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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2020

Joe Biden wins crucial Michigan primary, delivering major blow to Bernie Sanders

Joe Biden won Michigan's crucial Democratic nominating contest on Tuesday, taking a big step toward the party's presidential nomination and dealing a stinging blow to rival Bernie Sanders' fading White House bid.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 10, 2020

What will Abe's amended law for a national emergency mean in practice?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government aims to pass by week's end controversial revisions to a 2012 law governing national actions to be taken in the event of new types of influenza.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2020

In Fukushima, a 'village' aims to lure young people back to disaster-hit town

In a deserted part of Fukushima Prefecture dotted with vacant lots, a sleek modern building stands out. In a workshop inside, a woman with a ponytail wearing purple protective eyeglasses carefully melts a tiny glass tube into the shape of a plum blossom.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2020

From forced disruption to a new beginning

The forced disruption of daily activities in Japan is a blessing in disguise that can move the nation forward and change its way of doing things.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 9, 2020

Design innovations in Kyoto's textile industry pave the way forward

The contrasting worlds of contemporary designer Mae Engelgeer and Hosoo, a historical Japanese textile company, overlap to ethereal effect at 'Colortage,' an exhibition of new approaches to fabrics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2020

Malaysian machinations: How Mahathir Mohamad lost the plot

In May 2018, Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad was in the grand ballroom of a Sheraton hotel near Kuala Lumpur, jubilantly announcing his return as prime minister after defeating an alliance that had run the country for 60 years.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southwestern USA report 2020
Mar 9, 2020

Pahrump: 60 miles west of Las Vegas, 180 degrees different

As Nevada prepares to reopen its tourism office in Japan this year after more than a decade of inactivity, several towns and cities across the state are gearing up for an influx of Japanese tourists and investors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Mar 7, 2020

Tokyo revealed: Adachi Market Days open the auction floor to locals

While relatively unknown, the Adachi Market ranks second only to the Toyosu in trade volume. On designated Adachi Market Days, anyone can visit, shop and participate in tuna auctions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 7, 2020

YouTube content that attempts to find real Japanese opinions

A lot has changed over the past decade insofar as Japanese content on YouTube is concerned, with creators moving away from uploads that simply record personal experiences to posts that give viewers real insight into the lives and opinions of Japanese people.   
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 7, 2020

Your Japanese vocabulary can expand as the new coronavirus spreads

When news of a virus began to surface we took the opportunity to review the Japanese for things like 'symptoms' and 'cough.' Now we're learning terms like 'pandemic' and 'state of emergency.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 6, 2020

With Xi visit now delayed, coronavirus threatens to spoil Abe's 2020

The prime minister's big plans for 2020 — hosting China's president, the Olympics and amending the Constitution — have been undercut by Japan's muddled response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2020

Follow the Fed? Why central banks won't be rushed on COVID-19 response

Will the world's big central banks leave U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hanging? They're certainly going to try.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2020

Coronavirus prompts Japan to reconsider long-hours office culture

The coronavirus outbreak is forcing Japan to examine some of its longest-held aspects of workplace culture in a country where spending long hours in the office is still regarded as crucial to success.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 4, 2020

Footgolf World Cup kicks off in Tochigi

The World Cup is coming to Japan this year. No, not the Olympics, and that is not a typo about last year’s rugby tournament.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 3, 2020

Abe eyes release of all emergency funding to deal with COVID-19 economic impact

Abe assured that the plan would include funding to subsidize working parents who must take time off to care for children affected by school closures.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 3, 2020

Talking about other people in Japanese using the 'garu' structure

You can tack 'tai' on the end of a verb to express what you want to do, but if you're going to speak for someone else then it's best to get a handle on the 'garu' ending.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 2, 2020

NPB clubs keep things normal amid virus fears

The oddest thing about the preseason game the Yomiuri Giants and Tokyo Yakult Swallows played at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night — and really the same could be said about all the other games over the weekend too — was the lack of fans.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Mar 2, 2020

NPB and J. League join forces to combat COVID-19

Nippon Professional Baseball and the J. League, two of Japan's biggest professional sports circuits, will form a tag team amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the two entities announced in a Tokyo news conference on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2020

Limited virus testing in Japan masks true scale of infection

Japan is becoming a center of concern as the coronavirus spreads globally, with the country's official infection tally suspected to be the tip of the iceberg of a much wider outbreak.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.

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