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BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 18, 2020

Social slam dunk: Washington Wizards scoring high with Japanese media strategy

The club has capitalized on Rui Hachimura's first season with localized content that has generated enthusiasm in Japan and drawn praise from NBA officials.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2020

Denmark toughens rape law to include sex without explicit consent

In order to bring a rape charge, the law previously required proof of violence, threat or evidence that the victim was unable to fend off the assault.
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OLYMPICS
Dec 18, 2020

Paris 2024 chief says breakdancing included to reach out to youth

The inclusion of breakdancing at the 2024 Olympics may been surprising but organizers were drawn to the sport's potential to attract a younger fan base and grow the Olympic audience in the internet age, Paris Games chief Tony Estanguet said.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2020

A 10 billion-tree plan is restoring Pakistan’s lost forests

Pakistan's arid climate and rocky deserts may seem like an unlikely place to look for a green revolution, but the nation has begun one of the world's largest reforestation programs.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2020

Google’s legal peril grows in face of third antitrust suit in U.S.

The cascade of lawsuits against Google, which the company says it will fight in court, are indicative of the growing backlash against the largest tech companies.
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CULTURE / Music
Dec 18, 2020

Miyavi meets the reality of the moment

The musician, also known as the samurai guitarist, learns to roll with the punches in the era of the coronavirus with virtual reality performances.
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JAPAN
Dec 18, 2020

Suntory Museum of Art exhibition focuses on new beauty created by crossing borders

Since relocating to Tokyo Midtown in Tokyo’s Roppongi district in 2007, the Suntory Museum of Art has highlighted the aesthetic connections between old and new, national and local, and East and West. The museum’s latest exhibition, open from Dec. 16 to Feb. 28, focuses on beauty borne from the cross-pollination...
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 18, 2020

Japan's key consumer prices fall at fastest pace in a decade as BOJ meets

Prices excluding fresh food fell 0.9% from a year earlier, as a steeper drop in energy costs drove the index down further after October's 0.7% drop.
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BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2020

Nissan decides against making EV in U.K. over Brexit worries

The battery-powered Ariya sport utility vehicle will instead be made at a facility in Tochigi Prefecture and shipped to Europe and the U.S.
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EDITORIALS
Dec 17, 2020

Government in a muddle over suspended travel campaign

Researchers found that people who participated in the government's Go To Travel campaign were as much as twice as likely to have COVID-19 symptoms than those who did not.
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BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2020

U.S. trade czar's advice for Biden on China: 'Hold their feet to the fire'

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden should keep pressing China to stick to the phase one trade deal and use tariffs as leverage, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said, adding that Beijing has done a "reasonably good job" at implementing parts of the deal.
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BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2020

A $7 billion bet Japanese workers return to office life

Investment in commercial real estate in Tokyo has surged this year, contrasting with declines in New York and Paris.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 17, 2020

How scalper bots are undercutting Sony's PlayStation 5

The problem is particularly acute this year because the coronavirus has squeezed production and pushed more console sales online.
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COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 17, 2020

How to adapt to Biden's trade and climate policies

With just weeks to go until the president-elect steps up, Japan needs to examine how to react to his proposed policies on key issues.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2020

All aboard the billionaires’ Bitcoin bandwagon?

A surge of 1,000% in 2017 took Bitcoin's value to $19,000. A year later, it had dropped to less than $3,500.
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BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2020

Brexit talks head for their climax with a fight over fishing

The pound climbed against the dollar on Wednesday amid optimism that the focus on fish is a sign the two sides have largely settled their differences.
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TENNIS
Dec 17, 2020

How putting on a mask raised Naomi Osaka’s voice

In 2020, Osaka found her voice and the self-possession to speak up when and how she saw fit, a massive leap for the global superstar.
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BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Dec 17, 2020

China's move toward monetary tightening attracts influx of capital

People's Bank of China Gov. Yi Gang has vowed to normalize policy, widening a divergence with other large economies in ways that will shape global capital and trade flows.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 17, 2020

As China tracked Muslims, Alibaba showed customers how they could, too

The discovery could thrust one of the world's most valuable internet companies into the storm of international condemnation surrounding China's treatment of its Muslim minorities.
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WORLD
Dec 17, 2020

WHO plan risks leaving poor nations with no COVID-19 vaccines until 2024

Documents show the program's promoters say it is struggling from a lack of funds, supply risks and complex contractual arrangements which could make it impossible to achieve its goals.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 17, 2020

Biden likely to keep using sanctions weapon but with sharper aim

Biden is expected to make clear that sanctions will remain a central instrument of U.S. power — although it will no longer be deployed with the 'America First” bravado.
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CULTURE / Film / 2020 in review
Dec 16, 2020

One anime to slay them all: How Japanese film fared in 2020

The film industry was hit hard by the pandemic, with the closure of theaters and festivals moving online. However, that's what made the triumph of “Demon Slayer” all the more surprising.
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CULTURE / Film
Dec 16, 2020

‘Hold Me Back’: Listen to the voice in your head

Akiko Ohku's charming rom-com explores the inner struggles of working women in modern-day Tokyo.
Alan Bates, a former branch manager who led the fight for justice, has said the compensation process has "turned into quasi-kangaroo courts."
WORLD
Jul 9, 2025

U.K. post office scandal may have caused 13 suicides: inquiry

The Post Office wrongfully prosecuted around 1,000 subpostmasters — self-employed branch managers — between 1999 and 2015.

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