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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2018

Japan Tobacco buys Russia's No. 4 cigarette maker Donskoy Tabak for $1.6 billion

Japan Tobacco Inc. has agreed to buy Russia's Donskoy Tabak for 90 billion rubles ($1.6 billion), strengthening its leading position in Russia as competition from cigarette alternatives erodes its domestic market share.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 16, 2018

Russia to respond by expelling U.K. diplomats as crisis over nerve toxin attack deepens

Russia is set to expel British diplomats in retaliation for Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to kick out 23 Russians as relations with London crashed to a post-Cold War low over an attack with military-grade nerve agent on English soil.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 16, 2018

Why Japan will never reach its inflation target

After five years of unprecedented stimulus, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda should recognize reality.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2018

West calls on Russia to explain nerve toxin attack on former double agent

Britain, the United States, Germany and France jointly called on Russia on Thursday to explain a military-grade nerve toxin attack in England on a former Russian double agent, which they said threatened Western security.
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2018

President Putin thumps his chest

Putin is ratcheting up tensions between Moscow and Washington, and there's a very real danger of returning to a nuclear arms.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2018

Trump's understanding of war is outdated

In the nuclear age, security depends less on technology and more on psychology.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2018

U.K. awaits Putin's next move as tensions mount over ex-spy's nerve agent poisoning

Britons have steeled themselves for President Vladimir Putin's reaction after Prime Minister Theresa May threw out 23 Russian diplomats in retaliation for the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter on U.K. soil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2018

Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats over chemical attack on ex-spy

Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack on a Russian former double agent in southern England, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday, adding it was the biggest single expulsion in over 30 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2018

G-20 financial heads to urge cryptocurrency monitoring to safeguard financial stability

The world's financial leaders will call on international standard-setting bodies March 20 for stronger monitoring of cryptocurrencies and related assets and to assess the need for a multilateral response as such assets could at some point threaten financial stability.
EDITORIALS
Mar 13, 2018

CPTPP: A victory for reason in trade

The CPTPP is a bold statement in favor a multilateral, rules-based approach to international governance — at a time when other troubling approaches are gaining favor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2018

The end of little Germany?

With a new government taking power, Europe's powerhouse must start thinking of itself as the major economic player it is.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2018

North Korea isn't the biggest problem in Asia

Kim is a tactical difficulty, maintaining alliances against China is the strategic issue
EDITORIALS
Mar 12, 2018

Trump rolls the dice on North Korea

New and creative thinking is needed to end the stalemate and change trajectories on the Korean Peninsula. But this is a very risky gamble.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 12, 2018

'No deal' Brexit could cost U.K. and EU companies £58 billion, report warns

Companies in the United Kingdom and the European Union face an extra £58 billion ($80 billion) in annual costs if there is a no-deal Brexit, with the U.K.'s vast financial sector set to be the worst-hit industry, according to a report issued Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 11, 2018

Picturing Okinawa: The black and white of cultural identity

Tracing the history of Okinawa as it is represented in the differing genres of experimental, documentary and portrait photography, inevitably leads to the abiding themes of identity, ethnicity and political posture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2018

Six thousand days into a war without an objective

It would be helpful to have an explanation of U.S. interests and objectives in America's longest war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 11, 2018

Trump says Japan 'very happy' with North Korea talks that could bring 'greatest deal'

U.S. President Donald Trump voiced confidence Saturday that his agreement to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was the right decision, saying that Japan is "very happy with what I'm doing" and that the talks could result in "the greatest deal for the world" that eases nuclear tensions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 10, 2018

Seeking solace in Tohoku's poets of old

On Oct. 11, 2011, seven months to the day after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami struck the Tohoku region, I stood beside the sole surviving pine tree from a 350-year-old forest of approximately 70,000 similar trees on the coastline of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. In the months following the...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 10, 2018

Jann Mardenborough: Life in the fast lane

Jann Mardenborough's unusual path to professional racing involved a PlayStation and a trip to Japan
EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2018

Long-term climate plan needed

Global warming is a fact of life. Japan needs a comprehensive plan of attack to mitigate the negative effects.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2018

Why Germany's anthem won't be gender-neutral

Austria and Canada did it. But Germany has a different set of challenges to deal with.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 10, 2018

U.S. seeks 'concrete actions' from North Korea before talks

The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump will not meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unless Pyongyang takes "concrete and verifiable actions," stoking confusion as the administration faced criticism for agreeing to talks while receiving few, if any, tangible benefits in return.
Reader Mail
Mar 9, 2018

King's message still resonates

The article "Japan still has much to learn from Martin Luther King's nonviolent struggle" in the Jan. 15 edition) made me ponder Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 7, 2018

The strange taste of Japanese immigration Kool-Aid: How living in Japan can transform you into a conservative

When it comes to thinking of the role that they themselves should play in Japan, many progressive expats are actually more in line with the Tiki-torch-carrying nationalists back home than against them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 7, 2018

Trump optimistic, U.S. officials cautious amid signs of progress with North Korea on talks over relinquishing its nukes

U.S. President Donald signaled an openness to talks with North Korea on Tuesday, citing "possible progress" after the regime told visiting South Korean envoys that it was prepared to halt tests of nuclear weapons and missiles and would put scrapping its atomic arsenal on the table for discussion —...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 7, 2018

Trade skeptics gain upper hand in White House as Cohn quits

Economic nationalists appeared to gain the upper hand in a White House battle over trade with the resignation of Donald Trump's top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, on Tuesday, a development that could tip the balance of views in Washington toward ramping up protectionist measures that risk igniting a global...
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.
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.
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.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

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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