Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
National Sep 27, 2013
Abe signals readiness to involve Japan more in U.N.'s security framework
At the U.N. General Assembly, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he wants Japan to engage more proactively in the global body's collective security framework.
World | ANALYSIS Sep 26, 2013
Malls add security after Kenya strike
Some malls around the world have been scrambling to add security guards to look for suspicious people following a deadly attack on a shopping center in Nairobi over the weekend. But for other malls, it has been business as usual.
National Sep 26, 2013
Abe tries to counter militant image in U.S.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says in New York that Japan will be a "proactive contributor to peace" and scoffs at being labeled a "right-wing militarist."
World Sep 24, 2013
Ex-FBI agent to plead guilty to being AP source
by Mark Sherman
A former FBI explosives expert said Monday he will plead guilty to revealing secret information for an Associated Press story about a U.S. intelligence operation in Yemen in 2012. The story led to a leaks investigation and the seizure of AP phone records in ...
Global-related Sep 20, 2013
Silver linings for a golden age
by Kishore Mahbubani
Despite the massive challenges that countries like Syria, Somalia, Egypt, and Afghanistan currently face, and global challenges like food security and climate change, the world has reason to be hopeful about the future.
Global-related Sep 14, 2013
The desperate search for online privacy is over
by Stephen L. Carter
Privacy in the traditional sense is most certainly dead. But the killer isn't the NSA. It's the Internet itself — or, more to the point, our entire reliance on it
Japan-related Sep 11, 2013
Why the Syrian crisis matters for Japan
by Andrew J. Sutter
U.S. President Barack Obama's weeks of fumbling during the Syrian crisis may create dangerous uncertainties for Japan during the rest of his presidency.
World Jul 15, 2013
NSA chief on quest to 'collect it all'
by Joby Warrick
In late 2005, as Iraqi roadside bombings were nearing an all-time peak, the National Security Agency’s newly appointed chief began pitching a radical plan for halting the attacks that then were killing or wounding a dozen Americans a day. At the time, more than ...
World Jul 13, 2013
Snowden wants asylum in Russia — for now
U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden said Friday he wanted to claim asylum in Russia until he can travel on to Latin America, where several countries have offered him refuge. In his first encounter with the outside world since becoming stranded at Moscow’s Sheremet- yevo ...
National Jul 3, 2013
Fukushima a 'blueprint' for terrorists, IAEA warns
The catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, which forced the relocation of 160,000 people, may provide a new blueprint for terrorists seeking to inflict mass disruption, security analysts tell a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Crime Jul 1, 2013
Secret surveillance court is thrust into spotlight
by Alice Crites
Wedged into a secure, windowless basement room deep below the Capitol Visitors Center, U.S. District Court Judge John Bates appeared before dozens of senators last month for a highly unusual, top-secret briefing. The lawmakers pressed Bates, according to people familiar with the session, to ...
World | Focus Jun 26, 2013
Snowden files stoke U.S. security concerns
by Ellen Nakashima and Greg Miller
The ability of contractor-turned-fugitive Edward Snowden to evade arrest is raising new concerns among U.S. officials about the security of top-secret documents he is believed to have in his possession — and about the possibility that he could willingly share them with those who ...