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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 25, 2016

Ousted Australian leader Abbott announces he will seek another term in parliament

Ousted Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he'll seek another parliamentary term in this year's elections — creating a potential rallying point for conservative lawmakers in the ruling Liberal Party and a headache for his successor, Malcolm Turnbull.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2016

Davos forum kicks off with dour mood amid tough global conditions

The mood was glum as the World Economic Forum's annual meeting of academics and leaders from business and politics kicked off Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, with worries ranging from energy to geopolitics and China's slowdown causing widespread unease.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2016

Sizing up America's presidential election so far

At this point in the U.S. presidential election campaign, with both major parties set to choose their nominees in state-level primary elections, predictions are impossible.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 15, 2016

China's richest man eyes global film empire with purchase of Hollywood blockbuster studio

Flanked by models in white sequin dresses amid booming music and dazzling lights, China's richest man savored his latest entertainment triumph this week: the announcement of a $3.5 billion deal to take over a Hollywood blockbuster movie studio.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2016

Win or lose, Taiwan's women gain a victory

If Tsai Ing-wen is elected Taiwan's next president as expected, the achievement will stand in stark contrast with how the Chinese Communist Party keeps women out of its top posts.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 9, 2016

Nagisa Oshima: 'You have to tell the truth about your country, whatever it is'

Jan. 15 marks the third anniversary of the renowned film director's death. Roger Pulvers, who knew him for more than 30 years and was his assistant on “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence,” discusses the man and his work
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2016

Poll finds youth vote may carry a punch in Upper House election

Around 60 percent of the nation's new voters aged 18 and 19 are willing to cast a ballot, NHK found in a recent poll.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2016

Russia can use U.S. as an excuse for only so long

The Putin regime has helped create enmity with the West because it needs enemies for its legitimacy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 29, 2015

Time traveling back to the major screwups of 2015

From the fizzling out of Abenomics to China's stock fiasco, here are five of Asia's policy missteps this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2015

A decent year for most people

For most people, in most places, 2015 has been a pretty good year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2015

The role of patriotism in the age of globalization

Mainstream parties must reclaim the mantle of patriotism and redefine the national interest accordingly. In today's world, the national interest lies in managing openness — not in throwing it away.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2015

Thailand in 2015: a year of spinning its wheels

Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha's promises to launch a number of projects to put Thailand back on the track toward democracy have proven empty.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 19, 2015

Gangs, girl power and getting old: Japan's magazines ring out 2015

A roundup of the final weekly magazines of 2015 finds many preoccupied with the split within the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza group.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2015

Hashimoto's political career pauses, for now

The curtain came down on Toru Hashimoto's nearly eight-year political career Friday, with the Osaka mayor finishing his term in office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2015

Abe's tax compromise raises odds of twin summer polls

Abe may now be able to persuade his ally Komeito to agree to a snap Lower House election on the same day as an upper chamber poll.
EDITORIALS
Dec 10, 2015

Rise of National Front in France

The far-right National Front is making disturbing gains in France, and the mainstream political parties need to up their game.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2015

Amid fight against Islamic State, Iraq's Kurds are dogged by financial, political crises

Last year's sweeping offensive by Islamic State group militants through northern Iraq thrust one community in particular to the fore — the Kurds.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2015

Low tax on food will hurt the poor, say economists

Political negotiations between the nation's ruling coalition are approaching a showdown over the unpopular consumption tax, which is set to rise to 10 percent from 8 percent in April 2017. A sweetener being considered has drawn scathing criticism from many economists.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2015

'Bakugai,' 'toripuru suri' share top honors as year's most memorable buzzwords in Japan

This year's most memorable buzzwords in Japan were announced Tuesday, with the words bakugai (explosive shopping spree carried out by Chinese tourists) and toripuru suri ("Triple Three" achievements in baseball) jointly taking home the top honors.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 1, 2015

Climate change can fuel Asia's next economic boom

Asia should go clean and green as that's where the smart money is heading over the next 20 years.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2015

Modi can turn Bihar setback into opportunity

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi should learn from his ill-considered foray into the state election in Bihar and refocus on the needs of the nation as a whole.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2015

The rise and fall of America's foreign policy influence

U.S. foreign policy continues to often be guided by the preponderant norm that 'might makes right' but as its power declines the results are now less successful.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2015

Assad represents nothing more than a dead end

Syrian President Bashar Assad created the very monster that he is now pretending to fight, and he has no interest in winning.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2015

Leaders of China and Taiwan set a precedent

The Singapore summit set a precedent for leaders in China and Taiwan to meet as equals as far as protocol is concerned, regardless of which party is in power in Taiwan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2015

Japan Post's epochal IPO

Japan Post's $12 billion listing is a symbol of the bold change that needs to be embraced to rejuvenate Asia's second largest economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2015

Powerful donor backs Rubio over Bush for U.S. president

One of the wealthiest and most influential Republican donors is throwing his support behind the presidential campaign of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, the New York Times reported on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 28, 2015

OVERSEAs Japanese show solidarity with activists back home

OVERSEAs is a loose collective that aims to unite Japanese-speaking people who want to support specific domestic causes from outside the country.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 28, 2015

Opposition must work out unified campaign strategy

If Japan is to have a thriving democracy, the opposition camp must come together and offer the Liberal Democratic Party real competition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015

India at risk of turning into a Hindu Pakistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is behaving like a politician, when what India really needs is a leader, particularly when it comes to religious intolerance.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2015

Ishin no To faction votes to dissolve party; legality of move questioned

Over 200 members of Ishin no To, led by the party's Osaka faction, staged a revolt, voting to dissolve the party.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
What would a ‘backup capital’ look like for Japan?
The Japan Innovation Party has long sought to get Osaka designated as Japan's backup capital.
Chinese national sentenced for hit-and-run that injured four children in Saitama
A Saitama district court sentenced Deng Hongpeng, a Chinese national and demolition worker, to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years, for hitting a group of elementary school children with his car and fleeing the scene while driving under the influence.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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