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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 19, 2017

Why the prime minister still loves Trump

There are significant incentives — commercial, security and more — for Japan to maintain a strong relationship with the U.S.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 19, 2017

Giant panda cub born in Tokyo zoo for 1st time since 2012

Ueno Zoo's 11-year-old female giant panda Shin Shin has given birth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 19, 2017

At Aichi pharmacy chain, seniors get to work at their own pace

Starting this fall, Sugi Pharmacy Co., headquartered in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, will offer seniors a new type of job contract in order to help its older employees keep fitter for longer as well as address the company's manpower shortage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Jun 18, 2017

For Fukushima returnees, security a growing concern in deserted towns

It's like a dream to once again be able to live in my "home, sweet home."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 16, 2017

Japan's corporations make strides to foster inclusive LGBT work environment

In May 2015, Hiroki Inaba, vice president of Goldman Sachs Japan Co.'s legal department, came out as gay, after almost 13 years with the company and 10 years since the company established its LGBT Network, which was formed by staff to promote understanding of sexual minorities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2017

Birth of a Trump doctrine?

If the gamble Trump is taking in trying to renegotiate agreements doesn't backfire, it could define a new doctrine for the U.S. role in the world.
Reader Mail
Jun 16, 2017

Stop depicting rape in adult videos

Regarding the June 8 article, "Overhaul of sex crime laws receives wide-ranging support", I applaud the government for working toward long overdue changes to the 1907 laws concerning sex crimes. The current laws are lacking in specifics for certain sexual acts to be considered rape when not consensual,...
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2017

Under pressure to soften Brexit, May meets Northern Irish 'kingmakers'

Prime Minister Theresa May sought to strike a deal with a Northern Irish Protestant party to save her premiership on Tuesday as she came under intense pressure to soften her approach to Brexit days before formal EU divorce talks.
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 12, 2017

Tokai region aircraft industry attempts to attract new crop of recruits

Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures in the Tokai region are working hard to train the next generation of human resources in the aircraft industry, which is involved in the manufacture of Boeing planes and the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, the first jet airliner designed and produced in Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2017

Kake Gakuen probe to be relaunched without third party oversight, Suga implies

The government will release the results of the reopened Kake Gakuen probe “as quickly as possible,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 12, 2017

Teen arrested for allegedly dropping girl, 5, from second floor

The Mihara police station of Hiroshima Prefectural Police arrested a third-year junior high school student from Mihara aged 14 on an attempted murder charge on June 6 after the boy allegedly dropped a 5-year-old girl from the second floor of a sports center in Mihara.
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2017

How May's sure thing became political disaster for the ages

It was 5:15 a.m. when an exhausted Theresa May entered the campaign war room at Tory headquarters to face her demoralized party workers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 10, 2017

Arrogant Abe disrespects U.N. and the press

What is with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's arrogant disrespect for the United Nations?
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 9, 2017

With stagnant minimum wage, a 'decent life' is out of reach

One of the bedrock principles of market economics is that as demand for labor goes up, so do wages. Lately, there has been evidence that this idea may no longer be true.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Jun 9, 2017

Crowdfunding project kicks off to create manga promoting Okinawa history, culture

An Okinawa resident, originally from the U.S., is calling for donations to publish a manga book and an animated film through crowdfunding to promote the unique history and culture in the prefecture, which historically had been the independent Ryukyu Kingdom until the late 1800s.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2017

How Trump might avoid criminal prosecution for obstruction

Did President Donald Trump obstruct justice? That is the question that will animate Thursday's Senate testimony by ousted FBI Director James Comey.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2017

Can the Six-Day War offer a chance for peace?

The 1967 war is a lesson that war is never the answer, and that a shared future is possible when we all understand that violent occupation can never bring a just peace. Only coexistence, based on equal rights for both peoples, can achieve that goal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 5, 2017

Japan copyright body courts anger by casting a wider net

The Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) sparked a public uproar in February when it announced it will start demanding that private music schools pay copyright fees.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 5, 2017

Motor racing: Sato becomes first Japanese to win Indy 500

Former F1 driver Takuma Sato wins the Indianapolis 500
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 5, 2017

'Macho' photo contest hopes to boost demolition industry's image, draw more workers

An unprecedented online photo contest highlighting demolition workers was held recently to raise public awareness of their profession in a chronically understaffed industry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 5, 2017

Unsure of U.S., Asia builds new alliances to counter China

Several Asian nations are seeking to bolster informal alliances among themselves, regional diplomats and officials said, unsettled by growing fears that the United States could not be relied on to maintain a buffer against China's assertiveness.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2017

Tackling signs in Japan that you're not welcome

Some Japanese businesses post signs barring foreign people from entering. What can you do about it?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 1, 2017

Shinzo Abe and the arrogance of power

Given the whiff of corruption and arrogance already emanating from the Abe adminstration, supporters of liberal democracy should be worried about what the next four years portend.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2017

Commercial plutonium a bomb material

The usability of reactor-grade plutonium for weapons threatens the whole nuclear fuel-cycle concept of Japan's Council for Nuclear Fuel Cycle.
JAPAN / Society
May 31, 2017

Soccer star Honda's tweet on government suicide data draws criticism by some, praise by others

Soccer star Keisuke Honda has caused a stir on social media with an impassioned "motivational" tweet he posted in response to a news report about Tuesday's government white paper on suicide.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 31, 2017

Pro-tobacco LDP clouds chances of indoor smoking ban in time for Tokyo Games

May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, but the prospect of Japan banning indoor smoking in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics looks hazier than ever.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
May 30, 2017

Cozy ties between the police and pachinko industry

With the legalization of casinso in Japan around the corner, the police are desparately trying to defend their own sphere of interest.

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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