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  1. unnatural disasters
    Everyone Could Have Died in the Tokyo Airport Crash. Here’s Why They Didn’t.“Runway incursions” are an increasingly common, extraordinarily dangerous occurrence.
    By Jeff Wise
  2. allegations
    The Most Powerful Man in J-Pop’s Sex-Abuse Scandal, ExplainedThe founder of Japan’s top talent agency was accused of assaulting boys and men for decades, but his company didn’t take action until after he died.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  3. pro wrestling
    Sukeban Is Coming to Make You a Wrestling FanNew York City is getting a Japanese female league for which you must prepare.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  4. apologies
    Warner Bros US Apologizes for Barbenheimer MemesAfter their Japan division released a statement calling it “extremely regrettable.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  5. foreign interests
    Who Are the Japanese in Oppenheimer?Christopher Nolan’s biopic of the “father of the atomic bomb” has trouble defining the enemy who bore the brunt of that terrible weapon.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  6. art review
    A Sanctuary Between Japan and AmericaMiyoko Ito’s work traverses the divide between past and present, and between one country and another.
    By Jerry Saltz
  7. housing
    Is Apartment-phobia Driving America’s Housing Crisis?Or is the problem that Americans speak English?
    By Eric Levitz
  8. foreign interests
    The Martyrdom of Shinzo AbeHis shocking death is of a piece with Japan’s history.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  9. early and often
    Shinzo Abe, Former Prime Minister of Japan, Is AssassinatedAbe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, died after he was shot twice while delivering a campaign speech. A suspect has been arrested.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. ponyo loves ham!
    Studio Ghibli Theme Park Set to Open in NovemberHealing your inner child is about to get so much easier.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  11. power
    Princess Mako’s RevolutionThe royal is rewriting her happy ending — and in the process, the longstanding history of gender inequality in Japan, too.
    By Zoe Yu Gilligan
  12. keeping up with the royals
    Welcome to New York, Princess MakoThe former Japanese princess and her ponytailed lawyer husband arrived in the Big Apple this week.
    By Danielle Cohen
  13. sports!
    So What’s Going On With the Olympics?All your Tokyo 2020 questions, answered.
    By Claire Lampen
  14. sports
    What’s Going On With the Tokyo Olympics?COVID is surging and the Japanese public is against holding the games. Why none of that may matter.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  15. encounter
    It Took Coming Home for CHAI to Go Global“We realized … you don’t really have to go push yourself onto somebody to tell them that you’re fun.”
    By Justin Curto
  16. jailbreak
    Americans Who Masterminded Carlos Ghosn’s Escape Now in Japanese CustodyU.S. special forces veteran and his son spirited the ex-Nissan CEO out of Tokyo while he was awaiting trial.
    By Eve Peyser
  17. crime
    Japan’s ‘Twitter Killer’ Has Been Sentenced to DeathTakahiro Shiraishi had confessed to killing nine people, including eight women he had stalked on social media.
    By Amanda Arnold
  18. no thank you
    Why Go On A Roller Coaster If You Can’t Scream?Theme parks in Japan are considering a ban on screaming to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.
    By Amanda Arnold
  19. animals
    Lonely Japanese Eels Want You to Video-Call ThemAn aquarium in Tokyo is hosting a virtual face-showing festival to help their eels “not forget the existence of humans.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  20. coronavirus
    2020 Tokyo Olympics Postponed Due to CoronavirusThe Games will instead take place in the summer of 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday
    By Adam K. Raymond
  21. gallery
    14 Photos of What Public Life Looks Like During a Coronavirus OutbreakThe emptiness is eerie.
    By The Editors
  22. coronavirus
    The Coronavirus Is Already Affecting the 2020 Tokyo OlympicsThe Games are five months away and coronavirus is causing headaches for athletes and organizers.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  23. coronavirus
    Global Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 2,000Most deaths have taken place in Hubei province, where the virus is thought to have originated.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  24. the top line
    Maybe They Were Out to Get Carlos Ghosn. That Doesn’t Mean He Isn’t a Criminal.The former Nissan and Renault executive believes that Japan’s stated reasons for pursuing him are just a pretext. He could be right.
    By Josh Barro
  25. the urbanist
    A Chef’s Guide to SapporoSpicy curry ramen, rare whiskeys, and a sky-high Japanese bath.
