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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 4, 2015

Abe losing to his demons

On the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat and surrender, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a wonderful opportunity to set a new path for Japan, for Asia and the world. But will he take it?
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Aug 3, 2015

Miki Sudo defends hot dog eating title

Defending champ Miki Sudo won the women's division of the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in New York.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 3, 2015

Deep-sea creepy crawlies turned into crackers in Japan

Here's a novel treat: a senbei rice cracker made of giant isopods, creepy crawlies from the ocean deeps. The snacks are now on sale at a range of outlets in Japan and are quickly gaining popularity.
EDITORIALS
Aug 2, 2015

Iraq mission and the security bills

Recently released details of a 2008 GSDF mission to the 'noncombat zone' in Iraq should be taken into account as the Upper House scrutinizes security legislation what would expand the scope of SDF missions abroad.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 1, 2015

Atomic bomb survivors nominated for Nobel prize

In this 70th year anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Swiss-based International Peace Bureau (IPB) nominated Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. This is Hidankyo's third such nomination by the IPB, following...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2015

At long last, the U.S. understands Vietnam

Finally U.S. and Australian policymakers are realizing what they should have known all along — that they can take advantage of Hanoi's traditional dislike of China to counter what they see as Beijing's expansionist threat in the East and South China Seas.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2015

China's Xi swats 'blood-sucking mosquitoes' as graft push goes small

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has likened his nationwide corruption purge to hunting tigers and swatting flies, is sending Communist Party graft-busters after an even more annoying pest: mosquitoes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2015

Top court dashes appeal hours before 1993 Mumbai 'driving spirit' bomber due to hang

Yakub Memon's last hope of avoiding the hangman's noose for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings was dashed on Wednesday, after India's Supreme Court threw out his final plea for mercy hours before he was due to be executed.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 29, 2015

U.S. Congress' egocentric strategem in the TPP talks

With the passage of the Trade Promotion Authority Act, the U.S. will become increasingly self-centered in pursuit of its national interests in international trade negotiations, including the TPP.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 28, 2015

Henoko base eventually will be used by the SDF

Japan's Self-Defense Forces are drawing up a plan that would eventually turn the planned Henoko base in Okinawa into an SDF facility.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2015

Darker horizons ahead: rethinking the war on IS

The war on Islamic State and other extremist groups cannot possibly be won as long as corrupt, violent regimes remain the only alternative to radicalization and extremism.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jul 28, 2015

New issue of Foreign Student Times published

On July 20, The Japan Times published the Foreign Student Times, a publication for foreign students who are studying or want to study in Japan.
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WORLD
Jul 28, 2015

Erdogan seen taking big gamble fighting Islamic State and restive Kurds in Iraq

Forced into battle against Islamic State as it presses on Turkey's borders, President Tayyip Erdogan is seizing the chance to keep another foe in check, bombing Kurdish militants he sees as a threat to the integrity of the Turkish state.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jul 27, 2015

Skinny jeans may cause 'fashion victims'

Squatting in super-tight 'skinny' jeans may pose a health risk, Australian doctors warn, reporting the case of a woman who temporarily lost feeling in her legs from an hours-long squeeze.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2015

Most Pakistan execution drive victims aren't militants, raising questions about deterrent effect

When Pakistan resumed executions after the massacre of 134 pupils at an army-run school last December, the government promised hangings would help deter Islamist militants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 27, 2015

Tokai broadcaster pushes ninja idol adventure overseas

Tokai Television Broadcasting Ltd. has started to air a new series called "Ninja Boimenkun" ("Ninja Boys and Men") earlier this month.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Jul 26, 2015

Three amigos on a mission to protect your rights

The only people who tend to know what I'm talking about when I say the words "labor relations commission" are unionists, labor or corporate lawyers and labor-law scholars. These panels are government enforcement bodies that lack the glamour and fame of the courts, the cops and even the Labor Standards...
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2015

Alarmist defense white paper

By highlighting the threat posed by China, the government appears to be using the white paper to drum up public support for the Abe administration's controversial security legislation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 25, 2015

Growing up to the idea of fighting back

Psychologist Toshio Kawai has an interesting hypothesis. We may, he says in an article written for the Asahi Shimbun's Globe, be entering an age when "becoming an adult will not be necessary."
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 25, 2015

Shizuka Kamei and Shintaro Ishihara have the security debate the Diet should have had

When Shintaro Ishihara retired from politics after failing to get re-elected last December, it seemed we wouldn't have the right-wing firebrand to kick around any more, but last week there he was in Shukan Asahi talking to former Liberal Democratic Party comrade Shizuka Kamei about various topics, including...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 25, 2015

Rightists distort author Park Yu-ha's views on 'comfort women'

Park Yu-ha, an academic at Sejong University in Seoul, is the darling of the Japanese right because of her alleged stance on the "comfort women" system. But their cherry-picking of her writings distorts her views and twists them into support for the revisionists' vindicating and exonerating narrative....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 25, 2015

Abe battles to prevent support slipping toward danger zone

Public opposition to defense bills, the Olympic stadium debacle and concerns about China force Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the offensive as his support slides.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 24, 2015

Bryant out as Rizing Fukuoka coach

The Rizing Fukuoka on Thursday handed the coaching reins to Tomohiro Moriyama, who steered the Shimane Susanoo Magic to the playoffs after a disastrous start last season.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2015

Upper House has its work cut out

The Upper House must address the questions and doubts raised in the Lower House's deliberations on the government's security legislation.
Reader Mail
Jul 23, 2015

Where were the voters when it really counted?

Regarding the article titled "As outrage boils, anti-Abe posters are weapon of choice" in the July 20 edition, for several years Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he would remake Japan into a "normal" nation and also vowed to revise the Constitution.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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