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Major Japanese companies are increasing ventures in the United States, with Toyota investing $13.9 billion in North Carolina alone.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2024
Japan’s gamble to hedge against U.S. political risks
As Japanese companies increasingly invest in U.S. states like North Carolina, friend-shoring ensures economic resilience in the face of political change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2020
Can Japan bridge the vaccine divide?
Japan too has been developing its own drug, Avigan, against COVID-19. Yet the drug being developed by Fujifilm is not a vaccine but rather a treatment for coronavirus symptoms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2020
A vision for growth, 75 years on
The pandemic has made clear that the world is actually now much more borderless than it has ever been.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 6, 2020
How Angela Merkel inspires the Japanese
For Japan's ambitious female politicians, the German chancellor's approach to climbing up the political ladder by not focusing on gender issues is instructive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 24, 2020
Japan’s struggle to reimagine the post-pandemic world
For the nation to be an inspiration, it must make better use of the momentum of the new ways of doing business that the pandemic has brought about across the globe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2020
COVID-19 and the lessons of xenophobia
Xenophobia must be treated as a grave risk that is as contagious and as deadly as any virus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 5, 2020
In search of the pandemic-inspired innovation curve
The pandemic presents a golden opportunity for Japan to think outside the box and re-evaluate how to innovate to meet its changing needs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 24, 2020
Don't squander the chance to shine as a COVID-19 outlier
Despite Japan's ability to keep COVID-19's spread in check, few countries have looked to the Abe administration as an example to follow.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2020
February can be the cruelest month
This is the month when students find out whether months or even years of exam preparation have finally paid off or not.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 22, 2019
For 2020, a Japan that dares to take risks
Looking ahead, what Japan needs is to capitalize on that stability and take risks to address the very real longer-term challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 3, 2019
A time to reconsider economic greatness
Japan could represent an alternative path for growth and defining economic success.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2019
Weathering the storms of judgment
As the competition for the 92nd annual Oscar foreign film shortlist heats up, the rivalry between Japan and South Korea will no doubt intensify in the world of cinema as well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2019
Lessons in conflict resolution from Africa
As TICAD expands and deepens Japan's interests in Africa, the conference should also highlight what lessons African countries can offer to industrialized countries when it comes to overcoming comparative disadvantages and demonstrating the power of leadership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2019
U.S. intervention can't break the Tokyo-Seoul impasse
Washington's mediation may provide a temporary fix, but not a long-term resolution to the core problems plaguing Japan-South Korea ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2019
The high cost of young Japanese staying close to home
A lack of curiosity, reluctance to take risks and unwillingness to understand different values are hardly winning traits for anyone to succeed in the fiercely competitive and borderless global market.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 5, 2019
A new dawn for Japan's imperial diplomacy?
How will the new emperor fare when it comes to promoting the nation's image and interests overseas?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 1, 2019
A chance to strengthen the weak link of Tokyo-Seoul ties?
The need to quickly improve diplomatic, economic and security relations between Tokyo and Seoul are all too clear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 30, 2019
Fathers remain missing in the educational puzzle
Japan continues to expect mothers to be the primary caregiver and educator within the family.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2018
Time for Japan to shine in diversity
Expanding the definition of what it is to be Japanese and encouraging diversity will only further Japan's role as a country fully in tune with the needs of the 21st century.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2018
When a trade agreement represents a global vision
Japan and the EU are making it clear the appetite for trade deals remains strong.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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