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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 8, 2017

As investigative reports grow, Suga rebuffs demands to reopen Kake probe

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday steadfastly refused to reopen the investigation into leaked education ministry documents that suggest a school operator run by a close friend of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe benefited from government favoritism.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2017

DP plays political hardball in bid to slow passage of conspiracy bill

In a last-ditch effort to block the enactment of a contentious bill to criminalize conspiracies, the Democratic Party submitted Tuesday a motion to the Upper House calling for the removal of Kozo Akino, the chairperson of the chamber's Judicial Committee.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 5, 2017

Motor racing: Sato becomes first Japanese to win Indy 500

Former F1 driver Takuma Sato wins the Indianapolis 500
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2017

Tackling signs in Japan that you're not welcome

Some Japanese businesses post signs barring foreign people from entering. What can you do about it?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2017

A crisis of constitutional politics

A state of barbarism incompatible with modern constitutional principles permeates Japan's politics today.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 29, 2017

Tokyo Skytree tallies fifth anniversary

People flock to an event to celebrate the world's tallest broadcasting tower.
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2017

Questions that Abe's Article 9 pitch will raise

If indeed the Abe administration is to seek the amendment of Article 9, that effort needs to be accompanied by thorough discussions on what should be the SDF's mission and role.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 26, 2017

Carp hurler Okada gets big support from offense, holds Giants in check

The Hiroshima Carp have pretty much dominated the Yomiuri Giants this season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2017

Revival-seeking rural Japan feels left out as casino plans favor major cities

Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama are emerging as likely candidates for casino resorts under the government's new bidding framework, triggering criticism from smaller cities that say it undermines Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of reviving rural areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2017

Japanese residents of Manchester shaken by terrorist attack

Japanese residents in Manchester, England, expressed shock that the deadly terrorist attack at a concert hall took place in a city known for welcoming different cultures.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 22, 2017

Let's discuss Cool Biz

The thermostat setting of 28 degrees recommended by the Cool Biz energy-saving campaign is stirring controversy among top government officials.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 22, 2017

Princess Mako, granddaughter of Emperor, to be engaged

Kei Komuro and Princess Mako are set to be engaged.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2017

North Korea fires off medium-range missile in 'challenge to the world'

North Korea launches an apparent medium-range ballistic missile in what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe termed a “challenge to the world.”
JAPAN / Politics
May 18, 2017

No-confidence vote falters, paving way for conspiracy bill to be rammed through Lower House

The no-confidence motion against Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda was delaying the controversial conspiracy bill, which will likely be rammed through the powerful Lower House next week.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 17, 2017

Sato ends epic winless drought against Giants

Haunted to some extent by a poor showing in his last outing, Yoshinori Sato took the mound determined to set things right.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past