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EDITORIALS
Aug 22, 2015

Much potential in new courses

The education ministry should strive to follow the new study outline for primary and secondary education, which stresses active learning to nurture independent thinking.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 17, 2015

South Korea comes full circle in one generation as aging crisis looms

It was only 20 years ago that South Korea was so intent on population control that getting sterilized put young couples on the fast track for public housing. Even the army was in on the act, offering a free pass from annual military training to any man willing to shuffle off for a vasectomy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2015

Some experts doubt shift to generic drugs is best prescription for health care system

In a desperate bid to stem the rise in health care costs, the government is reining in one of its biggest medical outlays: prescription drugs.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2015

Takata drops denial for compromise in air bag crisis after 'attitude shift'; Honda reports scrapyard rupture

Takata Corp., which for months resisted U.S. regulators' demands to widen a recall over its potentially lethal air bags, has had an "attitude shift" and is in a mood to compromise to try to resolve the ballooning auto safety crisis, said a source close to the company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
May 17, 2015

Economics of U.S. base redevelopment sway Okinawa mindset

A growing conviction is now widely shared by many Okinawans: U.S. military bases have become an impediment, rather than a benefit, to the prefecture's long-troubled economy.
EDITORIALS
May 14, 2015

Osprey deployment a risky move

Deploying Osprey aircraft at the Yokota base in Tokyo risks alienating the area's residents.
JAPAN
May 13, 2015

Residents upset by move to base Ospreys at Yokota, municipalities cite broken promises

Some residents and municipalities near the Yokota Air Base are upset the U.S. military plans to deploy Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to the facility in western Tokyo.
JAPAN
May 12, 2015

U.S. to station Ospreys at Yokota Air Base starting in 2017

The government formally announces that the U.S. Air Force will deploy a squadron of tilt-rotor CV-22 Osprey aircraft at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in 2017.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2015

Hillary Clinton runs for office first, thinks last

Despite having had at least 20 years to think about what she'd like to do as president, Hillary Clinton lacks a convincing campaign platform.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 11, 2015

Budapest named replacement host for 2017 FINA World Championships

Budapest will replace Guadalajara, Mexico, as the host of the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships, governing body FINA said on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 10, 2015

Sharp eyes LCD shift to business products

Sharp Corp. said Tuesday it aims to expand sales of LCD panels for business products to establish a more stable portfolio rather than depend on highly volatile consumer products.
EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2015

Strong-arming Okinawa's governor

A reported Abe administration plan to sharply trim spending on measures to spur Okinawa's economy in fiscal 2015 smacks of an attempt to coerce Okinawa's new governor into ending his resistance to construction of a new U.S. military facility in the prefecture.
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2015

Administration readies record ¥96 trillion budget

The government will propose a record budget for the 2015 fiscal year of more than ¥96 trillion but cut borrowing for the third year in a row.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2015

Okinawa development budget may be smaller than requested, Tokyo warns

The central government, irked by the election of a new Okinawa governor opposed to its plan to build a new military base in the Henoko district of Nago, has indicated that the prefecture's development budget for fiscal 2015 could be less than it originally requested.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2015

Toronto traffic validates carbon tax opposition

For opponents of a carbon tax, traffic in the Greater Toronto Area, which includes fast-growing suburbs, offers plenty of ammunition.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 27, 2014

U.S. high-speed rail plans may ride in Texas

With high-speed rail in the United States long on plans and short on construction, a Texas company is aiming to fast-track service between Dallas and Houston.

Longform

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