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Agata Sagan
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2021
What is your moral plan for 2021?
Few people when making their New Year¡¯s resolutions¡ª just 12%, according to one U.S. study ¡ª resolve to become a better person in general, meaning better in a moral sense.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2018
Why loving our animals just isn¡¯t enough
Despite the positive attitudes people have toward dogs and cats and other pets, many of these companion animals lead miserable lives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2017
Do you want to be a cyborg?
Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is convinced that enhancing human intelligence and memory is our species¡¯ only alternative to elimination by our own super-intelligent inventions.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2012
How much should one¡¯s birth gender matter?
Jenna Talackova reached the finals of Miss Universe Canada last month, before being disqualified because she was not a ¡°natural born¡± female. The tall, beautiful blonde told the media that she had considered herself a female since she was four years old, had begun hormone treatment at 14, and had sex...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2009
Do humanoid robots deserve to have rights?
PRINCETON/WARSAW ¡ª Last month, Gecko Systems announced that it had been running trials of its ¡°fully autonomous personal companion home care robot,¡± also known as a ¡°carebot,¡± designed to help elderly or disabled people to live independently. A woman with short-term memory loss broke into a big smile,...
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.

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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
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