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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 3, 2021

Recipe: How to make Japanese katsu-style chicken Parmesan

The slightly sweet and super crunchy style of Japanese chicken katsu (cutlet) is the perfect base for the Italian American classic, chicken Parmesan.
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CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Apr 3, 2021

Is change sweeping the sclerotic Japanese film industry?

The Japan Academy awarded top honors to the LGBTQ-themed drama “Midnight Swan” and its star, and Tokyo International Film Festival announced that its 34th edition would see more diversity.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Apr 3, 2021

Kansai classics for a home movie festival

Given that it will be a while before movie theaters are back to normal, here are recommendations for those interested in the Kansai region and classic films.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 3, 2021

U.S., Japan and South Korea agree to keep up pressure on North Korea

The top security officials from the three countries reaffirmed their commitment to address the North Korean nuclear issue 'through concerted trilateral cooperation towards denuclearization.'
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2021

Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades

The train was carrying many tourists and people heading home at the start of a long weekend traditional holiday to tend to family tombs.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 2, 2021

When will Japan's economy return to pre-pandemic levels? Not soon, say economists.

Most say a full economic recovery is unlikely until well after the vaccination of the general public is underway.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Apr 2, 2021

Prospects looking brighter for Japan's senior and Olympic squads

To say that the last week was a good one for followers of Japan's men's teams is somewhat of an understatement.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 2, 2021

For climate progressives, Biden’s $2.25 trillion isn’t enough

The fact that the bill contains extensions of a tax credit for carbon capture stood out to some as proof that the administration was addressing climate change only superficially.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2021

While Asia wants a baby boom, Indonesia says enough is enough

Countries across Asia are trying everything from fertility tours to baby bonuses to spur population growth in an aging world. Not so in Indonesia.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2021

China slams foreign correspondents club as an 'illegal organization'

The BBC's China correspondent John Sudworth recently left Beijing for Taipei, citing intimidation of his family and threats of legal action.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 2, 2021

U.S. seeks to get allies 'on same page' on North Korea as policy review ends

While U.S. officials have remained mum on details of the review, Biden has put a heavy emphasis on the importance of working with allies to help craft the strategy.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 2, 2021

Put your yen to work with the language of investing

If you're looking at investing in your Japanese ability, check out some terms that center around the stock market.
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COMMENTARY / World / Perspectives
Apr 2, 2021

How COVID-19 changed Asia

What lies ahead for the region after weathering the coronavirus pandemic u2026 for now.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2021

To avoid blackouts, California’s installing more big batteries than all of China

It will be the biggest test yet of whether batteries are reliable enough to sustain a grid largely powered by renewables.
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BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2021

Kioxia is said to focus on IPO in next few months

Kioxia could be valued at u00a53.32 trillion in the current market, said Hideki Yasuda, an analyst at Ace Research Institute.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2021

Beijing is getting better at disinformation on global social media

Several in-depth investigations published over the past two months have shed light on the evolution of disinformation campaigns originating in China.
COMMENTARY / World / The Great Reset
Apr 1, 2021

The digital age needs a fresh injection of trust

Rapid social and economic change, deepening political divisions and the impact of technology are stretching the limits of trust-building systems, and governments are struggling to keep up.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2021

Out of my mind: Advances in brain tech spur calls for 'neuro rights'

Scientists and lawmakers are working to rein in the potential abuses of neuroscience by companies from tech giants to wearable startups.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2021

In support for Myanmar’s democracy, conditions apply

Outside powers should support ASEAN's lead role and work with it to persuade the generals to vacate the governance space without further bloodshed.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2021

Keep the pressure on the junta in Myanmar

If the geopolitical logic for support has crumbled, the moral and humanitarian rationale for opposition remains strong. The junta in Myanmar must go.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 1, 2021

Biden tells migrants to stay put. Central Americans hear a different message.

Disinformation suggesting that the U.S. border is now wide open has rocketed across social media and by word of mouth.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2021

'Do not tempt the law': Hong Kong police warn residents to avoid red lines on politics

For Hong Kong residents wondering what sort of behavior might breach the Beijing-imposed national security law, one of the city's top police officers says it's the wrong question to ask.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2021

In mutant variants, has the coronavirus already revealed its hand?

Emergence of the same few mutations simultaneously in different parts of the world gives scientists cautious optimism that there may be limits on the pandemic's endurance.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2021

Sentiment among Japan's big manufacturers improves to pre-pandemic levels

The results suggested that the export-reliant economy was benefiting from a solid recovery in global demand.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2021

How Masayoshi Son’s ‘money guy’ Lex Greensill went from hero to zero

Greensill Capital was a key part of what Son dubbed his 'Cluster of No. 1's” strategy, taking noncontrolling stakes in the world's leading tech companies and encouraging them to cooperate.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person