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MULTIMEDIA
Aug 17, 2020

[VIDEO] teamLab Forest Fukuoka: Where the wild things are

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BASKETBALL
Aug 17, 2020

National basketball team members come together to entertain fans

The event was held in an empty arena, but the Japan Basketball Association hailed it as a success due to high viewership on streaming platforms.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Aug 17, 2020

Yasuhiro Ogawa's no-hitter provides major lift for Swallows pitching staff

The Swallows are in desperate need of good results on the mound.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 15, 2020

How COVID-19 has reshaped Japan's drinking culture

Suit-clad office workers are no longer flocking to Japanese-style pubs en masse to unwind after a long day at the office. Where are they drinking instead?
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 15, 2020

COVID-19 ruins plans to spend time at the beach (among other things)

Going to the beach in Japan has never been so complicated.
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BASKETBALL
Aug 15, 2020

Japan's national basketball teams switch gears with eye on next summer's Tokyo Olympics

Japan's national basketball team head coaches are staying positive as they refocus their efforts for the Summer Games.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 15, 2020

Waking up to child abuse by caregivers

Children who are sexually abused may not understand what is happening to them or are cowed into silence by their abusers.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2020

As climate change bites, Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return

Greenland's ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, new research suggests.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 14, 2020

A faltering U.S.-China trade deal is now the nations' strongest link

Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials are expected to recommit to a Phase 1 trade deal during a review on Saturday, even though China's promised purchases of U.S. exports are far behind schedule.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 14, 2020

Reflections on ‘Japan’s longest day,’ 75 years on

What happened in the lead-up to Japan's surrender reveals just how complex the situation was even at the end of the war.
JAPAN / History
Aug 14, 2020

After 75 years of peace in Japan, wartime issues remain unresolved

Japan has struggled to move on from its World War II history, yet remains tied to events that happened in the aftermath.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2020

'Sponge city': China tries new tack after centuries of trying to curb floods

In Chongqing’s ramshackle neighborhood of Old Street, down by the Yangtze River, shopkeeper Liu cleans up the mess from last month’s floods. She lines up dozens of pairs of sodden, mud-caked shoes on the pavement outside, appealing hopefully to a passerby. "I will sell at any price,” she says....
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2020

New Zealand scrambles to trace cluster, reporting 14 new coronavirus cases

New Zealand officials continued to investigate the source of an outbreak of the coronavirus Thursday, reporting 14 new cases the same day as long queues of people formed to escape a renewed lockdown in the country's biggest city or be tested for the virus.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2020

What people fear most about ‘cancel culture’

A new survey shows that rising numbers of Americans are clamming up, regardless of age, race or even politics.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020

Bankruptcies in Japan edge down in July despite COVID-19

The data suggests that government measures may be helping keep businesses afloat amid the pandemic.
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MORE SPORTS
Aug 11, 2020

Washington coach thinks Alex Smith could shake up QB battle

Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera said Alex Smith could make the quarterback competition an "interesting challenge" if the veteran is healthy.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Aug 11, 2020

Museums in Japan collect daily items to log pandemic history

A Kyodo article looks at efforts by Japanese museums to collect items that can be used to educate future generations about the pandemic.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2020

Testing royal taboos: Inside Thailand's new youth protests

Street protesters have not previously sought changes to the monarchy, which the constitution says must be held 'in a position of revered worship.'
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Aug 9, 2020

The limitless energy of Japanese fashion

Legendary designer Kansai Yamamoto's legacy lives on, and the fashion world starts to adapt to consumer needs in Japan's new normal.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 9, 2020

Diversity means accepting and tolerating differences

The days in which value is created only when people follow the same routine, the same work-style and the same unwritten rules are over.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 8, 2020

Kiroku Tea Garden: Rare teas flourish in the terraced fields of Wazuka

Megumi Hori took over the running of Kiroku Tea Garden with her mother and sister, specializing in high-quality rare and unusual green teas.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 8, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic tests our resolve to be self-disciplined

Exercising self-control in an environment that allows more freedom is more difficult than you think.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2020

Where's the sympathy for lonely young people?

With job losses and support networks having closed down, some are feeling the effects of the pandemic more acutely.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 8, 2020

Trump’s attacks on China reach new peak of ‘pent-up’ grievances

U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid-fire escalation of attacks on China — from bans of WeChat and TikTok to sanctions on Hong Kong’s top official — underscores that he’s dropped past restraint and decided to make confronting Beijing his priority less than 90 days before the U.S. election.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2020

WeChat U.S. ban cuts off users link to families in China

U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on transactions using popular Chinese messaging app WeChat will cut ties to families and friends in China, millions of users in the United States fear, as they become the latest casualties in the standoff between the two nations.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Aug 7, 2020

J. League battles new wave of coronavirus infections

Several players have tested positive for the virus over the last two weeks, forcing multiple fixtures to be postponed.
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MORE SPORTS
Aug 7, 2020

Takuma Sato 'excited' for delayed Indianapolis 500

The storied race's 2017 winner will be looking for his first victory of the season later this month.
Reader Mail
Aug 7, 2020

The world needs to learn from the tragedies of 2020

When you hear the words “2020,” what kind of words, sounds or images do you have in your mind? Words you may think would tend to start with “D,” including death, devastating, disastrous, disease, disparity and desperate. We have seen a lot of painful news coverage; brushfires in Australia, the...

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past