Japan – Page 43

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.

By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno

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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.

By Zachary Woolfe

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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.

By Maureen Farrell and Anupreeta Das

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A Painter of Japan’s ‘Lost Decade,’ Finally Found

Tetsuya Ishida’s prescient and terrifying works arrive in New York.

By M.H. Miller