You could argue that the world’s biggest city has hit a sweet spot: a flatlining population, pervasive transit and little gentrification. But is ‘peak city’ even possible – and where does Tokyo go from here?Tokyo is often described as crowded, mushroom…
もっと読む »The attack on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman is an ominous development. Can the escalation be halted?Before the long plume of black smoke from the stricken oil tanker Front Altair had cleared on Thursday, one thing was clear: the risks of a war in the…
もっと読む »Promise by Japan that rooms will stay accessible as Paralympics legacy follows Guardian revelation that hotels wanted payment for conversionsThe Japanese government has promised that all hotel rooms that are converted to make them accessible for wheelc…
もっと読む »As Japan’s capital welcomes immigrants and prepares to host the Olympics, 2019 could be the year the world’s largest megalopolis goes truly globalOn a warm May evening in the narrow alleys of Omoide Yokocho (Memory Lane) next to the Kabukicho district …
もっと読む »In the world’s most populous city, we want to hear from locals about where you go to get away from the crowdsWhen most people think about Tokyo, images of crowds often spring to mind: the ‘pushers’ who squeeze passengers on to packed rush-hour trains, …
もっと読む »タピオカ、来年の今頃だれも飲んでないもしくは田舎のJCだけがモールで飲んでそう— 坂口ジャス子 (@jusco0) 2019年5月23日
※業務スーパー、そつなく第3次タピオカブームの波に乗る（2019/05/22）タピオカ食べるまでに6時間行列待ちする間に、台湾行ってタピオカ食える説— …
The mayor of Okuma, home of the damaged nuclear power plant, has been in exile for eight years – here he writes about finally returningThe residents of Okuma were among more than 150,000 people who were forced to flee their homes after the March 2011 t…
もっと読む »Barr says he ‘personally felt’ Mueller could have decided on charges, while Trump quickly backtracks after Russian assistance admissionSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 9.23pm BST The government now owns Paul Manafort’s condo in Tru…
もっと読む »President said ship bearing the name of his nemesis was blocked during Japan visit ‘because they thought I didn’t like him’Donald Trump has confirmed that a warship named after his Republican nemesis, the late Arizona senator John McCain, was intention…
もっと読む »Eleven-year-old victim described as thoughtful pupil, while foreign ministry pays tribute to 39-year-old official who also died The head of a school in Japan whose pupils were targeted in a deadly mass stabbing on Tuesday has said he is “heartbroken” b…
もっと読む »The women, now in their 60s and 70s, say their ordeals were a violation of human rightsA court in Japan has rejected demands for damages from two women who were forcibly sterilised four decades ago under a now-defunct eugenics law designed to prevent t…
もっと読む »Japanese national flying from Bogota to Tokyo is declared dead from an overdoseA Japanese man with 246 packets of cocaine in his stomach and intestines died mid-flight on his way from Bogota to Tokyo, authorities have said in northern Mexico where the …
もっと読む »Actor who played the wife of a samurai warrior in Rashomon, one of the great classics of Japanese cinemaWhen Rashomon won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice film festival in 1951, and was shown widely in the west, the floodgates were ope…
もっと読む »日本経済新聞の飛ばし報道は資本市場参加者の共同の敵。日本経済新聞記者とは「会わない話さない交際しない」日経追放三ない運動😊— すらたろう (@sura_taro) 2019年5月23日
※東証の市場区分見直し、情報漏洩した野村證券への業務改善命令が日本経済新聞に情報漏洩か（2019…
If Roosh V, rape-apologist and leading voice in the online ‘manosphere’, can change his ways, perhaps psychedelics can advance feminismSign up for the Week in Patriarchy, a newsletter on feminism and sexism sent every Saturday. Continue reading…
もっと読む »President says negotiators trying to even out trade imbalanceCNN says staffers dread long trips with Trump on Air Force OneDonald Trump kicked off his state visit to Japan on Saturday by urging Japanese business leaders to increase investment in the US…
もっと読む »東証上場基準の話、今は必死で駆け込み市場変更しましょうって提案営業されてて、次に基準が決まったら、基準内に収まるように時価総額底上げしましょうみたいなコンサルが跋扈するのかね。— 丸順みかん (@bleeAFDYMCcA0WE) 2019年3月20日
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Taro Kono – or is it Kono Taro? – says journalists should treat Japanese politicians the same as their Chinese or South Korean equivalentsJapan’s foreign minister will ask international media organisations to use the family name first when writing Japa…
もっと読む »Once regarded as too niche for the west, Japan’s comic genre has become a global phenomenon, generating billions of dollars. So why is it still so misunderstood?Manga in the frame: images from the British Museum exhibitionWhat is it about manga that ma…
もっと読む »Chinese phonemaker shut out from Android software after Trump banGoogle blocks Huawei access to Android updates after blacklistingTrump tweets threat: ‘If Iran wants to fight, that will be the end of Iran’Ryanair profits slide due to lower fares and Br…
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