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JAPAN / History
Jul 21, 2018

Re-examining the Korean armistice: Give peace a chance

Ahead of the 65th anniversary of the truce that ended hostilities during the Korean War, we examine the conflict's mixed legacy in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2018

Wage, hours policies by South Korean leader Moon backfire for jobless, low income workers

President Moon Jae-in wants South Koreans to work less and earn more — and to achieve that his government has hiked the minimum wage and slashed the maximum length of the working week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jul 14, 2018

Japan was slow to drive its pigs to the market

Ancient Japan appears to us as a land of warriors, priests, aristocrats, artists, poets, lovers, peasants — but one group is missing.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 13, 2018

Regular routine keeps Carp reliever Jay Jackson in groove

Jay Jackson likes being a relief pitcher. He also likes being a relief pitcher in Japan, which is convenient, since the 30-year-old is in the middle of his third season with the Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2018

U.S. hedge fund Tiger Global, calling SoftBank undervalued, takes $1 billion stake

U.S. hedge fund Tiger Global has built a stake worth over $1 billion in SoftBank Group Corp. as it considers the Japanese firm to be undervalued, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, driving SoftBank shares up as much as 6.8 percent.
CULTURE / Art
Jul 12, 2018

Collecting 'Akira,' one scene at a time

Joe Peacock vividly remembers the first time he saw "Akira," the influential sci-fi anime film that turns 30 this month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2018

Trade, technology and Xi Jinping's question

We may have reached a turning point in the march of technological progress — and we are navigating it very badly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 9, 2018

China paper calls U.S. warships' passage through Taiwan Strait a 'psychological game'

Chinese state-run media on Monday blasted the U.S. Navy's dispatch of two warships through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, calling the move a "psychological game" as tensions between Washington and Beijing grow over trade and relations with Taipei.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 3, 2018

Brian Ross, who aired erroneous Trump report, to leave ABC News

Brian Ross, the veteran ABC News investigative correspondent who embarrassed the network late last year with an on-air report suggesting former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had been told by President Donald Trump to make contact with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign for the Oval...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 2, 2018

What was learned from the Osaka earthquake?

Action can and should be taken to reduce hazards posed by earthquakes.
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2018

Mixed anti-smoking efforts

Tokyo is taking a stronger stance than the Diet in clamping down on smoking in public places. Other prefectures and cities should follow suit.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2018

Recycling game rigged against U.S. consumers

Even if you put everything into the right bins, a lot of plastics will end up in landfills and the ocean. Consumers can't solve this problem.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2018

Japanese bond investors ponder a future SoftBank without Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son is fond of talking about his 300-year vision for SoftBank Group Corp., but some Japanese bond investors are already pondering an earlier event — what will the technology giant be like without its founder?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 12, 2018

What umbrellas can teach us about diversity

Noticing the differences between one's own country and others, however small they may be, can be the first step to realizing that diversity exists.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 9, 2018

Takaoka crafts a new tourism industry

In the entrance of Nousaku in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, a group of schoolchildren skip by and point excitedly at an eclectic display of hundreds of brightly colored objects. Other visitors, meanwhile, look down in wonder toward the concrete floor, where a huge golden silhouette of the Japanese archipelago...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 6, 2018

Views from Tokyo: Do you read newspapers? How do you get your fix of daily news?

As the media continues to struggle to adapt to the digital age, young people open up about how they consume news.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 6, 2018

Navigating our way through Broadway's biggest night

The 72nd annual Tony Awards are being presented at New York City's storied Radio City Music Hall on June 11 (8 a.m. Japan time), but that doesn't mean those of us in Japan have to miss out.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 2, 2018

Smartphones leading charge to shame troublemakers online

Everyone in Tokyo has a commuting horror story, but sometimes you need to see an example of some really rough behavior on the trains with your own eyes to understand just how bad some people have it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 30, 2018

How about a study-abroad adventure in Europe?

For Japanese students, continental EU universities offer high-quality courses often at lower prices than U.S. colleges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / IDEAS IN ACTION
May 29, 2018

Infostellar aims to knit together a global network of satellite antenna stations

Ever since broadband internet access prevailed throughout the world, constant connectivity has been vital to every part of people's lives.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2018

For sake of kin, Korean residents of Japan seek any thaw with Pyongyang but doubt Abe can bring results

If and when a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un takes place, it will be a day of hope, especially for the people of Northeast Asia, that a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, technically at war since a 1953 armistice halted the Korean War, is finally within...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 23, 2018

China jails Tibetan language promoter Tashi Wangchuk for 'inciting separatism'

China jailed a Tibetan businessman for five years on Tuesday for "inciting separatism," his lawyer said, after he advocated the use of Tibetan in schools and was featured in international media reports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2018

Place your bets: Local governments in Japan weigh the benefits of applying for a casino license

As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped over the border of the demilitarized zone in Panmunjom for a historic summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on April 27, a group of local politicians and international business leaders meeting in Osaka hailed another milestone moment reached that same...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2018

Tokyo-based startups look to link consumers with restaurants to curb food waste

In affluent Japan millions of tons of still-edible food waste are thrown away each year, evoking a sense of guilt for many. According to the agriculture ministry, 6.46 million tons of untouched food were discarded in 2015.
EDITORIALS
May 2, 2018

Telecom deal would help and challenge Son

While Masayoshi Son will lose control of Sprint, the deal — if approved — will loosen financial constraints on his other businesses.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 30, 2018

Banning women from the sumo ring: centuries-old tradition, straight-up sexism or something more complex?

In a life-threatening moment, Maizuru Mayor Ryozo Tatami suddenly collapsed while delivering a speech during a sumo exhibition in Kyoto.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 30, 2018

Shohei Ohtani's MLB fireworks wow Japanese baseball world

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were busy preparing to face the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday afternoon when the events happening at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, reached the visitors' clubhouse at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 30, 2018

Let's discuss that Seven-Eleven that was forced to stay open in a blizzard

The owner of a Seven-Eleven convenience store in Fukui Prefecture was allegedly forced to work for about 50 hours without sleep in February after the chain rejected his requests to suspend business amid the heaviest snowfall in decades, a labor union has said.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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