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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 4, 2015

Exhuming Indonesia's horror in search for justice

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Gestapu, the murky events in Indonesia that precipitated a massacre of several hundred thousand people in 1965-66 that constitutes one of the most murderous convulsions of the 20th century.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 4, 2015

On mountain peaks and tourist trash

Discussing Mount Hayachine, ethnologist Kunio Yanagita observed that it stood on, "a somewhat different plane from the normal world." This could be a description of mountains in general, a landscape where we may experience nature in the raw, and even at times, a numinous presence.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2015

Nakamura drives in five runs as Lions trample Marines

The Seibu Lions looked like an unstoppable force on Saturday afternoon. The Chiba Lotte Marines, on the other hand, were hardly an immovable object.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 4, 2015

Reality bites

Is this your vehicle?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 4, 2015

Fairness prevails in Hiroshima saga

It's no surprise that the Hiroshima Lightning have endured a soap opera-like saga before even playing their first bj-league game.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 4, 2015

Serena gets scare from Watson

The needle on the Wimbledon Richter scale sat poised and ready but Serena Williams dug deep into her battle-hardened playbook to ensure there was no earth-shuddering shock at the hands of scurrying Briton Heather Watson on Friday.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jul 4, 2015

Could Hamp's detention reinforce prejudice?

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Julie Hamp, Toyota Motor Corp.'s first female managing officer, on June 18 on suspicion of importing oxycodone, an opioid used to relieve pain. The drug is tightly controlled in Japan but can be imported into the country with a prescription if certain procedures...
EDITORIALS
Jul 4, 2015

Japan's troubling lack of romance

The recent survey showing that a large minority of young Japanese aren't interested in romantic relationships has troubling implications for the already low birthrate.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2015

Like early astronauts, SpaceX won't give up

The explosion of a SpaceX rocket Sunday won't deter the company's pioneering spirit.
Reader Mail
Jul 4, 2015

One solution for the Greek debt crisis

Regarding the story "Tsipras seeks public vote against new bailout deal" in the June 28 edition, here's a solution to the Greece debt problem: decide upon a ratio of responsibility for the debacle that acknowledges mutual culpability by the borrower and the lender.
Reader Mail
Jul 4, 2015

The world should ditch nuclear arms

I was really sad to read the editorial "Disappointing NPT conference" in the May 27 edition because I had really hoped that all countries would abolish their nuclear weapons.
Reader Mail
Jul 4, 2015

Yoga has benefits for everyone

The article of "Modi leads Yoga Day amid skepticism" (June 28, 2015) tells us that June 21 is the International Day of Yoga. It is good news since people all over the world can know yoga and enjoy a better health by doing yoga. I myself have been healthy for many years thanks to yoga practices. Even...
Reader Mail
Jul 4, 2015

Correct definition of 'singularity'

The Big in Japan column titled "Humans face singular concern over AI jobs" in the June 28 edition contains an error which needs to be corrected.
Reader Mail
Jul 4, 2015

Storm in a teacup over Toyota exec

William Pesek makes some salient points in his article titled "Toyota's drug problem, and Japan's" in the June 28 edition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 4, 2015

Greeks deeply divided heading into crucial vote

Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets on Friday in rival rallies that laid bare the deep divide heading into a referendum that may decide the country's future in Europe's single currency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jul 4, 2015

Does Greek vote befit the birthplace of democracy?

When Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras dropped the bombshell of a popular plebiscite on the tough demands of creditors keeping Greece afloat, he cited the country's pedigree as the "birthplace of democracy."
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 4, 2015

July 4, 2015

BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2015

From dog coats to toilet paper, Nadeshiko fever hits stores ahead of World Cup final

Firms are cashing in on the success of Japan's women's soccer team ahead of the World Cup final, offering everything from dolls dressed in Nadeshiko kit to uniforms for dogs.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2015

Abe's poor answers on security bills

The Abe administration continues to fail to satisfactorily answer the questions that dog its proposed security legislation.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2015

Russia's dissidents return

It is high time for Russians to be reminded of the ideals on which perstroika were based.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2015

Salarymen sidelined as Chinese descend on Japan property market

The trend has already hit Sydney, Vancouver and the U.S. Now it's happening in Japan: busloads of real estate buyers from China are coming in, buying up homes and pushing prices higher.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2015

Referendum won't end Greek drama

Germany and the rest of the euro region are bracing for more Greek political upheaval followed by tortuous negotiations, even if the country votes for more austerity in Sunday's referendum.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2015

North Korean defector offers brutal insight into world's most secret state

As a schoolgirl in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was forced to watch executions, denounce her friends for fabricated transgressions and dig tunnels in case of a nuclear attack.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2015

Otsuka Kagu father-daughter succession feud a symptom of Japan's woes

In a country where family conflict is usually kept under wraps, the boardroom fight at Otsuka Kagu was as titillating as reality TV.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 2, 2015

JAAF reveals marathon selection process for 2016 Rio Olympics

The Japan Association of Athletics Federations clarified the selection process for the men's and women's marathons for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday.

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers