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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2019

So what if Trump plays the race card

He's hardly the only politician to realize that ethnic nationalism is a means of creating a cohesive political community.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2019

Brexit tears up British politics as Nigel Farage tops EU election poll

Brexit wrought more havoc on Britain's main political parties in European Parliament elections, with both Conservatives and Labour scoring their worst results in decades as voters opted for politicians with clear pro- and anti-European Union messages.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2019

Ireland's Green Party surges in European, local elections, exit poll finds

Support for Ireland's Green Party surged in European and local elections, an exit poll Saturday showed, putting it in line to take its first seats in the European Parliament and make the biggest gains in county and city councils.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2019

After Modi's win, record number of women set to enter Indian Parliament

A record number of women are set to enter India's Parliament after a marathon election that returned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power, initial results showed Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Apr 27, 2019

'Uneven Moments' review: An equal light shined upon Western and Japanese thinkers

'Uneven Moments' collects essays that span Harry Harootunian's career and brings Japanese thinkers into analyses often dominated by a Eurocentric focus.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2019

How to make politics a creative and attractive vocation

Most Japanese people don't want to become politicians because the job lacks creativity.
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2019

LDP's by-election setbacks

The government and ruling coalition should take the LDP's losses in Sunday's by-elections seriously.
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2019

Life after GOP politics: John Boehner looks to score big on pot deal with legalized weed

Life after politics is working out just fine for John Boehner.
EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2019

The falling voter turnout and no-vote elections

Voters cannot be expected to hold a strong interest in local elections — or even in local autonomy — if they are not given choices or chances to vote in the elections.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2019

Japan's Imperial era names are societal bookmarks for politics, history and culture

In modern Japan, every emperor's era has its own name — appearing in places such as coins, official paperwork and newspapers — and with a rare abdication coming at the end of April, there was much speculation about what the new gengō would be.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2019

Britain's Theresa May under pressure to forge softer EU divorce deal

Britain's exit from the European Union was in disarray after the implosion of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy left her under pressure from rival factions to leave without a deal, go for an election or forge a much softer divorce.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019

The reckoning finally arrives for Trump's critics

Democrats, the news media and the national security state have a lot to answer for.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019

Thanks to Mueller, 2020 won't be about 2016

It will instead be about a post-Trump future.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2019

Trump's State of the Union is a recipe for gridlock

U.S. President Trump's thinking appears unaffected by the world around him, and is a recipe for gridlock.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2019

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's great wall of resistance

Trump has never had to deal with a woman as smart and tough as the house speaker.
EDITORIALS
Jan 18, 2019

Sorry spectacle of American politics

While the gamesmanship is amusing from a distance, the U.S. federal government shutdown is exacting a painful toll on the U.S. economy, which is certain to ripple across the global economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 27, 2018

Russia ignores Western calls to free captured Ukrainian ships

Russia on Monday ignored Western calls to release three Ukrainian naval ships and their crews it fired on and captured near Crimea over the weekend and accused Kiev of plotting with its Western allies to provoke a conflict.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2018

Britain's finance minister says Theresa May's Brexit deal with EU is best option to protect economy

Britain's draft deal to leave the European Union is the best available solution to safeguard the economy and start to reunite a divided country, Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) Philip Hammond said Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2018

U.S. political violence starts at the very top

Every U.S. president deploys violence on a vast scale. How on Earth can they act surprised when ordinary citizens follow their example?
EDITORIALS
Oct 5, 2018

The deep-seated gender gap in politics

That Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new 19-member Cabinet has only one woman is another reminder that the administration's pet policy of promoting the role of women in society has had mixed results at best.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2018

Why voters keep supporting politicians who keep lying

Experiments indicate that people will overlook dishonesty if it benefits their group.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2018

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warns leaders of 'increasingly chaotic' world order and spreading 'politics of pessimism'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned leaders on Tuesday that world order is "increasingly chaotic," trust is at breaking point and shifts in the balance of power may increase the risk of confrontation, though he did not lay blame.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2018

Religion and politics; hopes and disappointments

What a confused and frightened world needs from spiritual leaders is perception, wisdom and illumination, not the same old damaging socialist message from the 1970s.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2018

Trump is just a symptom of America's illness

Trump isn't a root cause of American crisis. He is a symptom of pre-existing conditions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2018

Facebook, Twitter again face U.S. Congress over politics and the internet

Top Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. executives will defend their companies before U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, with Facebook insisting it takes election interference seriously and Twitter denying its operations are influenced by politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2018

Why Trump's extreme politics will outlast him

More voters now expect extreme positions, and more politicians are finding it harder to resist taking them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2018

As Duterte support begins to flag, Philippine leader's daughter reaches out to a Marcos

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte thinks political dynasties are bad. But the way the prevailing political winds are blowing, it looks like a dynasty of his own might be taking shape.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2018

China's summer of discontent

Far from a rejuvenated hegemon poised to reshape the global economy, Xi's China has been exposed as a giant with feet of clay.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2018

The Pakistan of Imran Khan

Can the former cricket great deliver on his promise to crackdown on corruption and improve services?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jul 26, 2018

Kendrick Lamar and the politics of Japanese PR

The news of Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar returning to Fuji Rock, one of Japan's most celebrated music festivals, was met with excitement from hip-hop fans here as soon as it was announced in February. To leverage the hype ahead of the festival, Universal Music Japan launched a politically...
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.

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