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COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Dec 27, 2017

Teachers and schools in Japan brace for icebergs in 2018

After a year of scandals and promises, the 'five-year rule' and demographic woes cast a shadow over education in 2018.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2017

Five years of Abenomics: The good, the bad and the sluggish

Five years since Shinzo Abe came to power, the economy is much stronger, but still falls short of the revolution he pledged to deliver.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 27, 2017

Belief could lift young sumo talent to glory in 2018

Before the Harumafuji scandal broke, 2017 had been shaping up to be one of the better sumo years of recent times.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2017

End of 47-year Japan rice program signals boost for ramen wheat

The end of Japan's four decades of rice-market control could be good news for noodle lovers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Dec 27, 2017

'The doctor would not listen': Japan faces off against over-prescription of drugs for seniors

There's no denying that, as you grow older, you are likely to visit doctors more often and have more medicine prescribed. According to 2014 data from the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, the amount of prescription drugs patients are given goes up as they age, especially after they turn 60.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 27, 2017

Philippines to investigate whether firms involved in deadly mall fire failed to meet safety standards

The Philippines said on Tuesday it would investigate whether safety regulations were ignored at an office where a fire killed 37 call center employees, and vowed to impose sanctions if firms had not met standards.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 27, 2017

Taiwan says Chinese air force held exercises near island 16 times in last year

China's air force has carried out 16 rounds of exercises close to Taiwan in the last year or so, Taiwan's defense ministry said on Tuesday, warning that China's military threat was growing by the day.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 27, 2017

U.S. lawmakers quiz Georgian-American businessman who was at 2016 Trump Tower meeting: sources

A Georgian-American businessman who met then-Miss Universe pageant owner Donald Trump in 2013, has been questioned by congressional investigators about whether he helped organize a meeting between Russians and Trump's eldest son during the 2016 election campaign, four sources said.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2017

India slams Pakistan's treatment of wife and mother of convicted spy on death row

India denounced Pakistan on Tuesday for its handling of the visit of the wife and mother of an Indian man on death row, saying they were harassed and prevented from talking to the prisoner freely.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 26, 2017

Earthquake forecasts are bogus

The government should acknowledge that science is unable to reliably prediect when earthquakes will strike or how big they will be when they do, and stop making alarming forecasts.
EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2017

Cryptocurrency's worrying boom

Virtual currencies have assumed a new prominence in business and finance, raising important questions about their role, viability and regulation. As the largest trading market for bitcoin, Japan can play an important role in answering these questions.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Dec 26, 2017

Why SMEs should fear megabank restructure

The massive restructuring being planned at major Japanese banks may result not just in job cuts for the highly-paid bank employees but a much broader, serious consequences for the economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2017

Floods, fires and climate crisis in the Pacific

Runaway global warming is proving to be a tipping point for catastrophes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2017

What exactly is bitcoin good for anyway?

Perhaps it's a payment system. If so, it's inferior to credit cards and grossly overvalued.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2017

The global economy's prospects for 2018

Whether this year's positive economic trends continue in 2018 will depend on a variety of factors, from fiscal and monetary policymaking to domestic politics and regional stability.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2017

Local governments in Japan look to clamp down on private lodging services with stricter regulations

With the explosion of overseas tourism, local governments are looking to curb the number of illegal outlets that have sprung up in recent years.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Dec 26, 2017

NFL seems to be getting stranger by the week

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. A classic Clint Eastwood spaghetti Western flick.
SOCCER
Dec 26, 2017

Takefusa Kubo left out for AFC U-23 Championship

Japan Olympic men's soccer team manager Hajime Moriyasu on Tuesday left former Barcelona youth team starlet Takefusa Kubo out of his squad for next month's AFC U-23 Championship in a bid to keep him fresh for next season.
WORLD
Dec 26, 2017

The top overseas news stories of 2017

The Japan Times newsroom selected these international news stories as the most important of 2017.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 26, 2017

Sending Kaori Sakamoto to Olympics the right call

This time the Japan Skating Federation got it right.

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