‘Barbenheimer’ Isn’t Funny in Nuclear-Scarred Japan
To Americans eager for signs of life in an ailing cinema culture, the simultaneous box office success of the “Barbie” movie and the biopic “Oppenheimer” has been cause for celebration, with filmgoers embracing the jarring juxtaposition of the two very different blockbusters. In Japan, however, this jubilant fusion, including “Barbenheimer” double features and online mash-ups of Barbie’s pink fanta
California Bill Makes App-Based Companies Treat Workers as Employees (Published 2019)
Supporters of a bill that reclassifies contractors as employees gathered outside the State Capitol in Sacramento last month.Credit...Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California legislators approved a landmark bill on Tuesday that requires companies like Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers as employees, a move that could reshape the gig economy and that adds fuel to a yearslong de
As Next Trump-Kim Summit Nears, Japan Worries U.S. Will Leave It in the Dark (Published 2019)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday with Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum.Credit...Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA, via Shutterstock DAVOS, Switzerland — A month before President Trump is scheduled to meet for a second time with Kim Jong-un of North Korea, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan appealed to Mr. Trump to keep him in the loop as he seeks a dis
Naomi Osaka’s Breakthrough Game (Published 2018)
The temperature in Boca Raton had soared above 90 degrees, but on a side court at the Evert Tennis Academy, Naomi Osaka was just digging into one of her last training sessions before the summer hardcourt season. Wearing leggings and a tank top — her magnificent mane of frizzy blond-tinted hair emerging from the back of her Adidas cap — the 20-year-old smacked crisp topspin groundstrokes with her c
Japanese Medical School Accused of Rigging Admissions to Keep Women Out (Published 2018)
Tokyo Medical University reduced the test scores of women, according to a Japanese newspaper.Credit...Ayaka Aizawa/Kyodo News, via Associated Press A Japanese medical school has been accused of manipulating the test scores of female applicants for years to artificially depress the number of women in the student body, a scandal that has triggered sharp criticism. The revelations have highlighted in
Wanted at Chinese Start-Ups: Attractive Women to Ease Coders’ Stress (Published 2018)
Shen Yue, who has a degree in civil engineering, giving a colleague a massage in her role as a “programmer motivator” at Chainfin.com in Beijing.Credit...Giulia Marchi for The New York Times BEIJING — China’s vibrant technology scene is searching for people like Shen Yue. Qualifications: Must be attractive, know how to charm socially awkward programmers and give relaxing massages. Ms. Shen is a “p
Bigotry and Fraud Scandal at Kindergarten Linked to Japan’s First Lady (Published 2017)
A morning assembly at the Tsukamoto Kindergarten in Osaka, Japan, in November. Children at the school march to military music and recite instructions for patriotic behavior laid down by a 19th-century emperor.Credit...Ha Kwiyeon/Reuters TOKYO — At Tsukamoto Kindergarten, an ultraconservative school at the center of a swirling Japanese political scandal, children receive the sort of education their
Japan Limited Immigration; Now It’s Short of Workers (Published 2017)
An office of a labor union in Gifu has a temporary dormitory for workers who lose their housing when they quit or get fired.Credit...Ko Sasaki for The New York Times GIFU, Japan — Liu Hongmei was fed up with her job at a Shanghai clothing factory, where she worked long hours for little pay. So three years ago, she quit to take a job in Japan. A garment factory there promised Ms. Liu three times he
More Law Degrees for Women, but Fewer Good Jobs (Published 2016)
Deborah J. Merritt, a law professor at the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University, said many women start at a disadvantage by attending less prestigious law schools.Credit...Nathan C. Ward for The New York Times Women currently occupy nearly half of all the seats in American law schools, gaining credentials for a professional career once all but reserved for men. But their large presence o
Ivanka Trump’s Presence at Meeting With Japan’s Leader Raises Questions (Published 2016)
Ivanka Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Thursday. Ms. Trump serves as vice president of development and acquisitions for the Trump Organization.Credit...Sam Hodgson for The New York Times WASHINGTON — The potential for conflicts of interest between President-elect Donald J. Trump and his family’s business ventures emerged again Thursday evening, when a photograph was distributed that showed hi
Donald Trump’s More Accepting Views on Gay Issues Set Him Apart in G.O.P. (Published 2016)
Donald J. Trump in Harrisburg, Pa., on Thursday. His views of gay rights and gay people are what most distinguish Mr. Trump from previous Republican standard-bearers.Credit...Damon Winter/The New York Times Elton John and his longtime boyfriend, David Furnish, entered a civil partnership on Dec. 21, 2005, in England under a law the country had just enacted granting recognition to same-sex couples.
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