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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2020

Heart, kidneys, pancreas: Scientists just starting to understand health effects of COVID-19

Besides respiratory issues, the virus that causes COVID-19 attacks many organ systems, in some cases causing catastrophic damage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 26, 2020

Japan’s structural problems exposed by COVID-19 crisis

A crisis exposes the contradiction inherent in a society in various forms. That is an important lesson from history. The confusion caused by the COVID-19 crisis has brought various problems of Japanese society into focus. But that also means an opportunity to drastically reform society in one go. It...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jun 26, 2020

Evacuation plans for elderly and disabled people get rethink in pandemic

As municipalities continue to battle against the coronavirus, many people are readying themselves for worst-case scenarios.
Reader Mail
Jun 26, 2020

Father’s Day for a single mother

I vividly remember, it was in December 2004 and that was a very special day of my life. I had received a note from the day care center of my daughter in Tokyo who was then 7 years old. It was about celebrating Father’s Day in her kindergarten class. The plan was to have all the fathers come to the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 26, 2020

Comic Saku Yanagawa was on his way to cracking the U.S. — then COVID-19 happened

Comic Saku Yanagawa is making a name for himself in the U.S., but with racist hecklers and awkward Zoom gigs, he's facing his toughest crowds yet.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 26, 2020

Skip the trip to Italy and binge Asian cinema online

As we head into summer, now is the time to crank up the air-conditioning, get comfortable and delve into Japanese cinema with these recommendations.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 25, 2020

The 2020 post-Abe leadership race

If the prime minister cannot last until the next party presidential election in September 2021, who is best postured to take over?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2020

'Smart lockdowns' are the future in Europe

EU countries are experimenting with new ways of dealing with COVID-19. Germany, Portugal and Italy have all enforced selective or "smart” lockdowns, shutting down smaller regions in response to new outbreaks as opposed to bringing their entire countries to a halt.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Jun 25, 2020

The race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, and Japan's place in it

With more than 140 coronavirus measures in development and 13 undergoing trials, hopes are being pinned on one being approved in the near future.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2020

London's historical connections to slavery lurch into full view

If there’s one thing that foretold the City of London’s ambition to become the epicenter of finance it was the founding of the Royal Exchange almost 500 years ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2020

Japan's izakaya, a staple of after-work socializing, crippled by pandemic

Even though virus controls were lifted in May, more people working from home and social-distancing rules have forced most outlets to halve their seating.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 25, 2020

‘The Modern Lovers’: Tread lightly on this trip down memory lane

In “The Modern Lovers,” Nanami Kawakami lights up the screen as the former flame of a 30-year-old salaryman trying to relive his glory days in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 25, 2020

‘A Whisker Away’: Don’t catnap on some feline fun

“A Whisker Away” milks the cuteness of animated cats to bring lighthearted fun to a story about loneliness and heartbreak.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 24, 2020

Japan’s struggle to reimagine the post-pandemic world

For the nation to be an inspiration, it must make better use of the momentum of the new ways of doing business that the pandemic has brought about across the globe.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 24, 2020

State of sumo content online leaves much to be desired

The JSA would be wise to start taking advantage of its 'back catalog' and making footage of bouts and tournaments of the past available online.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2020

Australia reports first COVID-19 death in over a month as second wave worries grow

Australia's second most populous state on Wednesday said a man in his 80s died overnight from the coronavirus, the country's first death from the virus in more than a month, as concerns about a second wave of infections saw thousands queue for COVID-19 tests and supermarkets impose new restrictions....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2020

The low-tech way that Japan managed to tackle the virus quickly

Experts contend that the existence of public health centers are one of the key reasons Japan was able to avoid an explosion in coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2020

How to prevent a societal schism in Japan

Forces trying to cause social divides are on the rise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2020

America's 2020 is not like 1968: It may be worse

Social unrest helped doom Lyndon Johnson's presidency. It may end up saving Trump's.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 22, 2020

Japan’s work culture gets a needed COVID-19 shock

Remote work may have finally persuaded the nation's corporate leaders that endless hours at the office are a waste.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2020

From Spam to corned beef, canned meat sales are booming

The trend started with the coronavirus lockdowns but is being reinforced by the economic fallout from the pandemic.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jun 21, 2020

Coronavirus likely to bring change to investment strategies

Finance experts shared insights about how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact responsible investment based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors both in Japan and abroad during an online seminar organized by the Japan Times ESG Consortium on May 25.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2020

End of Venezuela’s oil fortune looms over Nicolas Maduro’s regime

Oil revenue, the financial lifeline of Venezuela, is quickly drying up, adding to the growing instability of Nicolas Maduro’s embattled regime.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 21, 2020

Tokyo and Osaka governors vie for national attention

As Yuriko Koike gears up for re-election in the Tokyo gubernatorial race, comparisons are being drawn between her and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2020

Beijing to have sweeping powers over Hong Kong security law, stoking concerns

The planned law has alarmed foreign governments as well as democracy activists in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jun 20, 2020

Rethinking summer in Japan amid a pandemic

Japan struggles to deal with the cancellation of annual seasonal events that serve as a lifeblood for local communities.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 20, 2020

Japan's essential care workers currently languish at the bottom of the health care pyramid

Caregiving companies are going out of business even as the demand for their services increases.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Jun 20, 2020

Budo: Beginning and ending with unremitting self-discipline

Ogasawara-ryu was taught to warriors across Japan as appropriate behavior for those of samurai breeding, and became the foundation for martial arts etiquette.
‘Confugenics’ and East Asia's demographic crisis
East Asia’s fertility plunge is driven not just by financial costs but by perfectionist cultural expectations that burden parents with intense educational and social demands.
Japan prince comes of age as succession crisis looms
Prince Hisahito concludes his his elaborate "kakan no gi" coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Japan to experience blood moon lunar eclipse on Monday
A blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra on March 14.
Japan's $550 billion investment pledge outlined in MOU
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, sign trade agreements on Thursday in Washington.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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