Japan
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Sports
With Japan-U.S. Final at the W.B.C., the World Has Already Won
A dramatic semifinal set up a World Baseball Classic final for the ages: Shohei Ohtani and Japan against Mike Trout and the United States.
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Business
The Secret Behind Japan’s Wintry Strawberries
MINOH, Japan — Strawberry shortcake. Strawberry mochi. Strawberries à la mode. These may sound like summertime delights. But in Japan, the strawberry crop peaks in wintertime — a chilly season of picture-perfect berries, the most immaculate ones ...
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World
How to Get Kicked Out of Parliament: Livestream Instead of Legislating
The upper house of Japan’s Parliament almost unanimously voted to expel an eccentric YouTuber who won a seat last year. The reason: He never showed up for work.
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Magazine
The Comforting, Cheesy Charm of Chicken Doria
This Japanese answer to a gratin conjures bliss with whatever is already on hand.
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World
A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan. What Did He Mean?
Yusuke Narita says he is mainly addressing a growing effort to revamp Japan’s age-based hierarchies. Still, he has pushed the country’s hottest button.
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Business
Netherlands and Japan Said to Join U.S. in Curbing Chip Technology Sent to China
A new agreement is expected to expand the reach of U.S. technology restrictions on China issued last year.
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World
Yukihiro Takahashi, Pioneer of Electronic Pop Music, Dies at 70
A drummer and singer, he was best known as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, one of Japan’s most successful bands and a major influence on hip-hop, techno and New Wave.
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World
The Problem(s) With China’s Population Drop
China’s population declined last year, for the first time since the mass deaths associated with Mao Zedong’s disastrous Great Leap Forward in the 1960s. Or maybe it would be more accurate to say that China has announced that its population declined ...
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World
Your Monday Briefing: A Fatal Plane Crash in Nepal
Also a major attack in Ukraine, Japan’s military ambitions and a preview of the Australian Open.
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World
Biden and Kishida to Bolster U.S.-Japan Alliance Amid China’s Growing Power
The two leaders are set to discuss tensions with China, North Korea and Russia and to plan for deterrence in Asia with U.S. troops and missiles.
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