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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 10, 2021

A glimpse of Louis Vuitton’s luxe Le Cafe V Ginza

The French fashion house collaborated with chef Yosuke Suga to design the menu — and the world's first Louis Vuitton chocolates.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Feb 12, 2021

WE League chair 'grateful' for Yoshiro Mori's sexist remarks

Kikuko Okajima is pleased that the now-former Tokyo 2020 president brought attention to the issue of gender equality in Japan.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 9, 2021

Global funds ditched JGBs in 2020 for first time in seven years

Overseas investors offloaded a net u00a52.79 trillion ($26.5 billion) of JGBs, the first drop since 2013, according to the latest balance-of-payments data.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 20, 2021

Japan's vaccine program chief denies reports of May rollout

'Oh no, NHK, please don't go around making vaccination rollout schedules like that. It's bogus,' administrative reform minister Taro Kono said on Twitter.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2021

Japan joins world in voicing concern over U.S. Capitol in chaos

In language usually reserved for more restive parts of the world, Japan's top government spokesman said Tokyo is 'hoping for a peaceful transfer of power' in the U.S.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2021

I beg your 'pardon,' Mr. Trump

What concerns me most about Trump's pardons are those for four former Blackwater employees convicted of shooting indiscriminately into a crowd of ordinary citizens in Baghdad in 2007.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 25, 2020

Interest in trading options on Nikkei average hits decade low after 2020 rally

The market’s interest in trading options on the 225-issue Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange has dropped to its lowest in more than a decade amid waning demand for protection against volatility.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 27, 2020

Japan’s ‘misunderstanding’ about a Biden administration

The U.S. alliance is more important than ever before for Japan, which must address national security concerns in the face of a rising China while dealing with the threat from North Korea.
JAPAN / Politics / View from Osaka
Nov 14, 2020

Osaka Ishin and Nippon Ishin must adapt or risk extinction

Despite polls showing Osaka Ishin remains popular that the anti-merger faction won by only 17,000 votes of over 1.37 million cast, the party and its movement are in deep trouble.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2020

Japan looks to past ties with Trump and Biden for glimpses of the future

Tuesday's U.S. presidential election is being watched closely in Tokyo by those keen to anticipate its impact on the direction of bilateral relations in years to come.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 21, 2020

Venerable Ryogoku Kokugikan has allowed sumo to successfully cope with pandemic

Possessing its own full-size arena has allowed the Japan Sumo Association to easily switch tournaments scheduled for other cities to its home base in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics / View from Osaka
Oct 17, 2020

Osaka merger would affect residents and outsiders alike

The planned move to merge the city's administrative wards could give officials more freedom to attract tourists and businesses.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 13, 2020

Referendum a pivotal moment for Osaka and its politicians

On Nov. 1, the city's residents will be asked whether to merge Osaka's 24 wards into just four.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Sep 28, 2020

Virus-hit Tigers endure tough, eventful week in Central League

The difference between playing a mostly representative NPB season — as opposed to 50 or 60 games — or having it all fall apart was always as tenuous as some dinner plans.
JAPAN / Politics / View from Osaka
Sep 19, 2020

Let the Suga-Nippon Ishin bromance begin

Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui and his supporters are breathing easy, knowing their favorite LDP politician is now the prime minister.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2020

Nippon Ishin no Kai sees an ally in Suga in LDP leadership race

Close ties are likely to bode well for Osaka's efforts to ensure central government financing in next year's fiscal budget for the 2025 Expo.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2020

The road to ‘Red Hong Kong’?

The special administrative region's traditional role is changing.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2020

Is Japan pulling its companies out of China?

A recent Abe announcement is significant but hardly signals a decoupling.
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MULTIMEDIA
Apr 14, 2020

[VIDEO] Cherry blossoms in Tokyo 2020

JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 2, 2020

With suicide note and lawsuit, Moritomo scandal back to haunt Abe

With the publication of a suicide note by a former Finance Ministry official and subsequent lawsuit by his widow, the Moritomo Gakuen scandal has returned to haunt Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But with Abe saying the issue has been settled and Japan finding itself in the midst of the coronavirus crisis,...
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Mar 28, 2020

'Grit, Grace, and Gold' review: The Olympics are postponed, but this book's a winner

On the surface, sports and haiku are an incongruous mix but, as Nagamura notes in the introduction, 'Writing good haiku involves the same attention to grace, balance, strength, bravery, restraint and observation that propels athletes to their peak.'
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MULTIMEDIA
Mar 1, 2020

March 2, 2020

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan