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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 19, 2020

Japan in a post-coronavirus world

The true risks behind the concentration of population and key functions in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 19, 2020

Japanese robot to clock in at a convenience store in test of retail automation

FamilyMart hopes to have robots working in 20 stores around Tokyo by 2022.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 18, 2020

Pandemic negates Japan’s bid to reduce plastic waste

Plastic is one of the cheapest, most effective materials for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 18, 2020

Overindulging at home and playing the online ratings game amid a pandemic

One man reportedly left as many as 18 empty wine bottles and four large empty sake bottles out to be recycled each week during the pandemic.
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 17, 2020

Gifu lab on PCR-testing front line takes strain in coronavirus pandemic

A dozen technicians painstakingly took on heaps of extra PCR work before help came.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 17, 2020

Mask rules expand across U.S. as clashes over the mandate intensify

A tidal wave of new mask requirements have recently been issued in the U.S., but resistance is still strong in many circles.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 14, 2020

Global hunger and obesity are worsening due to coronavirus fallout

Hunger and malnourishment are increasing around the world as the coronavirus crisis pushes more people into poverty and limits access to healthy diets, according to the United Nations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 12, 2020

New intimacy: COVID-19 offers a chance to take things slow

Online dating is a safer alternative for those looking for relationships during COVID-19. But that doesn't mean physical intimacy is on pause.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2020

The fight over a coronavirus vaccine will get ugly

Once COVID-19 shots become available, there will be arguments about who gets them, and an even bigger battle with anti-vaxxers who refuse them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 3, 2020

‘Japan Sinks: 2020’: When disaster strikes, keep your family close

Masaaki Yuasa's new anime series about the literal sinking of Japan may hit close to home for viewers, but the main takeaway is that love is the key to survival.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 2, 2020

Kurdish YouTuber Shinya: 'Spontaneous, creative and real'

YouTuber Shinya says the positivity on the platform outweighs any negativity that comes her way.
EDITORIALS
Jul 2, 2020

The struggle continues for victims of eugenic law

People who were forcibly sterilized deserve just compensation.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 2, 2020

Lotte reliever Jay Jackson inspired by demonstrations for racial equality around globe

As is the case for many Black Americans, the push for equality is both familiar and personal for Jackson, a 32-year-old South Carolina native.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 30, 2020

The language of Black Lives Matter in Japanese

Young Japanese are taking an interest in the Black Lives Matter protests overseas and are trying to adapt the language of the movement in this country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2020

To construct a winning narrative, Trump dismisses pandemic, polls and recession

Trump's detailed descriptions of life in America today run so counter to reality that even some of his allies are urging him to change course.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jun 28, 2020

Old values, practices need re-evaluating

Satoyama capitalism is a new concept of capitalism that centers around effective use of natural resources in creating new values to foster a sustainable future for local communities.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Jun 26, 2020

What will it take to achieve virus herd immunity and how close is Japan?

Tests on randomly selected people in Tokyo, Miyagi and Osaka prefectures showed an extremely low infection rate in all three locations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Jun 25, 2020

The race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, and Japan's place in it

With more than 140 coronavirus measures in development and 13 undergoing trials, hopes are being pinned on one being approved in the near future.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2020

The low-tech way that Japan managed to tackle the virus quickly

Experts contend that the existence of public health centers are one of the key reasons Japan was able to avoid an explosion in coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2020

Japan carmakers see untapped market as 'paper drivers' ease onto roads

Some driving schools in Japan are reporting an uptick in lapsed drivers taking refresher courses to get back on the roads.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2020

Three killed after man goes on stabbing spree in British town's park, police say

Three people were killed and another three seriously injured when a man went on a stabbing spree in a park in the southern English town of Reading on Saturday, though police said they were not currently treating the incident as terrorism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2020

Trump shrugs off backlash and coronavirus fears ahead of Tulsa rally

Donald Trump’s decision to pack thousands of people into an arena for his first campaign rally in three months, intended to reinvigorate both his re-election effort and the candidate himself, has instead kept the president on the defensive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 19, 2020

No smooth sailing for health centers key to Gifu’s COVID-19 response

Nurses were inundated with calls, some abusive, as they tried to trace people who may have been exposed to the virus.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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