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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 28, 2021

Japan remade its supply chains after catastrophe. Here’s what it learned.

Japan's industrial network became more resilient after the tsunami and meltdown catastrophes of 2011, which inflicted more than $200 billion in damage to businesses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 28, 2021

Loaded language: U.S. denuclearization phrasing puts progress on North Korea in jeopardy

A simple shift in language by the Biden administration could prove to be a stumbling block for any talks with the nuclear-armed country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 28, 2021

When a desert wind blew $10 billion of global trade off course

The grounding highlighted the fragility of a global network of markets and economies that takes for granted the flow of goods through it.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Mar 27, 2021

Unearthing Japan’s home-grown solutions to urban greening

Urban greening not only boosts biodiversity and lowers air temperatures, it also provides a much-needed link to the natural world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 27, 2021

‘That We May Live’: New Chinese fiction delves into the playfully weird

Explaining the difference between speculative fiction and science fiction can feel like sorting out overlapping nebulae. The main distinction of speculative fiction may be that a story is just barely possible, at a slight remove from reality that veers into the playfully weird. A Japanese author exemplifying...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 27, 2021

Top 5: The best vegan dessert spots in Tokyo

These five vegan sweet sensations are sure to satisfy your sugar cravings (and perhaps win over a skeptic or two).
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 27, 2021

There's more to hanami than cherry blossoms

Plum blossoms, azaleas and chrysanthemums are also celebrated nationwide during their seasonal appearance.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 27, 2021

Dissecting payouts for decontamination work in Fukushima

Fukushima residents have been paid for their role in decontamination work in the prefecture since the 2011 accident.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2021

Chinese apps join celebs in backlash against Western fashion brands over Xinjiang

China's top ride-hailing app dropped Swedish fashion retailer H&M from its listings as Chinese celebrities stopped endorsing foreign labels in a growing uproar over Western accusations of forced labor in Xinjiang.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2021

The business case for vaccine passports

While several countries and regions are preparing to unveil systems of inoculation proof, vaccine passports have met resistance from some quarters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2021

Netflix to launch 40 new anime shows after ‘Blood of Zeus’ win

The world's largest paid-streaming service will launch 40 new anime titles this year, it said in a statement Saturday during a virtual animation expo from Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2021

How a coronavirus variant tore through an English island and spread globally

The so-called Kent or U.K. variant has now been reported in more than 100 countries and recent research has shown that it is not only more contagious but also more deadly.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2021

Enduring casualty of pandemic in the U.S.: Care for the dying with a human touch

COVID-19 has disrupted almost every aspect of comforting the terminally ill at the end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2021

Biden says he suggested to U.K.'s Johnson a plan to rival China's Belt and Road

China's Belt and Road Initiative is a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure program launched in 2013 and involving development and investment initiatives stretching from East Asia to Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2021

Suez Canal steps up efforts to free stuck vessel as U.S. watches energy market impact

Dredging and tugging aimed at freeing a mega-vessel stuck in the Suez Canal failed on Friday to end a blockage that has lifted shipping rates for fuel tankers and scrambled global supply chains for everything from grains to baby clothes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 27, 2021

Keisuke Sugiyama: ‘Being able to experience the past through art is extremely exciting’

As an associate professor at Tohoku University of Art and Design, Keisuke Sugiyama is using a wide array of tools to convey his love of art.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 27, 2021

Former CDC chief says he thinks coronavirus came from Wuhan lab

Robert Redfield said that he was 'not implying any intentionality,” or accusing China of purposefully releasing the virus.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2021

Cabinet OKs law to limit foreign real estate deals in Japan citing national security

The bill has raised concerns about violation of privacy rights, and an intense debate over its provisions and constitutionality is likely.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 26, 2021

Threat of demotion spurs Japanese firms to shake up stock register

With just months to go until a key deadline in the Tokyo Stock Exchange's makeover, companies are being forced to divest stakes, unwind tie-ups or cancel treasury stock.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2021

Muji operator shares tumble as brand seen at risk of China boycott

Shares in Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing also fell in morning trading before recovering.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes.
Summer bonuses at major Japan firms hit record
The fourth consecutive year of increase came after many firms raised their monthly wages this spring and as a result of solid earnings mainly among manufacturers.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Naoko Abe

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