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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Shinzo Abe became Japan's longest serving prime minister last month. He's also embroiled by the latest in a series of scandals involving allegations of cronyism, cover-ups and misuse of state funds. As NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Tokyo, the scandals have marred what is likely to be Abe's final term in office. ANTHONY KUHN, BYLINE: Each spring for most of the past 50-plus y
After eight years of follow-up, White found permanent hair dye use was associated with about a 7% higher risk of developing breast cancer among white women, "whereas in black women that risk was about 45 percent." That risk was even higher among black women who dyed their hair frequently, every one or two months. Researchers don't know which ingredients in the products might be of concern. The stu
Because of the shorter workweek, the company also put its meetings on a diet. The standard duration for a meeting was slashed from 60 minutes to 30 — an approach that was adopted for nearly half of all meetings. In a related cut, standard attendance at those sessions was capped at five employees. In a blog post announcing the plan in July, Microsoft Japan said there was often no reason for meeting
My face hurt from smiling so much! That's what I remember most about CHAI's Tiny Desk. CHAI is a sweet, colorful blanket of joy. These four women from Japan — twin sisters Mana and Kana, along with Yuna and Yuuki — are on a mission to expand the conventional notion of what we think of as "cute" or "kawaii" as it's called in Japan. So, the quartet made its grand entrance wearing hooded pom-pom outf
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's new reporting today about the relationship of Jeffrey Epstein to one of the venerable institutions to which he gave money. New documents show the MIT Media Lab accepted funds from the convicted sex offender far exceeding amounts the university had previously admitted. Ronan Farrow writes about Epstein's relationship with the MIT Media Lab for The New Yorker and joins us
Moments before the first note at the Tiny Desk, David Crosby needed the mics rearranged: He asked that his microphone be positioned evenly with the rest of his bandmates, rather than in front of them, explaining that while his name is the one on the marquee, The Lighthouse Band has no hierarchy. That band is an inter-generational ensemble, featuring Snarky Puppy bandleader and bassist Michael Leag
How A Grocery Store's Plan To Shame Customers Into Using Reusable Bags Backfired : The Salt A Canadian grocery store put embarrassing slogans, such as "Wart Ointment Wholesale" and "Into the Weird Adult Video Emporium," on plastic bags to get customers to use reusable shopping bags.
How The Philippines Is Fighting One Of The World's Worst Measles Outbreaks : Goats and Soda As health workers in the Philippines continue to try to contain the outbreak, a botched vaccination campaign against dengue is making their job harder.
On Friday, The Japan Times — the oldest English language newspaper in the that country — announced it has changed how it will describe women who were used as sex slaves and people who were forced into grueling labor in Japanese-owned companies before and during World War II. The shift has triggered widespread criticism of the newspaper which has been accused of adopting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's
New York's Village Vanguard may come closer than any other club to embodying the spirit of jazz. For nearly 30 years, the guardian of that spirit has been the Vanguard's formidable impresaria, Lorraine Gordon. Gordon, a jazz champion since her teen years and one of the music's female pioneers, died Saturday at the age of 95. The cause of death was complications from a stroke she suffered on Memori
Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife, Sophie Hunter, were riding in an Uber when the 41-year-old actor jumped out of the vehicle after he spotted a mugging on Marylebone High Street in London. AP Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays detective Sherlock Holmes in the television series Sherlock, foiled an attempted robbery by fighting off a gang of muggers in London. The attack occurred near his fictio
"I want The Three Bears!" These days parents, caregivers and teachers have lots of options when it comes to fulfilling that request. You can read a picture book, put on a cartoon, play an audiobook, or even ask Alexa. A newly published study gives some insight into what may be happening inside young children's brains in each of those situations. And, says lead author Dr. John Hutton, there is an a
Philip Roth: 'You Begin Every Book As An Amateur' The influential novelist won almost every major literary award, but still found the writing process was full of discovery. "Each and every sentence is a revelation," he said. Roth died Tuesday at 85.
This collaboration furthers public radio's leading role as an innovator in audio discovery and distribution, while ensuring the continued support and growth of one of the most popular listening platforms on the market. Courtesy of Pocket Casts Four of the top podcast producers unite to own and operate a platform to improve podcasts discovery experience for listeners and to connect producers with n
High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University : NPR Ed Huge shortages loom in the skilled trades, which require less — and cheaper — training. Should that make students rethink the four-year degree?
