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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2015

Rand Paul can't change the Republican Party

Republicans have been the party of social conservatism, nationalism and free-markets, and that isn't going to change — no matter how well Rand Paul does next year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2015

Mizuho cherry-picks 130 RBS staffers to feed U.S. expansion

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC's Jennifer Powers, Victor Forte and Richard Smith will take senior roles in debt capital markets at the Japanese lender, which is hiring about 130 people from RBS to expand in the United States, according to a person with knowledge of...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2015

Opinion divided on value of teaching Edo-era etiquette in schools

Perhaps every country has something to learn from its ancestors. But when the roots of time-honored wisdom are dubious, should such wisdom still be taught to schoolchildren?
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 8, 2015

California drought water curbs upped to 35%; sanctions, fines eyed

California's cities and towns would be required to cut their water usage by up to 35 percent or face steep fines under proposed new rules released Tuesday, the state's first-ever mandatory cutbacks in urban water use amid ongoing drought.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2015

Nationalist hints of another Scottish independence vote after 2016 poll

Scottish nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday raised the prospect of another independence referendum that could break apart the United Kingdom following the 2016 Scottish election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 8, 2015

Brontosaurus gets back its name, standing

Paleontologists are restoring the good name of Brontosaurus more than a century after it was deemed scientifically invalid and the famous dinosaur was reclassified as another genus called Apatosaurus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2015

20 stone-throwing sandalwood smugglers reported killed by police in south India; rights activists outraged

Indian police shot dead 20 stone-throwing sandalwood smugglers on Tuesday during the biggest operation for years to stamp out trafficking of the rare commodity, law-enforcement authorities said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2015

Greece's worst option would be IMF default

The uncertainty over this week's payment to the IMF is just the latest episode of a multiyear tragedy for Greece and its creditors as they try to navigate a situation that has been managed too timidly for too long.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 7, 2015

Art's 20th-century identity crisis

The 20th century is rather like the teenager who never grew up — a century that saw itself as perpetually young, as the "modernist" culmination of history rather than part of the historical process. In short, an age guilty of "chronocentricism." But, like all the other centuries, culled and packaged...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2015

TPP deal as important as new aircraft carrier: Pentagon chief

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter waded into economic policy Monday, urging Congress to grant the president negotiating authority for a proposed Asia-Pacific trade deal.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2015

Poll finds overwhelming opposition in Okinawa to Futenma relocation plan

Amid claim and counterclaim by activists and politicians over the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station, one factor is often ignored: what ordinary Okinawans think about the move.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2015

Malaysia reinstates detention without trial

Malaysia's lawmakers passed an anti-terrorism bill Tuesday after more than 10 hours of heated debate over a law that reintroduces detention without trial, three years after it was revoked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2015

In South Korea, cosmetics are the new smart investment as heavy industry lags

Seo Jae Hyeong says he's started wearing skin foundation and facial masks at night.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2015

Crash pilot's medical record preceded stricter reporting rules, Lufthansa says

Lufthansa said on Monday it was not required to inform German aviation authorities about Andreas Lubitz's former depression because he qualified as a pilot before stricter reporting rules went into effect in 2013.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 7, 2015

Weak job data ease rate hike jitters, lift Wall Street

U.S. stocks rose on Monday as expectations the Federal Reserve will push any interest rate increases further into the year offset concerns over Friday's surprisingly weak jobs report.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2015

Tsunku's announcement of vocal-cord removal stuns fans

A shocking announcement by a popular singer and music producer has caused a big commotion, in particular among young people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ABENOMICS — THE BOTTOM LINE
Apr 6, 2015

BOJ's easing said unsustainable

The launch of aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan stunned financial markets two years ago. But is it still sustainable? If not, how long can it continue?
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2015

Iran nuclear deal needs to be voted on, U.S. Senate Republicans say

Senate Republicans on Sunday pressed their demand that the U.S. Congress be allowed to vote on a nuclear agreement with Iran, but signaled they are willing to wait for last week's interim agreement to be finalized before passing judgment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2015

Yemenis forced to take to sea from Aden as civil war rages through ancient port

The rocket that tore through a minivan outside the Aden Grand Hotel last week killing nine men, women and children was a clear message that it was time to leave. Yemen's civil war had come too close for comfort.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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