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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 1, 2017

Abe smacks game-ending homer as Giants overcome Dragons

The Yomiuri Giants trailed the Chunichi Dragons for 8 2/3 innings on Saturday afternoon. When Shinnosuke Abe finally gave them the lead, it was for keeps.
Japan Times
Places
Mar 30, 2017

Best parks for cherry-blossom viewing in Tokyo

Here are some of Tokyo's best parks for 'hanami' (cherry-blossom viewing).
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2017

Government enacts record-high budget, damping opposition efforts to keep spotlight on school land scandal

The Upper House approved a u00a597.45 trillion budget that highlighted an increase in defense spending — a record u00a55.13 trillion — reflecting a beefed-up effort to counter China and North Korea.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2017

Abe rejects calls for wife to testify in Diet on Moritomo land scandal

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rejected more calls from the opposition Monday for his wife, Akie, to testify before the Diet over whether she offered a ¥1 million donation to Osaka-based private school operator Moritomo Gakuen, saying it was unnecessary.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 25, 2017

How the word 'terrorism' can help pass a bill

During the recent Diet grilling over his alleged involvement in the Moritomo Gakuen land purchase scandal, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accused his opposition party tormentors of resorting to inshō sōsa. The most accurate English translation is probably "image manipulation," which, in the age of fake...
EDITORIALS
Mar 23, 2017

Penalizing uncommitted crimes

The government needs to convince a skeptical public why proposed legislation that could compromise privacy rights through increased surveillance activities is necessary.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 18, 2017

False sense of security? Experts weigh the threat that terrorism poses Japan

Widely regarded as a safe place to live, Japan currently sits in ninth position on the Global Peace Index's list of the most peaceful nations on the planet. The East Asian nation is generally believed to be an orderly society that has incredibly low homicide and assault rates, and it certainly doesn't...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2017

In first, government and Tepco found liable for Fukushima disaster

A Japanese court has ruled that the government and the operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant were responsible for failing to take preventive measures against the March 2011 tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2017

Abe courts Saudi king as pair agree to launch study on special economic zones

Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agree to push forward on special deregulated economic zones to attract Japanese firms to the Middle Eastern country.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 13, 2017

Abe stands his ground as Moritomo Gakuen scandal drags on

More than a month has passed since nationalistic school operator Moritomo Gakuen first made headlines over a controversial land deal for its next school.
EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2017

Six years after the 3/11 disasters

Efforts to reconstruct the lives of people thrown out of their homes by the 3/11 disasters remain woefully uncompleted.
EDITORIALS
Mar 8, 2017

What Abe's LDP dominance portends

A lack of any signficant rivalry to Abe seems to reflect the dearth of viable next-generation leaders — a problem that could haunt the party in coming years
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2017

Influential science group votes no to increased military research at academic institutions

Members of the The Science Council of Japan reaffirmed their commitment to continue opposition to military research in academic institutions despite a massive increase in defense spending.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2017

Abe says latest North Korean missile launch represents 'new level of threat'

North Korea demonstrated its growing military capabilities with the launch of four ballistic missiles Monday, three of which fell into the Sea of Japan, in what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe characterized as "a new level of threat."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2017

ASDF scrambles jets as China sends more fighters and bombers through Miyako Strait

Japan scrambled fighters jets Thursday after China's navy carried out a large-scale drill through a strategic entryway into the Western Pacific between the islands of Miyako and Okinawa — part of Beijing's growing push to project its military clout farther into the Pacific.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2017

In speech to Congress, Trump urges military allies to do more — a demand Abe may welcome

In U.S. President Donald Trump's first address to Congress, he used the speech to remind security allies — including Japan — they must “pay their fair share” of the alliances' costs.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2017

Osaka Prefecture relaxed school-approval system rules after Moritomo Gakuen request

Osaka's governor said Tuesday the prefecture relaxed regulations regarding the approval system for opening schools after a nationalist private kindergarten operator made a request, but denied it influenced the decision.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan