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Noah Feldman
For Noah Feldman's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2020
Sedition laws are the last resort of weak governments
It's highly unlikely anyone will be prosecuted for sedition by the DOJ, but the harm to the independence of the U.S. criminal justice system has already been done.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2020
Crisis response shows Trump isn’t a dictator
The U.S. president has shied away from trying to grab power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2020
Leave the COVID-19 data analysis to the experts
Real experts know the dangers of winging it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2020
Trump trial is Chief Justice Roberts' nightmare
The U.S. Supreme Court leader desperately wants to seem apolitical, but good luck with that.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court's past decade could be liberals' last gasp
A shift to the right in the 2020s could last for a generation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2019
Impeachment was 2019's wildest roller coaster ride
Just when you thought political developments had coasted to a stop, events in Washington took another crazy turn.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2019
Harry and Meghan's Lawsuit Truly Could Be Bad for Free Speech
Tabloids often test the boundaries of good taste — and the freedom of press.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2019
Trump tax return case teed up to hinge on Chief Justice John Roberts
Fighting to keep his tax returns secret, President Donald Trump will soon ask the Supreme Court to grant him "temporary absolute immunity" from any criminal investigation while he's in office. The case sets up yet another test for the court's new swing voter, Chief Justice John Roberts, who is devoted to the principle of judicial restraint.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2019
Why Trump's call is impeachment-worthy
Criminals get convicted all the time on evidence this strong.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2019
History and the logic of empires
Current events in Asia echo the days of British rule.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2019
You can trademark whatever words you want now
The Supreme Court takes a big step toward an absolute view of free speech by allowing the registration of a 'scandalous' clothing line name.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2019
If Assange encouraged leaks, so what?
The WikiLeaks founder's arrest amplifies a vital free-speech conversation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2019
Trump's collusion nightmare is finally over
The summary of the Mueller report shows the president's campaign didn't close the loop as Russians tried to manipulate the election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2019
Why Trump is stuck with 'Saturday Night Live'
A federal rule requiring fairness on broadcast TV is gone, and that's probably for the better.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2019
Huawei's lawsuit against U.S. won't win in court
It's hard to argue that the Chinese telecommunications company has a constitutional right to U.S. government contracts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2018
The Google walkout is a new kind of worker activism
The global walkout by Google workers, a response to Alphabet Inc.'s reported protection of executives accused of sexual misconduct, may be a harbinger of something new in employer-employee relations: empowered workers' moral-political protest directed as much against the general culture as against management.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2018
Democracy needs the press as an 'opposition party'
We need to remember that a free press preserves democracy mostly by allowing for the expression of alternative points of view.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2018
Pros and cons of Trump's randomness
A key feature of a nonprincipled, fast-alternating foreign policy is that no one knows exactly what you are going to do next.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2018
China faces the downsides of dictatorship
The period of term-limited presidents corresponded with unprecedented growth. Now Xi Jinping is changing the rules
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 22, 2018
Even a final, irreversible deal can be broken
Japan and South Korea are wrangling again over an apology for 'comfort women.' That tells us something about international law.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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