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EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2019

The falling voter turnout and no-vote elections

Voters cannot be expected to hold a strong interest in local elections — or even in local autonomy — if they are not given choices or chances to vote in the elections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2019

Reinvigorating Japan's twin-track diplomacy in Cambodia

A visit to Japan by 10 young politics-oriented Cambodians indicates that Tokyo is working outside the international media limelight to engage with both the opposition and the ruling party through its traditional twin-track diplomacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019

Assange shouldn't be extradited to U.S.

Leave it to European courts to decide whether to treat him as a spy or an investigative journalist.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019

India test and U.S. Space Force fuel a new arms race

If the race for ever more powerful weapons now extends beyond the sky, there is no telling where it might end.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019

No country for Palestinians

Israelis are being given choice between war and more war, between occupation and more occupation, even if the candidates avoid using those terms.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 8, 2019

Fighters' experiments with openers not going well early

The ironic thing about the Seibu Lions blowing up the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' "opener" strategy — in such a magnificent explosion of hits and runs on Saturday it might close the book on the opener — is that Fighters starter Takayuki Kato, the "opener," actually did his job well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2019

Nissan shareholders officially oust Carlos Ghosn, bringing 20-year relationship to an end

Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa apologized for causing trouble over Ghosn's case, which he described as “an unheard of incident” in the history of the automaker.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 8, 2019

Osaka Ishin now firmly in control across prefecture, piling pressure on Komeito to back merger

Osaka Ishin has long championed the reform plan while Komeito, along with the LDP, have opposed it.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 8, 2019

Use 'shin' to make a new start in the Reiwa Era

Spring is the time for new life, the new school year, new coworkers and, in 2019, a new Imperial era.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 8, 2019

There's nothing more important than learning how to distinguish between 'taisetsu' and 'jūyō'

When trying to convey the idea of importance in Japanese use 'taisetsu' for things that are sentimentally important and 'ju016byu014d' for things that are signifficant.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Apr 8, 2019

Japan names new Imperial era 'Reiwa'

The government held an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on April 1 and decided that 'Reiwa' will replace 'Heisei' as the new era name.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2019

China to relax residency curbs and boost infrastructure to bring more people into cities and revive growth

China will relax residency curbs in many of its smaller cities this year and increase infrastructure spending, the state planner said Monday, in a fresh push to boost the urban population and revive slowing economic growth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2019

Turkish leader Erdogan's election setback dents hopes for major reforms

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's losses in local elections have dented investors' hopes that Turkey will adopt painful reforms they say are needed to stabilize the economy as he moves to shore up his political base.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2019

Give us a strong leader and reform the Brexit-fatigued system, Britons say in survey

British voters want a strong leader who is willing to break the rules and force through wide-scale reform after three years of Brexit crisis pushed confidence in the political system to a 15-year low.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2019

Sluggish, dysfunctional Europe isn't Japan in the 1990s, but there's still reason to worry

Europe's sclerotic growth and political dysfunction inspire frequent comparisons with Japan's lost decade from the mid-1990s.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2019

Philippine foreign minister says U.S. will remain nation's 'only military ally' as China threatens isle

The U.S. will remain the Philippines' only military ally, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said, amid an increased Chinese presence near a disputed island in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 8, 2019

North Korean leader's 'field guidance' trips highlight economic focus ahead of parliament meeting

In a possible signal of what to expect at a key meeting of North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament later this week, state media reported Monday on leader Kim Jong Un's visit to a recently remodeled, modern-looking department store.
Japan Times
Company / Others
Apr 8, 2019

Timothy Langley

Date of publication: Apr 08, 2019Timothy LangleyPresident & Representative DirectorLangley Esquirehttps://www.langleyesquire.com/
Japan Times
/ Embassy of Greece
Apr 8, 2019

Constantin Cakioussis

Date of publication: Apr 08, 2019Constantin CakioussisAmbassador of GreeceEmbassy of Greecehttps://www.mfa.gr/tokyo
Japan Times
Company / Others
Apr 8, 2019

Brent A. Conkle

Date of publication: Apr 08, 2019Brent A. ConklePresident & CEOBusiness Across Cultures Group Co. Ltd.http://gettbac.com/

Longform

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