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Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 30, 2021

New opera ‘Yuzuru’ cautions against the dangers of capitalism

For his first foray into opera, dramatist Toshiki Okada is modernizing a Japanese classic, centering it on 'the damaging influence of capitalism' instead of a tragic love story.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 30, 2021

The political advantages of the ‘parent lottery’

The term 'oyagacha' is widely used for the idea that 'you can't choose your parents.' When you're born into a political dynasty, however, that's not such a bad thing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 30, 2021

Gucci Osteria Tokyo takes you into a culinary wonderland

The third collaborative restaurant between Massimo Bottura and Gucci has finally opened in Ginza, blending fashion with Italian-Japanese fine dining.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 29, 2021

Quade Cooper and Samu Kerevi defend decision to skip Australia tour

Flyhalf Quade Cooper said he was "hurting" about his decision to opt out of Australia's season-ending tour of Japan, while center Samu Kerevi told critics not to question his love for the Wallabies as the pair came under fire from fans on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2021

Pre-election briefing: Here's where the parties stand on the issues

With everything from the pandemic to nuclear power weighing on voters' minds, there has been increased discussion about the direction that Japan should take.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2021

In Okinawa, ruling party's tough China stance helps win young voters

Older voters are mostly sticking with left-wing parties, mindful of Okinawa's past as one of the bloodiest battlegrounds of World War II.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 29, 2021

Chief strategist says Mercedes must juggle performance and reliability to remain in title race

Lewis Hamilton is 12 points behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen with five races remaining.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2021

Plunging output adds to Japan recovery headwinds as election looms

Sharper production has been falling amid global supply shortages weakening a key pillar of Japan's recovery and will likely weigh on third quarter growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2021

Apple and Amazon results spark fears of an unhappy holiday season

As the economy emerges from the worst pandemic in a century, getting enough products to consumers is a daunting challenge for nearly everyone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2021

Ransomware hackers freeze millions of dollars in Papua New Guinea

The government's network systems have several critical vulnerabilities that would have allowed the attackers to breach networks, people familiar with Papua New Guinea's data security said.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 28, 2021

Princess Mako's not-so-fairytale wedding

After a three-year delay, Princess Mako finally married her university sweetheart Kei Komuro on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2021

Affluent Tokyo suburb shows why Japan’s opposition can’t keep up

Voters have bad memories of when the CDP last ran the country nearly a decade ago, a three-year span that saw three different leaders and a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2021

America’s jammed-up ports need help

At one point recently, about 200,000 containers were stranded aboard anchored vessels outside the Port of Los Angeles. Experts expect the crunch to last for months.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 28, 2021

Supergroup Skye’s debut, 53 years in the making

Rock heavyweights Shigeru Suzuki, Ray Ohara, Tatsuo Hayashi and Masataka Matsutoya pay tribute to the band's early days with an eponymous album.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2021

Top. U.S. military officer likens China’s hypersonic weapons test to ‘Sputnik moment’

Gen. Mark Milley's comments are the most significant acknowledgment by a U.S. official of reports that China's military conducted possibly two hypersonic weapons tests over the summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 27, 2021

Opposition unity in Japan general election proving easier said than done

The CDP and JCP have agreed to rally around unified candidates in as many districts as possible — and one of the strategy's first tests is in Hokkaido.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 27, 2021

Topknot-cutting ceremonies allow fans to participate in sumo history

With retirement ceremonies likely to resume in 2022, fans will have a chance to help send off a number of top wrestlers including former yokozuna Hakuho.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 27, 2021

Tom Brady throws Bitcoin to fan who returned 600th touchdown ball

The 44-year-old seven-time Super Bowl champion is a part-owner of crypto exchange FTX, having starred in a commercial for the company alongside his wife Gisele Bundchen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2021

Asia snaps up American shale gas to keep boilers and furnaces lit

While U.S. gas prices have more than doubled this year, they still are much lower than overseas markets in large part because of the bounty of North American shale fields.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2021

Beijing marks 100 days to Winter Olympics amid COVID-19 and rights concerns

Beijing is promising a 'simple and safe' 2022 Games — although preparations are anything but simple as China battles COVID-19 flare-ups and calls from human rights groups for a boycott.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 27, 2021

Xi’s toughest ‘common prosperity’ test is raising China’s taxes

Hiking taxes wouldn't seem difficult in the one-party state. But the Communist Party is sensitive to public opinion, and taxes are as politically fraught in China as anywhere else.
Japan Times
Frankfurt Rhine-Main report 2021
Oct 27, 2021

Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Japan: Growing together, from strength to strength

Germany and Japan have enjoyed over a century and a half of robust bilateral relations since 1861. The highlights of this longstanding friendship include strong political discourse and international cooperation, as well as close-knit economic, cultural and societal ties.
Japan Times
Frankfurt Rhine-Main report 2021
Oct 27, 2021

Technology and trust lead to European success for Kuraray

Frankfurt Rhine-Main is home to the European headquarters of Kuraray Corp., a global specialty chemicals company and one of the world’s largest suppliers of industrial polymers and synthetic microfibers for many sectors of industry.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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