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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2019

America: that awful country that everyone wants to move to

If quality of life is better in Canada and Europe, why don't more Americans emigrate?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 17, 2019

Non-Japanese people are poorly represented in Japanese media: That needs to change

For almost a decade, the Japanese TV show "Why Did You Come to Japan?" has operated on the premise of finding foreign tourists and asking them the titular question. It might seem like an innocent query at first, but in fact this show and its ilk embody everything that is wrong with the depiction of non-Japanese...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2019

Ghosn eager to speak publicly, but are the dangers of entrapping himself too great?

Legal and communications experts not involved in the former Nissan CEO's case warn he may be wading into treacherous waters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2019

Michael Jackson's influence cannot be canceled

Credible accusations of abuse against an artist don't make his art less great, but they do make it less enjoyable.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 16, 2019

Boeing 737 crashes raise tough questions about automation

Tom Enders just couldn't resist the swipe at the competition. It was June 2011, and the chief executive officer of Airbus SE was on a stage at the Paris air show after the plane-maker won in a matter of days an unprecedented 600 orders for its upgraded A320neo airliner, while Boeing Co. stood on the...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2019

Robot overlords wouldn't be the worst

They can't match humanity's malice and greed.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2019

Approval rate for Abe's Cabinet sags to 39% in latest survey

The Cabinet saw its approval rate this month drop 3.4 points to 39.0 percent and its disapproval rate climb 1.9 points to 36.4 percent, a recent opinion poll shows.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2019

Britain's next great Brexit mistake

A short delay before the U.K. leaves the EU won't work — Brexit should be canceled.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2019

Huawei's lawsuit against U.S. won't win in court

It's hard to argue that the Chinese telecommunications company has a constitutional right to U.S. government contracts.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 12, 2019

Mai Mihara mesmerizing in victory at Winter Universiade

It was a mixed bag of results for Japanese skating over the weekend.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 12, 2019

China lawmakers urge easing of family planning curbs to 'liberate fertility' as birth rates plunge

Delegates to China's parliament are urging the overhaul or even scrapping of controversial family planning rules and say radical steps are needed to "liberate fertility" and reverse a decline in births and a rapidly shrinking workforce.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2019

At the University of Tokyo, there is power in a union

Japan still has the right to organize, and unions are good both for members and management.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2019

A nuclear nightmare is brewing between India and Pakistan

India's election and Pakistan's economic crisis are coming at a very bad time.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2019

Eight years on, Abe says 3/11 recovery nearing 'final stages,' though half of public unconvinced

Japan pauses at 2:46 p.m. to observe a moment of silence and reflect on all that has happened since that fateful day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2019

Popularity sky-high, Mexico's president runs a one-man show

Three months into his presidency, Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has already spent more time facing the press corps than his predecessor did in his entire six-year term.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2019

The fight against HIV isn't over yet

The virus has been eradicated from a second patient. In the 20 years since the first cure, the science of prevention and management has transformed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 8, 2019

Companies led by ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn donated to his children's school and Paris ball

Companies headed by Carlos Ghosn, the embattled former head of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, made donations to his children's school and the posh debutantes' ball in Paris where his daughters were presented.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 7, 2019

Toyama looks to improve defense

The Toyama Grouses, one of B. League's premier offensive clubs, present a formidable challenge for opposing defenses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 6, 2019

Reform the labor practices peculiar to Japan

Many of the labor practices prevalent in Japan are quite extraordinary in light of global standards.
Mar 5, 2019

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Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?