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Reader Mail
Aug 7, 2020

An old depreciation for the balcony

The July 26 article “The Japanese balcony gets a rethink amid a pandemic”(headlined “A new appreciation for the balcony” in the print edition) was an interesting story. I have lived in a housing complex for almost 35 years, so this topic is very familiar to me.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Aug 7, 2020

Global business schools adapt to new plans

The coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted educational institutions, with schools and universities closing their doors and taking classes online worldwide. Global restrictions on travel pose a challenge to students looking to study abroad, as well as the institutions looking to recruit them....
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2020

COVID-19 cases are climbing in Japan. Where is Shinzo Abe?

'The supposed position is that authorities will provide health care, medicine and vaccines, but if you get infected that's on you,' said one observer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2020

What does Vietnam think of America's Indo-Pacific strategy?

The South China Sea is where the rubber meets the road for U.S.-Vietnam security ties, and in this regard, Hanoi has gone as far as it is comfortable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2020

How long should governments spend away?

Today's pandemic spending may leave future generations with an unpayable bill.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2020

The China hawks got it mostly right

Are there any China accommodationists left in Washington?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 4, 2020

BYOB: Runners must carry own bottles for trash-free Shonan Marathon

Organizers expect the waste-saving initiative to prevent six tons' worth of carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2020

Seven & I deal shows store sales make gas-stations appealing despite virus

'The disadvantage of not winning this bid would have been other competitors expanding their business,” said the president of the 7-Eleven Inc. U.S. operation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 4, 2020

U.N. chief warns world facing 'generational catastrophe' on education

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world faces a "generational catastrophe" because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be "a top priority."
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 4, 2020

Last Korean war criminal in Japan still pushing for compensation

'Listen to me. Why are they treating us differently? It's unfair and doesn't make any sense. How can I accept this unbelievable situation?' 95-year-old Lee Hak-rae says.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 4, 2020

Australian state to deploy military and impose hefty fines to enforce virus isolation

Australia's second-most populous state, Victoria, said Tuesday that military personnel will be deployed to enforce COVID-19 isolation orders, with anyone caught in breach of those rules facing tough new fines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2020

Are the tech titans at bay?

Recent congressional antitrust hearing showed that they can no longer avoid the harsh glare of the political spotlight.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 3, 2020

Hong Kong denies mass Chinese virus tests are bid to harvest DNA

The Hong Kong government 'solemnly clarified that this is absolutely unfounded,” pledging that samples 'will not be transported to the mainland for testing.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2020

China finally makes its peace with ‘foreign garbage’

After years of trying to ban recycling imports, the central government seems to be coming to its senses.
JAPAN / History
Aug 1, 2020

Is time running out to preserve Japan’s A-bomb legacy?

75 years on, Hiroshima and Nagasaki scramble to preserve the memories of those who survived the atomic bombings
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 1, 2020

Berg: A classic Shinjuku pit stop, 30 years on

There was already a lot to celebrate about cafe-bar Berg. Now there's two more: Its 30th birthday and new nonsmoking status.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2020

Hong Kong delays election by a year after a dozen opposition candidates barred from running

Leader Carrie Lam pinned the blame on the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2020

Is an old political dream coming true at last?

A new kind of egalitarianism is pushing its way to the center of the global stage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2020

Undead economies are the price of mini-lockdowns

After pocket lockdowns, get ready for pint-sized recoveries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2020

U.S. economy shrinks at record 32.9% pace in second quarter

The U.S. economy suffered its sharpest downturn since at least the 1940s in the second quarter, highlighting how the pandemic has ravaged businesses across the country.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 30, 2020

Nearly 1 in 3 children have dangerous amounts of lead in blood

Nearly 1 in 3 children around the world have high levels of lead in their bloodstream, according to a new study, as widespread lead pollution puts millions of young people at risk of irreversible mental and physical damage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2020

U.S. and Oregon agree to phase out federal agents from Portland

The federal government presence in Portland drew criticism from Democrats and civil liberties groups who alleged excessive force and federal overreach.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2020

Tournaments for sports charity, revitalizing golf

As the fate of many sporting events — the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games chief among them — are up in the air, the International Sports Promotion Society plans to sponsor four golf tournaments by September.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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.
Ashfall warning in Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Suspect on run after woman stabbed by stranger in Tokyo’s Akasaka area
Metropolitan Police Department investigators examine a poster put up at a building where a woman was stabbed, in the capital’s Minato Ward on Sunday.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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