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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 3, 2020

Issey Miyake and New Balance tie-ups take textiles to the next level

Exhibitions showcasing the fashion brands' creative collaborations with artists highlight the evolution of fabrics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 2, 2020

Netflix plans to double spending on original content in Asia

By stepping up its investment, the California-based company is gearing to tackle its main rivals Disney+ and Prime Video, as well as local competitors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2020

How wrong was Milton Friedman? Harvard team quantifies the ways.

'Without monetizing impacts, we're left with the illusion that businesses have no impact,” says Professor George Serafeim of Harvard Business School.
CULTURE
Dec 1, 2020

Amabie: Folklore apparition generated a big buzz in 2020

The long-haired, beak-faced amabie, which forecasts bountiful harvests and killer epidemics, has found itself in Japan's spotlight in recent months.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 1, 2020

I'm sorry, but I think you can complain a little bit better than that

Japanese is well-known for being an indirect language, but that doesn't mean you can't make your dissatisfaction with a situation clear to others.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 1, 2020

‘Trump Is Better’: In Asia, pro-democracy forces worry about Biden

Some pro-democracy campaigners in Asia are drawn to Trump's willingness to flout diplomatic protocol, abandon international accords and keep his opponents off-balance.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2020

TSE president to step down after trading outage in October

The glitch was the worst since 1999, depriving investors of trades worth around u00a53 trillion as government sought to boost the nation as an Asian trading hub.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2020

The implausibility of the ‘Vietnam model’ for North Korea: The security factor

Kim Jong Un cannot decentralize the economy regardless of how external conditions develop as fear of losing control would render such reforms impossible.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2020

Australia demands China apologize for ‘repugnant’ Afghan tweet

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian tweeted an image purporting to show an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / ADOPT ME!
Nov 29, 2020

A pair of kittens will make the perfect pets

Double double, no trouble: When a woman in Shiga Prefecture found 10 cats in a park, she contacted ARK and together they were successful in helping the litter. Two of those are black beauties that we're featuring in Adopt Me! this week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2020

Anger grows at Hong Kong’s erratic COVID-19 rules as cases mount

Though the city has thus far been relatively unscathed the city has encountered more waves than most other places and is entering its fourth round of stop-start restrictions.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 27, 2020

Shorter hours begin in Osaka nightlife areas amid COVID-19 surge

Restaurants and bars still operating had hoped the usual December bu014dnenkai parties would provide a much-needed boost.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 27, 2020

Incident-free Japan Series could aid push for fans to attend Olympics

NPB's ability to admit just under 70,000 fans to the series' four games, held across two cities in domed venues, may provide hints to organizers aiming to pack Tokyo 2020 stands next summer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2020

Amazon unions around the world plan Black Friday protests

The company has a history of guarding against unions' influence, posting a job listing in September for an analyst to research 'labor organizing threats against the company.”
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 26, 2020

'Anime Architecture' brings out the beauty in the details

Stefan Riekeles' book puts a spotlight on the background work that informs the ambience of anime's intricate worlds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 26, 2020

Nintendo adds Sharp as assembler of popular Switch game console

Nintendo is expected to raise its fiscal-year sales target from the current 24 million when it next reports quarterly results.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 25, 2020

A festival of new Asian art, seeking a direction

You could find reasons for both enthusiasm and skepticism when Asia Society announced last year that it would present a triennial of contemporary art, centered on art from what the organizers called "Asia and the world.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 24, 2020

Japan and Australia put aside wartime baggage to counter China’s rise

Expanding defense ties gives Japan a stake in other countries, creates options and helps knit a thicker weave of security relations throughout the region.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 24, 2020

Sapporo and Osaka suspended as Go To Travel destinations

Residents of Sapporo and Osaka looking to travel elsewhere will continue to have access to discounts offered under the government-run campaign.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 24, 2020

Undersea internet cables offer more resilient connection

Japan has a new role to play in helping connect Asia with the rest of the world through a growing network of fiber optics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2020

Ghosn’s repeated arrests 'extrajudicial abuse,' says U.N. panel

While Ghosn is unlikely to ever face trial or detention in Japan again, the report could be relevant for several ongoing proceedings related to the former auto executive.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 24, 2020

Decades of work, and half a dose of fortune, drove Oxford vaccine success

The Oxford vaccinologists were exhilarated on Monday when drugmaker AstraZeneca, with whom they developed the shot, announced that it could be around 90% effective.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 23, 2020

Raise a glass in memory of Tokyo's messier tourist traps

Robot Restaurant and MariCar (or Street Kart or whatever you want to call it) were problematic tourist experiences, sure. That doesn't mean they weren't bold.
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Nov 23, 2020

Behind scenes, Japanese and South Korean lawmakers work to heal ties

As the two countries continue to have differences over historical issues, these groups play an important role in out-of-sight diplomacy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2020

U.S. plans first vaccinations in weeks, Operation Warp Speed chief says

Vaccinations against COVID-19 in the U.S. will "hopefully” start in less than three weeks, according to the head of the federal government’s program to accelerate a vaccine.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 23, 2020

Harris is hoping for a home for the holidays

This golden boy has just flown in from Osaka in the hopes of finding a home for Christmas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 21, 2020

U.S. election helps disinformation on social media thrive in Japan

The 2020 U.S. presidential election has dominated much of the news cycle over the past couple of weeks, with social media playing a key role in the conversation.
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.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
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.
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.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
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.
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.
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.

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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
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