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Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 30, 2020

Extend support for foreign students in Japan

The COVID-19 outbreak in Japan has left hundreds of thousands of university students in a chaotic situation. Lectures that were supposed to start in April only recently began to be offered online.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2020

COVID-19, disease surveillance and smart cities

Tracking infections is vital to containing the pandemic, but it also creates mind-bending opportunities for social control.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2020

Kim rumors rekindle fears of a ‘weak’ North Korea

Instability in North Korea could spark a clash between the U.S. and China over the future of the northern half of the peninsula.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020

A cut above: Tokyo barber launches 'telecut' service as COVID-19 hits business

Mr. Brothers Cut Club of Harajuku has launched what could be the industry's first online haircut service.
Apr 22, 2020

Suntory Group to start providing sanitizing solutions in Japan to fight against the spread of COVID-19

TOKYO, JAPAN —Suntory Group, a global leader in both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages industry, is stepping up its efforts to support the global fight against COVID-19 by providing sanitizing solutions to help meet the demands of hand sanitizers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2020

Strength in numbers: A more open approach to tracking the virus in Japan

Like many foreign residents of Japan during the early days of the country's COVID-19 outbreak, Shane Reustle and Jiahui Zhou recall poring over websites run by the health ministry and local municipalities to try to get a clear picture of how infections were spreading in the world’s third-largest economy....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 19, 2020

A welcome shift away from shareholder supremacy

Companies are starting to commit to benefitting all stakeholders: customers, employees, suppliers, communities and shareholders.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Apr 18, 2020

The dogs have their day in old Edo

The Laws of Compassion that Tokugawa Tsunayoshi issued trickled down to the lowest rungs of Edo Period (1603-1868) Japan, which included the capital's many feral dogs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 15, 2020

Immerse yourself in these top travel Instagram accounts

While on lockdown, Instagram gives us the chance to travel vicariously — to get lost in beautiful landscapes, to peer into destinations and gaze in wonder at the adventures that await once we are all free to explore the world again.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2020

Britain's Boris Johnson hospitalized for tests after persistent coronavirus symptoms

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital for tests on Sunday after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, though Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 2, 2020

Policy goal: How to get from good to great

As Japanese and global policymakers are rushing to design policies to counter the looming economic depression, advice from one of my favorite economists, Jean-Baptiste Say, comes to mind. In 1803 he wrote: “In policy as well as in morality, the grand secret is not to constrain the actions, but to awaken...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 30, 2020

Fashion week is compelled to go online

Japan's fashion industry was hit hard by the March cancellation of Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo, saved only by livestreaming and online content as a way to keep fans informed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2020

U.K. has no clear plan if 'Team Johnson' is incapacitated by coronavirus

What would happen if British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's case of coronavirus — so far he has "mild symptoms" — were to become more serious or even incapacitate him and his team? Under Britain's uncodified constitution, the answer is unclear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2020

How to avoid the end times

It feels like the end times. A mysterious invisible killer stocks the land. Wild rumors abound. The government is useless. There’s no sense that anyone knows anything, much less is in charge. Could the United States become a failed state?
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 23, 2020

Ibaraki group offers cultural workshops

Spinning cotton, crafting traditional decorations and cooking hand-picked edible grass are just a few of the activities organized by the Tsukuba Green Tourism Association, a collection of some 15 local organizations and individual members in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 21, 2020

Satoshi Sekimoto: Decorated in France

"When I was little, there was a room with a big lock on the door in my house — my mother's studio. The lock came off when I finished elementary school," says embroiderer Satoshi Sekimoto over coffee at a Parisian cafe in the 13th arrondissement. "I understand why she kept the room locked," he adds,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 21, 2020

Tokyology: Inside Tokyo's lesser known neighborhoods

Sick and tired of the Tokyo main drag? Good thing there are plenty of lesser-known neighborhoods. Here are The Japan Times' recommendations for five locales where its possible to both sightsee and get a glimpse of normal Tokyo life.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2020

Coronavirus will change how we shop, travel and work for years

Every economic shock leaves a legacy. The deadly coronavirus will be no different.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2020

Google critics see its Firebase tools as another squeeze play

Some app developers say Google LLC is increasingly pressing them to embed code in their own products that will deepen Google's access to data on consumers, giving the company a leg up on rivals.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 19, 2020

Nariaki Obukuro offers optimism with latest album, 'Piercing'

Nariaki Obukuro has been living in London for a little over a year now, and the Japanese singer-songwriter says the city routinely gets his imagination going.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2020

Face mask littering causes headaches in Japan

With more and more people wearing face masks due to the spread of the new coronavirus, a new issue has developed over the resulting litter on roads and in other places.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2020

Taking stock of disaster losses five years after the Sendai world conference

The 'decade of action' starting this year will reveal how successful or not the Sendai Framework has been in reducing disaster losses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2020

Nine years after Fukushima, Japan can't quit its coal habit

A return to coal has left Japan with long-term climate goals that are unambitious — and increasingly, the subject of international censure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Mar 14, 2020

The Edo Period: An era of utter weirdness

The Edo Period (1603-1868) was a bizarre time that visitors to Japan could not help but comment on — the countless laws, the brutal punishments ... and the dogs.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Japan Cultural Expo
Mar 13, 2020

Kyoto National Treasure: To Protect and Convey Japanese Treasure

Commemorating the reopening of Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, this exhibition showcases a collection of over 40 National Treasures, including paintings, sculptures, craft pieces, writings, archaeological artifacts and other historical items involved in Kyoto's history.
SUMO
Mar 10, 2020

Despite goofball reputation, Takamisakari had solid career

When Takamisakari called it a day back in 2013, this paper carried a headline declaring that the "clown prince of sumo" had retired, while Kyodo News opened with a line that called the former komusubi's pre-bout rituals "goofball antics."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 9, 2020

A sea change for Japanese sculptors

'Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2020' in Western Australia, brings together eight Japanese sculptural works, including Harayuki Uchida's new 2.5-ton stainless-steel kinetic 'Merry Gate.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2020

Sesame oil? Granite baths? Sea lettuce? COVID-19 rumors spread like a virus in Japan

In a nation gripped by fear amid the outbreak, rumors swirling online that appear to have little or no scientific justification have gained traction.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Japan to set up 'control tower' for crimes by foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan and Canada ink key intel-sharing deal
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand shakes hands with Japan's top diplomat, Takeshi Iwaya, at the end of a signing ceremony for an information security agreement, after bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.

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

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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