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JAPAN
Jun 13, 2017

Number of foreign students at public schools who lack Japanese language skills hits record high

Support system seen lacking as education ministry survey shows that 34,335 children needed remedial lessons as of May last year.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2017

Why Japan's poor media grade matters

Japan has a media problem, and it's holding back the economy and undermining Abe's goal of raising Tokyo's global status.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 13, 2017

Durant vindicates decision to join Golden State

Kevin Durant was criticized by many for joining an already-stacked Golden State Warriors team last July but it is hard to question the move after watching how seamlessly he fit in with the NBA's newest super team.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 13, 2017

U.S.-backed militias reach walls of Raqqa's Old City, face up to 4,000 Islamic State fighters

U.S.-backed Syrian militias advanced further into Islamic State's Syrian stronghold of Raqqa from the east on Monday, reaching the walls of the Old City, a war monitor and a militia spokesman said on Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 12, 2017

African and Asian investigators break up ivory smuggling syndicate

Seven smugglers involved in the illegal ivory trade from Uganda to Singapore have been arrested as a result of an 18-month investigation by African and Asian law enforcement officials, a countertrafficking organization said.
Jun 12, 2017

Notice of Entering into a Basic Agreement to Acquire Shares in The Japan Times, Ltd.

We hereby announce that News2u Holdings, Inc (CEO & Representative Director: Minako Kambara Suematsu; headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, “News2uHD”) and Nifco, Inc. (CEO, Chairman & Representative Director: Toshiyuki Yamamoto; headquarters: Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa, “Nifco”) entered into a Basic...
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 11, 2017

Japanese arms makers muster at MAST to build ties with Southeast Asia

Defense firms put their wares on display Monday at Japan's only dedicated arms show, a site for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government to promote industrial military ties that will bolster the country's influence in Southeast Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2017

Australia to build first prison aimed at isolating militants

Australia is to build its first prison aimed at isolating militants and stopping the spread of radical beliefs through the prison system as part of efforts to eliminate terrorism, the premier of New South Wales state said Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 10, 2017

When it comes to restaurants, people steal the darndest things

Since time immemorial, silverware has found a way to walk out of dining rooms. But the golden age of modern restaurant theft occurred in the early 2000s.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 10, 2017

Arrogant Abe disrespects U.N. and the press

What is with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's arrogant disrespect for the United Nations?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 10, 2017

'Spring Garden': A masterful look at loneliness and malaise in Tokyo

The civic story of Japan from the dawn of the 20th century to the present is one of migration from the countryside to the city.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2017

Trump expected to unveil new Cuba policy as early as next Friday

President Donald Trump is expected to visit Miami as early as next Friday to announce a new Cuba policy that could tighten rules on trade and travel, rolling back parts of former President Barack Obama's opening to the island, according to a U.S. official and people familiar with the matter.
JAPAN / History
Jun 9, 2017

Declassified papers reveal U.S. held debate on Japan's nuclear ambitions in 1970s

Japan's push to establish a nuclear fuel recycling program and use the plutonium created in the process was the center of an intense debate in the U.S. government four decades ago, pitting those who wanted smooth relations with Tokyo against those who worried the plan might lead to the proliferation...
EDITORIALS
Jun 9, 2017

Twenty-eight years after Tiananmen

The Xi regime should try to stabilize Chinese society by promoting democratization instead of taking an iron-fist approach.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2017

May dealt crushing blow, blurring Brexit talks

British voters dealt Prime Minister Theresa May a devastating blow in a snap election she had called to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks, wiping out her parliamentary majority and throwing the country into political turmoil.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2017

Plastic to outweigh fish in the sea if waste keeps flowing

Fresh from a grueling sea journey of more than seven hours negotiating the world's busiest shipping lanes on a paddle board, Lizzie Carr is on a mission.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 9, 2017

SoftBank gains cutting-edge robotics with Boston Dynamics acquisition

The SoftBank Group invests in a robotic future by purchasing Boston Dynamics from Google parent Alphabet along with Japanese robot maker Schaft.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2017

U.K. Conservatives lose majority as May's election gamble over Brexit backfires

Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to hold on to her job on Friday as British voters dealt her a punishing blow, denying her the stronger mandate she had sought to conduct Brexit talks and instead weakening her party's grip on power.
WORLD / Society
Jun 9, 2017

Scottish church becomes first in Britain to allow same-sex marriage

Same-sex couples will be able to marry in some churches in Scotland after religious authorities on Thursday agreed to change texts stating marriage is between a man and a woman, the first such move for a major Christian church in Britain.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 9, 2017

Taylor Swift returns to Spotify after almost three-year boycott

Taylor Swift is releasing her entire catalog on all streaming services, ending the pop star's boycott of Spotify Ltd. over her ability to limit her songs to paying subscribers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2017

U.S.-backed Kurd, Arab fighters move cautiously into Raqqa as Islamic State ranks fall back to fortifications

At Raqqa's eastern edge, a handful of Syrian fighters cross a river by foot and car, all the while relaying their coordinates to the U.S.-led coalition so they don't fall victim to friendly fire.
EDITORIALS
Jun 8, 2017

Tighten measures to combat illegal fishing

It is feared that the products of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing are consumed in Japan in large numbers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2017

Overhaul of sex crime laws receives broad support

The nation took the first significant step in more than a century Wednesday toward revamping its outdated sex crime laws with a Lower House committee's unanimous passing of a package of amendments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 7, 2017

Uber rival Grab hunts for new deals with SoftBank funding

Grab, Uber Technologies Inc.'s fiercest rival in Southeast Asia, is hunting for deals with funding from its biggest backer SoftBank.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2017

China missiles capable of sending nuclear warhead to Western Pacific: U.S.

China deployed new ballistic missiles last year capable of delivering nuclear warheads to ground targets in the Western Pacific, the Pentagon said.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
Polls open for key Upper House election that could shake Japanese politics
People vote during Japan's Upper House election at a polling station in Tokyo on Sunday.
Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands. A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust has discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the deep seabed off the Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end approaches.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
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’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

Podcast

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

Longform

In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
By Alex K.T. Martin

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