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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 22, 2021

Despite ‘comfort women’ ruling, Tokyo-Seoul relations expected to remain tense

A South Korean court's reversal on a previous “comfort women” ruling may be seen as a win for Japan, but Tokyo is not celebrating just yet.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2021

Momentum grows in U.S. Congress for legislation confronting China

The developments are an indicator of the broad, bipartisan sentiment in Congress to counter China's growing economic and strategic power.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2021

Okinawa’s wasted COVID-19 year

For political reasons, the economic contribution of the Okinawa bases is heavily downplayed, sometimes by five or 10 times as much, in local government publications and the media.
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WORLD
Apr 21, 2021

The death of George Floyd reignited a movement. What happens now?

For many Black Americans, real change feels elusive, particularly given how relentlessly the killing of Black men by the police has continued on.
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WORLD
Apr 21, 2021

Chad leader Idriss Deby, a key Western ally, killed in battle

Deby visited troops on the front line Monday after rebels based across the northern frontier in Libya advanced hundreds of kilometers south toward the capital, N'Djamena.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Apr 19, 2021

Carter Stewart Jr. takes important first step in NPB

Stewart's day wasn't groundbreaking, but his career path might be.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 19, 2021

Moving house in a pandemic: The move isn’t the hardest part, the packing is

Moving into a new home doesn't have to be stressful if you get help. What comes before and after that is tough enough.
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WORLD
Apr 18, 2021

Despite tensions, U.S. and China agree to work together on climate change

The agreement comes only days before Biden is scheduled to hold a virtual climate summit with world leaders, hoping to prod countries to do more to reduce emissions.
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Apr 15, 2021

Rikako Ikee's already exhilarating comeback from leukemia just getting started

The return of the nation's swimming queen has been one of the biggest feel-good stories in Japanese sports this year.
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BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2021

With its economy in free fall, Myanmar braces for the worst

Small businesses are on the front lines of an economy now facing crisis after a group of generals seized power on Feb. 1.
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OLYMPICS
Apr 12, 2021

Japan names swimming team for Tokyo Olympics

While the squad features a number of fresh faces, there are also veterans who have already achieved global success, such as Daiya Seto, Kosuke Hagino and Ryosuke Irie.
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MORE SPORTS
Apr 10, 2021

Justin Rose leads Masters; Hideki Matsuyama three shots off the pace

Rose, who withdrew from his last start a month ago with back spasms and began the day four shots clear, dug deep to overcome a tepid start.
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Apr 10, 2021

Kosuke Hagino finds right lane as Tokyo Olympics draw closer

Kosuke Hagino will be making his third trip to the Olympics this summer, but he'll be a different swimmer in Tokyo than he was in either London or Rio de Janeiro.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 10, 2021

Stronger social media push on vaccinations necessary as Japanese remain on the fence

Plenty of people are still anxious about the effectiveness of the vaccine, as well as any side effects it might have.
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WORLD
Apr 9, 2021

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99

Prince Philip, who was Queen Elizabeth's husband for more than seven decades and helped to modernize the British monarchy and steer the royal family through repeated crises, died on Friday. He was 99.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2021

FDR had the Great Depression, but Biden has big data

But the similarities end there. The economic challenges Biden is facing are very different from the ones FDR grappled with, and his approach is necessarily unique.
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MORE SPORTS
Apr 5, 2021

Rikako Ikee adds Tokyo Olympic berth to emotional comeback story

The 20-year-old swimming star, who is recovering from leukemia, punched her ticket to the games by winning the 100-meter butterfly final at the national championships on Sunday.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 5, 2021

Moving house in a pandemic: As our 6-year-old got older, we realized it was time for an upgrade

In the first of a three-part series, our writer outlines the twists and turns his family encountered when they opted to look for a new place to live.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 4, 2021

The possibilities (and perils) of Japan’s youth spending more time online

Even as most public schools struggle to embrace remote learning, the soaring amount of time kids spent on screens at home put many on alert.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 3, 2021

B. League clubs placing more emphasis on early development

The idea of starting that development from a young age is one that has been rapidly spreading around the B. League over the last several years.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Apr 2, 2021

Prospects looking brighter for Japan's senior and Olympic squads

To say that the last week was a good one for followers of Japan's men's teams is somewhat of an understatement.
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CULTURE / Film
Apr 1, 2021

'Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction' shows the gory details of modern-day publishing

Director Daihachi Yoshida brings a sympathetic lens to an industry in trouble in his film “Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction.”
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BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 30, 2021

MLB to loosen restrictions for vaccinated players and coaches

Major League Baseball told teams on Monday that fully vaccinated players, coaches and other Tier 1 staff can enjoy loosened COVID-19 protocols, with more restrictions lifted once a team reaches 85% vaccination.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Mar 29, 2021

NPB returns with flourish as reminders of virus linger

Following an offseason that was shorter than usual, pro baseball returned to Japan over the weekend.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 26, 2021

Does Google Translate make foreign language learning unnecessary? Not quite

Idioms and other turns of phrase are often taken literally when left to Google Translate to make sense of things. That means translator jobs are safe for now.
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WORLD
Mar 25, 2021

'Trust no one' becomes cyber mantra after massive hacking attacks

In the wake of two massive cyberattacks that exposed glaring deficiencies in U.S. defenses, cybersecurity practitioners are saying zero trust may be the way to stop the cyber mayhem.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Mar 25, 2021

Privacy or rehabilitation? How criminal records are treated in Japan

With background checks unobtainable and information about lawbreakers kept under wraps, dealing with a person's past can be tricky.

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person