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JAPAN / GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES
Jan 2, 2017

Tokyo 2020 Olympics will come and quickly go, but the legacy is all-important

The eyes of the world will be on Tokyo for more than just the 16 days that it hosts the 2020 Olympics.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2017

Protectionism will make America 1953 again

A revival of protectionism will hurt America more than it will help it.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 1, 2017

Abe has no reason to rock the boat by calling early-2017 snap election

After weeks of speculation that 2017 may start with a snap election in late January, the prime minister said on NHK that it will not happen.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 31, 2016

Buried truths: Digging deep into Japanese media from 2016

Everyone agrees 2016 was a terrible year, and not just because so many popular celebrities died. In addition to the wars, both hot and rhetorical, that continue unabated throughout the world, the political situation in Europe and America veered toward isolationism. Hatred ruled, and no resentments were...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Dec 31, 2016

Miyagi school opening aids 3/11 recovery

The official opening of Miyanomori Elementary School on Jan. 10 represents an important stage in restoring some normalcy to the city.
EDITORIALS
Dec 31, 2016

The political landscape in 2017

With the opposition in disarray, the ruling bloc can bide its time and call the next election when Abe is good and ready.
JAPAN / GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES
Dec 31, 2016

Final Olympics price tag almost certain to exceed current estimate

Even if the price tag for the Tokyo Games costs no more than the new target of u00a51.8 trillion, that is still more than twice the initial estimate.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 29, 2016

'Knockout Dynamite' Uchiyama seeking payback in rematch against Corrales

He knows it sounded weird, but Takashi Uchiyama said he's spent significant time in training since he took his first professional loss to Jezreel Corrales earlier this year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 29, 2016

Fazekas, Spangler shine for Kawasaki

A season ago, established stars Nick Fazekas and Naoto Tsuji set the tone for the then-Toshiba Brave Thunders in the final NBL season. From a statistical standpoint, they were the driving force behind the team's championship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2016

Toyota hybrid bet pays off as emissions scandal ignites demand in Europe

For years, Toyota Motor Corp. focused on pushing its hybrid models in Europe, avoiding a diesel-for-diesel competition with market leaders including Volkswagen AG. The carmaker's strategy is finally paying off.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 27, 2016

In visiting Pearl Harbor, Abe again shows his pragmatic side

Upon returning to power in 2012, Abe has demonstrated his pragmatism to governance numerous times by adopting positions that both appeal to, but also upset his conservative base.
EDITORIALS
Dec 27, 2016

The fiscal 2017 budget

The government should avoid relying on overly optimistic economic scenarios to cover its bloated expenses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2016

Yamanashi vies for energy storage investment

A patch of land in the shadow of Mount Fuji is becoming a testing ground for energy storage, with some of Japan's leading companies trying to develop technologies such as spinning flywheels and fuel cells.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Dec 26, 2016

Japan's weak cyberdefense

Japan is ill-prepared for the cybersecurity challenges facing the nation.
JAPAN / History
Dec 26, 2016

Abe's Pearl Harbor visit will do little to dispel theories persisting over the 1941 attack

The die-hard conspiracy theories on Pearl Harbor will continue to stir interest on both sides of the Pacific regardless of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 26, 2016

Afghans angry after qualified female air force pilot applies for asylum in U.S.

There was an angry reaction in Afghanistan to news that the first female fixed-wing pilot in the country's air force is requesting asylum in the United States after completing an 18-month training course.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 26, 2016

French-Swiss aid worker abducted in Malian city of Gao

A French-Swiss aid worker has been kidnapped in the city of Gao in northern Mali, and French and Malian authorities are working together to rescue her, the French foreign ministry said on Sunday.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2016

MSDF spots China's first aircraft carrier sailing into the Pacific

The Maritime Self-Defense Force on Sunday morning spotted China's only aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, cruising into the Western Pacific Ocean for the first time via the waterway between Okinawa and Miyakojima Island, the Defense Ministry said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 24, 2016

Updating gaming for the New Year

SuperMario makes a dash for smartphones
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 24, 2016

Industry divided on government's casino gamble

In its zeal to ramrod some bills into law before the New Years holiday, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party finally legalized casino gambling, a matter that has been in legislative limbo for a number of years. However, the problems that always prevented the bills from advancing in the past have not gone...

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