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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2016

Much at stake in this election

If voters do not wish to give the Abe administration a carte blanche to revise the Constitution, they must express their intention in this election.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jun 29, 2016

Letters: Snowden and the sheeple; 'U.S. Marines culture' was once like Japan's

A couple of readers' responses to recent Community Page articles.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 29, 2016

'Alice Through the Looking Glass': Growing up is a complicated thing

Nothing is sacred anymore, but there really should be limits — even for Disney. "Alice Through the Looking Glass" is the sequel to Tim Burton's somewhat disastrous "Alice in Wonderland" (2010), which is where they really should have drawn the line. I regret to report that things in Wonderland have...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2016

China wants more cooperation in hunt for graft suspects who fled to Western nations

China needs to "narrow its differences" with Western countries where corrupt officials have fled and seek their support, the country's top graft watchdog said, as Beijing seeks to address worries about rule of law and transparency in corruption probes.
CULTURE / Music
Jun 25, 2016

Yesterday: When the 'Beatles typhoon' hit Japan

Fifty years ago this week, the Fab Four played some of their final live performances in Tokyo. We speak to fans who were u2018swept off their feet' by the visit.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 25, 2016

'Singular Rebellion': the award-winning story of a salaryman gone wild

If you want to get a sense of Japan's upper-crust sensibilities during the 20th century, pick up the 1972 Tanizaki Prize-winner, "Singular Rebellion," by Saiichi Maruya. It is decidedly slow-paced, but the careful prose peels back the layers of Japanese social conventions to reveal a rebellious spirit....
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2016

After historic Brexit vote, confused Britons ask Google: 'What is the EU?'

As cheers, jeers and economic fears enveloped Britain after Thursday's vote to leave the European Union, it appears many Britons may not have even understood what they voted for.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2016

Trump's economic policies a recipe for disaster

Some politically neutral economists have looked at Donald Trump's economic policies. What they found should scare the daylights out of you.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2016

GPIF sues Toshiba for losses over accounting scandal

Japan's $1.3 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund is suing Toshiba Corp. for losses on its investments after an accounting scandal sent the conglomerate's shares plunging.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2016

Goro Hasegawa, inventor of board game Othello, dies at 83

Goro Hasegawa, who invented the popular board game Othello, died Monday at his house in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, and a funeral was held Thursday. He was 83.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2016

Family's pain over 2006 Yokosuka murder reflects desire for SOFA rethink

Justice has been a long time coming for Masanori Yamazaki, whose common-law wife was murdered by a drunk U.S. sailor in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, 10 years ago, in an unprovoked assault.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 22, 2016

'Kako: My Sullen Past': Mikiko, the prodigal bomb maker

Would anyone in Hollywood now green-light a film with a quirky middle-aged heroine whose passion is making and detonating bombs? Especially one with no apologies for her explosive past, human collateral included? I can imagine the tremors at the pitch meeting when someone says the dreaded word "terrorist."...
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JAPAN
Jun 22, 2016

Superhero Ultraman thwarted by JR Meguro Station staff

Superhero Ultraman was spotted around JR Meguro Station in Tokyo last week and again on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 22, 2016

Behind China's one-child policy is a growing army living alone

In her chic Beijing studio, 26-year-old Summer Liu relaxes on a sofa, admiring the pink vase she keeps full of fresh flowers. In the eastern city of Jining, Hu Jiying, 81, sits on an old bed that's scattered with clothes, towels and half a bag of snacks, worrying about the cost of her medicine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2016

City mayors forging alliance over Airbnb and Uber

Uber Technologies Inc. and Airbnb Inc. have set their sights on global expansion. They are about to face a global response.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2016

South Korea trains next generation of keyboard warriors

In one college major at Seoul’s elite Korea University, the courses are known only by number, and students keep their identities a secret from outsiders.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 20, 2016

How about killing schools' economics departments?

The humanities and social sciences are vital to analyzing the complexities of economics, a fact the education ministry would be well-served to remember.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 20, 2016

Let's discuss what young Japanese want from work

Google, All Nippon Airways and Toyota have emerged as the ideal workplaces for Japanese millennial talent, according to a survey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2016

Researcher says Toyota production capabilities optimal for producing helper robots

The researcher hired by Toyota Motor Corp. to spearhead its robotics and artificial intelligence efforts says the automaker's production principles can be applied to build affordable helper robots for rapidly aging societies.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo