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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 15, 2018

Moving on from the Meiji Restoration

As the nation marks the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration, it finds itself at a new crossroads.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2018

The ethics of reducing wealth inequality

Addressing income and wealth disparities will require a careful balance between policies that ensure equality and policies that reward work and innovation.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 15, 2018

Questions arise over Trump-Abe ties at critical juncture for Japanese prime minister

The once lauded rapport between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is increasingly questioned, and experts say it is critical for Abe to work out what Trump's real intentions are.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Apr 14, 2018

'Safe, secure and stable' mantra a winner at the polls

"The people all said, 'Sit down, sit down, you're rockin' the boat.'"
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2018

U.S. Embassy in Cambodia fires 32 over allegedly sharing pornography

The United States Embassy in Cambodia has fired 32 people after they were allegedly caught sharing pornographic material in a nonofficial chat group, several sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2018

Xi's strong hand against Trump

Donald Trump's recently announced trade tariffs and upcoming summit with North Korea give China an unprecedented opportunity to prove its strength before the eyes of the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2018

Facebook's Zuckerberg admits his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday told lawmakers that his own personal data was included in that of 87 million or so Facebook users that was improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2018

Trumps, Obamas and Theresa May get no invitation to wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

U.S. President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Theresa May have not been invited to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on May 19, royal and British government sources said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2018

Britain prepares for a Norwegian Brexit

May and Corbyn can accept the Norway model, but what about their followers?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Apr 7, 2018

Lose yourself in 'The Face of Another,' Abe's existentialist fantasy

Losing face and the public humiliation associated with it is something that we all dread but, in Kobo Abe's 1964 fantasy 'The Face of Another,' the metaphorical term is made real.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 7, 2018

Chinese sperm bank requires political loyalty from donors

A sperm bank in Beijing has set strict criteria for would-be donors, including a requirement that they are loyal to China's ruling Communist Party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2018

U.S. Congress panels probe whether Russia got Facebook data: sources

Investigators on two congressional panels are looking into whether Russia acquired the data of millions of Facebook users and if companies with ties to then-2016 Republican election candidate Donald Trump's campaign played any role in providing it, three sources familiar with the inquiries said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2018

Russia short of foreign policy options if bet on Trump fails

Russia long saw Donald Trump as the wild card in its strategy to improve relations with the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2018

Bolton's beliefs are a recipe for diplomatic delusions

Favoring war against North Korea and Iran, the new U.S. national security adviser is America's second most dangerous man
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2018

Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui eyes second referendum on merger plan during nationwide elections in 2019

Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui announced Monday that a second referendum on whether to merge Osaka's wards might be held during the nationwide local elections in April 2019, six months later than the governor and his supporters originally hoped for.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 2, 2018

Goldman cuts Japan equity forecasts as foreign investors flee

Obstacles are piling up in Japan, everything from political scandal to a rising yen. Foreign investors are fleeing and now Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says its forecasts for stocks were too high.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 2, 2018

Seen as powerless to control military, Suu Kyi urges Myanmar to stay united amid 'challenges'

Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, called on Sunday for her people to remain united, saying the Southeast Asian country faces "challenges" at home and abroad, as she marked two years since her party swept to power in a historic vote.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 1, 2018

Grass-roots involvement enhances 150-year relations

At 66 years of age, Spain's Ambassador to Japan, Gonzalo de Benito, shows no signs of slowing down. He has official and other duties — like this interview with The Japan Times — for starters.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2018

What did Cambridge Analytica really do?

It's possible that despite capturing Facebook data on 50 million people, Cambridge Analytica didn't actually accomplish anything noteworthy in the realm of politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 30, 2018

Tip-toeing around Trump

How is Northeast Asia responding to mercurial American leadership?
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 30, 2018

Strong on diplomacy? Abe seemingly caught off guard by North Korea and trade setbacks

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe likes to boast about his diplomatic skills, but two weeks of humiliating surprises from the U.S. and North Korea are testing his mettle.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 29, 2018

'Roseanne' returns to ABC with monster TV ratings and timely Trump era topics

"Roseanne," the 1990s television comedy about a working-class American family, scored monster ratings on its return to ABC after 20 years, attracting more than 18 million viewers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2018

Ex-Michigan State dean who supervised Larry Nassar is also charged with sex crimes

A former Michigan State University dean who supervised the doctor at the center of the USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal was himself charged on Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct involving medical school students.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2018

Speculation on Kim visit to China rife as train departs

A train believed to be carrying a senior North Korean delegation left the Chinese capital on Tuesday following a dramatic whirlwind visit that some reports said included the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2018

NRA's blunders fueled the gun-safety marches

The gun lobby created the movement that threatens to swamp it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 26, 2018

Japan's flower-power diplomacy

When it comes to winning hearts and minds in springtime, it's almost impossible to beat Japan's influence in Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 26, 2018

Catalan separatists face reality check after leader Carles Puigdemont's detention in Germany

Carles Puigdemont's removal from Catalonia's political scene to a German jail forces the separatist movement to make a decision: keep bickering on the way ahead, or set aside differences and form a regional government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2018

Controlling the web a dream and nightmare

Authoritarian governments regulate what their citizens can see online. The U.S. lets tech companies make similar decisions.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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.
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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