I went from really loving the music of Superorganism to being a transformed super-fan the moment they sent me an email ahead of their Tiny Desk performance asking, "is it okay if we [bring] inflatable whales when we play?" Now I feel like the kind of fan I was when I wore a yellow radiation suit to a Devo concert in 1978. The multinational band of theatrically fun and talented musicians in Superor
SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Gaza officials say Israeli troops have killed at least 29 Palestinians during more than a week of protests near the border fence with Israel. Gaza officials say at least eight were killed Friday. The protests take place in the flat farmlands around the border fence where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been gathering, some of them far from the fencing and smaller numbers
The entire world of NPR is at your command. With a few simple utterances, you can access all the latest news, podcasts, and discussions of the day. Give any of the commands below a try and hear NPR's critically acclaimed, audio-rich stories come alive on your Google Home voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. Live radio from your Member station Say, "OK Google, play NPR." This wi
As Cornelius, Keigo Oyamada has stretched his vision across frenzied indie rock, lush '60s-style pop, psychedelic funk and glitched electronics, all deconstructed and reassembled like a neon cubist-pop sculpture. After a little more than two decades, no one can really imitate his complex cool. Sporting a pair of sunglasses (always), Oyamada recently brought his band from Japan to the Tiny Desk on
Japan has more government debt (outstanding as a percentage of GDP) that Greece did at the height of its financial crisis. To the casual observer, Japan looks as overloaded as a Vegas buffet. And yet the country is somehow able to keep on borrowing at the same low, low rate. Why? Also, what British (Indian) car does James Bond drive (but only once)? Your questions, answered. Find us: Twitter/ Face
President Trump certainly has a flair for the dramatic. The announcement Thursday night that the president of the United States had accepted an invitation to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un shocked the world. That is the kind of phrase that is overused — in politics and sports, in particular — but it's appropriate in this case. "This is quite extraordinary," former U.S. Ambassador Chri
In the canon of R&B, the '80s are frequently dismissed as the genre's most soulless decade. Nelson George called it "the death of rhythm and blues" in his book of the same name, citing the now infamous Harvard Report on marketing black music (commissioned by then-CBS Records exec Clive Davis) as the impetus for the industry's switch from indifference to a vested interest in R&B. By 1980, he writes
Updated March 8 at 1:53 p.m. ET A major study is challenging the widely held view that adult human brains make new neurons. The study of 59 samples from 29 brains of people of various ages found no immature neurons in anyone older than 13, scientists report online Wednesday in the journal Nature. "In all of the adult samples we looked at, we couldn't find any evidence of a young neuron," says Shaw
In the middle of every March, the SXSW Music Festival fills Austin, Texas, with thousands of musicians from around the world. It's a marathon so daunting — it's a marathon and a sprint, really — that even longtime SXSW veterans need a hand winnowing the festival's countless discoveries down to digestible doses. That's where The Austin 100 comes in. Handpicked from thousands of bands playing at thi
Depth Of Russian Politician's Cultivation Of NRA Ties Revealed Alexander Torshin's links to NRA leaders are deeper than previously known, NPR has learned. He claims to have met Donald Trump in 2015 and served as a U.S. election observer in 2012 through the NRA.
The Trump administration is tightening the rules for companies that contract out high-skilled workers who are in this country on H-1B visas. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency issued a new policy memo on Thursday that requires "detailed statements of work or work orders" about the work that will be performed when an H-1B visa worker is employed at a third-party work site. Employe
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August Greene, the collaborative effort of Common, Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, was born at the White House in 2016 during a special Tiny Desk concert. It was during that unprecedented performance that the then-untitled ensemble premiered the powerful "Letter to the Free," an original song for Ava DuVernay's Netflix documentary 13th that eventually won an Emmy for Outstanding Original Music
Rivals Japan And South Korea Face Off At Olympics Amid Chilly Ties : The Torch The fierce rivalry between Korea and Japan is in full view at the Olympics. Showdowns on the ice reflect a relationship between the countries that falls "somewhere between cold and frosty."
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