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LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Aug 1, 2020

Jewels on the table: Mamezara in the home

With the passage of time, mamezara can take on a distinctive aura or energy that attaches itself to items that have passed through human hands.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 1, 2020

Berg: A classic Shinjuku pit stop, 30 years on

There was already a lot to celebrate about cafe-bar Berg. Now there's two more: Its 30th birthday and new nonsmoking status.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Aug 1, 2020

Sweet dessert discoveries in Koenji

Kichiraku specializes in amazake (sweet, low-alcohol sake) yogurt and smoothies, which you can customize with plenty of toppings.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 1, 2020

Bright spark

'I want to become a YouTuber. I just need a computer.'
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JAPAN
Aug 1, 2020

'Higher culture' Japan acted like it had the virus under wraps, but now it’s everywhere

Japan risks becoming a warning for what happens when a country moves too fast to normalize its economy and doesn't adjust its strategy when the outbreak changes.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 1, 2020

Tokyo’s restaurants stare down COVID-19: ‘We have to stay open’

All of Tokyo's restaurants share a common goal: weathering COVID-19. Three — Tonkatsu Tonki, Mark's Table and LalaChai — share their stories.
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JAPAN
Aug 1, 2020

Tokyo may call state of emergency as daily coronavirus cases soar

Gov. Yuriko Koike on Friday said Tokyo may need to declare its own state of emergency after announcing a record-breaking 463 coronavirus cases.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Aug 1, 2020

Roger Dahl on Japan's Olympic banana skins

SOCCER
Aug 1, 2020

WE League receives unexpectedly high number of applicants for inaugural season

The announcement is a positive omen for Japan's newly formed professional women's soccer league, which is slated to kick off in September 2021.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2020

A COVID-19 vaccine won’t help if people don’t trust it

As the battle to find a solution continues, planning ahead for convincing the public to get on board becomes crucial.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2020

World economy’s sputtering recovery threatened by flaring coronavirus

The Asia-Pacific region has been hit hard by a resurgence in the number of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 1, 2020

New Zealand becomes latest nation to face claims of abuse from gymnasts

Gymnastics New Zealand has launched "urgent inquiries" into allegations of systemic psychological and physical abuse of its athletes, media reports said, echoing similar complaints in other countries.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2020

Nvidia in advanced talks to buy chipmaker Arm from SoftBank

The deal could be the largest ever in the semiconductor industry but may also trigger regulatory scrutiny.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2020

Charting the global economy: GDP report cards are out and awful

Report cards on the massive economic toll of the coronavirus were issued in the U.S. and Europe this week and they were downright abysmal.
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WORLD
Aug 1, 2020

Florida teen accused of masterminding Twitter hack that hit Joe Biden and Elon Musk

A 17-year-old Florida boy masterminded the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter Inc., including those of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, officials said on Friday.
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MORE SPORTS
Aug 1, 2020

Cowboys listed as world's most valuable sports team for fifth straight year

The Dallas Cowboys were ranked as the world's most valuable sports team for a fifth consecutive year according to an annual list published by Forbes Friday that was dominated by NFL teams.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 31, 2020

Dollar suffers worst month in a decade

The euro rose the most in a decade this month, the British pound is headed for its best July since 1990, and for the first time this year, every major currency in the world rose against the greenback.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jul 31, 2020

Waltz of the jellyfish

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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2020

U.S. virus relief checks offer no relief to Honda's short-handed office staff

Due to a staff shortage, the office workers are now toiling away on the assembly line.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2020

Hong Kong delays election by a year after a dozen opposition candidates barred from running

Leader Carrie Lam pinned the blame on the coronavirus.

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