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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2016

Influential former Chinese Foreign Minister Tang meets Kishida amid chilly ties with Beijing

Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and former top Chinese diplomat Tang Jiaxuan on Monday pledged to enhance bilateral relations amid escalating tensions over sovereignty issues in the East China Sea.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 26, 2016

Plan to fix day care crunch belies decades of pent-up demand

The shortage of day care facilities is a long-standing issue in Japan, where the ranks of working mothers keep swelling, both out of choice and necessity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 25, 2016

Will Hikaru Utada's new album 'Fantome' change the rules of modern J-pop?

'As trends fade into the cultural rearview mirror, Hikaru Utada is a prime candidate to bring back what J-pop has lost in her absence: relatability.
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2016

Dentsu to repay ¥230 million in advertising overcharges

Dentsu Inc. said it will pay an estimated ¥230 million back to customers, including Toyota Motor Corp., that it overcharged for internet advertisements in a case likely to stoke concern that digital media transactions have lacked transparency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2016

Trump pitches jobs to blue-collar Ohio, oil pipeline across sacred lands, coal industry revival

Shiny new Jeep Wranglers and Cherokees, lined up in their thousands, wait to be shipped out by train from the Chrysler plant in Toledo, Ohio, where Donald Trump has come to court blue-collar voters with promises of jobs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2016

Offer Kim security for a freeze

A freeze on the development of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs in exchange for an end to sanctions and the establishment of ties with the U.S. would be a win-win situation for everyone.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2016

Japan to scrap troubled ¥1 trillion Monju fast-breeder reactor

The government opts to cut its losses, pulling the plug on the project after years of mishaps, cover-ups and waste.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton: It's political malpractice, stupid

The biggest reason why Hillary Clinton shouldn't be president? She is an atrocious politician.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 21, 2016

Hany Abu-Assad: Making strong voices heard

Ever since the first series of "Pop Idol" screened on British TV in 2001, the televised music competition has become practically inescapable, with franchises springing up everywhere from Macedonia to the Maldives. Given how cannily stage-managed these "reality" shows really are, though, it almost comes...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 21, 2016

Once-powerful Merkel losing her shine in Europe due to weakness at home

It is hard to think of what more Angela Merkel could have done over the past weeks to nudge fellow European leaders toward a post-Brexit consensus.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 20, 2016

Can the Bank of Japan keep the bond vigilantes at bay?

The Bank of Japan needs to tread carefully as the country's debt addiction is rattling jittery traders.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2016

Fed is a prisoner of exaggerated expectations

The notion the central bank could orchestrate economic growth was optimistic and unrealistic.
WORLD / Society
Sep 20, 2016

Yazidi ex-captive of Islamic State pleads at U.N. for refugee help

A young Yazidi woman held captive and raped by Islamic State militants appealed to world leaders at the United Nations on Monday to end war and improve the lives of millions of refugees as they agreed a voluntary framework to respond to the global crisis.
EDITORIALS
Sep 19, 2016

Slowdown in tourist spending

Regional authorities, businesses and communities need to help turn around the slowdown in spending by overseas visitors.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2016

Finding the right answer to China's THAAD dilemma

The costs of China's coddling of North Korea now far outweigh the benefits.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Sep 18, 2016

Freezing of Tsukiji relocation plan draws cheers, jeers

Hiroyasu Ito, chairman of the Tsukiji Market Association, has been "extremely shocked" twice in the past two weeks by the latest twist in the world-famous fish market's relocation plan.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 17, 2016

Cancer overtakes heart disease as Australia's biggest killer

Cancer has become Australia's biggest killer, overtaking heart disease for the first time to take more lives than any other ailment, a government health agency said in a report released Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2016

Trump finally backs off Obama birth claim, falsely says Clinton started it

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday abandoned his false claim that Barack Obama was not born in the United States after spending five years peddling conspiracy theories that the country's first African-American president started life as a foreigner.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 16, 2016

Economist questions report that income equality is holding steady

A Hitotsubashi University professor takes issue with a new report that indicates income inequality is not getting any worse in Japan.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
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.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men
Scientists say a recently-published study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Podcast

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

Longform

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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