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COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Feb 19, 2017

Media outside Japan must stop normalizing sumo as an ethno-sport

Foreign correspondents should not pander to stereotypes, passing overt racism off as 'tradition' practiced by those mystical, hidebound, inscrutable Japanese.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 13, 2017

Russia resurrects Cold War-era foreign policy tradition for the digital age

Warning: the Kremlin is trying to split the West by spreading "altered facts," conducting blackmail and setting up front organizations, the U.S. State Department said — in 1981.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2017

Anti-Christian religious persecution on the rise

The brutal mistreatment of religious minorities is the norm in Muslim-majority countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 5, 2017

North Korea offers first foreign test to Trump administration

As U.S. President Donald Trump grapples with domestic crises and transition issues, the country that is widely seen as representing his largest foreign policy challenge is gearing up some 10,000 km away to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of striking the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2017

Japan, like other allies, fear next Trump tweet could scuttle post-WWII order

For the first time in decades, America's oldest allies are questioning where Washington's heart is.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017

Ford seen benefiting from Trump-proposed U.S. border tax but Toyota would take hit

A proposed tax on imports that President Donald Trump is said to be warming to could upend the competitive landscape for carmakers, boosting Ford Motor Co. while hindering manufacturers that rely more on overseas factories, including Toyota Motor Corp.
JAPAN / Politics / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 20, 2017

Echoes of 1980s trade war seen in Trump comments on Japan

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump surprised and angered many in Japan with comments about how unfair Japan's trade policies were.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2017

Homeless Korean casino gambling addicts signal warning for Japan

Four years ago, Kim Jong-gu went to the South Korean mountain town of Sabuk to find out why his 30-something daughter kept asking him for money.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2017

The fortunate few and the forgotten many

The message for the super rich gathered in Davos should be clear: Building a more inclusive economy requires redistribution of wealth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2017
Jan 17, 2017

Improved innovation through gender equality

Gender equality is one of the areas that the World Economic Forum strongly emphasizes as the organization, which has been publishing the annual Global Gender Gap Report since 2006, believes that half of the world's talent — women — should be better integrated into the workforce to boost the world...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 14, 2017

Media sidesteps calling Japan Tobacco out on advertising conflicts

When I want a coffee I seek out Starbucks, not because I think it has the best product, but because it's the only coffee shop I know of that's 100 percent nonsmoking. Almost all others in Japan have separate smoking and nonsmoking sections, which are useless in terms of keeping smoke away from people...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 10, 2017

From Iceland to Maldives, Chinese seek 'lung-cleansing' trips

Toxic haze that settled over much of China during the last three weeks has triggered a flight reflex among residents, leading to the rising popularity of smog avoidance travel packages to far-flung locations such as Iceland and Antarctica.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2016

Japanese, Chinese military aircraft engage in latest tit-for-tat moves in airspace above Western Pacific

China and Japan have continued their recent tit-for-tat moves in the airspace above the Western Pacific, with aircraft from the two Asian giants on Saturday again engaging in an apparently tense encounter over the high seas between Okinawa's main island and Miyako Island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2016

China says its first aircraft carrier is now 'combat ready'

China's first aircraft carrier is now ready for combat, state media said Tuesday, a key breakthrough as the Asian giant seeks to flex its naval muscle in waters far beyond its shores.
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2016

Cutting down on passive smoking

The government needs to get more serious about steps to protect people from passive smoking as it prepares for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016

Japan Volleyball Association urges Koike to look beyond costs and build new Olympic venue

The Japan Volleyball Association (JVA), along with former Olympians, submitted a written petition Tuesday to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike calling on the government to stick to the original plan of building the Ariake Arena volleyball venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2016

Amid Rakhine violence, rights monitors voice concern about Myanmar's freedom of speech

Human rights monitors have raised concerns about press freedom in Myanmar after a journalist at an English-language newspaper said she was fired following government criticism of her reporting of allegations of rape by soldiers.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2016

Japan may be too scared of failure to succeed

Unless inventive, aggressive companies are around to do something productive with the cheap cash the BOJ is generating, policymakers will never be able to jump-start the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 13, 2016

Health ministry unveils draft proposal to crack down on secondhand smoke ahead of 2020 Olympics

The government tables new rules to cut down on secondhand smoke amid a global trend toward cleaner air.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 12, 2016

Nuclear-armed North Korea presents hard choices for Obama's successor

As North Korea clears hurdle after hurdle in its race to obtain nuclear weapons, a foreign policy adviser to U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for the U.S. to review its objectives.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2016

It's not only Britain trying to re-divide Europe

Poland's nationalistic conservative government is steering the country away from the ideal of a united Europe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2016

Activity at North Korean rocket site fuels concerns of new weapons test

North Korea may be making preparations for another long-range rocket launch or other test, an analysis of satellite imagery has shown.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2016

Japan scrambles jets as China warplanes fly through Okinawa strait

The Air Self-Defense Force scrambled aircraft on Sunday as at least eight Chinese fighters and bombers — and possibly more than 40 — passed through a critical international entryway into the Western Pacific.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2016

Preparing for North Korea's inevitable collapse

Washington should quietly push China and South Korea to begin planning with the U.S. for the day the North Korean regime falls.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2016

Watering the drought-stricken Middle East

Governments in drought-stricken countries must take urgent action to preserve water reserves and standardize supply.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2016

With no growth locomotive, world economy struggles to gain speed

Here's what's wrong with the world economy: No nation has the will or the way to be the locomotive for global growth.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2016

Joint China-Russia naval drills in South China Sea focus on anti-submarine, 'island-seizing' operations

China and Russia kicked off eight days of naval drills Monday in the South China Sea off southern Guangdong province — a move likely to further stir tensions in the disputed waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2016

Could a tiny islet in the South China Sea be key to maritime dominance by Beijing?

Beijing is once again testing the waters for a potential move on a hotly disputed site that would further extend its grip — and significantly ratchet up tensions in the region.

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