Many in Japan were offended by what they saw as insensitive cross-promotion with the film “Barbie,” but the biopic will be released next year.
Category: Japan
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Gift Wrapping That Doesn’t Create Waste
For centuries the Japanese have used furoshiki, beautifully printed pieces of fabric. Here, two experts tell how to do it.
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Japan Takes Another Step Away From Easy Money
The Bank of Japan said it would be more flexible in how it manages government bond yields, citing rising inflation.
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A Treehouse Builder Who Celebrates Impermanence
Japan’s Takashi Kobayashi has found freedom in the canopies.
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China Is Suffering a Brain Drain. The U.S. Isn’t Exploiting It.
China’s brightest minds, including tech professionals, are emigrating, but many are not heading to America. We spoke to them to ask why.
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How Japan’s Salarymen Embraced Short Sleeves Through ‘Cool Biz’
Under “Cool Biz,” salarymen and government workers don short-sleeved shirts in the summer as offices are kept above 82 degrees Fahrenheit to save energy.
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John Cage Shock: When Japan Fell for Cage and Vice Versa
After a 1962 visit, a mutual love affair began between the composer and the country’s musicians. A new series at the Japan Society explores this relationship.
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SoftBank Needs a Hit, and It’s Betting on Arm
Softbank’s chief executive, Masayoshi Son, believes the chip design company he bought in 2016 is poised to reap the fruits of the A.I. revolution.
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A Painter of Japan’s ‘Lost Decade,’ Finally Found
Tetsuya Ishida’s prescient and terrifying works arrive in New York.
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Toyota’s Dominance Threatened by Rise of Electric Vehicles
The world’s largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell all-electric vehicles, alienating some customers and hurting sales.
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Japanese Talent Agency Admits Its Founder Preyed on Boys He Sought to Make Stars
A new report confirmed hundreds of cases of sexual abuse going back five decades by Johnny Kitagawa, a giant in the world of J-Pop who died in 2019 without ever facing any charges.
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Price of Japan Rail Pass to Increase
After decades without a significant increase, the price of the passes is jumping by as much as 76 percent. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t still a good value, if you know how to use them.