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Japan in Focus
Japan awakens for the global art market
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Japan in Focus
Single and Japanese? The government will find you a date.
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woman at ceremony in front of line of people
Sacred Nation
Contempt for the messiah: The scandal behind Shinzo Abe’s murder
People walk across the famed Shibuya scramble crossing as the sun sets behind the skyscraper, Oct. 11, 2021, in Tokyo.
Energy
A Tokyo train company moves to become net-carbon neutral
a young kid walking down the sidewalk
Lifestyle
Netflix’s ‘Old Enough!’ reality TV show sends very young kids on errands by themselves
The logo for ExxonMobil appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Top of The World
Top US oil executives to testify before Congress
People pose for a photo, mimicking the character in an advertisement as they visit Ebisu-bashi bridge, a popular tourist spot in Osaka, western Japan, Nov. 30, 2020.
Language
This group in Japan is on a mission to correct English mistranslations
A group of protesters carries protest signs. One wears a colorful tie-dye shirt and has blue hair. The others wear white and black shirts.
Protest
BLM Tokyo tackles Japan’s own issues with anti-Black racism
A blurry image of a car chase overlaid with Japanese writing.
Arts, Culture & Media
Japanese TV program turns migrant raids and deportations into entertainment
Three young women from Indonesia smile for the camera
Immigration
Japan eases immigration restrictions to fill chronic care worker shortage
Americans spend six billion hours and $10 billion every year preparing and filing their taxes.
Books
Many countries have a simple, fair tax system. Could the US be next?
UN security council meeting
Conflict
‘We need North Korea to feel the pressure,’ Japan ambassador says at UN emergency security meeting
japan moon
Science
Japan wants to put its own astronaut on the moon in 2030
Stockholm's highly-efficient subway system. Trains are known for running frequently and on time. They have large ridership but are not overly crowded because of the frequency of the trains.
Economics
US transportation is so far behind Sweden’s it’s not even funny
Abe calligraphy 2
Global Politics
Abe’s Chinese calligraphy wins plaudits in China
New Orleans trumpet player Travis "Trumpet Black" Hill helped link New Orleans to the many jazz fans and musicians of Japan.
Music
In New Orleans, Marco explores Japan’s jazz links to the Big Easy
A Japanese college graduate publicly promises that she will do her best in trying to find work during a job-hunting rally at an outdoor theatre in Tokyo.
Business
Japanese women push back against leaning in
Nothing says "festival" in Japan like a large pink phallus parading through the streets.
Belief
This Japanese festival is just like thousands of others — plus a lot of penis
Michelle Obama in Japan
Education
Michelle Obama advocates for girls in Japan while women struggle
Soy Sauce
Food
Tsunami-proof: Japanese soy sauce rises from ruins of 2011 disaster
Screenshot of the video message from the Islamic State, in which a man believed to be Kenji Goto warns that there are only 24 hours left to save his life and even less time for a Jordanian air force pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh, who is also being held hostage
Conflict
Under pressure, Jordan proposes prisoner swap with ISIS
Keisuke Kuwata wears a fake Hitler mustache at the start of the 2014 Red and White Song Competition, a major New Year's Eve institution in Japan.
Culture
Why did this man wear a Hitler mustache on Japanese TV? No one really knows
Former NHK anchor Jun Hori speaks at a TEDx event in Kyoto, Japan, about opening Japanese journalism to non-traditional sources.
Media
Japan’s timid coverage of Fukushima led this news anchor to revolt — and he’s not alone
A tourist from China takes pictures of Japanese traditional masks at a souvenir shop in Asakusa district in Tokyo.
Books
China and Japan must remedy their one-sided views of history
A protester at a rally against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to expand Japan's military role.
Global Politics
Why young Japanese are joining a new wave of protests
coal barge
Environment
Fukushima is casting a shadow on Japan and the Warsaw climate meeting
Akihabara, Nerd’s Paradise
New report says Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster narrowly avoided being much worse
Arts, Culture & Media
Ghosts Rumored to Haunt the Japan Prime Minister’s Official Residence
Arts, Culture & Media
Japan Premier’s Comment Inflames Tensions With China
Arts, Culture & Media
Japan’s Pachinko Addiction
Arts, Culture & Media
The Strange and Startling World of Japanese Otaku
Global Politics
In Parliamentary Elections, Japan Chooses a Pro-Nuclear Conservative Party
Arts, Culture & Media
Japan Seizes Chinese Activists on Disputed Islands, China Protests
Global Politics
Fukushima Report: Japan Dodged Major Nuclear Disaster
Global Politics
The Story of Beate Sirota Gordon
Global Politics
Yoshihiko Noda is Japan’s New Prime Minister
Sports
Soccer Final a Welcome Distraction for Japan
Global Politics
Political Fallout of Japan’s Tsunami Disaster
Arts, Culture & Media
Acclaimed Japanese Scholar Retires
Blog: Last Rites in Hazmat Suits
Blog: Returning Home to Japan
Business, Economics and Jobs
Tokyo Power Company Loses Billions
Environment
Japan’s Tragedy May Transform a Generation of New Workers
Top of the Hour: Japan’s Quake and the Supply Chain, Morning Headlines
Business, Economics and Jobs
Japan weighs when to start the baseball season
Global Politics
Some Americans Evacuated from Japan
Global Satire
Global Political Cartoons: March 12 — 18, 2011
Bitter Cold Hits Japan’s Survivors
Conflict & Justice
Update on Japan’s nuclear crisis
Top of the Hour: Nightmare in the Pacific, Morning Headlines
Environment
History of Earthquakes in Japan
Japan
Arts, Culture & Media
Suicide Forest
Arts, Culture & Media
Nerd’s Paradise
Arts, Culture & Media
Schoolgirls Grow Up
Environment
China quake causes extensive damage
Global Politics
Challenges for President Obama on Asia trip
Arts, Culture & Media
Secrecy and intrigue in Japan’s royal family
Global Politics
Japan’s Opposition Wins, Ending LDP’s 54-Year Rule