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1966 Newsweek interviewers polled over 2,000 Americans, divided roughly equally between white and Black. Two-thirds of Blacks surveyed agreed “things had improved since 1963,” but over half also thought progress was moving too slowly. Conversely, 70 percent of white Americans polled said that Blacks were “trying to move too fast.” This summer, a poll by NBC/WSJ found that 56 percent of all Americans agree that U.S. society is racist. It also found that since 2018, public opinion has shifted in favor of kneeling in protest during the national anthem and removing Confederate statues. 1982 For many, wrote Newsweek, “allergy is a year-round misery triggered by a bewildering array of substances from dust and dander to foods and face powder.” Treatment was “still imperfect,” but researchers were “developing more potent and…

“We have always provided what the clients have wanted. We focus on creating quality products that are compact, lightweight, silent and powerful”Shoichi Shiratori, President & CEO, Denyo Co., Ltd. Construction sites, oil rigs, chemical plants, hospitals, residential areas, music festivals, mountains, remote islands and disaster zones – these are just some of the places where you will find Denyo’s high-quality, high-performing and highly durable power sources. Backed by proven technologies cultivated over the past 70 years, Denyo’s engine-driven generators, welders and air compressors are tried and trusted by customers in Japan and around the world. Such trust has allowed Denyo to build a large market share in Japan, while its power sources are widely used and highly regarded in more than 150 countries worldwide. “When Japanese companies expanded to foreign…

Strange Cacti 2010 Olsen’s debut solo recording. Recorded at home and originally released as a cassette, this EP introduced her soul-searching lyrics and distinct croon amid an atmospheric and moody backdrop; the romantic “Some Things Cosmic” is one of the standouts. Half Way Home 2012 Half Way Home features a brighter sound with minimal instrumentation and pushes Olsen’s vocals to foreground. While a good number of the songs are moody (“Lonely Universe,” “Tiniest Seed”), others are somewhat upbeat-sounding and even pop-friendly at times (“Acrobat,” “The Waiting”). Burn Your Fire for No Witness 2014 Often regarded as her breakthrough work, Burn Your Fire for No Witness is Olsen’s first proper band record. The result is something fuller-sounding: from driving rockers “Forgiven/Forgotten” and “Stars,” to reflective tunes “White Fire”…

“Japan has always been the leader in optical communication technologies”Masatoshi Ueno, President, Seikoh Giken For almost 50 years, Seikoh Giken has been supplying its customers in the IT field with high-precision mold designs and processing technologies that put them ahead of the competition. And as the world enters a new era driven by 5G, IoT and Big Data, Seikoh Giken will continue to leverage on its manufacturing know-how and monozukuri craftsmanship to develop the high-quality fiber-optic components needed to ensure high-speed IT networks can perform at the levels demanded by these new technologies. During Japan’s boom years in the electronics industry in the 1980s and 90s, Seikoh Giken was a pioneer in the development of molds for CDs and later DVDs, developing the world’s first optical fiber polishing machine for the…

MORE THAN 20 MILLION AMERICANS STRUGGLE with alcohol or drug abuse, and finding truly helpful treatment can be an enormous challenge. As part of Newsweek’s commitment to reporting on all aspects of health care—most crucially, covering what new developments could mean for our readers—we partnered with global market research firm Statista Inc. to rank the best U.S. treatment facilities that focus on addiction. → NANCY COOPER, Global Editor-in-Chief METHODOLOGY → America’s “Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2020” highlights the nation’s top facilities based on quality of service, reputation and accreditation relative to in-state competition. Facilities in the 20 states with the highest number of addiction treatment centers, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), were included in the survey. • Inpatient/residential and long-term addiction treatment centers are…

“Our leak testers are specifically designed to obtain the results desired by our clients, we customize each one of them so that the device meets expectations in each situation”Tomoyuki Furuse, President, Cosmo Instruments Co., Ltd. Toyota is synonymous with “monozukuri”, the Japanese concept of high-quality craftsmanship that was made famous in the world of business by the globe’s number one car manufacturer back in the 1990s. Literally meaning “making things”, monozukuri focuses on a profound reverence for the thing being made, high-quality, customer satisfaction and the constant pursuit of innovation. Thanks to a strict adherence to the tenets of monozukuri, Toyota has long enjoyed the leading position in the global car market, where it is joined by its domestic rivals Honda and Nissan to make up the Top Five. But…

LAST MONTH ANGEL OLSEN PERFORMED A SOLO show at the virtually empty Asheville Masonic Temple in Asheville, North Carolina. The show wasn’t in the singer-songwriter’s original plan for 2020 which had been a string of dates in North America and Europe in support of her then-latest album All Mirrors. Then the pandemic hit. So Olsen began doing a series of livestreamed performances. Despite the sea of unoccupied chairs, Olsen, 33, performed with her signature conviction and vulnerability—qualities that have endeared her to both fans and music critics for the last 10 years. Standing in front of a painted scenic backdrop with just her guitar and a microphone, she played her introspective and melancholic music and displayed her uncanny ability to shift between different guises, from a folk singer with a…

“KING” IS NOT JUST ZACH KING’S LAST NAME—ONE COULD ARGUE IT’S ALSO his status on TikTok where he has the most-watched video in the platform’s history. Known for his “digital sleight of hand,” King is the viral magician, leaving viewers asking “How did he do that?” after almost every video. If you ask King, though, he’s not reinventing anything. “If Charlie Chaplin were here today, he would definitely know that I’ve been stealing from him and his work.” Unlike many of his fellow TikTok stars, this isn’t the beginning of King’s reign. He started back in 2011 on YouTube with his viral video “Jedi Kittens.” But it was in 2013 on the short-lived six-second video app Vine where King really found his voice, and which largely laid the groundwork for…