Month: June 2020

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[A Photographer’s Notes] 7 Tips for Beginner Action Sport Photographers

Jason Halayko June 10, 2020

I have been living in Japan for the past 15 years, and throughout...

[ODDS and EVENS] Japan Football Association Raises the Bar for Women’s Soccer with WE League

Ed Odeven June 10, 2020

In the past decade, soccer fans witnessed Nadeshiko Japan’s stellar achievements on...

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[Mythbusters] Paper Jam: Foreign Reporting is Short on Facts About Fax in Japan

Earl Kinmonth June 10, 2020

In the two decades I taught my course “Japan in the Foreign Imagination”...

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EDITORIAL | Shigeru Yokota’s Death A Call for PM Abe to Break the Deadlock Over Abductions

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 9, 2020

It saddens us deeply to report the death of Shigeru Yokota on...

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‘Earwig and The Witch’: Studio Ghibli’s New Full 3DCG Film Expected in Winter 2020

Arielle Busetto June 9, 2020

The Japanese national broadcasting network NHK announced on June 3 that Earwig and The...

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Why Tokiko Shimizu is a Good Choice for Executive Director at Japan’s Central Bank

Celia De Anca June 9, 2020

The recent appointment of Tokiko Shimizu as executive director of Japan’s Central Bank...

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[Speaking Out] Taiwan’s Arms Acquisitions Leaked to China — Same Problem Japan Has

Kichinosuke Ihara June 9, 2020

On May 20, when a ceremony was held for Taiwan President Tsai...

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Historic Kyoto teahouse’s gorgeous matcha hydrangea parfaits return for rainy season in Japan

grape Japan June 8, 2020

The matcha parfait is a piece of art, and Japan’s dessert masters continue...

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EDITORIAL | Do We Really Want Xi Jinping Coming to Japan for a State Visit?

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 8, 2020

On June 4 the world marked the 31st anniversary of the infamous Tiananmen...

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[Asia's Next Page] Trump’s Expanded G-7 Gamble

Jagannath Panda June 8, 2020

The non-transparency of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the non-effectiveness of the...

Japan’s ODA to China—End of a Momentous Foreign Policy Failure

Tokyo’s China Problem: Ignore It or Deal With It?

Grant Newsham June 8, 2020

One need not be a cynic to think the Japanese government’s preferred...

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Makoto Hasebe Breaks Record for Most Matches By an Asian Player in Bundesliga

Ed Odeven June 8, 2020

Eintracht Frankfurt’s Makoto Hasebe appeared in his 309th soccer match in the German...