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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 5, 2018

South Korea shuts famed 84-year-old poet's exhibition amid sex harassment claims by rival

South Korea's capital has closed an exhibition by poet Ko Un, long the country's hope for a Nobel Prize in literature, amid allegations of sexual misconduct and the government is considering removing his work from textbooks.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 4, 2018

South Korean 'job nomads' follow their dreams to Japan

Millennials drawn to not only more jobs but also a perceived less competitive working environment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2018

The end of America's leaderless foreign policy

Attempts to steer the U.S. through global affairs by ignoring President Donald Trump have failed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2018

China pushes back against criticism of plan for Xi to stay in power

China's plan for President Xi Jinping to remain in office indefinitely has sparked social media opposition, drawing comparisons to North Korea's ruling dynasty and charges of creating a dictator by a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2018

Xi's move to erase term limits puts Chinese president on collision course with Japan's Abe

China has set the stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in his post indefinitely in a position some have compared to that of an “emperor” — a move that could put the Asian powerhouse on a collision course with Japan and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 24, 2018

'Peace Games' are no game-changer for South Koreans

South Korea's self-styled "Peace Games" have been a sporting success, but public reaction suggests Seoul may have failed its bigger test — to generate the support the president needs to make bold moves to improve ties with old enemy North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 23, 2018

South Korean chat app becomes new outlet for Me Too movement

A chat app where South Koreans can anonymously dish the dirt on their misbehaving bosses and colleagues is belatedly stirring the country's Me Too movement, shedding new light on sexual harassment in the heavily male-dominated corporate culture.
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2018

LDP's proposed electoral system amendment

The LDP's proposed electoral system amendment won't solve the vote-value disparity problem and may conflict with the Constitution's Article 43.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2018

The narrow latitude of Japan's security policy

Japan's alliance with the U.S. and robust economic growth will remain key to ensuring Japan's national security for the foreseeable future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2018

Will the Olympics go bust?

While the costs of hosting the Olympics are going up, the prestige and long-term economic benefits seem to be going down.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018

Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 10: Team Japan skates to another gold

Getting a morale boost from Yuzuru Hanyu's dominance of men's figure skating, Nao Kodaira found the will to skate to an Olympic record time of  36.94, only 0.39 seconds ahead of the silver medal winner, Korea’s Lee Sang-hwa, who was trying to win her third straight Olympic gold in the event....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2018

British euroskeptic party UKIP removes leader Henry Bolton

British euroskeptic party UKIP was thrown into turmoil again on Saturday when its members removed leader Henry Bolton after less than five months in charge following criticism of his leadership and a scandal about racist comments made by his lover.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 17, 2018

Kansai executives offer advice on improving nation's diplomacy

'Track II diplomacy" is the official neutral-sounding phrase used to refer to diplomatic efforts by "nonstate" actors. In thriller films and books, it's usually portrayed as a game of shadows between powerful but mysterious groups and individuals who may, or may not, be working to save the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Feb 15, 2018

Pyeongchang's pop takes home gold

Politics hovered over the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The pageantry came against a backdrop of geopolitical intrigue, featuring the presence of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister, Yo Jong, who was on hand to watch a unified Korean team march into the Olympic...
EDITORIALS
Feb 13, 2018

Maldives: trouble in paradise

The Maldives' location has elevated a domestic crisis into a geopolitical problem.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2018

10 years on, Osaka fiscal reform started by Toru Hashimoto remains unfinished

Since Toru Hashimoto was elected Osaka governor in January 2008 and subsequently launched a reform drive, the prefecture has turned its debt-heavy public finances around to achieve budget surpluses.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2018

Forget fake news — worry about fake history Oscars

Two movies about Britain in 1940 — 'Dunkirk' and 'Darkest Hour' — have collected plenty of Oscar nominations. Both movies are full of historical nonsense.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 10, 2018

Japan's impoverished are finding it hard to enjoy freedom

Freedom comes in many forms, as does "unfreedom." You can be a prisoner in prison, a prisoner in a prison-state, a prisoner in your job, a prisoner in your joblessness. Who is freer — a poor person in a free country, or a rich person in an "unfree" country?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 8, 2018

Bank of Japan is missing a golden opportunity

Investors think things are looking up — central bankers should stop telling them they're wrong
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2018

Merkel's conservatives make big concessions in coalition deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday her conservatives had made painful concessions to the Social Democrats (SPD) to secure a coalition deal that should give Europe's powerhouse a new government after months of political paralysis.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Feb 7, 2018

A year in the (short) life of Japan's Cabinet

Early each year, Law of the Land likes to reflect on what one of Japan's three branches of government did the previous one. This time we'll look at the surprisingly durable Shinzo Abe habitat known as the Cabinet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 7, 2018

Trump orders Washington parade to showcase U.S. military muscle

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked for a large-scale military parade in Washington to showcase American power and highlight his role as commander-in-chief, the White House and Pentagon confirmed Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 5, 2018

Election victory in Nago seen as LDP win but new mayor may prove tough to crack

Sunday's victory in the Nago mayoral election by a candidate who appears to favor the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the city's Henoko district is widely seen as a political victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a defeat for anti-base advocates in Okinawa, starting with Gov....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 5, 2018

Confronting South Korea's censored discourse on 'comfort women'

South Korea's censored discourse on 'comfort women' reflects an underlying, authoritarian-nationalist perspective in which Koreans portray themselves as innocent victims and dissenting voices to the anti-Japanese narrative undermine South Korea's moral power.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2018

Trump pick K.T. McFarland withdraws nomination as envoy to Singapore

K.T. McFarland, picked by President Donald Trump to be the U.S. ambassador to Singapore, withdrew from consideration for the job Friday after her nomination became stalled in the U.S. Senate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Feb 2, 2018

China's Me Too movement in colleges initially encouraged by authorities, then frustrated

After declaring they were ready to fight sexual harassment on university campuses, the Chinese authorities now appear to be seeking to contain a nascent Me Too movement.
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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