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Love, engineered in the age of AI / The Japan Times
In January, Yura Amaki married her partner of one year in a ceremony in Nagoya. To observers, the event may have appeared solitary. Amaki did not experience it that way.
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The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism / The Japan Times
Outside bustling Yoyogi Station, tour guide Ryo Ito can be found several times a week patiently waiting to meet his next group of guests. Under his cheerful guidance, tourists journey to a series of landmarks that offer a window into the rhythms of daily life in bustling Tokyo: FamilyMart, 7-Eleven and Lawson.
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A Hong Kong literary outpost stands its ground / Nikkei Asia
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80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped / The Japan Times
It was a hot, bright morning in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Howard Kakita, a 7-year-old Japanese American, and his elder brother, Kenny, were gleefully returning home after learning that school had been canceled for the day.
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After last train in Tokyo, a second city comes to life / The Japan Times
It’s Friday night in Tokyo and, in the busy Shibuya district, some people are racing home, waiting to be swallowed up by the sleek-bodied trains and ferried off into the night.
Features, analysis, news
I have reported on Hong Kong, XXX and XXX. Here are a selection of clips.
Business & technology
Calling AI ‘a gift from God,’ Catholic bishops draft usage guidelines for Asia — The Japan Times
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese ’AI slop’ — The Japan Times
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo — The Japan Times
(Exclusive) World trade in torture tools flourishes under lack of scrutiny — Nikkei Asia
Society
(Exclusive) Female death row inmate sues Japan government over 24/7 surveillance — The Japan Times
Politics & geopolitics
Hong Kong's elite golf course becomes development battleground amid housing crisis — The Telegraph
Paradise lost? China, the Solomons and the battle for the Pacific — Nikkei Asia
Transfer of Russian assets in focus at G7 finance ministers meeting —The Japan Times
(Exclusive) U.S. Department of Homeland Security doubles down on Pokemon-themed deportation video — The Japan Times
Fashion, culture & design
Japan’s Venerated Kimono Industry Faces Uncertain Future —Business of Fashion
Review: Rosewood Villa Magna — Design Anthology
Crafted Connections: Architects Shinya and Ayaka Kojima — Design Anthology
In the Mood for Love 20 years on — Al Jazeera
Where you can eat the world: Hong Kong's Chungking Mansions turns 60 — Nikkei Asia
select broadcast work
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RNZ Asia Correspondent
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Deep Dive by The Japan Times
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BBC Radio
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CBC
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Monocle Radio