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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 19, 2020

Relieving stress with the help of Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizon has been a stress relief for people looking to escape the current pandemic. Its puns are great, too.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 19, 2020

Fitness gear in high demand as Japan looks to stay fit amid crisis

A Kyodo article looks at the trend toward purchasing exercise equipment and introduces gym-related Japanese.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 19, 2020

It would be great if you could master 'to ii'

A grammar lesson looks at the structures 'X to ii' and X-ba yokatta no ni' as was of suggesting an outcome would be good.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 19, 2020

Trump says he’s taking anti-malaria drug that led to FDA warning

Trump is a self-admitted germophobe, telling reporters he was wary of shaking hands even before the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 19, 2020

Let's discuss reopening businesses

A Japan Times article outlines what the governors of certain prefectures are doing as a state of emergency draws to a close.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2020

China backs review of global coronavirus response under WHO

In video message, President Xi Jinping pledges $2 billion over two years to help with the COVID-19 response.
JAPAN
May 18, 2020

Japan launches new squadron to step up defense in outer space

The squadron, part of the Air Self-Defense Force, will monitor space debris and suspicious satellites to prevent collisions with Japanese satellites.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2020

At a critical moment, the WTO loses its leader

There is a powerful and growing need for an effective world trade body.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 18, 2020

A welcome move by the U.S. Marines

The U.S. Marines Corps is a natural ally for Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 18, 2020

Central banks have let the genie out of the bottle

If anyone knows how hard it is to roll back extraordinary monetary support, it's Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2020

Where to worry about catching COVID-19, and where not to

How the coronavirus spreads in the real world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2020

Endangered species may be yet another virus victim

With ecotourism collapsing, decades of preservation efforts are suddenly in jeopardy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2020

Managing the coming global debt crisis

Suspending developing economies' debt didn't work in the 1980s and it won't work now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2020

Huge fentanyl haul seized in Asia's largest-ever drug bust

The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the scale of the bust was unprecedented and that Myanmar's anti-drug authorities have 'dismantled a significant network.'
MORE SPORTS
May 18, 2020

Takuma Sato revved up for upcoming start of IndyCar season

Takuma Sato and the rest of the IndyCar stars will begin their season on June 6 at the Genesys 300 in Texas.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2020

Japan slips into recession, but worst is yet to come

Data confirm the world's third-largest economy was in recession even before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the April emergency for the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2020

U.S. mulls paying companies and providing tax breaks to pull supply chains from China

U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China that include tax breaks, new rules and carefully structured subsidies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2020

China sees post-lockdown rise in air pollution

Some air pollutants in China have risen back to above last year's levels after dropping when the government imposed strict lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study published Monday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 18, 2020

Jim Kelly says 2020 is Bills' year in AFC East

The Buffalo Bills haven't won the AFC East title since 1995, but the quarterback of that team predicts things will change in 2020.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 18, 2020

Sam Allardyce urges clubs to respect players' health concerns

Premier League clubs must reassure players there will be no repercussions if they are unwilling to risk their health by returning to action during the COVID-19 pandemic, former England manager Sam Allardyce has said.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 18, 2020

Can Japan's laws adapt to pandemic-era privacy needs?

Identity-based discrimination is a part of Japanese law, but could our own experiences with the new coronavirus become part of our identity?

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?