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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Nov 16, 2020

A charm offensive in the Yoshiwara pleasure district

Life in the pleasure district was fun, if you were capable of mustering up the right amount of charm.
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CULTURE / Books / The World of Translators
Nov 14, 2020

Michael Emmerich: Wisely navigating the levels of translation

The UCLA professor and professional translator says there is a distinct pleasure in developing work in prose styles that are not his own.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 5, 2020

Derailing of Jack Ma’s Ant IPO shows Xi Jinping is in charge

For global investors, the episode is likely to reinforce the notion that the Communist Party calls all the shots when it comes to major business decisions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020

Don’t invoke Bush v. Gore to challenge 2020 voting

A note to Republicans and Democrats alike: Bush v. Gore does not draw into legal doubt the right of local authorities to decide how to conduct their elections.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 24, 2020

‘Handmade in Japan’: A cross-country journey with traditional artisans

Irwin Wong's personal project, which began with photos of craftspeople he admired, is now an insightful deep dive on Japan's traditional crafts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2020

Why Narendra Modi is still so popular even as India fails to fight pandemic

India is battling one of the world’s highest coronavirus caseloads, its worst-ever economic slump, shuttered factories, farmer protests and the deadliest border fighting with China in decades.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 8, 2020

Episode 67: 'Convenience Store Woman' and the art of translation

Ginny Tapley Takemori discusses the process of translating Japanese literature into English — a somewhat forgotten art.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2020

China unlikely to approve Oracle and Walmart's TikTok deal, state media says

Beijing is unlikely to approve an "unfair" deal Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. said they have struck with ByteDance over the future of video-streaming app TikTok, state-backed newspaper Global Times said in an editorial.
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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 15, 2020

Can behind-the-scenes operator Suga excel as Japan’s prime minister?

Seldom has he been recognized for leadership ability, and his identity as a nonhereditary politician sets him apart from the scions who have led the nation for decades.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 12, 2020

Scientists confounded by new findings on universe's mysterious dark matter

Dark matter, mysterious invisible stuff that makes up most of the mass of galaxies including our own Milky Way, is confounding scientists again, with new observations of distant galaxies conflicting with the current understanding of its nature.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 18, 2020

The publishing empire helping China silence dissent in Hong Kong

When Hong Kong’s richest tycoons declared their support for the city’s national security law in June, it wasn’t what they said that stood out as much as how they said it.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2020

The costs and benefits of artificial intelligence

It is not so much the economics of new technologies that should worry us, but rather the politics and ethics.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2020

China’s assertiveness is becoming a problem for its friends, too

In the regular drumbeat of arrests of alleged Chinese spies, one case last month stood out.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 25, 2020

Water wars: Mekong River another front in U.S.-China rivalry

The Mekong River has become a new front in the U.S.-China rivalry, environmentalists and officials say, with Beijing overtaking Washington in both spending and influence over downstream countries at the mercy of its control of the river's waters.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2020

Hong Kong ceases to be safe haven in gathering China-U.S. storm

Hong Kong, until recently an oasis of political stability in Asia, is now gripped with unprecedented regulatory and legal uncertainty that threatens its position as one of the world’s top financial hubs.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 3, 2020

First China, now Pakistan: How India is battling neighbors on two fronts

The Indian military has been talking about a two-front war with neighbors Pakistan and China for decades to keep politicians focused on defense spending. Now that scenario is looking ever more realistic, with conflicts flaring on both its disputed borders.
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CULTURE / Books
Jun 11, 2020

Spend your summer understanding America’s protests by watching, listening and reading

Now is the time to delve deeper into the history of racism in the U.S.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 18, 2020

Can Japan's laws adapt to pandemic-era privacy needs?

Identity-based discrimination is a part of Japanese law, but could our own experiences with the new coronavirus become part of our identity?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2020

Human wisdom is needed to defeat the pandemic

The pandemic will come to an end. How we minimize the sacrifice is up to the wisdom of humankind.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2020

Be the boss parents working from home need

To provide flexibility and establish trust, managers have to set the right priorities.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 18, 2020

‘Healing Resistance’ review: Murder, reconciliation and a commitment to nonviolence

For the past 20 years, Japanese-American author Kazu Haga has taught the philosophy of nonviolence in schools, nonprofit organizations and prisons.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 10, 2020

Ancient string provides further evidence of Neanderthals' talents

Neanderthals used plant fibers to create string more than 40,000 years ago at a site in France where they hunted reindeer, further evidence according to scientists of the ingenuity and cognitive capabilities of our closest extinct human relatives.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2020

Setting ‘simple’ standards is critical diplomacy

China is trying to put its stamp on “standard setting,” a little understood and even less appreciated dimension of international engagement.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 3, 2020

Astronomers spot 'missing link' black hole — not too big and not too small

Scientists have detected a midsize black hole — considered the "missing link" in the understanding of these celestial brutes — eviscerating an unfortunate star that strayed too close.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 20, 2020

Fins of prehistoric fish reveal origins of the human hand

Inside the stout fins of a fish that, about 380 million years ago, prowled the shallow waters of an estuary in what is now eastern Canada, scientists have found what they call the evolutionary origins of the human hand.
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CULTURE / Books
Mar 7, 2020

What ‘Fukushima 50’ can teach us about crises

Author and journalist Ryusho Kadota on how the nation's handling of the 3/11 triple disaster bodes for its ongoing response to COVID-19.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes