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EDITORIALS
Aug 4, 2016

Is size the key in latest stimulus?

The new stimulus package doesn't look like it will convince cautious consumers to loosen their purse strings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW
Aug 4, 2016

Japan's new defense chief dodges questions on Yasukuni, reverses position on nuclear weapons

Newly appointed Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on Thursday refused to clarify her position on sensitive historical issues, insisting she is "not in a position" to express her views on Japan's wars against China and the Allied powers in the 1930s and '40s.
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2016

Raising the minimum wage

Raising the minimum legal wage is just one of several steps the government must take to improve the lives of the nation's 'working poor.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2016

If the pope can retire, why can't Japan's elderly Emperor?

Pope Benedict XVI did it. Dutch Queen Beatrix did it. So why is it so hard for Japan's elderly Emperor to abdicate?
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 2, 2016

Paul Smith has earned his stripes

Colorful and cluttered, the office bursts with paraphernalia, from stacked bicycles and piles of books on designer chairs to an apple-green iMac, a futuristic record player and a red Snoopy phone on the rosewood desk.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2016

Refusal to nominate Rudd betrays Turnbull's weakness

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's rejection of Kevin Rudd's quest to lead the U.N. is a sorry reminder of the creeping U.S.-style partisanship of Australian politics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 2, 2016

As Indonesia wages war on drugs and cuts funding for rehabilitation, some addicts seek out traditional treatment

Rizki Mulyadi sits half-submerged in a steaming herbal bath, hands folded in his lap and head down.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2016

Abe's wand has lost its magic

Prime Minister Abe's failing is that he sees Abenomics as a magic wand that he can wave and all will be well.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 1, 2016

Amid Britain nuclear debacle, Chinese state media decries 'suspicion'

China will not tolerate "unwanted accusations" about its investments in Britain, a country that cannot risk driving away other Chinese investors as it looks for post-Brexit trade deals, China's official Xinhua News Agency said Monday.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 1, 2016

Pension fund's huge ¥5.3 trillion loss tied to management's passive investing

Friday was a big day for the world's largest pension fund, which posted its worst annual loss since the financial crisis and disclosed individual equity holdings for the first time. The two may be connected.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 1, 2016

'Pokemon Go' a hit 20 years after franchise debuts

"Pokemon Go," the GPS-crossover game for smartphones, has been an instant hit all over the world, particularly in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 1, 2016

Emboldened Chinese military presses Xi for stern response to South China Sea ruling

China's leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling against Beijing's claims in the South China Sea, sources said, wary of provoking a clash with the United States.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 1, 2016

Former environment minister Yuriko Koike wins landslide election as Tokyo's first female governor

Former environment minister Yuriko Koike of the Liberal Democratic Party was elected Tokyo governor Sunday, winning a landslide victory to become the capital’s first female leader.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2016

'Helicopter money' talk takes flight as Bank of Japan runs out of runway

The BOJ's review of its monetary stimulus program revived expectations it could adopt some form of 'helicopter money,' printing money for government spending to spur inflation.
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jul 31, 2016

For Abe, it will always be about the Constitution

Nobody here on the Community page has weighed in on Japan's Upper House election last July 10, so JBC will have a go.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2016

Will 'Pokemon Go' power up Japan's 'Cool Economy'?

'Pokemon Go' may be a huge success, but without major structural reforms, Japan's creative economy won't take flight.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2016

Is Putin deliberately destabilizing U.S. politics?

A more destabilized West might serve Moscow's short-term interests, but in the long run Russia might suffer as much as everybody else.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2016

Security concerns prompt May to delay nuclear plant deal reached with China under Cameron

Prime Minister Theresa May was concerned about the security implications of a planned Chinese investment in the new Hinkley Point nuclear plant and intervened personally to delay the project, a former colleague and a source said Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jul 29, 2016

Terror, terror on the wall, who's the biggest of all?

The word 'terrorist' can and should be applied to a wider range of killers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NATURE'S PANTRY
Jul 29, 2016

'Kioke': The secret ingredient of soy sauce

Shodoshima, the largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, is not only covered in thousands of olive trees, it also holds half of Japan's remaining wooden soy sauce barrels. Though the island has produced olive oil for about 115 years, soy sauce has been made here for centuries — and has weathered many...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2016

Race relations in spotlight in Canada as Montreal cop convicted in teen's shooting death caught on video

A six-year prison sentence for a policeman in the shooting death of a teenager three years ago was a rare conviction in Canada, where activists say officers too often get off easy in brutality cases.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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