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Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 22, 2018

Peru-bound Venezuelans flood into Ecuador, defying passport rules in race before curbs kick in

More than 200 Venezuelans crossed the border illegally into Ecuador on Tuesday, fleeing a deepening economic and political crisis at home in a desperate race to get to Peru before new entry restrictions kick in on Saturday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 21, 2018

Padding the data on hiring people with disabilities

The revelation of government malpractice in the mandatory employment of people with disabilities should trigger more discussions on what's needed to promote hiring of these people so they can give full play to their potential in the nation's workforce.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2018

Why Trump's extreme politics will outlast him

More voters now expect extreme positions, and more politicians are finding it harder to resist taking them.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2018

U.S. firms warn next China tariffs to cost Americans from cradle to grave

A broad cross-section of U.S. businesses has a message for the Trump administration: new tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports will force Americans to pay more for items they use throughout their daily lives, from cradles to coffins.
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2018

Kofi Annan, an African lion

The former United Nations secretary-general spent his entire life trying to make the world a better place. Not a bad epitaph for anyone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2018

Is the specter of ethnic cleansing coming to India?

Some 4 million people, mainly Muslims, are at risk of disenfranchisement in India.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 20, 2018

Smile as you study:/ Sharp salaryman senryu/ satirize the slog

Highlights from the 31st Senryu for Salaried Workers Contest riff on the situations employees encounter at the office, home or both.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2018

As Duterte support begins to flag, Philippine leader's daughter reaches out to a Marcos

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte thinks political dynasties are bad. But the way the prevailing political winds are blowing, it looks like a dynasty of his own might be taking shape.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 18, 2018

Belon chef to showcase his cooking in Tokyo collab

Known for his precise, classically French approach to cooking, Daniel Calvert will join Yusuke Namai of restaurant Ode in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward for a collaboration dinner on August 29.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 17, 2018

China's student activists cast rare light on brewing labor unrest

When Shen Mengyu graduated with a master's degree from a top Chinese university in 2015, she could have landed a comfortable job in government or at one of China's internet giants.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2018

Ecuador and Peru tighten entry requirements for Venezuelans as influx swells

Venezuelans entering Ecuador and Peru will soon be required to show their passports, rather than national identity cards, the Ecuadorean government and Peruvian official sources said on Thursday, amid concerns over an influx of economic migrants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2018

Why AI won't replace doctors yet

IBM's Watson supercomputer lacks one key element that experienced physicians have in abundance — tacit knowledge.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 15, 2018

Made men: Tokyo-based 'yakuza' talent agency delivers the real deal

They aren't just acting tough; they really are tough.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 15, 2018

Dramatist Hideto Iwai connects with his audiences in ways he never could have imagined by being honest about his own life experiences

When he was 16, Hideto Iwai was perplexed as to why everyone around him unquestioningly jumped onto society's student-to-salaryman conveyor belt. So, he broke free, dropping out of high school and picking up casual jobs where he could find them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2018

Beijing needs to understand one thing about Trump

The U.S. president is voicing a widely held resentment about China's double-dealing economic policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018

World's biggest Bitcoin-mining rig maker Bitmain eyes move into AI

The 1980s cyberpunk novels that predicted today's internet failed to conceive of anything as outlandish or contradictory as Bitcoin: A digital currency that's spent nowhere, a commodity that's used for nothing, and a libertarian dream that is effectively run by elites.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2018

Former internment camp victims warn of rise in U.S. racial tensions

The Japanese-Americans forcibly incarcerated by the U.S. government during World War II warn that the administration of President Donald Trump risks repeating this sad chapter in U.S. racial discrimination.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 11, 2018

Kei Hirata earns second shot with Thunder Girls

Passion is something that younger and older generations can both detect immediately.
Reader Mail
Aug 10, 2018

Poor decisions related to English

After reading two letters in the July 29 issue — "Outsourcing teaching jobs bad for schools" by Chris Clancy and "Poor names for Olympic mascots" by Gavin Bantock — I found something in common in the decision-making process by authorities when it comes to English matters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2018

How Ikea caters to local tastes around the world

Ikea's blue-and-yellow stores are instantly recognizable: iconic, monolithic and now, as India's first store throws open its doors to the masses, operating in more than 400 stores in some 50 countries.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2018

Missouri voters reject 'right-to-work' law in major win for unions

Voters in Missouri on Tuesday overwhelmingly decided to strike down a "right-to-work" law barring the collection of fees from private-sector workers who choose not to become union members, a crucial victory for organized labor following a series of setbacks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2018

The triumph of American downward mobility

A point has been reached where many in the present and next generations of younger Americans won't live as well as their predecessors.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2018

Trump's grand strategy

Not only can the U.S. president not be blamed for America's relative decline, he may actually be set to arrest it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2018

Ryanair strikes widen as German pilots vote for stoppages

German pilots working for Ryanair have overwhelmingly voted to strike as they push for collective labor agreements at Europe's largest low-cost carrier, their union said on Monday, adding to Ryanair's recent strike woes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2018

The Pakistan of Imran Khan

Can the former cricket great deliver on his promise to crackdown on corruption and improve services?
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jul 30, 2018

Japan's courts don't share Mio Sugita's views on supporting LGBT people, precedents show

The country's courts are drawing a line in the sand over discrimination against LGBT people, even as far-right LDP lawmaker Mio Sugita slams support for 'unproductive' members of society.
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Jul 28, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: Japan embraces insularity

The third installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa approaches eastern Japan
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa is expected to pass east of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on Saturday morning.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.

Podcast

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

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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