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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2018

U.S. can't win a trade war all on its own

Donald Trump appears to have an outdated and exaggerated view of how big a role the U.S. plays in the global economy.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 22, 2018

U.S. spending bill includes bid to solve international email privacy impasse

A federal spending bill released late on Wednesday included bipartisan legislation that would amend a decades-old privacy law to clarify that a U.S. warrant seeking data stored overseas is valid in certain circumstances.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 21, 2018

Springtime in Japan brings the sadness of the eikaiwa exodus

Budding English skills built up over years at conversation school can wither as junior high school clubs take over students' lives.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2018

Japanese researchers seek to read Mario Draghi's poker face to predict European Central Bank policy

If European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi appears slightly more downbeat at his regular news conference than before, it could foreshadow a possible move by the bank to trim its monetary policy stimulus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2018

The double helix of Chinese history and its powerful leader

After years of reform and a greater openness, authoritarianism dominant under President Xi.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2018

What we didn't learn from Bear Stearns' collapse

This weekend marked the 10th anniversary of the collapse of Bear Stearns Cos. The cause of the disaster was a combination of excessive, subprime mortgage-concentrated leverage and poor risk controls.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 20, 2018

Dwane Casey has Raptors looking like the real thing

The Toronto Raptors through the 2016-17 season had been one of the best teams in the NBA the previous four years, averaging 51 wins, top 10 in the NBA in offensive efficiency every year, All-Stars in DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, a visit to the conference finals.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Mar 18, 2018

Could 'Black Panther' change how Japanese view people of color?

While the film may mean one small step for attitudes here, it represents a big-cat leap for black people's view of ourselves.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2018

Stephen Hawking taught us it was right to be wrong

By making bets he was happy to lose, the English physicist showed that science progressed with each mistake.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 17, 2018

The Irish influence on Soseki, a pioneer of Japanese literature

St. Patrick's Day is the time of year when many raise a glass in their local "authentic Irish" pub to Ireland's literary greats, from master satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) to poet Seamus Heaney (1939-2013). In Japan too, the dynamic interaction of Ireland and Japan's literary traditions is a rich...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Mar 17, 2018

Till death do us unite: Japan's dark tales of love

Has ever a civilized people lived in greater intimacy with death than the Japanese?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 16, 2018

Why Japan will never reach its inflation target

After five years of unprecedented stimulus, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda should recognize reality.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2018

Trump's understanding of war is outdated

In the nuclear age, security depends less on technology and more on psychology.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Mar 15, 2018

Netflix's new yakuza flick has Jared Leto on the outs with critics

In his 1999 book "Tokyo Underworld," Robert Whiting told the real-life story of Nick Zappetti, a former American GI in postwar Japan who becomes embroiled in a world of yakuza and corrupt politicians. Subtitled "The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan," it had all the hallmarks...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 14, 2018

The Japanese lessons of a 'plastic Paddy'

A Briton of Irish stock finds the 'Irishness' he seeks not on the Emerald Isle itself but in the expat pubs of his adopted land.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2018

A new order for the Indo-Pacific region

China's strategic advantages in the Indo-Pacific region could become entrenched if other powers do not step in to counter further challenges to the territorial and maritime status quo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Mar 11, 2018

Schools plus rules equals Japan minus two

Having experienced schools around the world, why do Colin P.A. Jones' daughters rank Japan's bottom of the class?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 10, 2018

Confusing power with powerlessness

"We're all terrified. It's like living in a mass grave." It's an underground shelter. "No water, no food, no ventilation, no toilets. Explosion after explosion. It never stops."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2018

False news 70% more likely to spread on Twitter, driven more by people than 'bots': study

False news stories spread much more quickly and widely on Twitter than truthful ones, an imbalance driven more by people than automated "bot" accounts, researchers said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 7, 2018

Allow different surnames for married couples

Japan is the sole country in which husband and wife are legally obliged to use the same surname. This should change.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Mar 7, 2018

White supremacists and Japan: A love story

Far-right fanboys see in Japan an ethnostate that gets a free pass on the world stage, but it's a reputation that Japan needs to shake for its own good.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 7, 2018

Bruce Foxton on breaking up and moving on after The Jam

Bruce Foxton pauses for thought. "How would I describe what I'm doing? I suppose I'm flying the flag for those great songs."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2018

Two Koreas agree to leaders' summit as North voices openness to denuclearization

In stunning and unexpected announcement late Tuesday, Seoul and Pyongyang agreed to a deal that could see South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for a rare leaders' summit at the two countries' heavily armed border next month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2018

Asia suggests autocrats can outperform democrats

The key for most successful strongmen is sound economic guidance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2018

Asia rethinks drug wars that Trump admires

The region is tilting away from executions and toward rehab.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 3, 2018

Dive headfirst into the world of nihonshu with a sake education course

Sake has come a long way from the days when it was internationally — and crudely — known as "rice wine." In recent years, sake has been the star of two documentaries, as well as a TV series on Amazon. Sommeliers and chefs around the world are making room for nihonshu — as it is called in Japanese...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 2, 2018

Speculating on the future of initial coin offerings

Governments are only now waking up to the need to regulate ICOs and their related tokens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2018

Can lab meat feed — and save — the world?

'Clean meat' — produced without raising and slaughtering animals — could be the next food revolution.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 27, 2018

Rock act Joy Opposites detail infamous low points on ‘Find Hell’

When was the last time you found yourself "in hell"? For Adam Graham, frontman for Japanese rock act Joy Opposites, it was last year.

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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.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami