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Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

By Krishna N. Das, Aftab Ahmed, Shivangi Acharya, Laurie Chen, Nidal al-Mughrabi, Shaun McKenna, Alex K.T. Martin, Moeka Iida and Yukana Inoue

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Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

By Shaun McKenna and Patrick St. Michel

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Tokyo underground: The city beneath our feet

By Shaun McKenna and Alex K.T. Martin

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The sweaty pleasure of Japan’s inconvenient art

By Shaun McKenna and Thu-Huong Ha

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What does climate change sound like in Okinawa?

By Shaun McKenna and Chris Russell

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[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

By Shaun McKenna and Oscar Boyd

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Sakura stories revisited: Getting in the mood for hanami

By Shaun McKenna, Jason Jenkins and Alyssa I. Smith

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A lawsuit puts alleged racial profiling by police on trial in Japan

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[Rebroadcast] Traveling Okinawa with a broken heart

By Lance Henderstein and Shaun McKenna

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A young 3/11 survivor and her vow to protect the ocean

By Mara Budgen and Miku Narisawa

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Tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori announces his retirement

Kei Nishikori, who has won 12 titles on the ATP Tour and climbed as high as No. 4 in the world rankings, on Thursday announced his retirement.

Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ‘kill web’ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila

U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.

The Japanese dietitian who keeps the Blue Jays’ engines running

Sports dietitian Yuka Sanui works behind the scenes to ensure Blue Jays players get the most out of their bodies when they step on the field.

The American chef reconnecting with Japan through a Kyoto restaurant

SoNoMa chef partner Kyle Connaughton (right) and chef de cuisine Keita Tominaga both have ties to Sonoma County in Northern California, the restaurant’s namesake. Connaughton rose to prominence there with SingleThread, while Tominaga’s father ran a Japanese restaurant in the region.

Inkonbini: Slice-of-life, cozy gaming from Japan’s convenience stores

Alongside the simplified management of a convenience store, Inkonbini asks players to help a small cast of regular shoppers with not only their shopping but problems in their personal lives.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.

Can AI replace a priest? Japan’s temples and shrines are testing the limits.

By Alex K.T. Martin

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