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Virginia Postrel
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2021
Telemedicine will be great after COVID-19, too
By April 2020, half of U.S. physicians had adopted some version of telemedicine, up from 18% in 2018.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2020
Planet Earth is a giant cruise ship
Fear of disease can change everyday habits. Sometimes that¡¯s a good thing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018
The art of Melania Trump¡¯s green jacket
The art worn by the first lady means whatever you want it to mean.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2016
Conservatives in academia need to ¡®come out¡¯
Unless left-wing academics come to value, or at least tolerate, political diversity, intellectual inquiry in the humanities and social sciences faces a bleak future.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2015
Google¡¯s project for ¡®smart clothes¡¯ gets it right
If Google Project Jacquard succeeds, we¡¯ll be able to wear touch-sensitive clothing that can control electronic devices.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2015
Dispelling the glamor factor of Islamic State
The Pentagon is trying to figure out why Islamic State has been so successful at attracting followers. Islamic State¡¯s recruitment imagery offers a different, more contemporary and overtly violent form of glamour.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2014
Speech rules turn college into no-thought zone
In the U.S., vague bans on ¡®offensive¡¯ language and other ¡®politically correct¡¯ measures that most people think of when they imagine college speech codes are increasingly being joined by quarantine policies that restrict all student speech, regardless of its content.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2014
Is a New York Times picture worth 1,000 polls?
New research suggests that positive images in The New York Times portend better poll numbers to come. If true, there¡¯s hope for President Barack Obama in light of the photo spread for a big story last week.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2014
Watch out for colleges with ¡®free speech zones¡¯
Designating a limited ¡®free speech zone¡¯ is one way in which American colleges try to squelch spontaneous action or immediate responses to controversial news.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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