Feature
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TIME LOAD: Japan’s iconic blue robot cat from the future celebrates his 50th birthday
- Back to the future: ’Doraemon’ at 50




News
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[NATIONAL]
- Abe pledges new steps in virus fight
etc.

[DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN]
- What’s in a name? For the yakuza, quite a lot

[WORLD]
- New virus dangerously mild
etc.

[OPINION]
- No, we don’t have a natural lifespan of 38
etc.

[WEEK IN REVIEW]
- In Wuhan, some opt to stay behind
- Can Bloomberg win in 2020?
- Trump defense hit by Bolton book
- Man held over leak suspected spying
- Reflationist tapped for BOJ’s board
- Olympic athletes’ village unveiled
- ‘Sophisticated’ hack hits U.N.
- Shuri Castle probe fails to find cause




The Japan Times X Kateigaho International Japan Edition
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[FOLK FUN]
Reverence for life-giving soil and agriculture




Timeout
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[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]
Yumi Matsuo: It’s a different picture in the United States

[FOOD]
- Swe Myanmar: Sharing the flavors of home in ‘Little Yangon’
etc

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- Dispatches from the front line of Japan’s retail sector

[MEDIA MIX]
- Koizumi’s paternity leave raises a few eyebrows

[JAPAN PULSE]
- Japan left out of Netflix’s Studio Ghibli streaming releases

[BOOKS]
- A Korean American memoir that will shatter stereotypes
etc.

[JAPAN TIMES GONE BY]
- 100 YEARS AGO
　Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1920 | Great enthusiasm for universal suffrage
- 75 YEARS AGO
　Saturday, Feb. 3, 1945 | Faithful dog keeps vigil at base for dead pilot
- 50 YEARS AGO
　Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1970 | NHK broadcasts first sex education show
- 25 YEARS AGO
　Thursday, Feb. 23, 1995 | Driver’s death in quake ruled as work-related

[UNIVERSAL SUNDAY CROSSWORD]

[SUDOKU]

[7 LITTLE WORDS]

[CARTOONS]

[TWEETS OF THE WEEK]




Sports
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- Lakers salute Kobe before loss
etc.