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In Japan: Young, Numb and Violent (Published 2011) » The characters in the Japanese writer Ryu Murakami’s new novel are obsessed with saccharine pop music and TV but devoid of ambition and social ability. Nytimes.com

Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Damaged Building in Moscow’s Financial Center » Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that its air defenses intercepted the drone, which then fell onto an exhibition center. Around 20 drones have targeted the Moscow region since early July, according to the ministry. Nytimes.com

Cruise Giant Carnival Works to Manage Deepening Coronavirus Crisis (Published 2020) » Carnival could be hurt financially after passengers on two of its ships were found to be infected. Nytimes.com

Scorned at Home, Maine Sea Urchin Is a Star in Japan (Published 1990) » Oct 3, 1990… A STRANGE kind of justice has been served to this rugged port city and the chain of remote island reefs that stretch up and down the Maine coast … Nytimes.com

How China Got Sri Lanka to Cough Up a Port (Published 2018) » A Times investigation into Sri Lanka’s handover of its Hambantota Port starkly illustrates how China turned an ally’s struggles to its strategic advantage. Nytimes.com

Hundreds Released From Diamond Princess Cruise Ship in Japan (Published 2020) » Coronavirus quarantine over, passengers ventured off into the port city of Yokohama and beyond amid deep concerns among health experts and the announcement of two deaths. Nytimes.com

Yokosuka Journal; Ripples From Perry's Ships Are Still Felt in Japan (Published 2003) » Port city of Yokusuka, Japan, commemorates 150th anniversary of arrival of Commodore Matthew C Perry, who forced Japan to open up to international trade and relations; this led to collapse of regime that had ruled feudal Japan in isolation and peace for more than two centuries, and then to modern Japan's scramble to catch up with West and grab Asian empire; historians say Perry has sunk into obscurity in United States, but he is most widely known foreign historic figure in Japan; photo of re-enactment of his landing (M) Nytimes.com

Van Gogh Never Visited Japan, but He Saw It Everywhere (Published 2018) » After buying some prints in Paris in 1886, the Dutch painter became obsessed by Japanese art. An exhibition in Amsterdam explores how that fascination shaped his work. Nytimes.com

Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks (Published 2020) » As many as 22 new coal plants—one of the dirtiest power sources—will arise at 17 sites across Japan, just as the world must slash emissions to fight warming. Nytimes.com