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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 25, 2016

Clinton a known quantity to Japanese officials, while Trump is still a wild card

As the Democrats start up their national convention Monday, Japanese officials are pondering which of the two hopefuls — Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump — are more likely to get along, both on a personal and professional level, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 25, 2016

Overwhelming majority of analysts predict more stimulus from Kuroda this week

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda hasn't faced such intense expectations for more monetary stimulus anytime since his first meeting as Bank of Japan governor in 2013.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2016

Despite challenges, young Cubans being drawn into world of anime, manga

Cuba may be one of the world's least connected countries but that is not stopping the Japanese subculture of animated movies, manga comics and video games from spreading feverishly among its youth.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 24, 2016

Pin-up girl: Pickles the pointer mix

Pickles, an 8-year-old pointer mix, was taken in when she was found wandering the streets alone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 24, 2016

Female objectification and gender gap in Japan

Objectification of women is a global problem, but it is particularly alarming in Japan because many young women seem to accept and emulate this objectified image of themselves.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 24, 2016

Keigo Oyamada sees U.S. 'Fantasma' tour as a good warm-up to new Cornelius material

Hikaru Utada's "First Love" may have sold more copies, but it's hard to think of a Japanese album from the 1990s that has endured like "Fantasma." Keigo Oyamada was 28 years old when he released his third full-length as Cornelius in 1997: a dense collage of polychromatic meta-pop, full of improbable...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2016

FTAs easier said than done

The Britons who pushed for Brexit misled voters by telling them that free trade was an easy and speedy option.
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 24, 2016

Osaka Ishin no Kai seeks less-provincial name as identity crisis festers

Bowing to long-standing criticism that it must change its name in order to win over more voters, Osaka Ishin no Kai will select a new party name next month.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 24, 2016

Kerry's Syria plan with Russia faces deep skepticism in U.S., abroad

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's latest proposal for closer U.S.-Russian cooperation against extremist groups in Syria is drawing questions over Russia's intentions from skeptics in the U.S. government, European nations in the coalition against the Islamic State and the main Syrian opposition groups....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 23, 2016

A dark age dawns for politics in Japan

"Historic," that much-overused word, seems almost acceptable as a description of the Upper House elections earlier this month that gave Japan — for the first time in its postwar history — a government strong enough to get serious about rewriting the Constitution.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 23, 2016

Tokyo hotels invite guests to live in the lap of luxury

Two domestic hotel operators are shaking up competition in Tokyo's luxury accommodation market by attempting to make their new properties more inviting for inbound visitors.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 23, 2016

Bushido: The samurai code goes to war

In a scene from the 1957 film "The Bridge on the River Kwai," a haughty British Col. in a prisoner-of-war camp confronts the camp's Japanese commandant. Citing the Geneva Convention as justification, he argues that his officers should not be forced into manual labor, which makes the commandant furious...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2016

Since the '60s, imperfect progress on race

African-Americans have it better now than they did in the 1960s, but the progress has been woefully uneven.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2016

Amid craze, Syrian children hold Pokemon pictures, pray 'world will find them'

While "Pokemon Go" is proving to be a monster hit in Japan and also around the globe, an opposition group in Syria is hoping to harness the mobile phone game's power to remind the world of that country's 5-year-old civil war — and of the children caught in the middle of the bloody conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2016

Trump pulls nearly even with Clinton after Republican convention

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has pulled nearly even with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for the first time since May, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken over the course of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2016

Navigating succession under Japan's Imperial system

Emperor Akihito's reported intention to abdicate in a few years because of his advanced age has shocked the nation, made headlines and triggered discussion among intellectuals on how the Imperial throne should be succeeded.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2016

Abe's maglev decision reflects political calculus over economics

Few doubt Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to invest public funds in a $90 billion high-tech maglev railway makes political sense. Whether it makes equally good economic sense is less clear.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 22, 2016

Sochi scandal could see Kim end up with gold

Could Yuna Kim be awarded the Olympic gold medal from the Sochi Games after all?
BASKETBALL
Jul 22, 2016

George Washington launches probe of hoop coach

Just months after then-sophomore Yuta Watanabe, a rising star, and the George Washington men's basketball team captured the National Invitation Tournament title in New York, Colonials players have made allegations of abuse by coach Mike Lonergan, as reported Thursday by The Washington Post.
Reader Mail
Jul 22, 2016

Teachers set a patriotic example

In his column "Youthful voter turnout is unpredictable" in the July 17 edition, Walt Gardner suggests that 400 teachers who joined a class-action lawsuit set a bad example.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2016

Earth stays on track for the hottest year ever

The Earth is on track for its hottest year on record and warming at a faster rate than expected, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.

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