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Special Supplements / Niseko Winter Special 2020
Oct 26, 2020

Powder hub offers outdoor activities, culinary treats

Fresh powder, lots of it, almost every day — that simple combination is enough to bring hundreds of thousands of skiers and snowboarders to the slopes of the western Hokkaido town of Niseko every winter.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 26, 2020

It's game, set and a perfect match for this cat and her new family

Naomi the cat is named after tennis champion Naomi Osaka, and she was first featured in this column in September 2019.
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BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2020

Apple’s shifting supply chain creates boomtowns in rural Vietnam

The boom in Bac Giang highlights how the shift in the world's supply chains is touching regions previously left behind.
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Oct 25, 2020

Kicker Toshiki Sato gears up for long-awaited Spring League test

With the tutelage of a former pro kicker, the Yokohama native is aiming to become the NFL's first Japanese player.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2020

Socialism is no longer just a specter

Today, counter-COVID-19 spending already is approximately five times larger than that triggered by the Great Recession of 2008.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2020

In South Korea, draft resisters still go to prison. But now it’s a job.

Alternative service is a seismic shift in a country that considers conscription crucial to its defense against North Korea, with which it is still technically at war.
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2020

Victorious and undefeated, Khabib Nurmagomedov retires from UFC

Three days before headlining UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi, the main attraction, Khabib Nurmagomedov, told reporters he planned to retire as the undefeated, undisputed UFC lightweight champion.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 24, 2020

Hokkaido municipalities gamble on a nuclear future, but at what cost?

Nuclear waste site survey applications reflect muddled official policy about what to do with the country's spent nuclear fuel
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OLYMPICS
Oct 24, 2020

Tokyo unveils cutting-edge Olympic swimming venue

Tokyo Aquatics Centre will host swimming, artistic swimming and diving during the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2020

U.S. faces half a million COVID-19 deaths by end of February, study finds

More than a half million people in the United States could die from COVID-19 by the end of February next year, but around 130,000 of those lives could be saved if everybody were to wear masks, according to estimates from a modeling study.
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Special Supplements / United Nations Day Special 2020
Oct 24, 2020

Goals more important than ever

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BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2020

BOJ official says digital currency needs public support first

China's plans to issue a digital yuan, while still not fleshed out, have heightened global interest in digital currencies among central banks and policymakers.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2020

Ahead of Diet session, speculation over Japan election timing grows

Scheduling the vote will be an important test of Suga's acumen as a politician, and could affect his standing within the ruling party.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 23, 2020

Big man Muusa Dama all smiles after final game for Sunrockers

The 207-cm center impressed his coach and teammates during his seven-game stint on loan from the B3's Veltex Shizuoka.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 23, 2020

Consumer prices in Japan falling at slower pace for now, data shows

The figures come ahead of a meeting next week in which the Bank of Japan will give its latest inflation forecasts.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 23, 2020

Oyster firms suffer as travel ban exposes reliance on foreign trainees

The shortage of manpower due to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to deal a heavy blow to Hiroshima Prefecture's oyster industry.
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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 23, 2020

Japanese schools struggle with sports days in the age of COVID-19

The need to maintain social distancing and enforce sanitizing measures has seen numerous changes to the traditional event.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2020

Trump’s H-1B immigrant visa reforms will make America poorer

The most important point is the simplest: The strongest possible U.S. economic recovery requires more talent drawn from the rest of the world, not less.
Special Supplements
Oct 23, 2020

Golf tournaments help support health care

Sports matches and events are gradually taking place again thanks to various efforts by organizers, players and others involved to prevent the spread of coronavirus at the venues, such as reducing the number of attendees and asking spectators to use masks and sanitizers. However, professional golf has...
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2020

South Korea union says 14 delivery staff died from pandemic overwork

CJ Logistics publicly apologized for five of the deaths and vowed to improve working conditions.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2020

Sea-based missile defense may cost Japan double price of Aegis Ashore

Delays and higher costs could rekindle support for an onshore plan, as Japan's public finances are strained by debt.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 22, 2020

China struggles to fill Trump's 'America First' leadership void

Beijing's policy choices and 'wolf warrior' diplomacy have eroded sentiment towards China, even as Trump has undermined U.S. standing.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years