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Sep 30, 2016

Japan can find honor in atoning for war crimes

The German city of Freiburg has decided not to erect a statue of a girl symbolizing "comfort women" after encountering strong opposition from its sister city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture ("German city drops Korean statue" in the Sept. 23 edition).
EDITORIALS
Sep 29, 2016

Toyosu market debacle

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike must identify the people who made the decision to deviate from a plan aimed at eliminating the effects of toxic materials at the new Toyosu wholesale market.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2016

Trump beat the spread

Far more experienced at debate, Hillary Clinton should have knocked out Donald Trump but he suffered little damage.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2016

Buckle down for more wars if Clinton wins

What makes Hillary Clinton so dangerous is her advocacy of U.S. military dominance around the globe.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 29, 2016

Ramirez praises retiring BayStars pitcher Miura's professionalism

To borrow the words of his manager, retiring star pitcher Daisuke Miura was a "professional player."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 29, 2016

Spotify finally launches in Japan, a nation where other music streaming services have struggled

Popular music streaming service Spotify is trying its luck in Japan, where consumer demand for packaged media such as CDs is traditionally strong and the market for streaming still has huge potential to grow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2016

Rethinking U.S. policy of 'strategic patience' with North Korea

North Korea's fifth nuclear test on Sept. 9 — its second this year — and its raft of missile tests have left nations groping for an appropriate response, one that could arrest Pyongyang's inexorable march toward atomic disaster.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2016

IMF sees Japanese talent locked in low-paying jobs

The rich and powerful versus the weak and underpaid.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2016

MRJ reaches U.S. after two false starts

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., the builder of Japan's first domestically made passenger jet, said its first test aircraft arrived in the U.S. after two aborted attempts last month, and is ready to start certification testing.
EDITORIALS
Sep 28, 2016

An unnerving debate in the U.S.

Hillary Clinton has offered what the world expects from a U.S. president. We hope American voters appreciate that fact.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 28, 2016

'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies': The undead can't liven up a classic

Arriving just in time to miss peak steampunk by a year or two is "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," a one-joke movie that is itself based on a one-joke book, Seth Grahame-Smith's 2009 mash-up of the 1813 Jane Austen novel with B-movie zombie horror.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Sep 28, 2016

Shep Gordon lives life like a movie

Behind every star, you can be sure there's a schmoozing, shouting manager who got them where they are. It's not a profession noted for its integrity; managers most often make news when being sued by a former client. Yet comedian Mike Myers ("Austin Powers") likes his manager so much, he made a film about...
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2016

China to prosecute former chief in Xinjiang city of Hotan for corruption, abuse of power

China will prosecute a former Communist Party boss in the western city of Hotan, in the troubled Xinjiang region, an anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday, as President Xi Jinping pushes on with a years-long crackdown on corruption.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2016

Renho launches fiery critique of Abenomics in first Diet debate as DP leader

In her first parliamentary face-off with the prime minister, Renho unleashes a broadside against Abe's eponymous program.
WORLD / Society
Sep 28, 2016

Women a minority among top earners, researchers say

Women account for a fraction of the richest people in eight of the world's wealthiest countries and the gender gap gets wider the higher the income bracket, a study by the London School of Economics showed on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2016

Singapore accuses Chinese paper of fabricating South China Sea story

Singapore's ambassador to China has accused a major state-run Chinese newspaper of fabricating a report about Singapore's position on the South China Sea, but the paper stuck by its story.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2016

Duterte woos army as opponents warn of discontent in ranks

Five months after his landslide election victory, Rodrigo Duterte can't stop campaigning. Yet rather than courting Filipino voters who put him into office, he's now giving out handguns and G-Shock watches to soldiers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2016

A first: ICC sentences Islamist rebel to nine years for Timbuktu antiquities destruction

War crimes judges on Tuesday sentenced a former Islamist rebel who admitted wrecking holy shrines during Mali's 2012 conflict to nine years in prison, in the first such case to focus on destruction of cultural heritage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2016

In first debate, Clinton rips Trump over Japan comments, reassures nervous Asian allies

In a message that appeared directed at a wary Japan, Hillary Clinton offers reassurances that as president she would honor security commitments in Asia.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2016

Trump's strengths didn't help him this time

In Monday night's presidential debate, Donald Trump failed to convince doubters he's qualified to become president.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2016

Labor panel meets after report Japan may open doors to nursing staff and construction workers

A government panel on labor reforms such as a narrowing of the pay gap between regular and nonregular workers held its first meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.

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