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Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Sep 6, 2020

Landmark moments for video games in Japan

The Tokyo Game Show moves online; one of the best shoot 'em ups gets a physical version; and Japan now has a legal video game bar.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 5, 2020

Rise & Win: A victory for beer lovers (and sustainability)

Rise & Win beer is brewed in the zero-waste town of Kamikatsu, and that philosophy is built into the foundation of its brewery and Tokyo taproom.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Sep 5, 2020

Cardboard Creations: Arty, eco-friendly Kami-waraji cardboard sandals

Innovative Kami-waraji sandals utilize corrugated cardboard in a twist on a venerable Japanese standby.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2020

Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, the world's largest, taking outsized hit from pandemic

Businesses had hoped for more activity after the end of the state of emergency in late May, but big events have remained on hold and restaurants are struggling.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / ANALYSIS
Sep 5, 2020

Surge of white nationalism in U.S. echoes historical pattern, scholars say

The first Black woman is on a major party presidential ticket, Americans of all races are showing their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and at the same time white nationalists are ramping up recruiting efforts and public activism.
COMMENTARY / World / Post-Coronavirus Briefing
Sep 4, 2020

Neither U.S. nor China will lead post-coronavirus order

The age of the two economic superpowers, which have been engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war, could be over.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2020

Apple App Store draws fresh scrutiny in Japan, the epicenter of gaming

Epic Games Inc.'s decision to sue Apple over its mobile store practices sparks new scrutiny and prompts questions about how to counter the tech giant's dominance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2020

Honda and GM seek North America alliance to share car platforms

Honda Motor Co. and General Motors Co. are laying the groundwork for a deeper partnership in North America to jointly develop gasoline engines and crossover SUVs, seeking to cut costs as the auto industry moves toward electric vehicles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2020

The 1995 Okinawa rape that shook U.S.-Japan ties

Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 4, 1995, a 12-year-old girl was abducted, beaten and raped in the village of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, by three U.S. servicemen — two marines and a naval medic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 3, 2020

Toyooka Theater Festival brings French flair to Japan’s theater scene

Dramatist Oriza Hirata's dream of holding Japan's version of the Avignon Festival is becoming a reality with a two-week arts fete starting on Sept. 9.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 3, 2020

‘The Brightest Roof in the Universe’: Looks nice, lacks sparkle

Michihito Fujii changes pace but can't quite find the right tempo on this lightweight follow-up to gritty award winner “The Journalist.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Sep 1, 2020

‘Debt trap' diplomacy is a card China seldom plays in Belt and Road initiative

It’s taken as a given that the Belt and Road initiative (BRI), China’s effort to close the world’s multitrillion-dollar infrastructure gap, is an attempt to extend Beijing’s influence throughout the world by means fair and foul. One of the most incendiary charges is that China uses BRI funds...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2020

India paid the price of lockdown for little reward

The troubles keep piling up for India, feted not long ago as a would-be commercial superpower. Economic data show the country is in far worse shape than previously thought, while it has overtaken Mexico to become the world’s third-largest tally of coronavirus cases. It will take the South Asian giant...
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 31, 2020

Locked out by the pandemic, refugees' lives are put on hold

Many who had been promised escape from war, violence, conflict or persecution have seen their lives thrown into limbo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 31, 2020

Japan stocks a buy for funds betting on Abenomics continuity

The central bank is going to continue with its current monetary easing to meet its objectives despite Abe's resignation, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Greece report 2020
Aug 31, 2020

CD Media gets Nintendo’s vote of confidence

After a one-year-long absence in Greece, Japanese gaming giant Nintendo found a new partner, CD Media S.E. and granted the 27-year-old corporation the exclusive distribution rights in Greece, as well as the Balkan region and neighboring Turkey.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 30, 2020

How to kickstart — and keep up with — your fitness goals

Studies show that exercise improves mental and physical health, especially during isolation. Here's how to get on the path to overall well-being.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 30, 2020

The disease that felled Shinzo Abe — twice

Abe's surprise decision to resign was triggered by a chronic bowel disease known as ulcerative colitis — an ailment he has battled since adolescence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 28, 2020

Facebook allows ads to be served to users in mainland China

Facebook has long said it works with Chinese advertisers to reach users only outside the country, but its advertising system tells a different story.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2020

Trump looks past U.S. law separating presidency and campaign

U.S. President Donald Trump has freely blended his campaign with the federal government during this week’s Republican convention, staging a series of events pushing the limits of laws prohibiting government employees from engaging in politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2020

Belarus is Putin’s to lose

The Russian president's continued support for the Lukashenko regime risks pushing the country toward the West.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 25, 2020

Pandemic threatens to unravel artist's kimono ambitions

Hiroko Takahashi took to making masks after business dropped off when COVID-19 arrived in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 25, 2020

Apple defeats Epic Games' effort to restore Fortnite on App Store

The fight blew up Aug. 13 when Epic told customers it would begin offering a discounted direct purchase plan for items in Fortnite, and Apple then removed the game app.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Aug 24, 2020

A simple 'How are you doing?' can be a lifeline for stressed-out parents

Geoff Morris provides a place for parents in Osaka to entertain their kids while having a nice healthy venting session.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2020

How possible successors stack up if Abe resigns

The prime minister visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday as concerns grew over his ability to continue in his post.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 22, 2020

Yellow brick roads: How Japan's tactile paving aids solo travel

Revolutionary tiles may have given the visually impaired more independence, but developers aren't content to rest on their laurels just yet.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2020

Airing games in U.S. only first step in Pacific League's plan to take Japanese baseball abroad

For a nation so famous for its baseball exports — from Hideo Nomo to Shohei Ohtani — Japan hasn’t done a very good job at promoting Nippon Professional Baseball outside its own borders.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 19, 2020

Much changed world, same Joe Biden seeking to undo what Trump has done

Global affairs have strayed a great distance from the status quo Biden might recall from the last time he stepped out of the Situation Room.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2020

Japanese honeymooners, stuck in Cape Verde due to coronavirus, join Olympic team

The pair have impressed the local population and have earned a place supporting the island nation's team.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.
Tokyo to cover cost of base service fees for water utilities through summer
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is looking to make the cost of base service fees in water utility bills free during the summer, hoping the financial support will allow residents to turn on their air conditioners and protect themselves against heatstroke.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.

Podcast

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

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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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