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JAPAN / Society
Oct 24, 2020

Minamata disease victims struggle to find closure

More than 60 years after first raising awareness about a neurological disease caused by industrial mercury poisoning, photojournalist Aileen M. Smith still wants answers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2020

In Azerbaijan, pain and loss drive war fever

As dusk fell, the sound of wailing carried on the soft evening breeze. Women filled the courtyard of a small house, keening over a coffin draped in the national flag. Men clustered in hushed groups in the narrow alley outside.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 24, 2020

A #MeToo awakening stirs in Iran

Three years into the global #MeToo movement, women who say they have been sexually assaulted are improbably going public in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / United Nations Day Special 2020
Oct 24, 2020

Peace, human rights, sustainable development crucial

The United Nations, which consists of 193 Member States, celebrates its 75th anniversary on Oct. 24. The world has changed since the world body’s establishment in 1945, and the U.N. is now confronting challenges such as climate change, increasing inequalities and most recently, the coronavirus pandemic....
Japan Times
Special Supplements / United Nations Day Special 2020
Oct 24, 2020

Goals more important than ever

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Special Supplements / United Nations Day Special 2020
Oct 24, 2020

We cannot take the UN for granted

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CULTURE / Film
Oct 23, 2020

‘Demon Slayer’ destroyed box-office records despite the pandemic, but why?

“Demon Slayer” shocked the film industry with its pandemic-defying opening weekend. But in truth, COVID-19 may have helped boost its popularity.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 23, 2020

Big man Muusa Dama all smiles after final game for Sunrockers

The 207-cm center impressed his coach and teammates during his seven-game stint on loan from the B3's Veltex Shizuoka.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 23, 2020

Europe faces dearth of medical staff as new wave tests virus readiness

'Public authorities haven't learned the lessons from the first wave,” said Benoit Labenne, a general practitioner in the Paris suburbs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2020

U.S. Republicans running short on time and money to defend Senate majority

President Donald Trump's slide in opinion polls is weighing on Senate Republicans in 10 competitive races.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2020

Why building an electric car is so expensive, for now

Carmakers are aiming to find new savings on technology, most critically the batteries that can make up a third of a vehicle's cost.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 22, 2020

Contemporary performing arts festival stays open to new possibilities despite COVID-19

Festival/Tokyo, known for its focus on young artists and edgy productions, has shifted the annual festival's emphasis from live performances to online ones.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2020

A miserable 21st century: Poor America

What the U.S. is suffering from now, in acute form and in almost all its limbs and organs, is what great world powers throughout history have at some stage endured.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 21, 2020

Venerable Ryogoku Kokugikan has allowed sumo to successfully cope with pandemic

Possessing its own full-size arena has allowed the Japan Sumo Association to easily switch tournaments scheduled for other cities to its home base in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2020

Capitalism caused climate change; it must also be the solution

The coronavirus pandemic has caused the the biggest drop in emissions in history and the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2020

Millions of movie-goers defy pandemic for record opening of 'Demon Slayer'

More than 3.4 million people put the risk of virus infection aside to turn up for the opening weekend of 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinite Train.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2020

BOJ likely to reduce inflation forecasts as Go To campaign cuts prices

The travel discounts started in July, and have helped drive consumer inflation below zero as hotel prices dropped by more than 30% from a year ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2020

Google monopoly case by U.S. sets stage for multipronged attack

Google, which controls about 90% of the online search market in the U.S., is the 'unchallenged gateway” to the internet, the government said in its complaint.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2020

Suga in Vietnam: Talking about China without naming it

Vietnam is crucial to achieving Japan's vision for the Free and Open Indo-Pacific initiative.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2020

It’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future — but it’s not impossible

Given that virtually every decision is to some degree a prediction, it is remarkable just how bad we as a species are at it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2020

'Bad math': Leading expert challenges airlines' COVID-19 safety claims

Airlines and plane-makers are anxious to restart international travel, even as a second wave of infections and restrictions takes hold in many countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2020

U.S. diplomats and spies battle Trump administration over suspected attacks

What began as strange symptoms has turned into a diplomatic mystery spanning multiple countries and involving speculation about secret high-tech weapons and attacks.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Friday.
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
Why Japan's coalition collapsed — and what's next
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi enters party headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”

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

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Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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