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Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2017

Somalia and its foreign backers sign pact to beef up army against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants

Somalia's government and its foreign backers on Thursday signed a security pact that they presented as a road map toward building a functional national army capable of taking on the fight against al-Shabab militants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 10, 2017

Moon win puts allies' approach to North Korea in doubt, but drastic policy shift unlikely, experts say

With Wednesday's election of liberal candidate Moon Jae-in as South Korea's new president, all eyes are on whether he will stick to his campaign promise of pursuing rapprochement with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2017

Some day my prince will come, say Vanuatu worshippers of mere mortal royal Philip

The retirement of Britain's Prince Philip from public life led world headlines Thursday, but his most devout and remote followers have only just heard the news.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50TH ADB ANNUAL MEETING
May 4, 2017

Fusion of traditional spirit and modern convenience

Yokohama, the host city of the Asian Development Bank's 50th annual meeting, has successfully held a number of large international conferences, including the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in 2013 and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in 2010.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 1, 2017

Three years after Japan signed Hague, parents who abduct still win

Despite winning return orders in court, foreign fathers are treated like offenders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2017

North Korea fails in latest test of ballistic missile

North Korea watches another ballistic missile test fizzle in its own territory, while Tokyo Metro plays up the drama by shutting down all its subway lines.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Apr 26, 2017

Time to act on insights from landmark survey of Japan's foreign residents

Government's attempt to understand the foreign experience of Japan produces valuable data despite some blind spots.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 23, 2017

There's something about Miffy, the gender-bending bunny

Tackling the mysteries of why Japan is one of the largest markets for Miffy merchandise — and whether Miffy is a boy or a girl.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 23, 2017

Brazil in landmark court case over indigenous peoples' territorial rights

In a landmark court case that pits the state against indigenous people, an international human rights commission has accused Brazil of failing to obey its own constitution and protect ancient tribal territories.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 15, 2017

Television has forgotten its golden years

Japanese commercial television companies have a problem. The bulk of their programming has always been aimed at relatively young people, because that's what advertisers want. But young people no longer watch TV, or, at least, not in the numbers they used to. Having grown up in a world ruled by the internet,...
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Apr 12, 2017

Japanese people v. the United States et al

Stories of the Japanese people whom fate — and, more often than not, citizenship — brought before America's highest court.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 12, 2017

Resisting Trump's America: why we march in Japan, again

On April 15 we will gather again in Tokyo to peacefully protest in solidarity with over 150 sister marches worldwide to demand the release of President Trump's complete tax returns since 2005.
EDITORIALS
Apr 12, 2017

Aung San Suu Kyi marks her first year in power

Myanmar's defacto leader continues to face daunting challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 29, 2017

Don't obstruct efforts to ban nuclear weapons

It is time for the so-called realists to get real about the existential dangers of a world brimming with nuclear weapons.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2017

Satellite imagery shows North Korea may be in final stages of preparing for nuclear test

Satellite imagery of North Korea's main nuclear test site "strongly suggests" that preparations for the country's sixth atomic test are entering the final stages, a leading U.S. website that monitors the isolated nation said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2017

Stalking terror from Molenbeek to Birmingham

The Birmingham connection to the March 22 attack in the heart of London isn't a big surprise. A report released this month called it one of Britain's terrorist capitals.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Mar 26, 2017

Overtime deal marks total capitulation by labor

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, long the champion of labor law deregulation, last year announced it was time to place a legally binding upper limit on overtime hours.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 26, 2017

The confessions of a Japanese-to-Hungarian translator

Over some Hungarian wine, a translator who does not wish to be identified spills the beans on the juicier bits of her job.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 25, 2017

Coming of age? Japan's shifting definition of adulthood

Graduating from high school represents a significant milestone in any young person's life, a landmark that certainly wasn't lost on the countless 18-year-olds milling around Shibuya Station on a recent March afternoon. Among them was 18-year-old Akane Endo, who was brimming with excitement at the prospect...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 25, 2017

Tillerson tells 'frenemies' Japan and South Korea to heal 'comfort women' rift

With Seoul in political paralysis and amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Japan's ambassador to South Korea remains in Tokyo — all because of some statues.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2017

After six years, Assad now secure but country is carved up as war thunders on

More than six years since the start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad, he is winning on the battlefield but Syria's civil war is far from over, with his once stable country broken into fiefdoms ruled by rebels and warlords.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2017

Millennial movers revive Japanese mountain towns amid depopulation

High-speed broadband. An award-winning brewpub built with recycled materials as part of a "zero waste" mission. An artist-in-residence program. Organic pizza from a wood-fired oven.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2017

The best way to ensure aid to Africa is effective

It is critical to help African countries improve governance before providing financial assistance.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Mar 8, 2017

New Zealander is on a mission to turn Japan green, one balcony at a time

Quakes of 2011 in Christchurch and Tohoku put Kiwi on the path to self-reliance and sustainability.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2017

The geopolitics of environmental challenges

Allowing environmental issues to fall by the wayside at this time of geopolitical and social instability is a mistake.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2017

Sikh, told to leave America, is shot in Washington state

A Sikh man was shot and wounded in Washington state by an attacker who approached him in his driveway and told him to leave the country, police and media reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Feb 26, 2017

Japanese need to take more leave, starting with when beloved pets pass

A recent survey corroborates the stereotype many folks have of the Japanese worker: In short, their work is endless and breaks are few and far between.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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