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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.

Can Shrinking Be Good for Japan? A Marxist Best Seller Makes the Case.
Kohei Saito says the country should seize this moment of demographic and economic challenge to reinvent itself through “degrowth communism.”

Anger Over ‘Barbenheimer’ in Nuclear-Scarred Japan
The Japanese subsidiary of Warner Bros. criticized what it called insensitive promotion of “Barbie” by the company’s headquarters.

Tokyo Olympics Scandal Fouls Hopes for a Sapporo Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee was already struggling to find hosts for the Winter Games. Sapporo’s flailing 2030 bid has added another headache.

Japan Accuses Ad Giant Dentsu of Rigging Bids for Tokyo Olympics
Prosecutors said the company and five others conspired to evade the public bidding process for test events, part of a widening investigation into corruption surrounding...

A Video-Gaming School Stumbles on a Way to Get Dropouts Back in Class
Japan’s first e-sports high school thought it would turn out pro gamers. Instead, it attracted an unexpected demographic.

A Surprise Pick to Lead the Bank of Japan Faces a Wrenching Choice
Kazuo Ueda is set to replace the longtime governor who helped put the country on an unorthodox monetary path. Will he change course?

Japan’s Business Owners Can’t Find Successors. This Man Is Giving His Away.
An owner’s struggle in Japan’s northern dairy region illuminates one of the potentially devastating economic impacts of an aging society.

Japan’s Economy Shrinks, Weighed Down by a Weak Yen and Rising Inflation
The economy contracted 1.2 percent as consumers and businesses were hit with rising import prices.