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EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2017

Enhancing government accountability

A series of scandals has exposed the inadequacies of a guideline that governs the management of official documents by government ministries and agencies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2017

Building project threatens Beatles statue in Mongolian capital

A statue of the Beatles erected in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar could be at risk amid an alleged land grab, protesters say, as rapid development turns a city once famed for wide open spaces into a cluttered metropolis.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 11, 2017

Australia cafe adopts 'man tax' to highlight gender pay gap

A Melbourne cafe went viral on social media this week after introducing an 18 percent "man tax" to raise awareness of Australia's gender pay gap.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2017

Iceland could give Google a lesson on gender policy

The valid points in the fired Google worker's gender diversity manifesto shouldn't be drowned out by a chorus of condemnation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2017

Japan's young farmers pin hopes on technology to revitalize agricultural industry

A new breed of younger, business- and tech-savvy farmers is transforming Japan's shrinking agriculture sector with cutting-edge techniques and marketing strategies, giving new hope to an industry in slow decline.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 10, 2017

Sega embraces rogue fan programmers with retro Sonic sequel

Sega is doing what Nintendon't.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 10, 2017

China's ethnic Yi struggle against poverty

For Jisi Lazuo, the torch festival in her village in southwest China should be a celebration involving colorful ethnic clothes and eating freshly slaughtered pig.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2017

Budding inventors find encouragement in Sony's Seed Accelerator Program

Sony Corp., which is emerging from five years of brutal restructuring that gutted its workforce and product lineup, wants to show off a few new things.
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2017
Aug 9, 2017

Internal affairs minister Noda eyes telecommuting to boost women's empowerment

Newly appointed Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiko Noda said she wants to take the initiative to promote teleworking to pave the way for more flexible working environments.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50 years of ASEAN
Aug 9, 2017

University actively participating in exchange programs

Sophia University in Tokyo was selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as one of 11 subsidy recipients for participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Program in 2013. Since then, Sophia University...
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2017

Mississippi shows promise as Toyota and Mazda seek U.S. location for new auto assembly plant

As Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. begin to scour the U.S. in search of a location for the first new auto assembly plant announced since President Donald Trump took power, one state looks like a front-runner: Mississippi.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 7, 2017

Xi's move to punish North Korea buys time With Trump on trade

Xi Jinping appears to again be back in Donald Trump's good graces — at least for now.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2017

Lawyers attempt to fill in the gaps in the GSDF's heavily redacted South Sudan PKO logs

Lawyers poring over the activity logs that led to the defense minister's exit suspect that redactions point to illegal activities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 5, 2017

Japan Times 1967: 'Iconic Ginza streetcars are on their way out'

The streetcars that have tootled along Ginza, Tokyo's most glamorous shopping center for the past 56 years, will bow out by the end of the year.
Reader Mail
Aug 4, 2017

More needed for disaster prep

I commend Japan's governors for working together to address disaster preparedness ("Governors adopt declaration on disaster readiness," July 28).
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017

Toyota trawls for techies along Tokyo's Nambu Line amid Silicon Valley's tense rivalry

When it comes to recruiting tech talent, Toyota Motor Corp. is anything but subtle.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 3, 2017

Struggling in polls, Abe puts premium on stability in Cabinet shake-up

With Thursday's shake-up of his Cabinet done and dusted, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has delivered an apparent message to the public and political heavyweights in Nagatacho, the heart of Japan's central government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2017

China's fear of becoming Japan fueling crackdown on leverage, corporate buying sprees

President Xi Jinping's top economic adviser commissioned a study earlier this year to see how China could avoid the fate of Japan's epic bust in the 1990s and decades of stagnation that followed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2017

East Asia's challenge: resisting hyper-nationalism

Overcoming nationalistic barriers is more urgent than ever for pro-Western Asian countries.
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2017

Nawaz Sharif's exit in Pakistan

The struggle between civilian and military authorities remains the real fault line in Pakistan's politics.
Reader Mail
Jul 28, 2017

Bolster corporate governance

Your editorial on corporate governance on July 22 suggests Japanese businesses need to learn from their mistakes. However, you fail to mention how to solve the problems.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 26, 2017

Stockbreeding industry interests and the Kake Gakuen case

The opening of the first university veterinary medical department in 50 years is part of an effort to overhaul interests controlling the nation's livestock industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 25, 2017

Why not give the BOJ's governor a promotion?

Abe's choice is clear: Show Kuroda the door, or open his Cabinet to new thinking by a man who's seen considerable action in the economic trenches.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?