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JAPAN / Politics
May 18, 2017

No-confidence vote falters, paving way for conspiracy bill to be rammed through Lower House

The no-confidence motion against Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda was delaying the controversial conspiracy bill, which will likely be rammed through the powerful Lower House next week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2017

Vladimir Putin holds the key to the North Korea quandary

Unless the U.S. wants to risk using force in North Korea, it needs Russia's cooperation in resolving the crisis.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 18, 2017

Menu offers opportunity to meet the meat

The "Meet Meat Promotion," which runs through May 31 at The Tokyo Station Hotel, is part of an ongoing dinner promotion under the concept of "sharing and enjoying meat dishes."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 17, 2017

It's all about the humans in 'Arrival'

With "Arrival," director Denis Villeneuve takes a very familiar alien invasion scenario and tries to put a new twist on it. While everyone from H. G. Wells in "War of the Worlds" to Roland Emmerich in "Independence Day" has envisioned a swarm of spacecraft attacking us, Villeneuve imagines what would...
JAPAN / Politics
May 17, 2017

Opposition makes last-ditch effort to block conspiracy bill

To delay the vote on approving a new penalty against criminal conspiracy, opposition lawmakers submitted a no-confidence motion against Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda.
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2017

Threats to liberal democracy

Benjamin Franklin's declaration 'the price of liberty is eternal vigilance' matters now more than ever in the age of Donald Trump.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 16, 2017

Marlins try to honor Fernandez's memory as they move forward

Miami Marlins players wear a black circle containing the number 16 on their jerseys, just above their beating hearts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2017

North Korean missile program progressing faster than expected, South says

North Korea's missile program is progressing faster than expected, a South Korean minister said Tuesday, hours after the U.N. Security Council demanded the North halt all nuclear and ballistic missile tests and condemned Sunday's test-launch.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 16, 2017

Forgiven for migrant crisis, Merkel in pole position for fourth term

A stunning election win for Angela Merkel's conservatives in Germany's most populous state is the strongest sign yet that voters have forgiven the chancellor for her open-door migrant policy and are set to hand her four more years in power.
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2017

Abe's refusal to clarify Article 9 proposal worries opposition

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent proposal to revise the Constitution's war-renouncing Article 9 has sparked debate, anxiety and speculation.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2017

North Korea says new, longer-range missile can carry 'large' nuclear warhead

North Korea's apparently successful test-firing of an intermediate-range ballistic missile points to a significant advance in its goal to create a missile capable of hitting the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2017

What can China do about North Korea?

It remains improbable at best that Beijing will see it in its interests to oblige North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to change course
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2017

France and Great Britain: an unbeatable combination

That French prosperity is essential to Britain and British prosperity is essential for France is the reality that should shape all relations between the two nations in the months of negotiations and discussions ahead.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2017

Memories of a trip to Malawi

Sometimes the most surprising and endearing memories are created when you least expect it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 15, 2017

Let's discuss cars with automatic braking

The government aims to boost the proportion of cars with automatic braking.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 14, 2017

Unions can offer a hand in dealing with recalcitrant employers

This week's query comes from A.R., who is having some problems with a less-than-cooperative former employer
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 14, 2017

Businesses bolster cyberdefenses against new 'WannaCry' ransomware attacks

Japan is among the countries affected by a global cyberattack, according to the cybersecurity firms Trend Micro and Kaspersky Lab, but the extent is not yet known.
WORLD
May 14, 2017

Syrian Army retakes most of rebel-held district on edge of Damascus

The Syrian Army and its allies are on the verge of completely seizing the rebel-held district of Qaboun on the edge of Damascus following over two months of aerial strikes and artillery shelling, rebels and state media said on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
May 14, 2017

Fukushima firm's 'fairy feather' silk gets Hermes' attention

The world's thinnest yarn-dyed silk fabric will soon find its way into Hermes' globally renowned scarves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2017

G-7 echoes watered-down G-20 trade language as Mnuchin holds firm

Group of Seven finance chiefs signed up to a pared-down pledge Saturday on global trade as the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration of the world stage continued to redefine the established economic order.
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
May 13, 2017

'Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era' encapsulates feudal Japan

Those with an interest in feudal Japan are urged not to miss Eiji Yoshikawa's samurai epic, "Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era" — just don't expect historical accuracy. In telling the story of Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1685), the famed swordsman and author of "The Book of Five Rings," Yoshikawa's...
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2017

Australia says China is conducting extensive espionage

China is conducting extensive espionage against Australia, Canberra's most senior defense official said on Friday in a rare public accusation against its largest trading partner.

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