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Feb 25, 2020

JR East Group Offers Vegan and Muslim-friendly Sweets!

TOKYO, February 25, 2020 – JR East Group (TOKYO:9020) operates the Shinkansen and other trains over a network of railways that cover half the main island of Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Feb 25, 2020

Japan railway firm to test anti-groping app on rush-hour trains

A Kyodo piece looks at the launch of a new smartphone app that is meant to alert passengers when there is a groper on the train.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 25, 2020

Let's discuss a drug scandal

Singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara is in hot water for alleged drug possession. What do you think needs to be done to deter people from using drugs?
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 25, 2020

Lawyer for U.S. says Julian Assange put lives at risk but his side claims he's target of Trump war on journalists

Julian Assange is wanted for crimes that put at risk the lives of people in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan who had helped the West, some of whom later disappeared, said a lawyer acting for the United States in its bid to extradite him.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2020

Nissan warns about future of European plants as Brexit weighs

Nissan Motor Co. gave the starkest warning yet on the future of the Japanese group's car factories in Western Europe, with a plant in the U.K. threatened by Brexit and another in Spain suffering from a slump in demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2020

China pushes plants to reopen, risking renewed spread of coronavirus

China is trying to get people back to work, risking a renewed spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Feb 24, 2020

Everything you need in one gadget

Whether old-school or state of the art, the more a gadget can do, the more you feel you need it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2020

With biryani and rice balls, Malaysia aims for halal Olympic gold

A small factory in Malaysia's capital is preparing thousands of ready-to-eat halal meals, from fried rice to chicken biryani, to be shipped off to Japan for 2020's biggest sporting event.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Feb 22, 2020

Tokyo's most affordable Michelin-starred restaurants

There's no need to overspend to eat well in Tokyo. Here are The Japan Times' picks of Tokyo's best affordable Michelin restaurants, all under u00a53,000.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 22, 2020

Satoru Naito: Starting up in San Francisco

Moving to Silicon Valley was a no-brainer for Naito — it was where Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook, and where he knew he'd be inspired to start a business.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Feb 22, 2020

Kyoto Beer Lab: Creative beers with local charm

Part beer, part music and full of local charm: Kyoto Beer Lab has perfected the formula for what makes a successful neighborhood bar.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Feb 22, 2020

No need to 'disrupt' the potato chip, there's no improving this classic snack

Japanese snack makers are constantly looking to improve the classic potato chip. But do they succeed?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 22, 2020

Jonah Salz: What's life without the drama?

Theater scholar and director Salz on Beckett, kyogen and teaching in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Feb 21, 2020

Ep. 33 'Half Blue'

Official couple alert!! It has taken 33 episodes but we finally have our first pairing in Emika and Tupas. I'm not counting Risako and Kenny because ol' Riri insisted they were still in the "talking" phase of their relationship when they moved out of the house together. Yama-chan, the resident cynic...
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2020

JR Central logs 8% drop in shinkansen passengers amid COVID-19 outbreaks

The number of passengers on the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Feb. 1 and Wednesday declined 8 percent from a year earlier, operator Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) has said.
Reader Mail
Feb 21, 2020

Cruise ship quarantine needed international cooperation

I am concerned about the apparent lack of a suitable framework of international co-operation for dealing with a case like the one discussed in "Quarantined cruise ship or virus incubator?" in the Feb. 20 edition.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Northern California report 2020
Feb 21, 2020

Azuma Foods: Combining East and West

Thirty years since setting up its first overseas operation in California, Japanese food manufacturer Azuma Foods now has a customer roster of 300 companies, which include some of America’s largest retailers like Costco and Whole Foods.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Northern California report 2020
Feb 21, 2020

San Jose: The urban center of Silicon Valley

As the largest city in Northern California, the city of San Jose is home to global companies seeking the benefits of operating in its rich ecosystem of manufacturing, research, prototyping, engineering and marketing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2020

Michael Bloomberg seeks reset after rough debate debut as Democrats sprint to Super Tuesday

Democratic presidential contenders began a frantic dash for votes on Thursday, as big-spending billionaire Michael Bloomberg sought to move past a bruising debate debut and several of his rivals jockeyed to be the moderate alternative to liberal front-runner Bernie Sanders.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Northern California report 2020
Feb 21, 2020

ShoEi Foods USA: Shelling out excellence in Northern California

A trip across the state of California will reveal the diversity of its agricultural products, with its being fruits, grains and nuts. In 1985, Japan-based ShoEi Foods Corporation established an American subsidiary in Oregon, ShoEi Foods USA Inc., to source American food ingredients.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2020

Mercari plans Tokyo store to tempt more into its online marketplace

Online flea market operator Mercari Inc. said Thursday that it would try its hand at brick and mortar operations in hope of reaching tens of millions of untapped users in the Japanese market, allowing them to sell their used goods on the spot and handling everything from photography to shipment.
EDITORIALS
Feb 20, 2020

Review the nation's quest for a nuclear fuel cycle

The government and the power industry need to proceed with a long-overdue review of the the MOX nuclear fuel cycle policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2020

Machine lubricants leave bad taste for palm oil producers and buyers

The palm oil industry, long accused of large-scale deforestation, is bracing for another hit to its business: machinery lubricants seeping into the world's most consumed edible oil during processing.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Feb 20, 2020

'Kurly in Kansai' host Ayana Wyse: 'I'm involved in the community, not the society'

As one half of the duo hosting the podcast 'Kurly in Kansai,' Ayana Wyse is doing her part in building a community for the international community in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 20, 2020

Google's British users will lose EU data protection, sources say

Google is planning to move its British users' accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2020

Democratic candidates pile on Bloomberg over wealth, race and sexism

Michael Bloomberg faced a barrage of attacks at his first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday as his rivals rushed to criticize the billionaire businessman for his wealth, record on race and history of sexist comments.
South Korea’s baby bust threatens its demographic future
Marriage is rapidly declining in South Korea as rising education and career aspirations collide with traditional gender norms.
The Japanese face and body patches that have had the world wondering
Japan's Mebuki Suzuki in action with Uganda's Oscar Chelimo in the men's 10,000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 14
German companies choosing Japan as Asia manufacturing hub: survey
Japan has many positive qualities for German companies, but the market does face some challenges, such as talent acquisition and retention, particularly as demand for skilled workers grows, a survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan showed.
Why Japan’s most melancholic writer speaks to today’s youth
Osamu Dazai struggled with depression and addiction, themes that were also central to his writing.
Osaka Expo tickets being resold at exorbitant prices as closing date nears
With just three weeks left until the closing of the Osaka Expo, most admission slots are nearly fully booked. On auction sites, however, many reserved tickets are being traded at high prices.
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.
Who’s who in the LDP presidential race?
(Clockwise from top left) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi; former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi; Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi; former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi; and former minister of state for economic security Sanae Takaichi
Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan
While some American taxpayers assume they are ineligible to participate in Japan’s tax-deferred savings schemes, certified public accountant Rick Gundlach says that this is no longer the case.
Aichi Triennale’s message from the world: Free Palestine
“Between Currents and Bloom,” an eye-popping crocheted seascape by Indonesian artist Mulyana, dazzles with Instagram-ready cuteness while recalling a vibrant ocean now threatened by warming seas.
Twice-a-year injection could make HIV prevention easier, developer argues
Jared Baeten, Gilead Sciences' senior vice president and virology therapeutic area head, hopes regulatory approval elsewhere for lenacapavir as a preexposure prophylaxis — for reducing the risk of contracting HIV — could lead to real discussions toward ending HIV in Japan.

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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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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