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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2016

Finance Ministry vs. the currency speculators

The Finance Ministry remains hesitant to back its tough talk with action, not least because of U.S. disapproval of supposed 'currency manipulation.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2016

Now Colombians must decide their nation's fate

It's a measure of the parlous mood in Latin America's most conflicted nation that the fate of the Colombian peace process is still anyone's guess.
OLYMPICS
Aug 30, 2016

Japan's judo gold medalists praise country's efforts with eye on 2020 Games

Japan's Rio Olympic judo gold medalists believe their country has reclaimed its rightful place as the sport's world No. 1, but warned the pressure to succeed at the 2020 Tokyo Games will be enormous.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 30, 2016

Shared homes offer respite for Japan's struggling single mothers

The government talks about creating a society where every woman can play an active role, but the chronic shortage of day care is pushing some entrepreneurs to take things into their own hands.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2016

Philippines says China must recognize South China Sea ruling

China will be the "loser" if it does not recognize an international court ruling against Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea, Philippine Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay Jr. said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2016

The iconoclast of Timbuktu and the world court

Making the act of deliberately 'destroying cultural heritage' a crime is a step in building an international human rights law that applies to everybody.
LIFE / Language
Aug 29, 2016

The Emperor's speech: lucid but appropriately indirect

Emperor Akihito's choice of words and presentation speak volumes about how the relationship between the Imperial family and the people of Japan has evolved since his father's address to the nation in 1945.
EDITORIALS
Aug 28, 2016

Duterte's threat to democracy

The Philippines' drug problem may well constitute a national crisis, but that cannot excuse Rodrigo Duterte's shredding of the rule of law and extrajudicial killings.
TENNIS
Aug 27, 2016

Djokovic has wrist injury

Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams face challenging early tests at the U.S. Open following Friday's draws for the year's last Grand Slam starting on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2016

U.S. and Russia fail to close deal on ending violence in Syria

The United States and Russia failed on Friday to reach a breakthrough deal on military cooperation and a nationwide cessation of hostilities in Syria, saying they still have issues to resolve before an agreement could be announced.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 26, 2016

Hawkish ex-foreign minister Maehara enters DP leadership race with dig at rival Renho

Seiji Maehara officially jumps into the race that will determine who will be the next leader of the Democratic Party, the nation's biggest opposition party.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 26, 2016

Radiohead triumphs at Summer Sonic

Few bands can draw a massive round of applause for 15 minutes of ambient music, but that's just what Radiohead received at the start of its Sunday night headlining set at this year's Tokyo leg of Summer Sonic.
EDITORIALS
Aug 26, 2016

Improving ties in Northeast Asia

Japan, China and South Korea need to realize that tensions over their differences rise in the absence of top-level diplomatic contacts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Summit seeks expanded investment and development

African nations and Japan will be seeking a new type of win-win partnership at the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) that will be held for the first time in Africa when it kicks off in Nairobi on Aug. 27 amid uncertain situations in Japan and the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2016

ANA cancels Dreamliner flights to fix engine troubles that could last through September

ANA Holdings Inc., the world's biggest operator of Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner jet, is canceling flights as it checks the Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC engines on its fleet for corrosion.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 25, 2016

Osaka brings in Harrellson to help man the middle

The Osaka Evessa enter a new era with two new big men patrolling the middle.
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2016

Japan's shaky fiscal consolidation

Instead of selling rosy high-growth scenarios, the Abe adminstration should present a concrete and credible road map for fiscal rehabilitation.
WORLD
Aug 25, 2016

Germany revamps national crisis plan for first time in 20 years

Germany has told its citizens to stock up on water and food in the event of a terrorist attack or national catastrophe and may even consider re-introducing conscription in its first overhaul of civil defenses in two decades.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 24, 2016

Agent: Messenger hoping to return to Tigers in 2017

Pitcher Randy Messenger is interested in working out a deal to remain with the Hanshin Tigers in 2017, his agent Matt Sosnick told The Japan Times on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2016

Trump campaign going to the mattresses

It's no more Mr. Nice Guy for Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2016

Suu Kyi picks former UN chief Annan to lead Myanmar commission

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi picked former U.N. chief Kofi Annan on Wednesday to lead a commission to stop human rights abuses in Rakhine State, where violence between Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims has cast a pall over democratic reforms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2016

Duterte wants talks with China on sea dispute 'within the year'

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he expects talks with China on their South China Sea dispute within a year, adding that he will not raise an international ruling rejecting China's claims there when he attends a regional summit next month.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
JAL to punish president and 36 others over pilot drinking scandal
Japan Airlines Managing Executive Officer Yukio Nakagawa (center) and others apologize after one of the airline's pilots was found to have been drinking alcohol, during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4.
After seven decades, is it finally time for the LDP to split up?
Signage atop the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s ruling party faces a tough decision over its future as it searches for a new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, reverse its waning popularity and reassure investors
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo

Podcast

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

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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