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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 30, 2020

LDP secretary-general: The power behind the PM

Those in the position are de facto the most powerful person within the party after its president.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 29, 2020

Sumo feels impact of COVID-19 but escapes major financial hit plaguing other sports

Sumo’s bi-monthly nature may have exempted it from the financial pressures that are hitting other sports hard, but the ongoing pandemic is still having an impact on the sport.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2020

The Chinese Health Organization?

The WHO director-general should be taken to task for his deference to China throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2020

The fog of COVID-19 war propaganda

Leaders like Trump and Putin have their own reasons for using martial rhetoric.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 28, 2020

COVID-19 strategy: The Japan model

The nation has a comparatively low mortality from COVID-19 despite the absence of a strict lockdown.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 28, 2020

NPB shutdown robs fans of limited chances to see aging legends

With the delayed season expected to start behind closed doors, it's unclear when Japanese baseball's elder statesmen will receive cheers from packed stands again.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 28, 2020

Let's discuss the state of emergency

Talk about Japan's state of emergency and what the government is doing to help in this Morning English lesson.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 28, 2020

Russian speedskating great Viktor Ahn retires due to injuries

Six-time Olympic gold medalist Viktor Ahn on Monday announced his retirement from short-track speedskating, citing several lingering injuries.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020

Democratic Party for the People to propose September school enrollment

The school year in Japan has long started in April.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2020

COVID-19 has taken us from FOMO to ROMO

With everyone at home, the fear of missing out turns into the reality of missing out. That's some relief.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2020

COVID-19 threatens to starve Africa

The continent has some unique strengths in the pandemic, but food insecurity is a special vulnerability.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 27, 2020

Dragonflies' Gregory Echenique named MVP of B. League's second division

Venezuelan Gregory Echenique is voted the top player in a pandemic-shortened B. League season.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 27, 2020

New Zealand sets up committee to review Super Rugby future

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has formed a committee with the country's five Super Rugby teams to review operating models and plot a way forward for the domestic game amid a shutdown in global sport brought by the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2020

Japan’s economic backbone creaks under the weight of COVID-19

Domestic small and medium-size businesses are bearing the brunt of business closures amid a nationwide state of emergency.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 25, 2020

Where to order vegetable delivery boxes in Japan

From individual farmers to cooperatives, here are six ways to bring sustenance to your doorstep.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 25, 2020

Klaus Petersen: A robotics CEO with business sense

Engineer and CEO Klaus Petersen on what got him into robotics, the challenges of running a small business in Japan and how he defies expectations.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 24, 2020

Raelene Castle's 'welfare' played a part in her removal: Rugby Australia chairman

Concerns about Raelene Castle's welfare contributed to a loss of confidence in her leadership before her abrupt resignation as chief executive, Rugby Australia (RA) chairman Paul McLean said on Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Apr 24, 2020

Racking up the views on YouTube with The First Take

There’s nothing complicated about The First Take, and perhaps that’s why it has become an online hit. A notable Japanese musician enters a sparse room, banters with the crew and performs a song in front of a high-end microphone in one take.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2020

Resetting the political calendar after COVID-19

Politics are still politics even in the COVID-19 pandemic, and they will still go on, albeit with a new calendar in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2020

From Peru coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends drug trade

Countries around the world have spent billions of dollars bailing out firms affected by COVID-19. Peru's coca farmers, who grow the bushy plant used to make cocaine, say they want help, too.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2020

Japan's 'Abenomask' drive tainted by gripes over mold, stains and bugs

Government's 'two masks for every household' policy faces renewed criticism as social media spreads stories of poor quality control.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2020

American quandary: How to secure weapons-grade minerals without China

The United States wants to curb its reliance on China for specialized minerals used to make weapons and high-tech equipment, but it faces a Catch-22.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2020

Time to tackle two crises at once, activist Greta Thunberg says on Earth Day

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined calls for a combined effort to tackle coronavirus and the climate crisis, saying the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday was the time to choose a "new way forward."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020

A funding freeze won’t fix the WHO’s China problem

The organization should be held responsible for its failings, but Donald Trump is wrong to cut off U.S. contributions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020

Debunking the myth of ‘helicopter money’

What does Modern Monetary Theory actually say about financing government borrowing and spending?
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.
‘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.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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