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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2018

Trump's approach to Kim is amoral, and it may work

By building a personal rapport with the North Korean dictator, Trump is at least in a position to ask for what he wants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2018

It's still not too late to walk out, Mr. Trump

Trump should stay committed to the goal of denuclearlizing North Korea, even if it means walking away from negotiations.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2018

China's long game for the Singapore summit

While Trump and Kim play checkers, Xi has the go board out.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 11, 2018

Let's discuss a possible casino for Chiba

To the list of Japanese regions battling for a coveted casino resort, you can add Mickey Mouse's neighborhood.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 9, 2018

Anthony Bourdain drew endless inspiration from Japan

Anthony Bourdain — who was found dead in his hotel room Friday in France — had a knack for discovering the best of each country he visited over the course of his colorful career, but always seemed to have a special place in his heart for Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 9, 2018

U.S., EU agree to start technical talks on trade after G7 summit standoff

The United States and European Union will establish a dialogue on trade within the next two weeks, a French official said Friday, at the end of a fractious session that had threatened to rupture the Group of Seven rich nations alliance.
SPORTS
Jun 7, 2018

Three-time Olympian Dai Tamesue provides detailed critique of sports in Japan

Dai Tamesue, a former track star who made Japan's Olympic team for the 2000 Sydney Games, the 2004 Athens Games and the 2008 Beijing Games, has experienced the highest levels of competition in Japan, the United States and elsewhere.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2018

Who will be Japan's next chief antagonist?

North Korea has long played the enemy for Japanese domestic political purposes. If peace comes, that will have to change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 6, 2018

Trump wants Kim to commit to disarmament timetable in Singapore

The White House wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to a timetable to surrender his country's nuclear arsenal when he meets President Donald Trump next week in Singapore, a high-stakes summit that could last as long as two days — or just minutes.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 6, 2018

The Pentagon's secret AI programs to thwart nuclear missile strikes

The U.S. military is increasing spending on a secret research effort to use artificial intelligence to help anticipate the launch of a nuclear-capable missile, as well as track and target mobile launchers in North Korea and elsewhere.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2018

Macron says calls with Trump and others are like sausages — it's better for people not to know what's inside

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday his phone calls with U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders are like sausages — it's better not to reveal the contents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2018

U.S. allies push Trump for change of heart as trade war looms

U.S. President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with America's allies at a Group of Seven summit this week in Quebec, with the European Union and Canada threatening retaliatory measures unless he reverses course on new steel and aluminum levies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 2, 2018

Market forces in Japan failing to tackle growing plastics problem

Last month, news outlets all over the world reported on the discovery of a plastic shopping bag at the bottom of the Mariana Trench near the Philippines, the deepest point in the Earth’s oceans. The discovery was made by a group of Japanese researchers studying images from deep-sea exploration projects,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2018

South Korean and Japanese defense chiefs divided over future of North’s shorter-range ballistic missiles

Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera opposes rewards for dialogue, but South Korea's Song Young-moo urges support while offering nothing but silence on Pyongyang's short-range missiles.
EDITORIALS
Jun 1, 2018

Build public trust in the plea bargain system

The newly introduced plea bargain system should be constantly reviewed to see if effectively guards against the risk of false charges based on false testimony against innocent people.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2018

Did John Bolton try to sink the Trump-Kim summit?

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton detests professional diplomats as gutless appeasers, and has yet to meet an arms control agreement he likes or a crisis that cannot be solved by bombing the enemy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2018

Japanese have high tolerance for obnoxious airline passengers: Expedia survey

If an airline passenger snored, kicked the seats, left a child unattended or spoke loudly, Japanese passengers would probably stay silent and bear it, according to an online survey by Expedia.com.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2018

The EU's Italian nightmare

If the new administration in Rome keeps its nerve and will, it is committed to a strategy of confrontation with the union it helped found and now may destroy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2018

China is taking Trump to school on trade

The saga of Chinese tariffs and ZTE makes clear that the Trump administration hasn't thought through difficult issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 26, 2018

North and South Korean leaders hold surprise talks at border as Trump signals summit may be back on track

In yet another stunning turn of events on the Korean Peninsula in recent days, the leaders of the two Koreas held a second summit, secretly meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone on Saturday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled talks with the North might...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2018

Cancellation of Kim-Trump meeting comes as no surprise

It was entirely foreseeable that the summit planned for June 12 will not take place after all.
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.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
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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