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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 21, 2019

Japan's treatment of freelancers comes under the microscope

Veteran British filmmaker Ken Loach's latest work, "Sorry We Missed You," which opened in Japan recently, is about the gig economy, the new employment environment surrounding companies like the ride-sharing service Uber that don't so much hire people as give them access to users.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 21, 2019

Japanese media pundits deliver their verdicts on 2019's hit products

While consumers may take ownership of certain products for granted, there's something reaffirming about acquiring a product that's been designated a hit, and my experiences over the years tell me Japanese aren't especially different from other nationalities in this regard.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 21, 2019

Shihoko Ura: A chronicle of caring, teaching and food blogging

A chance encounter with a schoolboy in Australia led a trained nurse to start teaching Japanese and then blog about Japanese food.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 21, 2019

Il Garage: Japanese ingredients get an Italian twist in Kyoto

Masato and Midori Shirakawa honed their culinary skills in Italy. Now they're back in Kyoto running the cozy, innovative Il Garage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 21, 2019

Cat cafe operators in Japan seek to end stigma with a fresh approach

Cat cafes have come under increased scrutiny in recent years, with animal rights groups criticizing some establishments for their allegedly shady practices and ethics. 
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Dec 21, 2019

'Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu': Japan's Shakespeare sheds light on the common man

Unrequited love, social obligation and human nature collide — with varying results — in 'The Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Dec 21, 2019

'The Real Japanese Izakaya Cookbook': Everyday Japanese favorites for a rousing night in

Though it's impossible to agree on what, exactly, an izakaya is, it's now possible to recreate all the classic dishes at home with Wataru Yokota's 'The Real Japanese Izakaya Cookbook.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 21, 2019

Gregory Hilton: An artist inspired by the city

Osaka-based artist Gregory Hilton on the 1980s New York downtown art scene, how his recent gallery show art utilized Roombas and what he misses about his Texas hometown.
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2019

Put children first in custody fights

Measures need to be taken to ensure the rights of children to maintain a relationship with both of their parents after divorce.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 21, 2019

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai awarded $242 million pay package

Sundar Pichai is getting a hefty pay raise.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2019

Boeing's Starliner astronaut capsule fails key test of reaching space station

Boeing Co.'s new astronaut capsule failed on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station, cutting short a critical unmanned test mission in the embattled aerospace giant's race to send humans to the outpost.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Dec 21, 2019

Ep. 26 'Internationalization at Once'

It’s a small world after all. No stranger to keeping the mix of personalities and backgrounds interesting, “Terrace House” continues to invite people from around the world into its little televised bubble. Before we meet the fresh new faces replacing Haruka and Ruka, however, we have to say one...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Dec 21, 2019

A weekend in Nagasaki: Diverse, vibrant and a haven for history buffs

Nagasaki's long exposure to religion, architecture and cuisine from China and the West makes it veritable cultural melting pot that's well-worth a weekend excursion.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 20, 2019

Yuzuru Hanyu seizes control with brilliant short program at nationals

Yuzuru Hanyu returned to the Japan Championships in stirring fashion on Friday night after a four-year absence, seizing the lead after the short program with another sublime performance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 20, 2019

Attack on cancer: Japan's health ministry plans bid to analyze full genomes of 90,000 patients in three years

The health ministry on Friday revealed a plan to attempt to decode the full genomes of around 90,000 cancer and other patients in about three years.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 20, 2019

In the age of smartphones, Japanese schoolchildren's eyesight is worst on record, health ministry finds

From elementary to high school, children in Japan are breaking records for bad eyesight, an education ministry health survey showed Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Dec 20, 2019

Carp outfielder Seiya Suzuki poised to become household name

It's possible around this time next year, we might be reminiscing about the Summer of Seiya 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2019

'Obamacare' ruling likely to haunt Trump in 2020

While the eyes of America were on the House vote to impeach President Donald Trump, a court ruling to leave the fate of the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," up in the air may be a bigger risk to his 2020 re-election hopes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 20, 2019

Japan's sweeping stock market overhaul seen sparking mergers and acquisitions

The biggest overhaul of Japan's equity market in decades may be set to spur a wave of mergers and acquisitions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 20, 2019

Working mom fights the odds to become sole female LDP lawmaker in Kyushu

On a recent chilly November morning, aspiring politician Maiko Takahashi was undergoing a trial by fire as she stumped for just the second time in her life, addressing an ebb and flow of commuters near Oita Station.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2019

Toshiba digs in heels after Hoya's unsolicited bid for technology unit

Just days after Hoya Corp. made a hostile takeover bid for one of Toshiba Corp.'s publicly traded units — an extremely rare move in Japan — the industrial giant is responding with equally unusual bluntness.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 20, 2019

Readers' choice: Tokyo's best ramen shops

Last month, The Japan Times published its curated list of Tokyo's five best ramen shops. But Japan's capital city is a truly massive metropolis boasting restaurants galore, so we wanted to know: What did we overlook? And where are your favorite ramen shops?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2019

Time for U.S. pivot on North Korea?

It is now time for the U.S., along with Japan and South Korea, to prepare to pivot on North Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 20, 2019

Behind the rise of Japan's recluses

A lack of economic ambition is increasing the trend of 'hikikomori.'
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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