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WORLD
Apr 6, 2020

No parties, no problem: Introverts don't mind sheltering at home

With her painting, baking and near-constant gardening, Stephanie Hollowell kept busy at home even before efforts to stem the coronavirus pandemic meant she had to stay inside the Dallas, Texas house she calls her little kingdom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2020

Some WeWork staff planned their lives around a stock deal that just collapsed

Teddy Kramer worked at WeWork from 2013 to 2015. When he left the company, he had been a director of new market development, helping the coworking startup open new offices in different regions. He’d put in the time and been granted shares in the company. At first, he thought he might be able to sell...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 5, 2020

Hopes firm for continued partnership amid COVID-19

A sailing enthusiast, Australian Ambassador Richard Court can sometimes be found at Enoshima Yacht Harbor or the Hayama Marina, indulging in his hobby and love of the ocean.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Apr 4, 2020

Kamishibai: Rediscovering the fine art of storytelling in Japan

Artists are taking a traditional art form to a new audience but a battle rages over its true essence.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Apr 4, 2020

Creative women find harmony in Hayama: A haven between hills and ocean

Hayama, a coastal town on the northwest corner of the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture, is a place that draws people to a more old-fashioned, natural way of life, including poet and Japanese culture expert Chieko Hirota.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 4, 2020

Defining masculinity in a brave new world of despair

Dad works in a bank. “For a man, work is everything” — that’s his motto. It was his father’s before him. Unquestioned and undoubted, it entered his bloodstream.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Apr 3, 2020

Ep. 38 'Case of The Costume Incident'

We at The Japan Times have described “Terrace House” on multiple occasions as the ultimate show to help you unwind after a long day. That's mostly because there's none of the intense, emotionally triggering drama that other reality TV shows tend to rely on.
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MORE SPORTS
Apr 3, 2020

Russian boxing coach diagnosed with coronavirus after returning from Olympic qualifiers

A Russian national boxing team coach has tested positive for COVID-19 after returning home from Olympic qualifiers cut short in London last month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2020

Poorer nations least prepared for pandemic lockdowns

As countries around the globe try to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, nowhere is the task more challenging and the risk greater than in the developing world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2020

NSC change prepares Japan for new global realities

Japan is moving toward a wiser decision-making process when it comes to key security questions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2020

Health experts call pandemic a window into future climate threats

The coronavirus pandemic is a preview of the types of global health threats that will emerge as the planet becomes hotter, and how it is tackled has implications for dealing with climate threats as well, health experts said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 1, 2020

Meet the expat comedians who keep Tokyo smiling

Probably the biggest paradox of stand-up comedy is that while there are no schools of humor — no Bachelor of Laughs degree, not even a “funny” skill on Linkedin to endorse your friend for — stand-up comedians are out there in good numbers. Even in Tokyo, where speaking English can be a struggle,...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2020

Search for the greater global good

Nations must look past short-term calculations of parochial advantage.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 31, 2020

The Japanese words used to encourage self-restraint

As concern over the new coronavirus increases so does a Japanese learner's vocabulary. Get to know the words that are most commonly being used in news stories about the outbreak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic fuels trend toward smaller funerals in Japan

From dispatching Buddhist monks to connecting grieving families with affordable funeral homes, Osaka-based end-of-life startup Uniquest Inc. is among the many firms that have been capitalizing on the growing preference toward simple, cheaper funerals and greater efficiency and personalization of services....
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CULTURE / Music
Mar 30, 2020

Tokyo DJs and owners say closing clubs to curb virus is easier said than done

Clubs and bars are facing pressure to close their doors as the new coronavirus spreads throughout Japan's major cities. As a result, those who make a living from the clubbing industry are also facing tough financial prospects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2020

SoftBank’s big bet on sharing economy backfires with coronavirus

Masayoshi Son has been among the most fervent believers in the sharing economy, investing billions in startups that help people split the use of cars, rooms and offices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2020

Global wave of consumer default underway, beginning in China

Like millions of people around the world, Zhang Chunzi borrowed money she thought she would be able to repay. Then the new coronavirus changed everything.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 28, 2020

Shiho Sakamoto: Designing wagashi for the 21st century

Wagashi designer Shiho Sakamoto is embracing technology, using Instagram, video and even 3D printing to introduce wagashi sweets to new generations around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 28, 2020

SpaceX wins NASA award to supply lunar space station

NASA on Friday picked a new space capsule from Elon Musk's SpaceX to ferry cargo and supplies to the agency's planned lunar space station, a crucial building block to its goals to build a permanent post on the moon and mount future missions to Mars.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 27, 2020

British PM Boris Johnson is first world leader with COVID-19

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has become the first world leader to say he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 27, 2020

Fukui looks back at prefecture’s first nuclear reactor

Japan’s first commercial light-water nuclear reactor started operations in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on March 14, 1970.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2020

February factory output and retail sales seen in decline in Japan as virus damage deepens

Japan's factory output likely slowed in February and retail sales dropped for a fifth straight month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the coronavirus outbreak took an increasing toll on businesses and consumers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2020

Alibaba suffers culture conflicts

At Lazada, the Southeast Asian arm of Alibaba Group Holding, staffers are furious over demands that they submit health reports daily and other coronavirus-prevention steps seen as too invasive, highlighting a long-running culture clash with management from China.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 27, 2020

Squarepusher speaks up for a little human kindness

In 2016, shortly after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, Tom Jenkinson released a plaintive protest song under his Squarepusher alias, titled “MIDI Sans Frontieres.” Though he’s better known for maximalist explosions of breakbeats, hyperactive acid synths and fusion-jazz frippery,...

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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