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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2020

Russian-backed organizations amplifying QAnon conspiracy theories, researchers say

Russian government-supported organizations are playing a small but increasing role amplifying conspiracy theories promoted by QAnon, raising concerns of interference in the November U.S. election.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 25, 2020

When it comes to Japanese, 'mamire' and 'darake' have you covered

While 'darake' and 'mamire' both have different nuances, the one thing they have in common is that they always refer to something bad.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 25, 2020

Let's discuss an app dispute

A Bloomberg article dives into a dispute companies are having with Apple and introduces English terminology used in legal disputes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2020

From ‘Five Eyes’ to six — a good idea, but not the best

The increase in engagement would be no panacea to Japan's pressing security needs.
SPORTS
Aug 24, 2020

League bosses urge against COVID-related discrimination

The heads of NPB and the J. League took a strong stance on the issue following reports of discrimination against staff and families at teams with infections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2020

Longtime White House adviser Kellyanne Conway to leave at end of August

White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said late Sunday that she will be leaving the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of August, citing the need to focus on her family.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2020

Typhoon Bavi heads toward Okinawa; heavy rains lash some parts of Japan

An advisory warning for heavy rains and strong winds has been issued for Okinawa and the Amami region by the Meteorological Agency as a typhoon makes its way toward the island prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2020

U.S. college admissions are about to get even more unfair

The pandemic will make institutions even more eager to admit wealthy legacy students.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2020

Alexei Navalny, being treated in Germany, looms over Russian politics

How the incident will affect Russia's political scene will hinge in part on Navalny's longer-term condition and whether he will be able to return home, analysts said.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 22, 2020

Political documentaries in Japan struggle to inspire

Japanese documentaries analyze entrenched political power with largely unsurprising results.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 22, 2020

Global furor over TikTok security alarms users in Japan

TikTok's rise represents something of a divide in how people use the internet in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 22, 2020

Japan’s office worker struggles to adjust to a 'new normal'

It's tough to sing the company song at daily morning meetings wearing a mask.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2020

Top Japan spokesman defends troubled Go To Travel program as failure claims grow

The comment came after Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso branded the government's u00a51.35 trillion Go To Travel campaign a “failure.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2020

After COVID-19, China’s leaders face new challenges from flooding

Having brought the coronavirus pandemic largely under control, China’s leaders are now struggling with a surge of crippling floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions across the central and southwestern parts of the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2020

Flagging Brexit negotiations revive the specter of 'no deal' again

As trade talks with the European Union started to flag in June, Boris Johnson borrowed a phrase from a series of 1950s gasoline ads, promising he would "put a tiger in the tank” to rev up the negotiations.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 21, 2020

J. League cancels match between Bellmare, Sagan

The league made the decision in light of Tosu's coronavirus-imposed lockdown leaving its players unable to prepare for the fixture at BMW Stadium on Aug. 29.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2020

The impact of the U.S. presidential election on Japan-U.S. relations

No matter who wins on Nov. 3, the Japan-U.S. alliance maintains its strong foundation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2020

Would Joe Biden be 'Obama 2.0' when it comes to Northeast Asia?

The former vice president, who formally accepted his party's nomination Thursday, is renowned for his foreign policy chops.
Reader Mail
Aug 21, 2020

Trump's mail-in voting ruse is farcical

Regarding the article “Trump admits he’s blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes” in the August 14 edition, the "debate" over mail-in voting is preposterous, an outright non-issue — except among conspiracy-theory obsessives adrift in the Trumpiverse. The “controversy” is a farcical ruse,...
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2020

Putin critic Alexei Navalny fights for his life as aides suspect poisoning

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was fighting for his life in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after drinking tea that his allies believe was laced with poison.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2020

The 'phantom risk' of COVID-19

Some parts of the economy will struggle even after most of the dangers of the virus have passed.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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