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August 11, 2026
 

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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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Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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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America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.

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

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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