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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 10, 2020

There's more than one way to a cat's heart

This gorgeous green-eyed fellow’s name is Mitsuo. He was rescued as one of eight kittens back in 2017 and though his kind rescuer was able to find homes for his seven siblings, Mitsuo was the odd one out.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2020

Is 'coronaphobia' more deadly than the coronavirus?

The mission creep from flattening the curve to eradicating COVID-19 has been ill-conceived and calamitous.
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JAPAN / History
Aug 9, 2020

In milestone year, A-bomb survivor keeps up fight for nuclear disarmament

Terumi Tanaka was 13 when Nagasaki was bombed, and saw his relatives dying in the aftermath.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 8, 2020

News outlets grapple with the complexities of suicide coverage

Haruma Miura's death in July has sparked debate about the contrasting ways media organizations in Japan report on suicide.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Aug 8, 2020

This summer, orange (wine) is the new pink

Simultaneously fresh and bold, tannic orange wines are increasingly easy to find at restaurants in Tokyo.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 8, 2020

Telework gives Japan's dads time to help kids with homework over summer break

In recent weeks, you may have noticed fathers standing with their children in your neighborhood inspecting the trees that sit beside the road with various nets in tow.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Aug 8, 2020

Roger Dahl on the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

BASKETBALL
Aug 8, 2020

JBA reveals provisional rosters for national teams

The Japan Basketball Association revealed the provisional squads for the men's and women's national teams and also the male and female 3x3 squads.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2020

Japan and U.K. pushing to seal bilateral free trade deal this month

After meeting in person to speed up the talks, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi says he and British Trade Secretary Liz Truss are now in agreement on the main issues.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 7, 2020

Energy traders flock to Japan and its $136 billion 'dream' market

Power experts say the potential for price volatility and arbitrage in Japan are a trader's dream.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2020

Not 'Thighland': Trump's slip sparks meme fest

One online joker wrote that Thighland was located on a cartographic leg between 'Kneepal' and 'Ankola.'
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WORLD
Aug 7, 2020

Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven virus vaccines

Since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus an international health emergency in January, Facebook Inc. has removed more than 7 million pieces of content with false claims about the virus that could pose an immediate health risk to people who believe them.
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SOCCER
Aug 7, 2020

Serie A still attracts investors despite decline

Serie A is sometimes seen as the fallen giant of Europe's top soccer leagues, based in a country where a stifling bureaucracy has prevented its clubs from competing on level terms with rivals from England, Spain and Germany.
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 7, 2020

Japan institute struggling to preserve A-bomb autopsy materials

Specimens from victims were held by the U.S. for almost 30 years. Now returned and fading, the government has refused to fund their digitization.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 7, 2020

Trump widens China tech attack, ordering bans on WeChat and TikTok

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders prohibiting U.S. residents from doing business with the Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat apps beginning 45 days from now, citing the national security risk of leaving Americans’ personal data exposed.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2020

Canada's last intact Arctic ice shelf collapses, losing 40% of area in two days

Data shows that last month was the world's third-hottest July on record, heat that has also been linked to wildfires that have been scorching patches of Siberian forest.
Reader Mail
Aug 7, 2020

Hiroshima-Nagasaki, a crime against humanity?

In 1985 nuclear physicist Phillip Morrison lectured at Harvard about the Manhattan Project. I asked Dr. Morrison if the Los Alamos scientists were aware of the long-term effects of nuclear radiation? Morrison answered “yes,” the scientists knew, but it wasn’t a consideration. Scientists at that...
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CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Aug 7, 2020

Summer 2020’s roster of new anime TV shows is short but sweet

While this season features fewer anime releases than usual due to COVID-19, there are still plenty of shows to keep you entertained.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2020

Arctic sea ice shrank to record lows in July

Ice covering the Arctic Ocean reached the lowest level since at least 1979 for July as temperatures spiked in the region, leaving large stretches of Russia’s Siberian coast mostly ice-free.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2020

South Korean farmers bartering sugar for North Korean booze to bypass sanctions

A South Korean farmers' cooperative said on Thursday it has clinched a $150 million deal to barter sugar for North Korean liquor and food products, bypassing sanctions banning cash transfers.
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WORLD
Aug 6, 2020

How a DNA test machine was retooled to find coronavirus in 90 minutes

A small DNA-testing company that just months ago was trying to get its footing in consumer genetics is now part of an effort to make U.K. hospitals safer during the pandemic.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2020

Lost Seoul: Middle-class dreams spoiled by soaring house prices

Even with unemployment spiking as the coronavirus pandemic swept South Korea in February, Baek Seung-min asked his wife to quit her nursing job to help reach a dream they had spent a lifetime chasing: buying their own apartment.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 5, 2020

China and U.S. to review trade deal and air other grievances Aug 15

Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of their Phase 1 trade deal and likely air mutual grievances in an increasingly tense relationship during an Aug. 15 videoconference, two people familiar with the plans said.

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