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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2017

Time for U.S. left to start putting Americans first

Nationalism, not globalism, is the future of American politics — but right now, it's only the right that's riding the wave.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 1, 2017

South Korea moves to curb president's power after Park scandal

South Korean lawmakers are moving to ensure the nation never again has a president as powerful as Park Geun-hye.
EDITORIALS
Jan 31, 2017

Indonesia's tolerance test

The turmoil surrounding Jakarta's governor is a test of Indonesia's democracy and its commitment to a tolerant and open form of Islam.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 31, 2017

Quebec shooting suspect seen as 'nerdy outcast,' fan of French right-winger Le Pen

The French-Canadian student charged in a shooting spree that killed six people at a Quebec City mosque was known in online circles as a supporter of far-right French politician Marine Le Pen and described by a former classmate as a "nerdy outcast."
EDITORIALS
Jan 30, 2017

America's disruptor in chief

The world must prepare for four years of disruption and disorder.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2017

U.S. suffers an excess of intellectual emptiness

Both U.S. President Donald Trump and higher education suffer from a 'storm of outraged ego.'
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jan 30, 2017

Ruling coalition reshuffle?

Cracks are beginning to appear in the LDP-Komeito ruling coalition.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 30, 2017

The Bank of Japan has a 'Toyota problem'

BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's fight to lift inflation is being stymied by stingy Japan Inc.'s refusal to fatten paychecks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2017

Understanding the real cost of protectionism

Does Donald Trump know that one American company might be 'destroying' more American jobs than China is?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2017

How Russia secretly sold its oil jewel

More than a month after Russia announced one of its biggest privatizations since the 1990s, selling a 19.5 percent stake in its giant oil company Rosneft, it still isn't possible to determine from public records the full identities of those who bought it.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 28, 2017

Sino-Japanese propaganda wars are heating up

Both Japan and China are wielding history like a cudgel to bash the other and assert a sanctimonious nationalism that impedes reconciliation.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 28, 2017

Barnett enjoys TV work for Warriors

First in a two-part series
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2017

Trump's refugee order dashes hopes of Iraqis who helped the U.S.

Iraqis who say their lives are in danger because they worked with the U.S. government in Iraq fear that their chances of finding refuge in the United States may vanish under an order signed on Friday by President Donald Trump.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 26, 2017

East Asia, China and Japan in the age of Donald Trump

Given the grave concerns and uncertainties posed by the Trump administration's 'America First' policy, Japan and China should focus on improving their bilateral relations.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 26, 2017

Trump owes everything to the Bank of Japan

The rise of Donald Trump serves as a warning to Shinzo Abe: Too much quantitative easing can fan the flames of populism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 25, 2017

North Korean elite turning against leader Kim, high-level defector says

The North Korean elite are outwardly expressing their discontent toward young leader Kim Jong Un and his government as more outside information trickles into the isolated country, North Korea's former deputy ambassador to London said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jan 25, 2017

Your school may be international, but what values does it teach?

If you are vested in an international school as a parent, student, member of staff or management, here are four questions to consider.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 25, 2017

'Suffragette': The strength of women

Believe it or not, "Suffragette" is the first feature film out of Britain to focus exclusively on the suffragette movement. What took the country so long? Completed last year, it has finally made it to Japan, and in the light of all that's happening in Western politics, it couldn't be coming out at a...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jan 25, 2017

Helen Pankhurst: The suffragettes were just the beginning

As women march to protest Donald Trump's presidency and "Suffragette" is released in Japan, the words of Helen Pankhurst, activist and British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst's great-granddaughter, should resonate with many filmgoers.
EDITORIALS
Jan 25, 2017

Get to the bottom of 'amakudari'

The practice of 'amakudari' remains widespread despite regulations tightened to prevent collusive ties between the bureaucracy and industries.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 25, 2017

China to push Mandarin for minorities, protect dying tongues

China will "unswervingly" stick to the promotion of Mandarin for ethnic minorities, the government said on Tuesday of a policy that has ignited sporadic protests. The government will also step up protection for threatened tongues on the verge of extinction.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2017

Is Baseball Hall of Fame a museum or a shrine?

If Cooperstown wants admission to mean enshrinement, it must embrace and articulate the hall's ethic — that real success must be honorably achieved.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2017

Brexit, Trump and a warning

In this global network age, a wisely led U.K. should not be too close and committed to America or the EU at the expense of good relations with other countries.
EDITORIALS
Jan 23, 2017

Trump goes to work

Rather than bridge the gaps between his followers and his opponents, U.S. President Donald Trump used his inauguration address to dig them deeper.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2017

Oval Office won't change Trump

There won't be calls to let Trump be Trump. His inauguration speech showed he's already Trump — and always will be.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2017

Trump poses diplomatic dilemma for May with White House invite

Being the first European leader through the door of Donald Trump's White House is an honor that Theresa May worked hard to get. But it's one that comes with a daunting set of challenges.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2017

First days of Trump era signal America's deepening political divide

In the blocks surrounding the White House, signs reading "Love Trumps Hate" and "Build Bridges Not Walls" littered the sidewalks on Sunday, the detritus of the Women's March protesting the policies of President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2017

Davos conferees look to embrace windfalls from populist political shift, for now

Populism isn't necessarily bad for the global economy. It might even be boosting it — at least for now.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 22, 2017

Tokyo all smiles as it takes stock of Trump's nascent team with a wary eye

After Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with President-elect Donald Trump following his November election win, Tokyo cautiously assesses the new U.S. leader's policies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2017

How space could trigger an economic crisis

The World Economic Forum's annual assessment of global risks, published this month, rates extreme weather events as the most likely risk to the world.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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