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Japan

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. gallery
    14 Photos of What Public Life Looks Like During a Coronavirus OutbreakThe emptiness is eerie.
    By The Editors
  5. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. the urbanist
    A Chef’s Guide to SapporoSpicy curry ramen, rare whiskeys, and a sky-high Japanese bath.
    By Trupti Rami
  11. 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
  12. the industry
    Netflix Orders Japan Sinks 2020 From Director Masaaki YuasaA fun little show about environmental collapse!
    By Charu Sinha
  15. 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
  16. slurp
    Tomato Ramen Is the Noodle Innovation We Need NowAdd a big fistful of grated cheese while you’re at it.
    By Richard Morgan
  17. cut covers
    Make Some Room for Naomi WatanabeThe unstoppable Japanese comedian is coming for America and the world.
    By Kathleen Hou
  18. 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
  19. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. weekend with
    An Expat’s Life in Tokyo, Captured on FilmPhotos by a New Yorker who recently moved to Japan.
    By Bailey Malone Kircher
  29. animals
    I Wish I Were As Chill As These CapybarasThey love hot springs.
    By Amanda Arnold
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  36. now smell this
    This Perfume Is Impossible to Find, and I Love ItThis is all your fault, Le Labo.
    By Kathleen Hou
  37. select all
    Japan Just Lost 80 Percent of Its AirbnbsBad news if you had a trip to Japan planned.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  38. Japan’s Shinzo Abe Quote-Tweets Trump Bashing Jeff FlakeIt was probably an accident.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  39. 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
  40. 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
  43. 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
  44. infrastructure
    Unacceptable: Japanese Train Leaves Station 25 Seconds EarlyA travesty.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  45. 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
  46. u good?
    Is Katy Perry Okay?She had an interesting appearance on the Japanese morning show Sukkiri.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  47. What It’s Like to Watch Isle of Dogs As a Japanese SpeakerWhat’s the experience of watching Isle for a person who can speak and understand Japanese? Is the metaphor — and the film — just not made for you?
    By Emily Yoshida
  50. too real tv
    Nothing Can Terrace Apart: A Terrace House RecapLet’s discuss your favorite Japanese reality show.
    By Mariah Smith
  51. tie-ins
    Uniqlo’s New Ramen Shirts Are Actually Pretty GreatThe company has incorporated eight famous ramen logos into “playful” wearable designs.
    By Clint Rainey
  52. news you can booze
    Coca-Cola Will Finally Start Adding Alcohol to Its SodaThe company will roll out its version of chuhai in Japan.
    By Clint Rainey
  53. winter olympics 2018
    NBC Apologizes for Olympics Opening Ceremony Japan CommentThe network issued a statement on analyst Joshua Cooper Ramo’s suggestion that South Korea credits its “transformation” to Japan.
    By Halle Kiefer
  54. let's makeup
    11 Japanese Drugstore Products Loved by a Makeup ArtistWhat Fiona Stiles had to buy on her last trip to Tokyo.
    By Kathleen Hou
  57. who among us?
    Japan’s Princess Postpones Wedding Because of ‘Immaturity’She’s giving up her royal title to marry a commoner but now says the couple “rushed various things.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  58. health concerns
    Japanese City Activates Emergency Alert System After Store Sells Deadly BlowfishFive packages went out, and so far three have been recovered.
    By Clint Rainey
  59. select all
    Japan Sends False Alert Over Impending North Korean Missile AttackThe mistake comes just days after a similar snafu in Hawaii.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  60. the chain gang
    KFC Has Engineered ‘Low Smell’ Chicken in JapanIts ostensible purpose is not annoying fellow commuters on the train ride home.
    By Clint Rainey
  61. select all
    How the ‘Twitter Killer’ Lured His VictimsPolice found nine dismembered bodies in a home outside of Tokyo, Japan, earlier this fall.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  64. seasons greetings
    This Holiday Season, You Don’t Not Need Cake-Flavored White PepsiChristmas Cola is coming to town in Japan, even if you’ve been nice this year.
    By Clint Rainey
  65. shaken not stirred
    Why Hope Hicks Wore a Tuxedo in JapanHow the Trump women used their bodies as decoys in Japan.
    By Rhonda Garelick
  66. everybody loves his tastes
    Japan Immediately Sold Out of the Fast-food Cheeseburger Trump AteCurious crowds were quick to consume all of Munch’s Burger Shack’s food.
    By Clint Rainey
  67. well-done threat
    Trump’s Steak–and–Ice Cream Terror Continues Across AsiaHe kicked off his trip to Japan with the “best quality” steak and a chocolate sundae.
    By Clint Rainey
  68. memes
    Trump Under Fire for Improper Fish-Feeding TechniqueIn the first etiquette snafu of his Asia trip.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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