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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 10, 2016

Latest U.S. country rankings on human trafficking raise eyebrows in some Asian nations

When the U.S. government last week raised the Philippines to its highest ranking in a report that assesses how much countries are battling human trafficking, putting it alongside the likes of Britain, Switzerland and Australia, the decision was questioned by aid workers in the Asian nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016

Voting kicks off in Japan as Abe seeks Upper House supermajority

Voting began Sunday in an Upper House election that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has billed as a chance to pass judgment on his economic policies. Opposition parties, however, are focused on preventing a resounding victory for the prime minister that would allow him to take the next step toward revising...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2016

Violence again convulses 2016 election campaign, testing Trump, Clinton

In the hours after a gunman shot 12 police officers in Dallas, killing five, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton abruptly canceled campaign events. Their Twitter accounts largely went quiet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2016

Timid Chilcot report is just a starting point

More admission of past Western mistakes in the Middle East is badly needed.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2016

Beijing turns on Japanese judge as Hague tribunal ruling over South China Sea nears

Beijing has been taking a multipronged approach to softening the blow from the verdict, including targeting the nationality of the judge who oversaw the tribunal's formation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2016

Thirty killed in four days in Philippine war on drugs

Thirty "drug dealers" were killed in the first four days after Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as Philippine president on June 30, police said, announcing the seizure of nearly $20 million worth of narcotics but sparking anger from a lawyers' group.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2016

China's misconduct set off alarms in Hong Kong

Confidence in Hong Kong's 'one country, two systems' will continue to plummet if China fails to uphold the rule of law there.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 6, 2016

Kochi voters feel neglected after redrawing of electoral boundaries

Campaigning is at fever pitch ahead of Sunday's Upper House election, with candidates pounding the pavement, holding rallies and calling out their names and slogans for hours on end via loudspeakers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 6, 2016

A ruling bloc win in Sunday's poll puts Constitution in crosshairs

Keiko Hirai was surprised to see a letter addressed to her and her husband from the Self-Defense Forces, urging their 15-year-old son to enroll in a special high school run by the Ground Self-Defense Force after graduating from junior high.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2016

Japan, U.S. agree to narrow definition of 'civilian component' protected by SOFA

The Japanese and U.S. governments limit the extent to which U.S. military workers are protected under the Status of Forces Agreement in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2016

Nissan's 'Le Cost Killer' stirs fear in Okayama factory town

Investors cheered when Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn announced in May that his company would acquire a 34 percent stake of scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as part of an expanded strategic partnership.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 4, 2016

Modern needs, crowds outgrow historic Harajuku Station

Built in 1924, Harajuku is the city's oldest wooden station building and a very congested gateway to a major youth culture hub.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2016

Were Japanese targeted in Dhaka? 'Not likely,' experts say

Experts say it is unlikely that Japanese were specifically targeted in the Bangladesh terrorist attack, by warn there is an increased chance that Japanese citizens could become caught up in other acts of aggression.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jul 3, 2016

Entrepreneur on mission to make it easier to study abroad

Foreign students looking to study in Japan would probably want to ask a million questions before taking the plunge.
WORLD
Jul 3, 2016

Savage attack on oasis of calm in Dhaka shakes expat community

With the Holey Artisan Bakery downstairs and the O'Kitchen Restaurant upstairs, the Dhaka eatery with large windows looking out at a lush lawn suggested an oasis in an increasingly dangerous city.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jul 2, 2016

The Imperial Couple's day in our woods

On Monday, June 6, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited us here at our C.W. Nicol Afan Woodland Trust in Shinano, northern Nagano Prefecture.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jul 1, 2016

YouTube poses unique challenges for Japan Sumo Association

Every few days, year-round, I receive emails from foreign visitors to Japan asking just how to gain access to morning training sessions at one of the sport's (current) 44 stables.
Reader Mail
Jul 1, 2016

Japan can learn from Brexit vote

People in the U.K. must be proud of having taken part in this historic referendum, whichever side they voted for ("Britain shocks world with vote to exit EU," June 25). They showed the rest of the world that it is people, not politicians, who make the final decision on the future of their country.
Reader Mail
Jul 1, 2016

Not all is gloomy for aging society

Regarding the Big in Japan column "A confused, senile future awaits Japan" in the June 26 edition, Michael Hoffman's alarmist account of aging in Japan is wrong on several counts.
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2016

Musudan missile launches

North Korea must realize that only by abandoning its nuclear weapons and missile programs will it be able to enjoy stability and prosperity.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2016

For U.K., Brexit is just the latest ugly partition

More than a few countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa have scars to show from Britain's long and haphazard withdrawal from its onetime empire.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jun 29, 2016

Letters: Snowden and the sheeple; 'U.S. Marines culture' was once like Japan's

A couple of readers' responses to recent Community Page articles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 29, 2016

Spike in police-linked killings feared as Duterte takes power in Manila

Two things catch the eye in the office of Joselito Esquivel, a police colonel enforcing a national crackdown on drugs in the Philippines' most crime-ridden district: a pair of boxing gloves in a display cabinet and an M4 assault rifle lying beside him.
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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