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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2017

Mellower Trump trade tone eases onus on China to fill U.S. void

The softening of President Donald Trump's protectionist economic agenda has eased fears of a global trade war. It also spares China from having to assert itself as defender of the existing global economic order or being forced to take the lead in forging a new one.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 22, 2017

Could Japan become a future cultural melting pot?

Why not welcome 10 million immigrants to Japan by 2050? That's Hidenori Sakanaka's pitch, but it's a hard sell.
COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Apr 21, 2017

Terrorism brouhaha, then and now

A person's definition of terrorism usually depends on what side of the fence they're on.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 20, 2017

Japan's middle-aged 'parasite singles' face uncertain future

Their youth long gone, members of Japan's generation of "parasite singles" face a precarious future, wondering how to survive once the parents many depended on for years pass away.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 19, 2017

Birth of a Twitter trend: the story behind #gaijinconfessionfriday

Last week, a simple hashtag kicked off an outpouring of guilt and humor on Twitter from Japan's foreign residents.
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2017

Will casinos fuel addiction to gambling?

As the benefits of casinos were played up, their potential social cost was never seriously taken up in Diet discussions, including whether casinos would exacerbate gambling addiction and how that could be prevented.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2017

How U.S. cyberweapons aren't like missiles

In standard warfare, the trick is hitting the right target. In cyberspace, most of the battle is figuring out who the enemy is and what to deter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2017

North Korea shows off suspected ICBM during massive military parade

North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-launched missiles Saturday as part of a massive military parade in Pyongyang to mark the 105th anniversary of the nuclear-armed country's founder.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2017

Apple said considering helping Toshiba with chip unit investment

Apple Inc. may be coming to Toshiba Corp.'s rescue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 12, 2017

1,700 homeless after blaze guts France migrant camp amid fight between Kurds, Afghans

A fire has destroyed most of a migrant camp in northern France after fighting between rival groups injured five people, leaving officials scrambling on Tuesday to rehouse around 1,700 people.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2017

Blame Woodrow Wilson for the U.S.' constant wars

It's time for U.S. presidents to work hard for peace rather than take what has become the far easier path to war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2017

Lessons from Europe worth remembering

The EU and Britain should make use of the negotiating skills finally honed in the postwar period to ensure Brexit signals a promising new beginning rather than a messy end for both sides.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2017

Viewed from China, summit a success

From Beijing's perspective, things went very well in Mar-a-Lago, with China taking the initiative and the Americans going along.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 10, 2017

Assad may see U.S. strike as only 'a slap on the wrist'

A U.S. cruise missile attack on a Syrian air base may persuade Syria's President Bashar Assad to be more cautious with some of his tactics, but will not deter him and his allies from pressing a full-throttle military campaign to crush rebels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 10, 2017

Russian inaction enabled Syria gas attack but U.S. response a 'message' to others: Trump camp

Trump administration officials on Sunday blamed Russian inaction for enabling a deadly poison gas attack against Syrian civilians last week as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepared to explain to Moscow a U.S. retaliatory missile strike.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 8, 2017

Higher education keeps overreaching

Since the mid-2000s, the number of Japanese people who turn 18 in a given year has remained constant at about 1.2 million. That will change with the high school graduating class of 2018, which will be smaller than the class of 2017.
EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2017

Imperial Rescript on Education

Despite what the Abe administration says, the Imperial Rescript on Education of 1890 should not be used in moral education.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2017

Abe backs U.S. missile strike on Syria but might draw backlash from Putin

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praises the U.S. missile strike on Syria, but some say that could harm his chances of settling Japan's island dispute with Russia.
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2017

Trump officials alarmed China may bid for Toshiba's Westinghouse unit

The Trump administration is so alarmed that Chinese investors may try to purchase Westinghouse Electric Co.'s nuclear business that U.S. officials are trying to find an American or allied buyer for the company instead, two people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 5, 2017

How many Japanese are a bit of something else?

Even taking 1965 as a false racially pure 'year zero,' mathematics muddies the homogeneity myth.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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