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EDITORIALS
May 6, 2017

The labor drag on the economy

The labor shortage brought on by the shrinking and graying population is starting to have a profound impact on companies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2017

Reprieve or reform in Europe?

Unless Europe addresses flaws in growth patterns and pursues urgent reforms, the longer-term risks to its survival will continue to mount.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 3, 2017

Views from Tokyo: Which candidate would you vote for in the French election and why?

As France prepares to go to the polls again, French nationals in Kagurazaka and Asakusa were asked who they were rooting for.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2017

Sheryl Sandberg: world's most annoying person

It's that time of year again: Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg is telling Americans how to live their lives.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 2, 2017

Teachers have fewer rights than students

A recent Tokyo High Court decsion unwittingly affirmed that students possess more free speech rights than teachers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 30, 2017

Trump warms to Xi, but risks leaving allies out to dry

U.S. President Donald Trump's warm words for Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "good man" will reassure Beijing that he finally understands the importance of good ties but risk leaving America's allies in the region puzzling over where they fit into the new order.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 29, 2017

Donald Trump's 'first 100 days' is down for the count

In American newspapers, wire services, cable TV and blogs, U.S. President Donald Trump is beset by a host of recurring brickbats, from complaints over his refusal to make public his income tax returns and alleged Russian connections, to his reputation as a male chauvinist and propensity to cite conspiracy...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 29, 2017

Walters aims to inspire with coaching

After his first year as an NBA Development League head coach, Rex Walters looked back on the experience with upbeat answers and enthusiasm for next season.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2017

EU hurries to fill Trump trade void with Pacific partners Japan, Mercosur

Europe's claim to be the global champion of open trade and a counterweight to the threatened protectionism of U.S. President Donald Trump risks ringing hollow if it cannot sign a new Pacific free trade deal by the end of 2017.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2017

Abe's dreams and nightmares

The issue of North Korea is instructive for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Japan because the room for maneuver is limited and Japan is trapped.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2017

Pachinko industry raises money for low-income students, but critics call it a marketing stunt

The pachinko industry is urging customers to donate steel balls from their winnings to help put hard-up students through university.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2017

Automated factories can't solve Japan's productivity paradox

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has cut the number of workers on its turbocharger production lines west of Tokyo by more than 80 percent, as manufacturers from carmakers to electronics producers push further into automation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 24, 2017

In hunt for deal, Sprint said to look at options beyond T-Mobile

Wall Street is betting Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. will soon revive talks on a blockbuster merger, but a recent surge in demand for wireless assets has Sprint exploring other ways to unleash value.
EDITORIALS
Apr 23, 2017

Seek constructive economic talks with the U.S.

The Japan-U.S. economic dialogue should focus on constructive discussions, not minor trade discrepancies.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Apr 22, 2017

Tsubasa Watanabe: Model mixes punk with fashion on the runways of New York

At her first test shoot in Los Angeles, Tsubasa Watanabe was surprised by the outfit the photographer was asking her to wear: Hanging from the fingers of his outstretched hand was a pair of thong underwear.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 22, 2017

Documentary renews debate over renewable energy

Earlier this month, Kyodo News surveyed 44 companies that started selling electricity to consumers after the energy market was liberalized in April 2016.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2017

Workers have made modern Germany great

The German economy is going great guns thanks to high exports and strong unions.
Reader Mail
Apr 21, 2017

Teaching to the test not the right path

In his opinion piece on the disappointing Eiken test results, Walt Gardner offers up dubious advice ("Modify instruction to improve English skills" in the April 11 edition.)
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Apr 19, 2017

Senior Philippine police officials detail paid killings and staged crime scenes in Duterte's drug war

The Philippine police have received cash payments for executing drug suspects, planted evidence at crime scenes and carried out most of the killings they blame on vigilantes, said two senior officers who are critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2017

Japan seeks upper hand in U.S. dialogue seen as unlikely to yield concrete results

Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence are expected to tackle a raft of topics when the two nations meet Tuesday for the start of their first high-level economic dialogue since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump in January.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2017

The Turkish referendum

A referendum approving amendments to Turkey's constitution will give President Erdogan vast new powers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2017

Trump's Middle East supporters

Donald Trump's embrace of some Arab leaders, while leaving others alone, suits most Middle East governments quite well.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 17, 2017

Newcomers' traits: 'sunao' and 'otonashi'

Introducing the two adjectives 'sunao na' and 'otonashii.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 17, 2017

Let's discuss job hunting in Japan

A job interview can be an etiquette minefield.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 15, 2017

Television has forgotten its golden years

Japanese commercial television companies have a problem. The bulk of their programming has always been aimed at relatively young people, because that's what advertisers want. But young people no longer watch TV, or, at least, not in the numbers they used to. Having grown up in a world ruled by the internet,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 15, 2017

Tying the knot is unraveling in Japan

Love, marriage; marriage, love. It was so simple, once upon a time.

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?