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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020

Personal stress, not laziness, perpetuates the poverty rut

Many believe lifestyles are due to low effort, but economists are starting to accumulate evidence that the stress of living in poverty drives people to subpar decisions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Feb 21, 2020

Ep. 33 'Half Blue'

Official couple alert!! It has taken 33 episodes but we finally have our first pairing in Emika and Tupas. I'm not counting Risako and Kenny because ol' Riri insisted they were still in the "talking" phase of their relationship when they moved out of the house together. Yama-chan, the resident cynic...
Japan Times
CULTURE
Feb 21, 2020

Six-time world champion Shu Takada has got the world on a (yo-yo) string

Six-time world champion yo-yo performer Shu Takada wants to take the yo-yo mainstream and show his tricks to the world
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 21, 2020

Moscow meltdown: Russian capital has warmest January as experts point to global warming

Inured to interminable winters, Muscovites have been stunned this year by spring-like temperatures and virtually snow-free sidewalks after the Russian capital recorded its warmest January in history.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 19, 2020

Growing up in poverty and broken homes, Kawasaki youths find savior in rap

Weathered signs from five years ago stand forlornly on a bank of the Tama River in Kawasaki, politely asking visitors to refrain from laying any more flowers of condolence so they don't accidentally catch fire.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 19, 2020

Edison, Morse and Watson? AI poses question of who's an inventor

Computers using artificial intelligence are discovering medicines, designing better golf clubs and creating video games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2020

Nomura is finally making money from Asia investment banking

Nomura Holdings Inc.'s investment banking business in Asia is set to return to profit this fiscal year after more than a decade of losses since its Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. acquisition, according to its division chief.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2020

'Pola Museum Exhibition 2020'

Feb. 21-April 12
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2020

'Grandpa Was Born Yesterday: Seiko Kajiura Exhibition'

Feb. 22-March 15
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2020

Tokyo commuters set for Olympic crush as many firms rule out telework

When Emi Tanimura failed to find a day care slot for her newborn daughter, the need to avoid long periods away from her job at communications firm Sunny Side Up made it necessary to take what is a radical step in Japan; she started working from home.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Feb 17, 2020

Bureaucrats are to blame for copy-happy hotel clerks

With data privacy being a huge issue, you may feel uneasy about hotels photocopying your passport. However, Colin P.A. Jones says the rule is more about bureaucratic culture than privacy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 15, 2020

Eiki: A remarkable stage for a young yakitori master

All good meals incorporate elements of theater, whether in the table setting, the waiters' movements or the way each dish is unveiled. Dining out in Tokyo often adds an extra dimension: watching the chefs at work on your meal from a kitchen-front seat. At Eiki, the dramatic tension builds before you...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Feb 15, 2020

With the Kit Kat McFlurry, McDonald's continues its winning streak

Dessert Watch doesn't play favorites, but recently McDonald's Japan has been on a roll that's hard to ignore. The once besieged fast food chain has been scoring sweet hits (and online buzz) in the past few months, and its latest continues the streak.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 12, 2020

'Kaburaki Kiyokata and Hirezaki Eiho: Illustrations Bringing Color to Modern Literature'

Feb. 15-March 22
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 11, 2020

Look for love to overcome Japanese-language study difficulties

As Valentine's Day approaches, love is in the air. However, love comes in various forms and sometimes it can help you learn a language.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020

Japan's cities and prefectures split on whether to disclose travel details of coronavirus patients

When a tour bus driver became Japan's first case in the outbreak, it sparked a nationwide debate on how closely patients' privacy should be protected.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 8, 2020

Muddy waters: The battle to save Japan's ailing freshwater pearl industry

While Lake Biwa played a key role in the establishment of a domestic freshwater pearl industry, farmers are now facing a bleak future.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 8, 2020

Examining the cold hard facts of dependency

Everybody's hooked on something. What's life without its little pleasures? Mere struggle for survival. Smokers crave nicotine, coffee-drinkers caffeine, gamers games. The pursuit of happiness takes many forms. Society approves of most, frowns on others. Some it bans outright.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2020

'Shock and awe' has failed in Philippines drug war, police chief says

Col. Romeo Caramat oversaw the bloodiest day in the blood-soaked war on drugs in the Philippines: 32 people killed in 24 hours in the province north of Manila where he was police chief in 2017.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020

Tokyo Olympics organizers 'extremely worried' that coronavirus may hit games

Before, the main concern of the organizers' working group in the Diet was Japan's continuing problem with rubella and measles. Now it's the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. Pacific Northwest report 2020
Feb 7, 2020

Finding connections through culture and innovation

Whether one prefers to ski down snow-covered peaks, hike up lush mountains or just enjoy a glass of wine on the beach, the Pacific Northwest has attracted a wide range of visitors from around the world, an increasing number of them from Japan. Because of their proximity to Asia, the states of Oregon...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. Pacific Northwest report 2020
Feb 7, 2020

Global Business Passport: Navigating the global marketplace

To thrive in today’s complex global marketplace, businesses need to quickly adapt to the market, which requires learning the nuances of differences in culture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 6, 2020

Japan's problem? Too much competition

If you thought Japan was a prime example of socialism that works, think again.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 6, 2020

Desserts brimming with style and flavor

Valentine's Day chocolates in Japan often translate to stunning works of art that belie the simplicity of their components. Such is the case of the creations from the Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel, available for reservations until Feb. 13 and pickup on the big day itself.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 6, 2020

Tortoise: The band that pushed back against Gen-X apathy

Quirky Chicago band Tortoise heads to Japan for a three-day six-show appearance in Tokyo, playing a classic album in full along with a 'greatest hits' set.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2020

'Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku': A musical take on an otaku romance

This film adaptation of a web comic by single-named artist Fujita has the central couple dancing and singing their way to love.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2020

Canadian military town prepares for coronavirus evacuees from China

A small town in central Canada that is host to the country's largest air force base is preparing, with some apprehension, for the arrival of some 200 evacuees from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 6, 2020

Cold and disease threaten more than half a million Syrians fleeing toward Turkey amid Idlib fighting

Cold weather, disease and a lack of shelter and medicine threaten hundreds of thousands of civilians as they flee fighting in Idlib province, in one of the biggest upheavals of Syria's nine-year civil war, aid groups and doctors said.

Longform

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