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Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 18, 2015

September 19, 2015

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2015

A crisis of shame engulfing Eastern Europe

Only when Eastern Europe comes to terms with its murderous past will its people be able to recognize their obligations to save those fleeing in the face of evil.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2015

Ruling bloc, three small opposition parties agree on security bills

The ruling bloc and three small opposition parties have basically agreed to have Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's national security bills accompanied by a resolution to ensure a greater role for the Diet in approving Self-Defense Forces dispatches abroad, and to vote on them, according to informed sources....
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2015

Hungary locks down EU border, taking crisis into its own hands

Hungary's right-wing government shut the main land route for migrants into the EU on Tuesday, taking matters into its own hands to halt Europe's unprecedented influx of refugees while the bloc failed to agree a plan to distribute them.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2015

Keidanren to rethink timing of annual student recruitment drive

Keidanren plans to revamp its rules on how member firms can conduct recruitment campaigns for university students, sources said. The shake-up comes after some small companies and students complained about a change that came into play this year.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2015

Osaka political jockeying continues as speculation grows Hashimoto may run in Upper House poll

Behind-the-scenes maneuvering in Osaka to create a new national political party and secure candidates for November's mayoral and gubernatorial elections continued in Osaka last week, with speculation growing that Mayor Toru Hashimoto will seek to run in next summer's Upper House poll.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 4, 2015

September 5, 2015

EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2015

Nuclear disarmament needs a push

Momentum for nuclear disarmament as been on the wane, and all nations — Japan especially — should renew their efforts to end the dire threat posed by nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 31, 2015

Drop the 'dasai' and get 'yavai' with high school slang

Keeping up with 'hayari no kotoba' (trending slang) and 'ryu016bku014dgo' (buzz words) is crucial for high schoolers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 29, 2015

Koji Hirata finds the 'soul of tango' through his bandoneon

Koji Hirata encountered the bandoneon, a type of concertina, at the young age of 13. While it's common for a teenager to take up a musical instrument, Hirata showed an unusually high level of commitment when, at 16, he took a solo trip to Argentina to learn it.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Aug 28, 2015

International Sumo Federation needs major reform, new leadership

With all the recent hullabaloo over Tokyo's scrapped national stadium costing too much, and being an over-the-top architectural white elephant (a new stadium budget was unveiled on Friday), few in Japan noticed the decision of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to give...
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2015

Some 50 migrant corpses found in Hungary-licensed refrigerator truck abandoned in Austria

Austrian police found as many as 50 dead refugees left in an abandoned truck on a highway near Vienna, sparking international calls to deal with the flood of migrants to the European Union.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2015

Hashimoto, Matsui leaving Ishin no To as split in party worsens

The pair, who founded the party, said they were leaving to concentrate on local politics in Osaka ? a move certain to weaken the second largest opposition force.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2015

Shiga residents slam lawmaker who resigned from LDP amid money scandal

Lower House member Takaya Muto, who quit the Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday over allegations of a financial scandal, has come under fire among his constituents in Shiga Prefecture for betraying their trust, and faces an uncertain future as an independent politician.
WORLD / Society
Aug 17, 2015

Refugees overwhelm Swiss 'front desk' border town, many crammed into train bathrooms

A border police officer gesticulates at a map of Switzerland as two migrants with backpacks are informed they've crossed into the Alpine nation from Italy, and that they have no right to be there without documents. It's an ordinary morning at the Chiasso train station.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 13, 2015

Over 50% of assemblywomen in Japan have been sexually harassed, survey suggests

In yet another sign of deep-rooted sexism, more than 50 percent of local assemblywomen who responded to a recent survey said they had been sexually harassed while on duty.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2015

Accepting Japan at its word

If Asia is to move beyond its past, the victims of Japan's wartime aggression must recognize that the Japan of 2015 is not the Japan of 1931, 1941, or even 1945, and that forgiveness benefits everyone.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2015

Spying allegations deal a blow to Japan-U.S. ties

Washington must provide further clarification on the NSA's alleged spying activities to ensure the stability of Japan-U.S. relations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2015

Japan activist Murakami sees win in comeback proxy fight

Yoshiaki Murakami, Japan's first homegrown activist investor, will probably win board seats at Kuroda Electric Co. in his return to proxy fights after many years, according to his daughter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2015

Republicans still back Trump after debate; rivals lag far behind: poll

There is no sign that Donald Trump's raucous first presidential debate is hurting his support among party voters, with the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll showing he still has a big lead over his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 31, 2015

August 1, 2015

JAPAN / Society
Jul 31, 2015

Changing the culture of long working hours key to increasing Japan's female workforce

The plight of Japan's working women has improved dramatically over the past two decades. Maternity leave has become the norm, slots at nurseries have increased by more than 340,000 and the percentage of female executives or women serving as department chiefs at companies has tripled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2015

Subaru's secret: Low-paid foreign workers power an export boom

Yasuyuki Yoshinaga was in a good mood at the early May earnings briefing in Tokyo. The top executive at the maker of Subaru automobiles joked that he would have to wear a helmet on an upcoming trip to the United States. The reason: Dealers were going to hit him over the head for not supplying them with...
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
After ruling bloc collapses, LDP and opposition scramble to find needed votes for PM
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday after leaving the ruling coalition earlier in the day.
What if everything we think about obesity is wrong?
Recent research shows obesity may be driven by ultraprocessed and hyperpalatable foods that disrupt fullness signals and lead to overeating.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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