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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 7, 2020

Yonawo brings chilled sounds to a tense Japan

The Fukuoka group has released its first major-label mini-album, and is firmly looking forward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 6, 2020

Call centers expose fault line in Japan's pandemic fight

In the past few weeks, 17 infections were confirmed at a post office call center in Hokkaido and 11 at a Kyoto mail-order business.
BUSINESS
May 5, 2020

Japan to launch model project for land banks to manage plots left unused

The land ministry will begin a model project for so-called land banks this fiscal year, aiming to appropriately manage land plots that are left unused and find new ways to utilize them through regional cooperation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 5, 2020

How Japan's post-coronavirus reopening should proceed

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's legacy depends on how he addresses the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2020

No, Sweden isn’t a miracle coronavirus model

The country's lockdown model is being lauded by the WHO, but it's a unique case whose death rate is much worse than its neighbors.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 4, 2020

Bernard the dog is a lovable 'goofball'

Bernard is a handsome young fellow who arrived at ARK with his four siblings three years ago. The pups had been born to a stray mother in Yamaguchi Prefecture and were only a month old at the time of arrival.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2020

Scapegoating the WHO as the CHO

Now is not the time to demonize and defund the WHO.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2020

Welfare of the most vulnerable learners will be test of COVID-19 recovery

Education has to be at the center of the response to COVID-19 to fulfill the goal to “build back better” and achieve inclusive and more equitable societies.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 2, 2020

How to best stock your fridge and pantry in Japan

Since most Japanese apartments are compact, it's more important than ever to maximize storage space. The Japan Times talked to three experts about how to stock your pantry with ingredients that are easy to find in your local Japanese supermarket.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
May 2, 2020

Upcycle: For bottled Japanese teas, the future begins in the field

Since tea cultivation began around 800 years ago in what's now Shizuoka Prefecture, it has been renowned as Japan's largest tea-producing region. Benefitea repackages the beverage for the 21st century.
Reader Mail
May 1, 2020

Let’s change segregation into solidarity

We mustn’t neglect the fact that many people over 65 are segregated from the real world (the April 25 article “Dangers of age segregation exposed.”)
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2020

COVID-19 is finishing off the Sino-American relationship

Bilateral relations are unlikely to survive the U.S. and Chinese leaders' responses to the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
May 1, 2020

Cities in Japan flush bad image with upgraded public toilets

Municipalities are teaming up with corporations when carrying out renovations aimed at improving experience for tourists and families.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
May 1, 2020

Japanese taiga drama 'Idaten' goes global with tale of Olympic struggle

For the first time ever, Japan's national broadcaster, NHK, will show a condensed version of its famous year-long period drama in English.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 30, 2020

A third of U.K. coronavirus hospital patients die, study suggests

About a third of patients in U.K. hospitals with COVID-19 died from the disease, according to the findings of a study of more than 16,000 people with the virus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2020

An independent COVID-19 investigation is an imperative

As “real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance,” the realization of the 'Chinese Dream' will require the courage to face the shortcomings that led to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 30, 2020

Taiko group Kodo makes a plea for donations amid the COVID-19 crisis

With Japanese drumming group Kodo forced to cancel this year's tour, the group has made an appeal for donations and equipment.
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.
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
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 29, 2020

Alcohol fight highlights battle between Indian states and Narendra Modi

In the tug-of-war between India’s states and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s federal government for cash to fight the coronavirus outbreak, liquor has become the latest battleground.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 28, 2020

Dead, incapacitated or healthy, Kim Jong Un speculation serves as useful thought exercise

Whatever Kim Jong Un's fate, speculation over his condition brings into focus important considerations for Asia, including how it might grapple with a scenario involving his death.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2020

More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with coronavirus symptoms, data shows

More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with acute symptoms of COVID-19 but were not recorded as victims of the disease, a Reuters review of data from 16 of the country's 34 provinces showed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 28, 2020

Taiwan pushes WHO participation in rare ministerial call with U.S.

In a rare teleconference between health ministers, Taiwan has thanked the United States for its support in pushing for the island's participation in the World Health Organization amid the coronavirus pandemic and despite China's objections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2020

How the U.S. and China can learn to live with each other

Mutual anger over COVID-19 will make co-existence difficult, but the alternative is worse.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 27, 2020

A bold look for a great cat

Nisshi is a 5-year-old cat who came to ARK when he was only a month old. He was featured once before in this column in late 2016, however he's unfortunately still in the shelter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 27, 2020

High-seas energy fight off Malaysia draws U.S. and Chinese warships

U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has accused China of 'exploiting” the world's focus on the COVID-19 pandemic with provocations in the South China Sea.
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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