Welcome to The Extra, a fortnightly newsletter of complimentary stories — that's right, free for...
 

Welcome to The Extra, a fortnightly newsletter of complimentary stories — that's right, free for all to read — curated from The Japan Times archives.

In this issue, our article lineup celebrates some United Nations International Days, spotlighting stories that resonate with each global observance.

 
 

April 30, International Jazz Day

Driven by a deep love for the music, James Catchpole spent over two decades documenting Tokyo’s jazz scene — first through a dedicated website, then in a book brought to life by a successful Kickstarter campaign.

 
 
 
 
 

May 1, World Tuna Day

Pacific bluefin tuna are in trouble — weak regulations and overfishing are keeping stocks low, despite progress in farming the fish. There’s been some recovery since Rob Gilhooly penned this article in 2016, but the fight to bring fishing levels down is far from over.

 
 
 
 
 

May 3, World Press Freedom Day

With a photographer’s eye and a journalist’s conscience, Johan Brooks last year raised urgent questions about the rise of AI in visual media and its effect on the credibility, craft and core ethics of photojournalism.

 
 

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