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LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jun 27, 2020

Five refreshing and summer-friendly Japanese recipes

This recipe collection starts with a homemade mentsuyu (noodle sauce), which becomes a flavorful base for four other dishes.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 27, 2020

Zen on Zoom: Community meditation moves online

Several Japanese Buddhist temples have started digital Zen meditation sessions, bringing a sense of community to a global audience.
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CULTURE / Books
Jun 27, 2020

Bradford Smith's years in Japan influenced his writing career

For author and educator Bradford Smith, years in Japan inspired a lifelong fascination with the country that influenced his writing career.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 27, 2020

Tokyo caught in a bind over restrictions placed on park demonstrations

Organizers must formally pledge that they will not do anything that interferes with park management before permission to hold protest is granted.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 27, 2020

Pandemic spurs some in Japan to reassess employment options

As the pandemic's toll continues to grow, employees are taking to social media to vent about company management and voice their desires to move on.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Jun 27, 2020

Budo: The versatility of the kamayari spear

Hozoin-ryu was adopted by most feudal clans in the Edo Period (1603-1868), and became the most widely adopted martial-arts school across Japan.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 27, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic has left us all feeling a little overwhelmed

When the internet sits in judgment on perceived violators of unwritten laws, its standards tend to be those of a technologized lynch mob.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jun 27, 2020

The hits and misses of 2020’s summer sodas

Every summer, drink companies release unique, limited-edition beverages. The 2020 editions have just arrived, and initial reviews are mixed.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 27, 2020

The old normal

'Thanks for your hard work today. Shall we grab a quick drink? Do you have time?'
CULTURE / Books
Jun 27, 2020

'The Art of Persistence': Toshiko Akamatsu and the ghosts she couldn't forget

Artist Toshiko Akamatsu's depiction of the horrors of World War II earned her renown, but it was her earlier work that came back to haunt her.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jun 27, 2020

Roger Dahl on the new COVID-19 baseball landscape

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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2020

When to wear a mask and when you can skip it

With the guidance on masks during the pandemic having been conflicting, it's no wonder some people are confused.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2020

How China is tightening its grip on Hong Kong's economy

International firms are increasingly being displaced in the territory by Chinese companies moving in and gaining a strong foothold.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2020

Japanese cluster study revives ‘3Cs’ warning as coronavirus cases surge anew

The study, published in the CDC's journal, says closed, crowded environments with close contact and poor ventilation are driving the formation of cluster infections.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 27, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg loses $7 billion as companies boycott Facebook ads

Mark Zuckerberg just became $7.2 billion poorer after a flurry of companies pulled advertising from Facebook Inc.’s network.
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WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2020

As U.S. coronavirus cases hit new high, questions abound over whether deaths will follow

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has highlighted an apparent disconnect between rising cases and declining mortality as proof the COVID-19 pandemic is under control.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2020

A quick reopening, a surge in infections and a U.S. recovery at risk

When Texas reopened bars for the U.S.'s Memorial Day weekend last month, cooped-up millennials and Gen Zers took full advantage, flouting social distancing rules to pack clubs and pushing their credit card spending in the next two weeks back to 2019 levels.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 27, 2020

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool no longer burdened by history after winning Premier League title

Liverpool is no longer burdened by its painful 30-year title drought and has written a new chapter in the club's history after becoming Premier League champions, manager Jurgen Klopp said Friday.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2020

Heart, kidneys, pancreas: Scientists just starting to understand health effects of COVID-19

Besides respiratory issues, the virus that causes COVID-19 attacks many organ systems, in some cases causing catastrophic damage.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 27, 2020

Japanese startup creates 'connected' face mask for coronavirus new normal

As face coverings become the norm amid the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 27, 2020

U.S. slaps visa bans on Chinese officials in opening salvo over Hong Kong

The U.S. State Department imposed visa bans on Chinese Communist Party officials accused of infringing the freedom of Hong Kong citizens, in what a senior official described as the opening salvo in a campaign to force Beijing to back off from new restrictions on the city.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2020

Daiichi Sankyo in talks with AstraZeneca on virus vaccine supply in Japan

Daiichi Sankyo Co. is in discussions to provide supplies of a potential coronavirus vaccine now being developed by AstraZeneca PLC and the University of Oxford for use in Japan.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2020

Japan's COVID-19 app reaches 4 million downloads in first week

Japan's COVID-19 contact-tracing app has been downloaded more than 4 million times since its launch a week ago as the government seeks to head off a second wave of infections now that businesses and schools have reopened.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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