【速報】羽田空港の滑走路で日本航空の機体が炎上中 #SmartNews newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/922…

The plan has to be stopped!

For friends in NY! hyperallergic.com/817607/reclama…

Everyone, it seems, is visiting Tokyo. Here are a few recommendations from me if you have a short time period. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Michelle Yeoh: The Crisis That Changed My Life 8 Years Ago Keeps Happening nytimes.com/2023/03/13/opi…

Today is the anniversary of the Tokyo firebombing. In memory of Katsumoto Saotome, who spent his life making sure people did not forget. nytimes.com/2020/03/09/mag…

At construction sites in Japan, security guards often look old and gray. Ditto delivery staff, taxi drivers, janitors. Despite low official retirement ages, more than 25% of over 65s still work nytimes.com/2023/01/07/wor…

明けましておめでとうございます。

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with John Yoon, a wholesome story for a change!

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With Japan reaching new highs in coronavirus infections, including over 255,000 new cases on Thursday, many young people are wondering why the government is now saying it’s OK to go out and drink. ⁦Hikari Hida⁩ John Yoon nytimes.com/2022/08/19/wor…

Salman Rushdie who was stabbed in NY on Friday, spent years in hiding after the publication of “The Satanic Verses.” The Japanese translator of his novel was fatally stabbed in 1991, while others survived attempts on their lives: nytimes.com/2022/08/13/wor… w/ Mike Ives

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The then 3-year-old boy finally admitted that's him after 77 years.

兄に背負われた3歳の少年、77年越しの告白　「この写真は私です」：朝日新聞デジタル asahi.com/articles/ASQ7W… #核といのちを考える

If you’ve seen trailers of “Bullet Train,” you might wonder “is that Japan?” I talked to Kotaro Isaka, author whose novel is the basis for the film. He says it’s “Japan’s future or like a Gotham City…a world people don’t know” pix: ⁦shiho fukada⁩ nytimes.com/2022/07/27/mov…