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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2016

The tyranny of the majority

Only a small proportion of the British population voted to leave the European Union, but the whole nation will face the consequences.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2016

The Park scandal and the fight for Seoul's soul

What is going in South Korea is a clash between a society moving forward and a government creeping backward.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 2, 2016

Rural Cambodia uses guppy to fight dengue

In the backyards of rural Cambodia, a tiny weapon is being deployed to fight dengue fever, the world's fastest-spreading tropical disease, which causes debilitating flu-like symptoms and can develop into a deadly hemorrhagic fever.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2016

U.S. vets join snowbound pipeline protesters near Sioux reservation

U.S. military veterans were arriving on Thursday at a camp to join thousands of activists braving snow and freezing temperatures to protest a pipeline project near a Native American reservation in North Dakota.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 1, 2016

McDonald's drops supplier in Malaysia over worker exploitation claims

Fast-food giant McDonald's said it has dropped a labor supply agency in Malaysia after claims emerged that it was underpaying its migrant workers and housing them in appalling conditions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 1, 2016

China could further ease childbirth curbs, says government think tank

China might further relax, or even scrap, restrictions on childbirth to avoid a "low birthrate trap," an influential government think tank has said, as the country debates how to avert a demographic time bomb.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2016

Swiss Upper House backs immigration bill avoiding EU quotas

Swiss efforts to curb immigration from the European Union without provoking a clash with Brussels cleared another hurdle on Thursday when parliament's Upper House backed giving locals first crack at open jobs rather than adopting outright quotas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2016

'Superhuman' slugger tops year's list of buzzwords

A superhuman effort on the baseball field inspired the top buzzword of the year, it was announced Thursday, in a contest that highlights social, political and entertainment trends.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 30, 2016

Resurgent Carp veteran Arai turned back clock during MVP season

Many fans might have thought Takahiro Arai was heading to the Hiroshima Carp to retire.
EDITORIALS
Nov 30, 2016

Another twist in the Park scandal

Even if President Park Geun-hye does step down, the vacuum at the apex of South Korean politics will persist.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2016

Fillon's economic shock therapy for France risks side effects

On paper, French presidential favorite Francois Fillon's free market plans to cut business taxes, relax labor laws and shrink the public sector should give corporate France a shot in the arm and boost economic growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2016

Japanese students shine in English-language newspaper contest

A group of students from Soka Senior High School in Tokyo won the English Paper Champion Prize this week for their English-language newspaper featuring articles on world peace, human rights and nuclear disarmament.
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Nov 29, 2016

Lack of fundamentals making football unrecognizable

Like Howard Beale, the Peter Finch character in the classic film "Network," MAS is mad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore.
EDITORIALS
Nov 29, 2016

Wage hikes vital to sustained growth

Companies must to better at raising the wages of their employees.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 29, 2016

Hanyu’s strength, style continue to amaze

Yuzuru Hanyu will head to the Grand Prix Final next week in Marseille, France, at the top of his game. His performance at the NHK Trophy here over the weekend reaffirmed his place at the pinnacle of his sport.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 29, 2016

Abe's war against agriculture juggernaut found wanting in watered-down plan

Abe on Tuesday approved the new plan to shake up Zen-Noh, a juggernaut that boasts u00a56 trillion in annual operating revenues.
WORLD
Nov 29, 2016

Defense officials say Iranian vessel pointed weapon at U.S. helicopter in Persian Gulf

A small Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard vessel pointed its weapon at a U.S. military helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, two U.S. defense officials said Monday, an action they described as "unsafe and unprofessional."
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2016

As border trade tightens, fewer North Korean workers head to China

A labor agent sat in his bus on a recent frigid morning, waiting to cross the "Friendship Bridge" at China's main border post with North Korea. He had come to pick up migrant workers and take them to jobs in factories and restaurants in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2016

U.N. Security Council to vote Wednesday on North Korea sanctions, diplomats say

The United Nations Security Council is set to vote Wednesday to impose new sanctions on North Korea for its fifth and largest nuclear test, slashing Pyongyang's export earnings by some $800 million, diplomats said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2016

Duterte calls West's threats of ICC charges 'bullshit' as extrajudicial killings top 2,500

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hit out at what he called "bullshit" Western threats to seek his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his role in a bloody crackdown on drugs.

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes