime Minister's Office on Sept. 1 during an anti-disaster drill simulating an earthquake in the Nankai Trough.
Ukrainian YouTuber arrested in Japan over Fukushima livestream
An empty street is seen in the abandoned town of Okuma, in Fukushima Prefecture, during a temporary return visit by evacuees in February 2012.
Japan private-sector pay hits record in 2024
The average salary for men was ¥5.87 million, up 3.2%, and that of women was ¥3.33 million, up 5.5%, both marking record highs.
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.
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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