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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2018

Japan will overhaul Immigration Bureau to create agency for expected surge of blue-collar workers under new status

The move comes as the government seeks to accept more foreign workers and introduce a new status of residence amid a serious labor crunch.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 28, 2018

'Tadanori Yokoo: The Complete Drawings for Genka by Jakucho Setouchi 1974-1975'

Sept. 5-Oct. 20
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 28, 2018

'Gotairei in Kyoto: The Elegant Court Culture of Enthronements and Grand Harvest Festivals'

Sept. 1-Oct. 8
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 28, 2018

Shinji Kagawa: 'Only God knows' destination

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa's future remains clouded after the Japan international missed the squad for a second straight match.
EDITORIALS
Aug 28, 2018

Trump losing patience with Kim

Donald Trump appears to think that keeping adversaries off-balance is key to negotiating success. It is a dangerous strategy, and one with little likelihood of success.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 28, 2018

Address Japan's demographic, fiscal woes

The most important items on the agenda should be reversing Japan's population decline and rebuilding the government's fiscal health.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2018

China's 'Belt and Road' could be a debt trap

Clearly, the 'Belt and Road' initiative has run into serious problems. Some countries are finding the burden of debt financing too arduous.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2018

How the U.N. should regulate high-seas fishing

Clamping down on fishing far from coastal areas would boost fish stocks nearer land.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2018

Trump's Mexico trade deal reveals another deficit

It never fails to amaze how little Donald Trump, that lifelong businessman, understands about business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2018

An end to Australia's democratic pantomime?

In Australia's prosperous parliamentary democracy, no prime minister has served a full term since 2007. Why?
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2018

Camping becoming more popular in Japan as options, including 'glamping,' increase

With various new camping options available, camping is regaining popularity in Japan after a mid-1990s boom led by the country's first baby boomers, who were born in the late 1940s.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2018

Half of 'disabled' workers at central government institutions were miscounted, labor minister says

Of nearly 7,000 reported hires by ministries and agencies under a program to employ people with disabilities, 3,460 did not meet the guidelines.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 28, 2018

Japan duo relish mixed archery gold

Even the hands of an experienced veteran like Takaharu Furukawa sometimes tremble with tension while shooting an arrow at a target 70 meters away.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Aug 28, 2018

TELL climb of Tokyo Tower aims to start dialogue on suicide prevention

While the Tokyo English Life Line was established in 1973 to help the city's international community, TELL's services have come to benefit people across the entire country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2018

Over 50 percent of people in Japan have considered living with or near their parents

Over 50 percent of people in Japan have considered living with or close to their parents — nearly double the share of parents who have had similar thoughts regarding their children — a private-sector survey has revealed.
WORLD
Aug 28, 2018

Millionaires jumping ship yet another symptom of Brazil's woes

Two thousand Brazilian millionaires left the country in 2017, according to the New World Wealth, a global market research group based in Johannesburg.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2018

Japan's assessment of North Korea threat unchanged despite Kim-Trump summit: annual defense paper

Pyongyang has already deployed Rodong ballistic missiles and the country may have already succeeded in producing nuclear warheads small enough to fit on those missiles, the ministry warned.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Aug 28, 2018

Get ready for the robot invasion — of our classrooms

We may be wary of trusting robots enough to let them educate our children, but what if children were to help teach them a thing or two?
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

China and Japan slowly learning to cooperate in the age of Trump

Finance Minister Taro Aso will travel to Beijing later this week for a meeting with Chinese counterpart Liu Kun that is likely to demonstrate the improving relationship between the world's second- and third-largest economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

Facebook bans Myanmar army chief, others in unprecedented move over spread of 'hate and misinformation'

Facebook said Monday it was removing several Myanmar military officials from the social media website and an Instagram account to prevent the spread of "hate and misinformation" after reviewing the content.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) reaches out to shake hands with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition deal Monday evening in Tokyo.
EV battery race heats up among Japanese automakers
Japanese EV production is focusing on batteries as automakers compete for the lightest, most durable models and the longest driving range.
LDP and Nippon Ishin no Kai to form coalition government, report says
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai have agreed to form a coalition, paving the way for the country's first female prime minister, Kyodo reports.
Suntory and Sapporo to halt gift beer sales after cyberattack against Asahi
Suntory will gradually suspend the sale of 13 beer sets for winter gifts, including a set of Chinese zodiac-themed cans of The Premium Malt's.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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