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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2018

May takes a gamble that running down the Brexit clock will focus political minds

Faced with a Brexit vote she cannot win, Prime Minister Theresa May appears to be gambling that running down the clock to a no-deal departure might change the arithmetic in Parliament.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 10, 2018

With debate on constitutional reform sidelined, has immigration law been a pyrrhic victory for Abe?

As the extraordinary Diet session wrapped up, Abe found himself no closer to fulfilling his longtime ambition of amending the nation's postwar Constitution.
Reader Mail
Dec 7, 2018

Keep state money from Shinto ritual

The story "Prince stirs free speech debate" in the Dec. 2 edition prompted me to write something that I have thought about for a long time as a Japanese who grew up after the war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2018

The U.S. and China are the closest of enemies

Both countries are becoming more alike — particularly in their belief that there can be only one winner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2018

Trump presidency a symptom of a deeper American problem

The real long-term problem faced by America is not the U.S. president. It's the crumbling legitimacy of the entire U.S. system of government.
EDITORIALS
Dec 4, 2018

Step up Japan's role in fighting climate change

There's plenty of room left for Japan to take action in combating climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2018

U.S. Congress looks to stopgap bill to avert government shutdown

U.S. Congress, facing a Friday deadline for approving around $450 billion in funding for several government agencies or forcing them into a partial shutdown, is steering toward a temporary extension as President Donald Trump and Republicans argue over the funding of a border wall.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2018

The last president from good old America

The loss of President George H.W. Bush symbolizes the end to the era of elite U.S. statesmanship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2018

G20 summit backs WTO reform ahead of Trump-Xi trade talks

The leaders of the world's largest economies on Saturday backed an overhaul of the global body that regulates international trade disputes, ahead of high-stakes talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed at defusing a trade war.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Nov 30, 2018

Taking a perch with the hip birds of Uguisudanicho

One of two places in Tokyo named after valleys favored by the melodious uguisu (Japanese bush warbler), Uguisudanicho is a small neighborhood wedged between Daikanyama, Ebisu and Shibuya straddling the line between old-school businesses and gentrification.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2018

How Kim has gotten the best of Trump

Since the historic June summit, the North Koreans have reaped significant benefits without having to make any real concessions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 28, 2018

At G20 summit, Trump won't be the only leader going rogue

The world's principal forum of global leaders risks marking its 10th anniversary with an identity crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 27, 2018

Japanese and U.S. researchers say allergy shots for pregnant women may protect babies for life

A group of researchers based in Japan and the United States believe that administering allergy shots to women during pregnancy could prevent their unborn children from developing allergies after birth and throughout their lives.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 27, 2018

Rika Kihira will require full arsenal to win Grand Prix Final

Rika Kihira staked her claim as Japan's biggest female skating star with a victory at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble on Saturday night. The triumph clinched a spot in next month's Grand Prix Final for the 16-year-old.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 26, 2018

Renault-Nissan's Mexican standoff

The danger of all-out war has receded, but the guns are still loaded and pointed in this fractured French-Japanese alliance.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2018

Health ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agree to cooperate amid major natural disasters

The health ministers of Japan, China and South Korea agreed Sunday to cooperate so that their countries can maintain proper medical services even if they are hit by a massive natural disaster.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2018

May to address Parliament as EU and Britain agree on draft deal for post-Brexit ties

Britain and the European Union have agreed in principle to a text setting out their future relationship that can be endorsed by EU leaders at a summit, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2018

Xi's Manila visit yields raft of deals as Duterte furthers embrace of China

Xi Jinping sealed a raft of deals Tuesday during a trip to Manila as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's administration shrugs off U.S. warnings about accepting Chinese cash.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2018

Time for a trade reset, but is China listening?

U.S. President Donald Trump's approach to China could result in a much needed new chapter in trade relations with the second largest economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2018

Japan-based carrier USS Ronald Reagan set to make port call in Hong Kong amid U.S.-China tensions

The U.S. Navy's Kanagawa-based aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, is due to make a port call in Hong Kong on Wednesday, a notice posted to the website of the city's maritime authority said, nearly two months after China denied a request by another U.S. warship to visit the city amid rising tensions...
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2018

Fierce fighting resumes in Yemen's Hodeida after Houthis say they're open to truce

Intense fighting broke out in Yemen's port city of Hodeida late on Monday, shattering a lull in violence that had raised hopes for a ceasefire between a Saudi-led coalition and Houthi insurgents as the United Nations tried to resume peace talks.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Struggling Nissan considers closing two plants in Kanagawa
Automaker Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama
Closing the gap between what you learn and what you say in Japanese
A few tweaks to the conversations you learn in your Japanese class will help you sound like a native when you step out the door.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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