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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 26, 2020

'Mishima: The Last Debate': Careful revival of a battle of wits

It was the title match of the decade: the rumble in the academic jungle. On May 13, 1969, literary titan Yukio Mishima strutted onstage in front of a 1,000-strong audience at the University of Tokyo to debate with representatives of the All Campus Joint Struggle Committee, otherwise known as Zenkyoto....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2020

COVID-19 won’t kill globalization

Among the byproducts of the coronavirus pandemic has been a spate of obituaries for globalization: “A Global Outbreak Is Fueling the Backlash to Globalization.” “Spread of Virus Could Hasten the Great Coming Apart of Globalization.” “Will the Coronavirus End Globalization as We Know It?”...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 22, 2020

U.S.-India relations shape Japan's strategic environment

Japan's strategic environment is shaped by the intersection of three major geopolitical storylines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2020

Coronavirus will change how we shop, travel and work for years

Every economic shock leaves a legacy. The deadly coronavirus will be no different.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2020

Get ready, a bigger disruption is coming

The COVID-19 pandemic reflects a systemic crisis akin to the seminal crashes of the 20th century.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 20, 2020

Gezan's Mahito The People says music won't be beaten by a virus

These are trying times for gigging musicians. As COVID-19 continues its relentless spread, tours are being cancelled and artists and promoters are having to adjust to a brutal new reality, in which the activities that livelihoods depend on are suddenly rendered taboo. When I meet the members of alternative...
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2020

Abe turns vague on timing as coronavirus leaves Tokyo Olympics in doubt

The comments come after a poll showed almost two-thirds of Japanese voters thought the Olympics should be postponed due to the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020

U.K. has advantage in trade talks with EU

The EU member governments and commission bureaucrats will learn a hard lesson if they consider Britain easy to deal with.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2020

Pioneer to pariah: Russia's first woman in space criticized over amendment to extend Putin's power

Valentina Tereshkova was hailed as a hero when she became the first woman in space in 1963.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 14, 2020

In the footsteps of Okinawa's forgotten priestesses

Utaki (sacred sites) are scattered throughout the islands of Okinawa. Historically the purview of priestesses and kings, these sites have recently seen an uptick in visitors interested in exploring their own history.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 13, 2020

Japan's Diet unites, on surface at least, to pass coronavirus emergency bill

The state-of-emergency legislation is an amendment to a law covering influenza and new infectious diseases passed in 2012.
Reader Mail
Mar 13, 2020

Government is bungling virus outbreak

In the space of a few days, the government response to the current health crisis exposed many of its deep-rooted inadequacies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2020

Russian parliament backs changing constitution to let Putin reign on

The Russian lower house of parliament on Wednesday gave its definitive and overwhelming approval to constitutional changes that allow Vladimir Putin to run for president again in 2024, something the current constitution forbids.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2020

Malaysian machinations: How Mahathir Mohamad lost the plot

In May 2018, Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad was in the grand ballroom of a Sheraton hotel near Kuala Lumpur, jubilantly announcing his return as prime minister after defeating an alliance that had run the country for 60 years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 6, 2020

Wanted: A strategy to narrow Japan's widening gender gap

Now is the time for Japan to adopt forward-thinking inclusive policies and practices that empower and enable women to thrive in the new economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2020

The two dark sides of COVID-19

Wet markets, which sell and slaughter live animals, should be banned worldwide.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2020

Abe uses news conference to battle criticism — and coronavirus

In a rare weekend broadcast, Abe made an unusually emotional appeal for public cooperation and attempted to soften the blow of his government's containment measures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 29, 2020

In dramatic broadcast, Abe asks public to fight virus and announces steps to ease pain of school closures

Addressing a nation gripped by uncertainty, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday made a televised appeal for public cooperation in the "fight against the invisible and unknown virus" and tried to soften the blow from his government's abrupt and disruptive containment measures.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2020

Abe's bold school closure move appears spurred by criticism of virus response

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's abrupt move appears aimed at containing not only the virus, but also criticism of his handling of the growing Olympic and economic threat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2020

Words outpace reality in U.S.-India relationship

In many ways, Japan and India are more natural partners than are India and the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2020

'Are you real?' Putin quashes rumors he uses a body double

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged he was offered the chance to use a body double to make appearances in public for security reasons, but said he declined the offer and never used one.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 26, 2020

60 years on, alliance with U.S. still Japan's best option

Japan has no other practical choice except to maintain the security alliance with the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2020

Critics ask 'Where's Abe?' as coronavirus spreads in Japan

As Japan struggles to stem the spread of a coronavirus within its borders, critics are asking, "Where's Abe?"
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2020

Surging Bernie Sanders to be in the cross-hairs at South Carolina Democratic debate

Surging front-runner Bernie Sanders will be in the hot seat at the Democratic debate in South Carolina on Tuesday, when his six presidential rivals try to derail his growing momentum before the next big round of nominating contests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2020

Democrat centrists shouldn't worry — Sanders isn't radical

He's a classic liberal Democrat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2020

Why Bernie Sanders and why now?

If U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, he could win in November for any number of reasons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2020

Malaysia power struggle boils over with Mahathir Mohamad's resignation

A long-simmering power struggle in Malaysia boiled over on Monday, with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad kicking off a leadership race with his main coalition partner that could finally determine his successor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020

Democratic candidates aim to change U.S. foreign policy

The Democratic presidential candidates have no shortage of issues on which to criticize Trump for his handling of foreign policy.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020

Why would Trump offer a pardon to Julian Assange?

Assange had already said that Russia was not responsible for the hacked emails about the 2016 election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020

U.S. can't afford to lose the Philippines

Cancelling the Visiting Forces Agreement will help al-Qaida and bolster China's hand.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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.
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
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.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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