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WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2019

Prominent gay congressman flees Brazil, citing death threats

A prominent gay congressman in Brazil announced on Thursday that he was leaving his job and fleeing the country because of increased death threats made against him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2019

Rudy Giuliani compounds Trump's Russia woes with conflicting interviews

A lawyer's job is to make a client look innocent, if not to prove it — something President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has been struggling with in recent days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2019

Where is the European Union's Brexit policy?

The U.K. has set a new standard for political paralysis — but the EU has little to boast about.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2019

Despite Brexit, I'm still proud to be a Brit

Britain can take real pride that a messy, fraught, passionate struggle over a fundamental principle of democratic and civic life is taking place within it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2019

U.S. to formally seek extradition of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Globe and Mail

The United States will proceed with the formal extradition from Canada of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, Canada's ambassador to the United States told the Globe and Mail, in a move certain to ratchet up tensions with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jan 22, 2019

The Todai Riots: 1968-69

A photographer who documented the occupation of the University of Tokyo from inside the barricades half a century ago remembers the final days of resistance
Japan Times
Switzerland report 2019
Jan 22, 2019

Insights into a decade of the Japan-Switzerland Free Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement

Jean-François Paroz, ambassador, Embassy of Switzerland in Japan: “In spite of a population of just 8.5 million and a territory about the size of Kyushu, Switzerland may well be called an economic powerhouse. It ranks among the world’s top 20 economies in terms of gross domestic product, as well...
Japan Times
Switzerland report 2019
Jan 22, 2019

Young Swiss entrepreneurs enjoy the smell of success in Japan

In August 2018, Tokai University professor Noriaki Hirayama published an article on aromatherapy, citing the efficiency, efficacy and convenience of a new product called AromaStick.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jan 21, 2019

Online protests after monk receives traffic ticket

When reading about a group of monks protesting on social media, the collision of traditional and modern words is a treat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jan 21, 2019

Factory night views of Yokkaichi a tourist draw and a bitter legacy of pollution

Factory night view cruises in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, are recently attracting visitors from across the nation. While the city's tourism association hopes the tour will help make the city become a major tourist destination, people who suffered from industrial pollution in the 1960s say they don't want...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 21, 2019

Rudy Giuliani admits Trump pursued Moscow tower throughout 2016, raising collusion questions

U.S. President Donald Trump pursued a business deal to erect a tower bearing his name in Moscow throughout 2016, his attorney said on Sunday, raising new questions for congressional investigators looking into possible ties between the president and Russia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jan 19, 2019

The University of Tokyo riots of 1968-69: A photographer remembers the final days of resistance

Riot police at the University of Tokyo haul off a man wearing a white helmet, cuffed hands clasped above his bowed head. His expression is a mixture of resignation and defiance, but the fine details are hard to discern, obscured by the dark shades of the monochrome photograph he is depicted in — where...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jan 19, 2019

Someone lost their noodle making this new Nissin ad featuring Naomi Osaka

This month, cup noodle maker Nissin served up its animated "Hungry to win" ad campaign, drawn by "Prince of Tennis" artist Takeshi Konomi and featuring actual tennis prince Kei Nishikori and our newest bona fide global star, Naomi Osaka.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2019

Japan seeks to ban global tech giants from using content contained in emails and other data

The communications ministry plans to prohibit global information technology giants from using email content and other communications data without users' consent, informed sources said Friday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 18, 2019

Madarao: The tree skiing capital of Japan?

The Madarao Kogen ski resort prides itself on two things: its powder snow ('Madapow!') — enjoying over 10 meters of fresh snow annually — and its tree skiing. It is less well-known than some of its rivals within the prefecture, but that just means emptier runs and shorter lift queues.
Reader Mail
Jan 18, 2019

Pursuit of cheap labor isn't helping

Regarding the Jan. 12 story "Rising labor costs biggest threat to Japanese firms in Asia," welcome to the 21st century. This is not a criticism aimed at any particular country, but against the corporate system of exploiting cheap labor in developing countries. That is just an extension of economic imperialism...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2019

Rigging polls 'was at the direction of' Trump, admits his ex-lawyer, Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, said on Thursday he paid a firm to manipulate online polling data "at the direction of and for the sole benefit of" Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2019

In rare ruling, court fines Japanese man who anonymously posted hateful anti-Korean remarks against teenager

A Kawasaki court has ordered a 66-year-old man to pay compensation and remove defamatory remarks from his blog that were targeted at a teenage Korean resident in greater Tokyo, lawyers representing the boy said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 15, 2019

Hostage diplomacy becomes new normal

While not unprecedented, the recent spate of hostage-taking incidents looks like a new normal in international diplomacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jan 15, 2019

People in flood-hit western Japan area frustrated by sluggish recovery and population loss

With Jan. 6 marking six months since deadly floods devastated parts of western Japan, many residents in the area are still living in temporary housing, towns with declining populations are seeing more people leave and some farmers with destroyed fields have decided to quit farming.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2019

Tokyo set 30-day deadline for Seoul over talks on forced labor rulings, South Korean media reports

Tokyo and Seoul have been engaged in the intensifying dispute since October.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jan 14, 2019

Tokyo prepares to host esports tournament

Tokyo is gearing up to host an esports tournament, read about what Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said about it in Japanese.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jan 14, 2019

Torn between airplanes and Japanese arts, former Air Self-Defense Force officer debuts as geisha in Gifu

A 32-year-old woman who used to serve in the Air Self-Defense Force debuted last month as a geiko — another term used to refer to geisha — in Gifu, a city known for having a unique tradition of entertaining guests on riverboats with geisha performances and ukai cormorant fishing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2019

Key Republican to ask FBI about report of Trump counterintelligence probe

The Republican head of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Sunday he plans to ask the FBI about a report it launched a probe into whether President Donald Trump has been working on Russia's behalf, suggesting the agency may have gone too far.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2019

New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger: 'Following the truth, wherever it leads'

In the spring of 2014, a low rumble could be felt deep in the media landscape. An in-house report about the need for digital innovation at The New York Times was leaked by competitors, and what it revealed was a major news organization clearly struggling to overcome internal stasis and catch up with...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jan 13, 2019

Students tasked with developing dishes using Fukushima produce to promote prefecture's recovery

A group of elementary, junior high and high school students in the city of Fukushima are taking part in an initiative to develop original recipes using local agricultural products as part of a broader project to highlight the city's recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 12, 2019

Perceived dearth of freedom in Japan's schools reflects wider woes

What a strange place a school is — a world within a world, a society within a society. Kids grow up in it asking themselves, "Is the real world like this?"
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 11, 2019

In 2019, how hungry is Japan for whale meat?

Japan is currently the object of criticism for its decision to leave the International Whaling Commission, and resume commercial whaling in territorial waters and its own exclusive economic zone. People who support the move cite either cultural reasons — Japan traditionally, they assert, is a whale-eating...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 11, 2019

Japan an underdeveloped country for women

Despite its rich, industrialized economy, Japan has yet to achieve much progress in equality between men and women.
Reader Mail
Jan 11, 2019

Suspects' rights must be protected

Regarding the Dark Side of the Rising Sun column headlined "Is global scrutiny of Japan's justice system fair?" in the Jan. 6 edition, compared with the United States, Japanese authorities are more careful about issuing arrest warrants, which has brought about peculiar investigation methods. As this...

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years