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EDITORIALS
Jan 20, 2005

Unfinished tasks for Mr. Koizumi

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, speaking at the Liberal Democratic Party's annual convention Tuesday, again expressed his resolve to privatize postal services, saying that "without constant efforts for reform, possibilities for Japan's development will be closed." Mr. Koizumi defines postal privatization...
EDITORIALS
Oct 4, 2002

Clarifying the whole truth

The government's investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s has made some progress, although the findings include shocking details. Credit goes to an 11-member fact-finding mission that returned Tuesday from two days of difficult activities...
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2002

Koizumi-Kim talks a year in the works

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's stated intention to visit Pyongyang is the result of a year of assessment by Tokyo of whether North Korea is serious about improving bilateral ties.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2002

Asian issues carry much weight on global stability

NAGO, Okinawa Pref. -- There were times when relations between the European Union and Japan suffered from having a narrow focus, centered on economic matters.
COMMENTARY
Jul 13, 1999

Break deadlock on base issues

U.S. President Bill Clinton expressed hope June 25 that all pending issues concerning U.S. military bases in Okinawa, including the issue of the Marine Corps Futenma Air Station, will be resolved before he attends a Group of Eight summit there in July 2000. "I don't want to go over there and have all...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 29, 2023

Democracy-minded Yoon faces challenges in dealing with China

A recent thawing of ties between Tokyo and Seoul could help enhance economic security and keep Beijing in check.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 11, 2023

Japan needs to reassure neighbors on release and safety of treated radioactive water

Scientists have concluded that the plan to discharge the ALPS-treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the ocean is the most realistic solution to the storage issue.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2022

Japan to allow prefectures to declare medical state of emergency if COVID cases hit records

The government announced it will let prefectures enact stronger measures if infections soar above the level of the last wave and their health care system is threatened.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 4, 2022

Key meetings may offer clues on China’s economic path forward

Top of mind for investors is whether Beijing will begin easing up on its zero-tolerance approach to combating COVID-19 outbreaks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 24, 2022

Next-gen activists take on nukes

2022 has been an important turning point as many countries around the world renewed their determination to cooperate with each other to abolish nuclear weapons in the face of the looming nuclear threat arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 31, 2022

Peace talks on Ukraine: Russia's red lines unchanged

Russia and Ukraine are talking about a peace deal while their soldiers kill each other, but there has been no breakthrough and they remain far apart on the question of territory.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 23, 2021

Behind the scenes, younger bureaucrats are fed up with overtime

Many young bureaucrats are working late to make leading party lawmakers look good, and it's taking a toll.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 20, 2021

The global housing market is broken, and it’s dividing entire countries

The perennial issue of housing costs has become one of acute housing inequality, and an entire generation is at risk of being left behind.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 15, 2021

North Korean missiles land in Japan EEZ as nuclear threat grows

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has condemned the launches, the second test-firing in less than a week, as an “outrageous threat to peace and security in the region.'
MORE SPORTS
Aug 11, 2021

Surfer Kanoa Igarashi braces himself for a bright future post-Olympics

Igarashi will have time to admire his Olympic silver medal later. For now, the World Surf League rankings are calling.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 20, 2021

Pandemic shows Japan needs to figure out how to learn and prepare

Last-minute efforts to deal with COVID-19 vaccinations highlight a national lack of strategy and foresight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 13, 2021

Israel-Gaza crisis drags Biden into vortex he sought to avoid

Biden had been trying to pivot America's foreign policy to China, revive the Iran nuclear deal and wind down America's 'forever wars.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2021

Is the G7 foreign ministers’ joint communique worth reading?

Although China was singled out in the foreign ministers' communique this year, the matter of China was just one of many important issues also mentioned.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2021

A path to end 70 years of India-Pakistan bitterness

The Feb. 25 announcement between India and Pakistan is significant. What adds greater salience is the present context in which the new ceasefire was announced.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 2, 2021

Protecting democracy in a free and open Indo-Pacific

Japan and Australia need to team up with the United States and the United Kingdom to shore up values and ideals in the region.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2021

Japan and U.S. reach agreement on cost of hosting American troops

The one-year deal, in which Japan will shoulder about u00a5200 billion — roughly in line with the previous year — is widely seen as a temporary measure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 31, 2020

Japan Times 1996: Murayama to step down

A prime minister steps aside after being blamed for a series of blunders related to the previous year's catastrophes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 11, 2020

The expectations of Joe Biden's administration differ from country to country

The U.S., Japan and their allies must compete with China, not each other.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2020

Former agricultural minister’s graft scandal sparks conversation about animal welfare in Japan

Allegations of bribery illustrate the lengths to which the poultry industry went to preserve its decades-old, yet globally criticized practice of confining egg-laying hens in small cages.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2020

The secret origins of China’s 40-year plan to end carbon emissions

With a September speech to the United Nations, Chinese President Xi Jinping put a 2060 end date on his country's contribution to global warming, taking almost the whole world by surprise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2020

Tokyo-Seoul morass awaits Biden White House

“To mend the relationship with Tokyo, it is imperative to have diplomatic negotiations,” South Korea's conservative daily Chosun-ilbo's editorial urged.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2020

Japan's specialist cleaners find new purpose and demand in pandemic

Usually tasked with cleaning up the aftermath of suicide, the squalor of derelict houses and post-disaster debris, the virus has created a boom for the niche industry.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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