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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2017

The wisdom of Tanzan Ishibashi

Japan might be a very different country today if Prime Minister Tanzan Ishibahi hadn't handed the reins of power over to Nobusuke Kishi after just 65 days in office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2017

Hurricanes' unnatural toll

The world spends far more on post-disaster aid and reconstruction than it does on mitigation even though the latter would save many lives and is far more cost-effective.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2017

Scandal-hit Aichi candidate Shiori Yamao still in the race on the strength of popular support

Before allegations of an extramarital affair surfaced less than two months ago, Shiori Yamao had been a rising star expected by many of her colleagues to reinvigorate the Democratic Party, then the main opposition force.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 20, 2017

Researchers analyze Kuroda's facial microexpressions to predict central bank policy moves

For decades, economists have tried to guess central bank policy direction by studying subtle changes in official language — now, researchers are finding new clues on policy, not in the words of central bankers but in their faces.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 20, 2017

Anchored by Edano's underdog charm, CDP turning into formidable force ahead of election

Yukio Edano was the face of Japan during the unprecedented nuclear crisis that hit Fukushima Prefecture in 2011, leading numerous news conferences as the government's top spokesman.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2017

Saitama candidate Mayuko Toyota's negative publicity might work in favor of her re-election to Diet

After suffering an embarrassing scandal, the silver lining for Mayuko Toyota — who is seeking re-election as an independent candidate in Sunday's poll — is that the sordid publicity has at least achieved one thing: name recognition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2017

Senators propose social media ad disclosures amid Russia probe

After months of congressional investigations into Russian interference with U.S. elections, legislation is gaining traction as senators introduced a bipartisan plan to impose new disclosure requirements for political ads on Facebook, Twitter, Google and other social media.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 20, 2017

Campaigns focus on economy and Constitution, but nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima sees other priorities

For Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the two biggest election-defining issues of Sunday's Lower House poll are how to spend the additional revenue from the planned consumption tax hike in 2019 and how to deal with North Korea's nuclear threat. Leaders from other parties see either proposing or preventing revisions...
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 20, 2017

Ines Rau, Playboy's first transgender 'playmate,' hopes to 'pave way for all women'

Playboy magazine has featured its first ever transgender playmate centerfold in its November issue, a move that the model hopes will pave the way for "all women — trans or otherwise — in fashion and other sectors."
Reader Mail
Oct 20, 2017

Learning from the wisdom of seniors

The article "Number of people in Japan aged 90 and above tops 2 million for first time" (in the Sept. 19 edition) made me ponder the relationship of young people and seniors.
Reader Mail
Oct 20, 2017

An answer to the headlight problem

My experience of driving in both Japan and the U.S. may provide an answer to the letter in the Oct. 8 edition about Japanese drivers and headlights.
Reader Mail
Oct 20, 2017

More proactive communications

I agree with "The need for more proactive communications" by Ross Rowbury in the Oct. 16 edition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 20, 2017

Kurdish officials say up to 100,000 have fled Kirkuk since Iraqi army takeover, fearing reprisals

Kurdish officials said on Thursday thousands of their people had fled the Kirkuk region fearing persecution since Iraqi armed forces retook it following a referendum on Kurdish independence that was rejected by Baghdad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2017

Start-up SkyAlert's early warning app sudden hit in Mexico after massive killer temblors

Since two massive earthquakes hit Mexico in September, claiming more than 460 lives, an early warning start-up called SkyAlert has doubled its users to 5.8 million, making it one of the country's most downloaded apps.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2017

McCain says subpoena may be needed to get answers from White House on Niger ambush

Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on Thursday that he may consider issuing a subpoena because the White House has not been forthcoming with details of an ambush in Niger in which four U.S. soldiers were killed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2017

Obama hits campaign trail for first time since leaving White House

Former President Barack Obama returns to the campaign trail on Thursday for the first time since he left the White House, venturing out to support Democrats in two governor's races that could offer a clue about the national mood before next year's midterm elections.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 19, 2017

'Manifesto' era may be over but election campaigns still rife with rosy pledges and vague bottom lines

Eight years is a long time in Japanese politics and people are quick to forget, but things were vastly different then.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 19, 2017

Reds look to change image in ACL final

Urawa Reds defender Tomoaki Makino hailed his team's composure and resilience after holding off star-studded Shanghai SIPG to book its place in the Asian Champions League final on Wednesday night.
EDITORIALS
Oct 19, 2017

Judging responses to the North Korean threat

Before going to the polls on Sunday, voters should make a sober assessment of the government's approach to the North Korea problem and the policies advocated by the other partys.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2017

Who has the world's No. 1 economy? Not the U.S.

The days of U.S. economic supremacy are over.

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