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BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 10, 2017

Stephens joins D-League's Los Angeles D-Fenders

High-rising forward Deshawn Stephens has left the B. League's Akita Northern Happinets and joined the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League, it was announced on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2017

Six years after the 3/11 disasters

Efforts to reconstruct the lives of people thrown out of their homes by the 3/11 disasters remain woefully uncompleted.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2017

Some systems handle populism better than others

In general, consensus systems deliver better economic results and more voter trust than majoritarian ones.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2017

China stealth jet enters service, navy building 'first-class' fleet

China has put into service its new generation J-20 stealth fighter, a warplane it hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States, as senior naval officers said the country is building a "first-class" navy and developing a marine corps.
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2017

Sluggers ignite Australia in rout of China

Australia manager John Deeble laid out a simple game plan for his team after its loss to Japan on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2017

India's democracy is strained by illiberalism

India continues to be robustly, even chaotically, democratic. But its freedom is under growing threat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2017

New guidelines tackle misuse of antibiotics amid rise of superbugs

Public health officials have begun tackling the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, as the prevalence of superbugs, or bacteria resistant to antibiotics, reaches alarming levels worldwide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2017

Fourth-quarter GDP revised up as capital expenditure rises steadily

Japan's economy grew more than previously estimated in the fourth quarter as capital expenditure rose at its fastest rate in almost three years — welcome news for policymakers as they begin to discuss how to wind down years of massive stimulus.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2017

SpaceX's moon mission is NASA's wake-up call

The lunar vacation offered by Elon Musk's SpaceX may also serve as the starting gun for a new and very different space race.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2017

Moritomo Gakuen overstated school construction costs in ministry filing, records show

Moritomo Gakuen, under fire for a questionable land deal with the government, vastly overstated construction costs for a new elementary school in paperwork submitted to the land ministry, records show.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 7, 2017

Top China official says Beijing has right to 'step in' to Hong Kong election

China's third most powerful leader said Monday that Beijing has the right to "step in" to Hong Kong's leadership contest, according to local politicians who met him, in remarks fueling fears of meddling from Communist Party leaders.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2017

A rising power without allies

The more power China has accumulated, the greater has been its difficulty in gaining genuine allies — underscoring that leadership demands more than brute might.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 6, 2017

It's time to get real about curriculum reform

Overhauling the curriculum to better prepare students for the future is commendable, but only if the changes are grounded in reality.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 6, 2017

Let's discuss changes to education in Japan

The education ministry will lay out new school curriculum guidelines that urge elementary and junior high schools to teach students that the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets are 'integral parts of Japanese territory.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2017

Innovation attractive to international tech firms

Saitama City, just 20 to 30 minutes by train to central Tokyo hubs such as Tokyo and Shinjuku stations, boasts many leading technology companies that produce key components and materials for high-technology machines.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 6, 2017

Sicily takes in 1,300 rescued migrants as arrivals surge 57% amid growing violence in Libya

Almost 1,300 migrants arrived in Sicily on rescue ships over the weekend after crossing the Mediterranean, while a 16-year-old boy died on one of the ships, Italy's Coast Guard said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 5, 2017

Yoshiki: 'We had to make our own world'

Yoshiki Hayashi hardly sleeps. The drummer, pianist, songwriter and leader of rock band X Japan has been in and out of the country constantly these past few months, promoting his band's new documentary film, "We Are X." At the same time he has been performing solo concerts, recording and squeezing in...
EDITORIALS
Mar 5, 2017

Congressional report on Futenma

The Japanese and U.S. governments would do well to heed local opinions on the Futenma base relocation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2017

Macron cements lead in French presidential race; Fillon crisis deepens

Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron cemented his status as favorite to win the French presidency on Friday as pressure mounted on his conservative rival, Francois Fillon, to pull out because of a deepening financial scandal.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 4, 2017

The shared shame of childhood poverty

Children who go to class without a good night's sleep and nourishing breakfast cannot possibly learn as much as their classmates.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 3, 2017

MVP candidate Fazekas ignites Brave Thunders in narrow victory over 89ers

Title-chasing teams thrive on down-to-the-wire contests.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2017

Is Beijing outflanking U.S. in South China Sea?

Beijing's military buildup is part of its strategy to dominate many disputed territories in the South China Sea — and push America back.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.

Podcast

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

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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