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EDITORIALS
Jun 9, 2014

Creeping Orwellian angst

Legislative attempts to criminalize the act of 'conspiracy' to commit some crimes as well as other government moves are enough to cause anxiety that Japan may be inching toward an Orwellian society.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 7, 2014

Media minds manners in royal reportage

As much as we all love them, the Imperial family doesn't make for exciting reading. Last week, the European press was beside itself with news of the abdication of Spain's King Juan Carlos, who has been hit by several public support-sapping scandals in recent years. The only thing comparable here was...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 7, 2014

BayStars pitcher Ino producing better results

It took Yokohama BayStars pitcher Shoichi Ino five starts before he won his first game in 2013. The rookie then bounced in and out of the rotation, and it wasn't until September that the right-hander took a game into at least the seventh inning for the first time. He posted only five wins and had to...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 6, 2014

Securing the rule of law at sea

To resolve conflicting territorial claims in Southeast Asia, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls upon governments in the region to return to the spirit and provisions of the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2014

Ishihara says new party will boast at least 22 Diet members

Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara says the new party he plans to launch at the end of July will include at least 21 other Diet members.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2014

Dance pioneer puts homeless back on their feet

While walking on the streets of Tokyo 10 years ago, dancer and choreographer Yuki Aoki encountered a scene that remains indelibly etched into his memory.
EDITORIALS
Jun 4, 2014

The NRA doesn't need a 'yes man'

Public trust in the NRA could be lost if its neutrality is in doubt.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 3, 2014

Especia takes a road less traveled by idol acts

The eldest member of six-member idol unit Especia was born in 1989, so when I ask them about life during Japan's early '90s bubble era they can only imagine what it was like.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2014

Abbas swears in Palestinian unity government

President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a Palestinian unity government Monday in a reconciliation deal with Hamas Islamists that set Israel on a collision course with Washington over U.S. pledges to work with the new administration while Israel shunned it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2014

Tsukiji traders fish for new export markets

Businesses operating at Japan's largest fish market are increasingly trying to boost exports, sensing demand overseas for such fare as octopus, abalone and stonefish sold with the renowned Tsukiji brand.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2014

Set to rule a polarized Egypt, el-Sissi faces his biggest challenge

Along a busy Cairo roundabout, a poster portrays presidential front-runner Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi as a teacher, engineer, doctor and judge, reassuring supporters who see him as Egypt's savior.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 25, 2014

Funding higher education

The percentage of Japanese high school graduates entering university is not growing as fast as one would expect. It is well below the average ratio for the 34 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2014

A right-wing shock for Europe?

A new European Parliament will be elected this weekend on the heels of French poll that says fewer than 40 percent of France's citizens think the European Union is a good thing.
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2014

Indecision drives European crisis treadmill

If we have learned one thing from the last four years, it is that the EU lacks the capacity to act decisively. The eurozone will not collapse this year, but its troubles are far from over.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2014

How the mainstream loves to betray its heroes

Americans Donald Sterling, Cliven Bundy and Phil Robertson have more in common than dumb opinions about blacks. They're examples of working classism at work.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 10, 2014

Brush up on pop idol feuds before the exam

Last month, Meiji University's law department announced it would offer a social-psychology course on the boy band Arashi. The syllabus includes lectures about the group's individual members; its work in TV dramas and advertising; and the "culture of Johnny's Jimusho," Arashi's powerful production company....
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 9, 2014

Texans take Clowney No. 1

The Houston Texans beefed up their defensive line by taking extraordinary pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney from the University of South Carolina with the first pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014

EBC an important partner

As voters throughout the European Union prepare to go to the polls to elect the next European Parliament, will anyone pause to think about the people who made all this possible? It has been 64 years since the first steps were taken toward the foundation of the union and 57 years since the first treaty...
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014

Seeing the EU through film

The celebration of Europe Day on May 9 serves to kick off a major cultural event, the annual EU-Japan Friendship Week, which introduces Europe's diverse culture, languages and history to the people of Japan. Through July, various events and activities for all ages will take place in Tokyo and across...
JAPAN / Politics
May 7, 2014

Kada bows out of Shiga race

Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada announces she will not seek a third term but will instead team up with a Lower House member to form a local, anti-nuclear political party.

Longform

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