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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2020

Strong liberal arts education is key to success in Society 5.0

A liberal arts education is crucial to the development of the skills required for success in Society 5.0.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2020

Turkey-Syria crisis points to risky post-American Mideast

Washington's withdrawal might usher in yet more bloodshed and uncertainty, particularly if the region's most powerful countries continue to believe they can often achieve as much with military action as by negotiation.
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Feb 17, 2020

Tokyo Marathon canceled for 38,000 runners over COVID-19 fears

Participation in one of Japan's biggest annual sporting events will be limited to elite runners and wheelchair competitors.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 17, 2020

Osaka referendum: Merger gets second chance, but are voters on board?

Five years after voters in the city of Osaka narrowly voted down a referendum on consolidating its 24 wards into five with more autonomy and eliminating the municipal assembly and mayor, another referendum is set for later this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2020

Global economic policy hinges on China's next move amid coronavirus

The broad policy direction for many of the world's central banks and governments now hinges on one question: How will the Chinese government respond to the economic shock caused by the coronavirus?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 16, 2020

Power and money in Japanese politics

The income and terms of office for lawmakers can help explain Diet bribery and corruption.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 16, 2020

Tourism hit from coronavirus will carry into 2021, travel experts say

Even as infections of the novel coronavirus seemed to be slowing at one point last week, the effects of the epidemic on the global tourism industry were accelerating rapidly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 15, 2020

COVID-19 reveals fractured moral impulse of social media

The outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, now officially named COVID-19, has sparked plenty of concern online — some valid, others more hyperbolic in nature. Like many global events in the social media age, the outbreak has also resulted in no shortage of fake news and racism. Both elements have...
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2020

Japan Atomic accused of altering data about fault under Tsuruga reactor

The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Friday accused Japan Atomic Power Co. of modifying the original geological data used to determine whether a fault under the Tsuruga power plant's controversial No. 2 reactor is active or not.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2020

In fresh scandal for Toshiba, subsidiary found to have booked ¥43.5 billion in fictitious sales

Toshiba Corp. said Friday that a subsidiary booked fictitious sales of ¥43.5 billion in 26 transactions recorded only on paper.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020

As quarantine nears end, clearing coronavirus-hit ship is daunting task for Japan

With thousands to be tested before the quarantine ends on Wednesday, the outgunned health ministry is mum about the idea of an extension.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2020

What Iran's attacks on American bases tell us about China's missile program

The belief that Chinese missiles are numerous, but inaccurate, is likely now outdated.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 14, 2020

After 59% returns, palladium rally endangered by massive drop in China car sales

A record 22 percent slump in China's January car sales is threatening to derail the rally in palladium, used to curb emissions from vehicles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 14, 2020

Philippines' Duterte tests Trump with move to unravel decades-old alliance

Over the years, Rodrigo Duterte's regular rants about the U.S. appeared to amount to little more than bluster. This week the Philippine leader finally moved to dismantle an alliance that has endured since World War II.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Feb 13, 2020

Corporate Japan's paralyzing fear of the unhappy customer

Avoiding risks in business can help to keep your company safe, but it also lessens the chance you'll do something truly game-changing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2020

Trump presidency puts American democracy in peril

A determined president with a tight grip on his party and contempt for the rule of law can free himself from the U.S. Constitution's restraints.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2020

How the coronavirus could help Trump

A pandemic that originates in China could make the U.S. president's nationalism seem justified.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2020

With virus outbreak, China showcases micro drone surveillance

China remains dependent on using humans to watch other humans. That, however, is changing very quickly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 11, 2020

Paul Singer versus Masayoshi Son: Billionaires playing nice — for now

Paul Singer earned his reputation as a take-no-prisoners brawler by challenging the interests of Argentina's government and South Korea's family businesses. With his latest investment, though, the American activist investor appears to be taking a more collaborative approach.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2020

The coronavirus and Xi Jinping's worldview

No matter how bad the coronavirus epidemic gets, the crisis will not change how China is governed under President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 8, 2020

Muddy waters: The battle to save Japan's ailing freshwater pearl industry

While Lake Biwa played a key role in the establishment of a domestic freshwater pearl industry, farmers are now facing a bleak future.
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Feb 8, 2020

'The Chronicles of Lord Asunaro': Period drama, modern satire

One of the newest novellas out from Red Circle Minis, "The Chronicles of Lord Asunaro" by Kanji Hanawa, covers far more ground than its size might suggest.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2020

Japan decides to refuse entry to noncitizen cruise ship passengers bound for Okinawa due to virus concerns

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that Japan has decided to refuse entry to noncitizen passengers on board a luxury cruise ship that is set to arrive in the country later this week as some are suspected to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2020

Drugmakers see long road ahead in coronavirus vaccine race

Drugmakers racing to find a vaccine or effective treatment for the deadly new coronavirus cautioned that they have a long way to go.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2020

The president of Turkey versus the world

Recep Tayip Erdogan used to be a fairly competent strategist, but he has been in power too long and he has lost the plot.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2020

North Korea's 2020 vision: A nuclear shield, not a sword

The longer Kim keeps nuclear weapons, the more credible the claim will become that his primary interest is in nuclear deterrence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 2, 2020

Japan should boost neighbors' manufacturing industries

The problems both Japan and its neighbors face are mutually complementary.

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years