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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Jul 4, 2021

‘Paradise in Plain Sight’: You don't need to look far for life lessons

In Karen Maezen Miller's book, the Zen garden she restores to its former beauty becomes a metaphor for life.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2021

Era ends and uncertainty looms after U.S. forces leave main Afghanistan base

U.S. troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, leaving behind a piece of the World Trade Center they buried 20 years ago in a country that could descend into civil war without them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2021

North Korea's Kim slams officials over 'great crisis' in virus fight

Kim accused senior officials of failing to carry out strict anti-virus measures, leaving the isolated country vulnerable to 'grave consequences,' state media reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 27, 2021

Khamida Malianchinova: 'We couldn’t judge if it was Tokyo or us who chose to stay isolated'

After arriving from Kyrgyzstan on a scholarship, Khamida Malianchinova got into aikido and podcasting —u00a0both of which helped her be part of a community.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2021

In surprise decision, Toshiba shareholders vote to oust board chairman Nagayama

The move, a victory for activist investors, comes after corporate governance issues at the industrial conglomerate were brought to the fore by a government collusion scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jun 20, 2021

One era’s eccentrics are another’s model citizens

Would an outcast from the Heian Period feel more at home in the Edo Period? Or are there general characteristics that unites any society's eccentrics?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2021

Kremlin blames vaccine hesitancy as delta variant drives Moscow surge

The Kremlin on Friday blamed a surge in COVID-19 cases on reluctance to have vaccinations and "nihilism" after a record 9,056 new infections in Moscow, mostly with the new Delta variant, fanned fears of a third wave.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2021

Biden and Putin paper over splits as both claim summit victories

Putin got one thing he craved — legitimacy on the international stage. Biden argued he confronted Putin over cyberattacks and Russia's treatment of democracy activists.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 16, 2021

With record warplane incursion near Taiwan, China has a message: We won't be cowed

The mission comes as Beijing faces international calls to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait and as the Chinese Communist Party's 100th anniversary fast approaches.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 16, 2021

Suga's policy wins overshadowed by COVID-19 as Diet session wraps up

Without the pandemic, the prime minister would have enough achievements under his belt to be untroubled by a forthcoming LDP leadership contest and general election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2021

Here we go again: China’s wrong turn in population policy

The cost of population aging are not a problem for China. It is a budgetary issue, not a demographic one.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2021

Genocide claims bolstered by report of China's policies curbing Uyghur births

In Xinjiang counties where Uyghurs are the majority birth rates dropped 50.1% in 2019, compared to a 19.7% drop in majority ethnic Han counties.
CULTURE / Music
Jun 4, 2021

A decade in the game, LiSA continues to slay

The singer-songwriter, who has written opening tracks for the “Demon Slayer” franchise, marks 10 years in the music industry as a solo artist with a mini-album titled “Ladybug.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2021

Did China avoid blame for causing the pandemic?

The WHO first learned of the COVID-19 outbreak from Taiwan, news articles, a public bulletin and from an automated alert system that scans the internet for mentions of unexplained pneumonia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2021

New U.S. Indo-Pacom chief makes Japan first stop overseas

In a veiled reference to China's ramped-up pressure on democratic Taiwan, Adm. John Aquilino and Suga agreed on the “importance of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.”
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 29, 2021

Keizo Shimamoto is taking true ‘craft ramen’ nationwide

The chef may have garnered fame for his ramen burger, but he's now on a mission to revolutionize ramen quality in the United States, starting with the noodles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 27, 2021

Why Japan's young are bearing the psychological brunt of the pandemic

Despite missing classes, struggling to see friends and lacking entertainment, the nation's youth are being scapegoated by some Japanese media over the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 27, 2021

Ado's defiant hit is a coming-of-age moment for Japan's Vocaloid culture

Ado caused a moral panic in Japan with her catchy and rebellious track 'Usseewa,' a track influenced by the cultural conventions of Vocaloid that are taking Japanese music by storm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2021

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup

Suu Kyi appeared to be in good health and held a face-to-face meeting with her legal team for about 30 minutes before the hearing, her lawyer said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 24, 2021

World’s semiconductor supply is in danger unless Taiwan gets vaccines

Taiwan's predicament illustrates its strategic yet vulnerable position at the confluence of U.S.-China tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 23, 2021

On North Korea denuclearization, yet another diplomatic dance for the U.S.

The U.S. says it has a new strategy — a “calibrated, practical, measured approach” toward the North's denuclearization — but will it be a departure from that of previous administrations?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2021

In preparing Taiwan contingency, Tokyo must remain discreet

Experts are divided on the question of China's ability to launch an invasion of Taiwan and the merits of its strategy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2021

U.S. plays down prospect of North Korea initiative at Moon summit

President Joe Biden is set to prioritize boosting cooperation with Seoul on regional security more broadly in high-tech industries such as microchips.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 21, 2021

Rapper Daichi Yamamoto gets personal about breakups, his biracial background and a love of jazzy beats

Japanese rappers are beginning to share more about their own experiences in their tracks, an approach Daichi Yamamoto says is upping the standards for domestic hip-hop.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
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.
Takaichi plans pay cuts for herself and her ministers
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi chats with her Cabinet members in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
A 40-year wait for ‘Mishima’ ends at TIFF
Made at a time when Japan was still grappling with Yukio Mishima’s legacy, Paul Schrader’s biopic “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” was blocked from screening in the country for decades.

Podcast

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

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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