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EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2013

America's unfinished business

There is no mistaking the progress that has been made in the United States in the half century since Dr. Martin Luther King gave his 'I have a dream' speech. But there remains a long way to go.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 3, 2013

Obama shows flexibility on Syrian strike proposal

As the Obama administration launches what it describes as a 'flood the zone' campaign to persuade Congress to authorize military action against Syria, officials say they are willing to rewrite the proposed resolution to clarify that any operation would be limited in scope and duration.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Sep 2, 2013

Housing loans: Nothing is 100 percent easy

The government has yet to confirm the timing of the approved consumption tax increase from 5 to 8 percent. It's slated to take place next April but there is still fear that the economy is too frail to withstand the effect the added tax might have on actual consumption. Consequently, the government is...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2013

Don't break law to swipe at Assad

How can a U.S. attack send the message that Syria must obey international law if the bombing itself violates the U.N. Charter
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2013

Nevada brothels shriveling as Net disrupts oldest trade

In a dim parlor furnished with red velvet couches and a stripper pole, Brooke Taylor is having a sale on herself. "I offer a lot more specials and discounts and incentives for people to come in to see me," said Taylor, 32, a brunette prostitute in a short, green dress at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch outside...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Sep 1, 2013

Pax No Man's Land needs more than Fed's tapering to smooth things over

U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke hints at policy change. He is looking for an exit from quantitative easing whereby he has been buying financial assets to the order of $85 billion per month since the end of last year. He has emphasized the exit shall be a "tapering" procedure — no abrupt...
EDITORIALS
Aug 31, 2013

Unanswered calls from children

Seventy-five percent of calls made to telephone counseling services for children go unanswered. A better system to help every child who calls is needed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2013

Tepco bolsters tank team but leak eludes

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has a plan to better monitor the 930 radioactive water tanks at Fukushima No. 1, but it is unclear whether it will be able to lock down the storage problem before the trickle turns into a flood.
WORLD
Aug 31, 2013

Secret documents detail U.S. war in cyberspace

The Obama administration's cyber operations sometimes involve what one leaked budget document calls 'field operations' abroad, commonly with the help of CIA operatives or clandestine military forces, 'to physically place hardware implants or software modifications.'
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2013

After Bo Xilai case, China's trial is just beginning

The just-concluded trial of Bo Xilai will be remembered as one of the most critical political milestones in contemporary Chinese Communist history.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 30, 2013

Ex-BBC host Harris charged in U.K.

Rolf Harris, an Australian entertainer, was charged as part of a U.K. police probe into sexual-assault allegations.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2013

Welcoming Ms. Kennedy to Japan

we hope that incoming ambassador Ms. Caroline Kennedy will play an active role in helping to resolve some of the thorny bilateral issues that Japan and the U.S. are facing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2013

Strike on Syria could draw U.S. into protracted conflict

An imminent U.S. strike on Syrian government targets in response to the alleged gassing of civilians last week has the potential to draw the United States into the country's civil war, former U.S. officials say.
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Aug 27, 2013

Leyland says Tigers no lock for World Series

"My new favorite ballplayer is Nick Castellanos (Detroit Tigers outfield prospect) — I just found out his father is a lung surgeon." — Manager Jim Leyland
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2013

The failure of Tahrir Square 2011

Two years ago, when I was in the Occupy movement, my comrades and I argued about revolution. Was revolution necessary? What is it? The split that destroyed our movement — as it did the Left during the 1960s — pitted revolutionaries against reformists. The most frustrating part of the debate, however,...
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 27, 2013

Slew of arrests in China show Xi is consolidating his power

The trial of Bo Xilai may have divided the Chinese Communist Party and hogged the media spotlight, but, outside the courtroom, President Xi Jinping is continuing his steady efforts to consolidate control, clean up the party and sideline opponents, with a series of detentions and arrests.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2013

Fast Retailing planning Hong Kong exchange listing in 2014: sources

Fast Retailing Co. the operator of the Uniqlo clothing stores, plans to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange early next year, three people with knowledge of the matter said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2013

Egypt explodes

The situation in Egypt has lurched from bad to worse, with Islamist leaders being arrested and former despot Hosni Mubarak being released from prison to house arrest.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2013

The GOP's take on U.S. immigration reform

Ultimately the fate of U.S. immigration reform rests with the Republican leadership. But the electoral consequences of killing reform won't be felt until after 2014.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 24, 2013

A look back at when Tokyo was awarded 1964 Olympics

It's been more than 50 years since Tokyo was awarded the 1964 Summer Olympics, and it was done before several landmark events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2013

Koreas agree to let families reunite in North

North and South Korea agreed Friday to hold a new round of reunions for family members separated by the Korean War, the first such arrangement in three years and the latest sign of a thaw between the fractious neighbors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / EVERYMAN EATS
Aug 22, 2013

The ramen burger that ate New York

It's too early to tell if Aug. 3, 2013, will go down as a landmark date in culinary history, but for the hundreds of people who lined up that morning at a food fair in Brooklyn, New York, the excitement was palpable. The crowds had braved steady rain for a chance to try the ramen burger, an East-meets-West...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2013

Volunteers work to clean up, reforest Kyoto's 'Poet's Mount'

Sitting on the northern side of the Hozu River gorge, on the western side of Kyoto, Mount Ogura has long been associated with the literary world, and is known as the "Poet's Mount."
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.
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.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
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.

Podcast

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

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
By Mai Yoshikawa

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