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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2015

Clues to why a woman can't be more like a man

A recent scientific study suggests that hormones may be responsible for the differences in men's and women's brains.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2015

Workforce promotion panel: Extend foreign resident visa limit, put elderly, married women to work

Japan should extend the maximum period foreign nationals can stay in the country to eight years from the current cap of five to secure highly skilled workers, and boost jobs by 5 million by creating an environment that encourages the elderly and married women to take up jobs, a government advisory panel...
BUSINESS / 'SUMMER DAVOS' SPECIAL 2015
Sep 9, 2015

Will AI become a threat to future white-collar workers?

Can a robot get into the University of Tokyo, Japan's most prestigious university, by 2021?
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2015

Apple ramps ups hiring but faces obstacles to making phones smarter

Apple has ramped up its hiring of artificial intelligence experts, recruiting from Ph.D. programs, posting dozens of job listings and greatly increasing the size of its AI staff, a review of hiring sites suggests and numerous sources confirm.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015

Don't blame schools for worker shortages

Both Japanese and U.S. companies blame the education system for their alleged shortage of workers, but the complaint fails to stand up to scrutiny.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 29, 2015

Trump's 'yellow peril' jibes break with GOP script

In his recent Rolling Stone essay, Matt Taibbi immortalizes the race for the Republican Party presidential nomination, as a freaky spectacle that is "like watching 17 platypuses try to mount the queen of England. You can't tear your eyes away from it."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2015

The demographic challenge

Worrying about the coming population decline in advanced countries is a meaningless diversion from the far more serious issues raised by the developing world's population explosion.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2015

Corporate Japan gets a jolt from an outsider

Japan's business executives would do well to emulate Softbank President Nikesh Arora's risk-taking spirit.
WORLD
Aug 18, 2015

First two women soldiers pass elite U.S. Army Ranger course

Two women have made military history after becoming the first female soldiers to pass the U.S. Army's grueling Ranger Course, the Army said on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2015

Jeremy Bentham's fallacies, then and now

Written in the early 19th century, Jeremy Bentham's 'The Book of Fallacies' still has resonance today.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 14, 2015

Wagyu: More at stake than craftsmanship for marginalized slaughterhouse workers

When it comes to cuts of meat, there are few sights that raise expectations like the marbling of a prime cut of wagyu beef. Brands like Kobe and Matsuzaka are already household names in Japan, and increasingly consumers and chefs the world over are buying into the luxury meat, with import bans lifted...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2015

Subaru's secret: Low-paid foreign workers power an export boom

Yasuyuki Yoshinaga was in a good mood at the early May earnings briefing in Tokyo. The top executive at the maker of Subaru automobiles joked that he would have to wear a helmet on an upcoming trip to the United States. The reason: Dealers were going to hit him over the head for not supplying them with...
EDITORIALS
Jul 21, 2015

The man who revolutionized gaming

The late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata changed his industry and he changed reality, both virtual and real.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2015

Nuclear deal seen boosting Iran's economy, not regional aggression

An expected influx of cash from an easing of sanctions after a nuclear deal between Iran and major powers looks likely to be directed mainly at reviving a moribund economy rather than increasing Iranian assertiveness.
EDITORIALS
Jul 8, 2015

No fresh ideas on regional drain

The government is coming up short in developing fresh ideas to halt the population exodus to the big metropolitan areas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2015

Still reeling from museum massacre, beach carnage looks to doom Tunisia tourism

Tunisian shopkeeper Aghmi Bubaker doesn't need to be told that he is experiencing the worst threat yet to his 40-year career in tourism — the bullet hole in his battered green Mercedes Benz is a daily reminder.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2015

Obama inks 'fast-track' trade bills but says tough talks lie ahead before TPP is reality

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law legislation that gives him "fast-track" power to push ahead on a Pacific Rim trade deal that has been the subject of intense debate in Congress and across the nation.
EDITORIALS
Jun 29, 2015

Declining research capabilities

Japan's ability to create new industries will suffer if steps are not taken to bolster the nation's scientific research capabilities.
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2015

Fertility rate dips again

Improving the employment situation for young people and working mothers is key to raising the nation's birthrate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2015

Trump blusters way into White House bid, blasts fellow Republicans, Obama, Mexicans, Saudis

Real estate mogul and TV celebrity Donald Trump barged his way into the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Tuesday in a blitz of boasts, inflammatory comments and attacks on both fellow Republicans and President Barack Obama's administration.
EDITORIALS
Jun 15, 2015

Migration of elderly residents

Should the government promote the migration of the greater Tokyo area's elderly residents to rural parts of the country to avert a crisis in welfare services for senior citizens?
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 13, 2015

Japan's masochistic approach to immigration

The Asahi Shimbun's online newsmagazine, Webronza, recently featured a conversation between former Asahi reporter Mieko Takenobu and sex-goods purveyor Minori Kitahara. They discussed the latter's brief imprisonment after being busted for displaying "salacious material" at her store associated with the...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2015

You don't have to go quietly when you're laid off

All too often, U.S. companies abuse immigration regulations by replacing American employees with low-cost foreign workers on HB-1 visas.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 26, 2015

Queens' tale speaks to now

Though it's 40 years since Italian playwright Dacia Maraini wrote "Mary Stuart," this story of two queens — Elizabeth I of England and Ireland and Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots — remains as relevant now as ever in its portrayal of two women burning with anger about their exploitation by men despite...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 25, 2015

In North Korea, men call the shots, women make the money

North Korea is a militarized, male-dominated society, but it is women who are making the money as the insular nation allows an unofficial market-based economy to take shape.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 22, 2015

Silver Star join trend by welcoming in foreign players

Reaping the benefits of having a former NCAA quarterback is becoming a trend in the X League.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 21, 2015

Japan losing cancer battle on smoking, screenings front

The central government will probably miss its goal of lowering the cancer mortality rate by 20 percent over 10 years, the National Cancer Center says.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2015

Kim Jong Un's penchant for deadly purges

Kim Jong Un's efforts to stabilize his regime could just be what end up provoking a crisis.
BUSINESS
May 15, 2015

Bill to give Obama fast-track trade power gains in Republican-led Senate, faces Democrat foes

The U.S. Senate advanced a measure allowing President Barack Obama to expedite approval of trade agreements, a bill with bipartisan support in that chamber that may run into strong opposition from House Democrats.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
Extreme heat grips Japan, including even Hokkaido
The city of Obihiro in Hokkaido amid scorching heat on Thursday
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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