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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 2, 2017

Abe, beware being 'Trumpled'

Donald Trump is wrong: The world needs leaders with global, not greedy nationalistic, solutions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017

Lead by Tesla, battery storage facilities look to boot fossil fuels from the grid

Tesla Motors Inc. is making a huge bet that millions of small batteries can be strung together to help kick fossil fuels off the grid. The idea is a powerful one — and has been used to help justify the company's $5 billion factory near Reno, Nev. — but batteries have so far only appeared in a handful...
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2017

U.S. Senate approves Chao to lead Transportation Department

Elaine Chao, a former top U.S. labor official, was sworn in on Tuesday to lead the U.S. Transportation Department, which overseas aviation, vehicle, train and pipeline safety.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2017

Shadowy killings persist in Manila after police quit drugs war

A young man's body lay in a pool of blood, surrounded by bullet casings. A loved one rushed to the scene in the dark, rundown Manila neighborhood and howled in anguish as onlookers huddled behind a police cordon.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2017

Elusive primary balance goals

The government should not rely solely on unrealistic economic growth forecasts in its bid to achieve its promary balance surplus goals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2017

Theresa May got Trumped

However distasteful and dangerous Trump's policies may be, Britain has to find a way of getting on with him without too much damage to its interests and values.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 1, 2017

J-Power aims to burn more natural gas and wood as Abe fights climate change

Japan's biggest electricity wholesaler knows it will take more than cutting-edge coal technology to save the environment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2017

Untested Trump seen as threat to EU like Russia, China, radical Islam, stirs German protectionism fears

Donald Trump has joined Russia, China and radical Islam as a threat to the European Union, EU leaders were told on Tuesday by the man chairing a summit where they will debate relations with the United States.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2017

Japan's refugee rejections set to get fast track

The Justice Ministry said Wednesday it plans to soon decentralize much of its refugee application process, aiming to fast-track rejections amid concerns of a rise in illegitimate requests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2017

Forget Wall Street gains, U.S. soft power has crashed

The persuasive abilities of the U.S. in global public opinion has hit a new low.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2017

There goes the neighborhood for Canada, Mexico

U.S. President Donald Trump can basically do whatever he wants to America's next-door neighbors when it comes to trade and immigration.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2017

America was hardly wide open before Trump

The U.S. has been refusing entry to many Muslims for years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2017

Health ministry gears up for possible ban on smoking in public areas

The health ministry is considering a legal revision to ban smoking in public areas to help bring the nation's policy on secondhand smoke in line with global standards ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 31, 2017

Quebec shooting suspect seen as 'nerdy outcast,' fan of French right-winger Le Pen

The French-Canadian student charged in a shooting spree that killed six people at a Quebec City mosque was known in online circles as a supporter of far-right French politician Marine Le Pen and described by a former classmate as a "nerdy outcast."
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2017

Putin instigating biggest Russian Arctic military buildup since Soviet fall

The nuclear icebreaker Lenin, the pride and joy of the Soviet Union's Arctic great game, lies at perpetual anchor in the frigid water here. A relic of the Cold War, it is now a museum.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2017

Tokyo silent as Trump immigration ban sparks global outcry

In sharp contrast to the outpouring of condemnation by leaders across the globe, top Japanese officials declined to comment on the tightened immigration policy of U.S. President Donald Trump, calling the move a domestic affair.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jan 30, 2017

Ruling coalition reshuffle?

Cracks are beginning to appear in the LDP-Komeito ruling coalition.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2017

How print beats digital in the book world

The book industry is making a convincing case that the printed word remains profitable.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 30, 2017

A woman's lowly place in Japan, mirrored in its language

Given that so many demeaning and negative words related to women endure, is it any surprise that sexism is still rife in Japan?
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2017

Nearly two years after Goto beheading, journalist Tsuneoka asks: Did Tokyo do enough?

Early on the morning of Feb. 1, 2015, Japan woke to the news that Japanese freelance journalist Kenji Goto, held hostage by Islamic State militants, had been beheaded.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jan 29, 2017

Tokyo court rulings chip away at labor unions' right to free speech

Workers sued for millions of yen over protests outside the company that fired them take their case to the Supreme Court.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji