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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Sep 18, 2016

Londoner finds her voice on the Tokyo stage

Originally setting out to be a Japanese voice actress, Reina has arrived at a destination she had not foreseen, a place where outside voices are rarely heard.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 16, 2016

In Asia, female entrepreneurs steer business toward social work: poll

Across Asia, women are re-examining society's problems through a business lens, playing a more leading role than women in other regions in harnessing the power of markets to tackle poverty and social ills, according to the first experts' poll on the best countries for social entrepreneurs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 7, 2016

'Janis: Little Girl Blue': Basking in the limelight of the blues

Hollywood loves its messed-up, tragic rock stars, and a biopic of hippie icon and "white blues" singer Janis Joplin has been in the works for longer than anyone can remember, with everyone from Pink to Amy Adams slated for the lead role.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2016

North Korean missiles land in Japan EEZ as world leaders meet at G-20 in China

Three North Korean missiles land within Japan's exclusive economic zone, a move that Tokyo called a grave threat to national security.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2016

The Pakistan-North Korea nexus

Since the 1970s, Pakistan and North Korea have cooperated extensively on the development of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 31, 2016

U.S. washes hands of rights violations at Okinawa helipad site

Washington and the Pentagon sidestep issues of injuries to protesters and censorship as police blanket the village of Takae.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 28, 2016

Japan fumbles for the legal path to an 'Emprexit'

The obvious route to allowing Emperor Akihito's abdication would involve amending the Imperial Household Law, not constitutional change.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 28, 2016

Japan's men and women must stand together against the scourge of sexism

Sexism is one of the scourges of the nation. Fortunately, it's a problem that can be tackled through education. So why isn't anyone doing this?
EDITORIALS
Aug 23, 2016

Twisted stance on nuclear weapons

Prime Minister Abe needs to show that Japan is serious about seeking a world free of nuclear weapons.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Aug 21, 2016

The flip side of coveted public-sector jobs in Japan: fewer rights

Laws restrict government workers' constitutional rights to organize, bargain and take collective action.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 20, 2016

From My Grandmother's Bedside: Sketches of Postwar Tokyo

Academic Norma Field spent the summer of 1995 in Tokyo, observing the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. This is the book that came out of that experience, a compilation of observations, snatched dialogues, musings, anecdotes, fragments and ruminations. The author had already published the...
EDITORIALS
Aug 18, 2016

Building stronger ties with Iran

Japan should consider more proactive steps to beef up its relations with Tehran, by building on the bilateral investment treaty signed in February to boost economic ties.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2016

China's lost dream: winning hearts and minds

China seems to have forgotten the counsel of its ancient philosophers on how to govern effectively.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 17, 2016

Sex trade a shaky safety net for Japan's working-poor women

For the past six years, 47-year-old single mother Kasumi Endo has lived a double life.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2016

82,000 evacuated over Southern California wildfire

Authorities in Southern California ordered the evacuation of 82,000 people on Tuesday after a wildfire broke out in a mountain pass and rapidly engulfed 15,000 acres (6,000 hectares) of terrain.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 15, 2016

NYPD hunts for gunman in street execution of Muslim cleric, colleague

New York City police searched on Sunday for a gunman who killed a Muslim cleric and his associate as they left prayers at a mosque in the borough of Queens on Saturday, sowing fear and sadness in their budding Bangladeshi community.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Aug 14, 2016

After 30 years in Japan, teacher from Zambia is still learning

Globe-trotting son of Zambian envoy thought he'd seen it all until he arrived on these shores.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2016

Argentina's 'Loony Radio' making waves

A radio program in Argentina that draws 12 million listeners is produced by patients at a psychiatric hospital in Buenos Aires.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2016

The strategic logic of the Islamic State militants

To understand how to defeat IS once and for all, we first need to comprehend its strategy.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2016

Reform elected membership of the U.N. Security Council

Expanding the U.N. Security Council's elected membership and increasing their terms could make the body more effective.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2016

Microfinancing can build climate resilience

If the world is serious about mitigating the worst effects of climate change, both the public and private sectors should support efforts to extend microfinancing to small and medium-size enterprises.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 9, 2016

Alvark Tokyo transform operations for B. League's inaugural season

The team has changed its name from the Toyota Alvark to the Alvark Tokyo as Japan's men's pro basketball enters a new era with the launch of the B. League this fall.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2016

Text of Emperor Akihito's unprecedented video message

This is the official translation of Emperor Akihito's video message broadcast Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2016

The future of globalism stands at a crossroads

Japan must make efforts to fortify the crumbling foundation of globalism.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
Three Japanese nationals among those detained by ICE at Hyundai plant in Georgia
Investigators from the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations at a factory being built by South Korea's Hyundai Motor in Georgia on Friday
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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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