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BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2015

Troubles in Russia, China slow Kremlin's pivot to Asia

A growing economic crisis in Russia and a growth slowdown in China that has rattled world markets means about $113 billion worth of joint projects ranging from gas pipelines to power grids have been stalled or delayed.
WORLD
Aug 28, 2015

UK immigration hits record high, causing headache for Cameron

Long-term net migration to Britain has hit a record high, underscoring the challenge Prime Minister David Cameron faces to dispel voter fears that immigrants are straining public services such as housing, hospitals and schools.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2015

What should China do?

China must avoid reverting to greater state control in its effort to get its economy back on track.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2015

Global economy is heading for a perfect storm

A perfect storm composed of three financial crises is poised to batter the global economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2015

Accuser, 16, runs from court as prep school rape defendant, 19, claims consensual contact

A former student on trial for rape in a case that has cast a harsh light on the culture of an elite New Hampshire prep school testified on Wednesday that he had a consensual sexual encounter with his 15-year-old accuser that stopped short of intercourse.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 26, 2015

Anti-Abe feeling grows in SDF

Sentiment against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is rising in the SDF over fears that his pending security legislation will increase the risk of going to war.
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Aug 26, 2015

Will another Miyazaki save Japanese cinema from Hollywood?

In the 1990s, when I was reporting on the Japanese film business for a British trade magazine, big-budget Hollywood movies with splashy special effects dominated the local box office. And the industry consensus was that resistance — in the form of made-in-Japan effects extravaganzas — was futile....
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2015

China, North Korea to open border trade zone in October

China and North Korea will open a border trade zone in October, Chinese state media said on Tuesday, the latest effort to boost economic ties despite tension between the countries.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2015

Asia should call a truce on the currency war

Asian policymakers need to understand that currency devaluations aren't a cure-all — and if they pursue trade-offs there's no avoiding their downsides.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2015

Economic forecasting in the age of big data

Properly used, new data sources have the potential to revolutionize economic forecasts.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2015

Osaka drawing more foreign visitors; may see record 5 million this year

Thanks to a favorable exchange rate, relaxed visa restrictions, more discount airlines flying into Kansai airport and an increase in the number of duty-free shops downtown, the number of foreign visitors to Osaka this year is expected to top 5 million for perhaps the first time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015

U.S. markets falter after volatile day of trading

U.S. stock indexes plunged almost 4 percent on Monday as investors, rattled about China's economy, sold heavily in an unusually volatile session that confirmed the benchmark S&P 500 was formally in a correction.
WORLD
Aug 24, 2015

Ashley Madison hack sends shivers through hook-up, porn sites

Larry Flynt, a defender of free speech and sexual freedom if there ever was one, has this advice for anyone worried by the hack of infidelity site Ashley Madison: Muzzle yourself.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2015

China wants great power, not responsibility

Beijing still believes money can buy the trust and soft power it craves, but as long as the government's pronouncements aren't seen as genuinely reliable, skepticism about the yuan will only grow.
EDITORIALS
Aug 23, 2015

Tianjin's disaster is CCP's failure

The horrific blasts this month in Tianjin are a tragic illustration of Chinese rulers' lack of checks and accountability.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Aug 23, 2015

As Hashimoto's reign nears end, a divisive legacy remains

Assuming he does not once again change his mind and seek re-election, the curtain on Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's local political career falls on Nov. 22, when voters elect a new mayor and governor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 23, 2015

Chinese shoppers keep Japan's tills ringing

The lower yen, fewer visa restrictions, cheap flights and trust in Japanese products are all helping fuel the boom in Chinese tourism to Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 22, 2015

The experience of a 'Japanese Buddhist Pilgrimage'

The pilgrimage experience is not singular. It can be a journey of enlightenment, a chance to improve your health or to expiate for a wrong deed. And there's also the more mundane business of administering to blisters.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2015

Russia needs a strategy, not another fake plan

It is advisable for each country to have a sound and realistic economic and social development strategy. At this moment in history, Russia is going through more than one crisis, some of them imposed by the global economic situation and some obviously self-made. So, for this ailing society, a sound strategy...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2015

Activist investor Murakami loses Kuroda Electric proxy fight

Yoshiaki Murakami failed to win approval for his plan to get seats on Kuroda Electric Co.'s board.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 20, 2015

Job only half-done for Japan's working women

Women are entering Japan's workforce in greater numbers, but are still largely being shunted into low-paying, low-benefit jobs.

Longform

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