    By Trupti Rami
  26. the other critics
    Michelin No Longer Dreams of JiroThe organization stripped the famed sushi chef’s restaurant of its three stars for a surprising reason.
    By Nikita Richardson
  27. the industry
    Netflix Orders Japan Sinks 2020 From Director Masaaki YuasaA fun little show about environmental collapse!
    By Charu Sinha
  28. trailer mix
    Queer Eye: We’re in Japan! Trailer: Queer Eye, But Make It JapanThe trailer answers the age-old question, “What if Queer Eye … but in Japan?”
    By Rebecca Alter
  29. slurp
    Tomato Ramen Is the Noodle Innovation We Need NowAdd a big fistful of grated cheese while you’re at it.
    By Richard Morgan
  30. cut covers
    Make Some Room for Naomi WatanabeThe unstoppable Japanese comedian is coming for America and the world.
    By Kathleen Hou
  31. workplace discrimination
    Japanese Women Just Want to Be Able to Wear Comfortable Shoes to WorkWomen say they’re discriminated against for not wearing high heels to work — and they’re petitioning the government to do something.
    By Amanda Arnold
  32. kawasaki knife attack
    What We Know About the Knife Attack in Kawasaki, JapanOne elementary school age girl and an adult man have been killed in the attack, which occurred on Tuesday morning in Kawasaki, Japan.
    By Matt Stieb
  33. kawasaki knife attack
    What We Know About the Knife Attack in Kawasaki, JapanOne elementary school age girl and an adult man have been killed in the attack, which occurred on Tuesday morning in Kawasaki, Japan.
    By Matt Stieb
  34. eyes on the prize
    White House Asked Japan for Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize NominationBut what did Japan get in return for the typically anonymous honor, and was it the only country to receive the request?
    By Chas Danner
  35. crime
    Heartbroken Couple Begs for the Return of Their ‘Children,’ Who Are Bonsai TreesAn unimaginably nefarious individual stole seven precious trees from two bonsai cultivators.
    By Amanda Arnold
  36. single ladies
    A Japanese Chronicler of ‘Women on Their Own,’ RediscoveredYuko Tsushima’s brilliant Territory of Light is the late, prolific author’s fourth novel published in English.
    By Sheila McClear
  37. weekend with
    An Expat’s Life in Tokyo, Captured on FilmPhotos by a New Yorker who recently moved to Japan.
    By Bailey Malone Kircher
  38. animals
    I Wish I Were As Chill As These CapybarasThey love hot springs.
    By Amanda Arnold
  39. royal weddings
    Japan’s Princess Ayako Gives Up Her Royal Status and Marries for LoveShe married a commoner on Monday, in a small ceremony at the Meiji Shrine.
    By Amanda Arnold
  40. look book
    The Model Who Started Her Career in Japan“A couple years ago, I got a DM asking if I wanted to sign with this agency in Japan. I was pretty sure it was a real agency — but not really.”
    By Katy Schneider
  41. cool
    Tokyo Medical School Admits to Tampering With Test Scores to Keep Women OutOfficials were apparently worried women would get pregnant, and thus wouldn’t be able to work long hours in the hospital.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  42. select all
    Blogger Stabbed to Death After Giving Lecture on Dealing With Internet TrollsKenichiro Okamoto worked for a cybersecurity consulting company and was a dark-web expert.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  43. now smell this
    This Perfume Is Impossible to Find, and I Love ItThis is all your fault, Le Labo.
    By Kathleen Hou
  44. select all
    Japan Just Lost 80 Percent of Its AirbnbsBad news if you had a trip to Japan planned.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  45. Japan’s Shinzo Abe Quote-Tweets Trump Bashing Jeff FlakeIt was probably an accident.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  46. Trump Unites U.S. Allies — in Opposition to His Trade PoliciesSix of the G7 countries are furious at Trump and his tactics.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. nothing can terrace apart
    The Final Scene of This Episode of Terrace House Is a Great Piece of TelevisionA recap of your favorite Japanese reality show.
    By Mariah Smith
  48. nothing can terrace apart
    This Episode of Terrace House Ends on a Cliff-hangerWe finish on an apparently fraught trip to the grocery store.
    By Mariah Smith
  49. infrastructure
    Unacceptable: Japanese Train Leaves Station 25 Seconds EarlyA travesty.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  50. news you can booze
    Get Ready to Feel the Pain of a Japanese Whiskey ShortageSome of the country’s best distillers have started rationing supplies.
    By Clint Rainey
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