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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2017

Donald Trump makes a historic mistake

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will no longer participate in the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the landmark United Nations treaty that many of us worked so hard to achieve. Trump is making a mistake that will have grave repercussions for his own country, and for the world....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2017

Learn from us, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary

Taiwan's president offered on Sunday to help China transition to democracy, on the anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2017

Trump filed for extension on 2016 tax returns, report says

Donald Trump filed for an extension to submit his 2016 tax returns, NBC News reported Saturday citing a White House official, the latest reminder that the billionaire president continues to break with tradition and has not released his tax history.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 3, 2017

Is Japan slipping into prewar politics?

"The recent flurry of legislation, including a proposed anti-conspiracy amendment to the organized crime law, recalls prewar Japan," Kobe University criminal law scholar Hirofumi Uchida told the Asahi Shimbun in an interview in March.
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 3, 2017

Japan Times 1967: 'New "James Bond" film drawing huge crowds'

Despite the unfavorable publicity it received during its filming in Japan last year, Eon Films' 'You Only Live Twice,' the latest of the 'James Bond' series, is drawing the biggest crowds since 'Thunderball,' another Bond released in December 1965
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 3, 2017

Inconsistent level of B. League officiating a cause for real concern

Rising attendance figures across the nation and increased media attention were two byproducts of the merger that created the B. League, when the disbanded NBL, NBDL and bj-league joined forces to make this a possibility.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2017

Apa hotels won't remove books that deny 1937 Rape of Nanking for Olympics

The leader of the Apa hotel chain says his books denying the Rape of Nanking took place will not be removed from guest rooms for the Olympics.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2017

We need an environmental criminal court

There has never been a more dangerous time to be an environmental activist.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2017

Justice seen hamstrung as experts say Japan court interpreters should be licensed

Courts are supposed to be bastions of justice. But equal justice may be thwarted for some defendants owing to language barriers.
Reader Mail
Jun 2, 2017

Ease the stifling school pressure on teenagers

How does one measure satisfaction in life? Money? Relationships? The article "Why are Japanese teens so glum?" in the May 2 edition explains that Japanese teenagers are behind other countries in well-being and happiness. I believe that one reason why Japanese teenagers are glum is because of the social...
Reader Mail
Jun 2, 2017

JFK's wisdom still resonates today

The article "JFK at 100: a legacy etched in minds of Americans" in the May 29 edition made me ponder John F. Kennedy.
Reader Mail
Jun 2, 2017

Music copyright group going too far

Regarding the story "Music schools to sue over copyright fees" in the May 17 edition, I think the action of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) will keep people away from music. It may be difficult for music schools to win the case, because JASRAC already collects...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 2, 2017

Tickets to Ariana Grande's Manchester benefit concert sell out

Tickets for an all-star benefit concert in aid of the victims of the Manchester bomb attack sold out within minutes of going on sale on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2017

Amazon comes knocking on remote Australia, where brick-and-mortar retailers are king

Amazon.com Inc., which has lost billions overseas trying to replicate its U.S. success, is now attempting to crack one of the biggest and most sparsely populated nations where bricks-and-mortar retailers are king.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 1, 2017

Japan launches second satellite for home-grown GPS system

JAXA lofts the second of four home-grown geolocation satellites into orbit as Japan looks to end its dependency on the U.S. system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2017

Nomura bought controversial Venezuelan bonds at discount: WSJ

Japanese investment bank Nomura Securities bought about $100 million worth of Venezuelan government bonds last week as part of the same transaction that has landed Goldman Sachs Group in the middle of a political storm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 1, 2017

Dinner and drinks overlooking the city

Tribeks restaurant, located on the 20th floor of the Hotel Century Southern Tower, invites guests for a Summer Group Plan being held through Aug. 31.
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 1, 2017

Fourth-quarter hero Gibbs' Achilles injury deals setback to Brex

Tochigi Brex forward Jeff Gibbs' terrific fourth-quarter performance in the B. League Championship final on Saturday instantly entered this nation's hoop annals as a special feat.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2017

Mattis to focus on North Korea at Asian forum as allies seek clear U.S. policy

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to press for greater cooperation to contain North Korea's nuclear and missile threat at a regional security forum in Singapore later this week, where for years Washington has sought to spotlight China's expansion in the strategic South China Sea.
JAPAN
May 31, 2017

Prime Minister Abe unveils government push to solve day care crunch

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Wednesday his government will create 220,000 new day care spots, bringing the number of children on the waiting list for nurseries to zero by 2020.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 31, 2017

Takayasu's rise built on solid family support

When yokozuna Hakuho was interviewed ringside on Sunday, after wrapping up his first title in a year, he congratulated the people of the Philippines on the imminent promotion of Takayasu to ozeki. It was a nice nod to the Taganoura stable man's mother, who hails from an island in the south of the country....
EDITORIALS
May 31, 2017

Brazil reaches a familiar 'crossroads'

It now appears that no leading figure in Brazil's political establishment is untainted by the scandal that lead to the ouster of the country's last president.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
May 31, 2017

Gambler Halilhodzic hoping chips keep falling his way

National team manager Vahid Halilhodzic's willingness to take risks has worked out well in recent months, and Japan will be hoping that his instincts continue to pay off in its upcoming World Cup qualifier against Iraq.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2017

Britain's May could lose majority in June 8 election, projection shows

Prime Minister Theresa May could lose control of parliament in Britain's June 8 election, according to a projection by polling company YouGov, raising the prospect of political deadlock just as formal Brexit talks begin.

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