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EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2016

Japan's budding ties with Cuba

Japan should strive to build strong economic and diplomatic relations with Cuba.
SOCCER
Oct 6, 2016

Birthday boy Yamaguchi lifts Japan with dramatic late goal against Iraq

Substitute Hotaru Yamaguchi volleyed in an injury-time winner to jolt Japan's bid to reach a sixth straight World Cup into life with a 2-1 victory over Iraq on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2016

Japan gets reprieve in international effort to clamp down on ivory trade

A committee meeting at an international conference for animal conservation votes unanimously to ban domestic trade in elephant ivory.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2016

China warns Japan against 'playing with fire' in South China Sea

China has warned Japan that it is "playing with fire" in the South China Sea after Tokyo said it would step up engagement in the contested waters.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2016

Japan scrambles jets as China warplanes fly through Okinawa strait

The Air Self-Defense Force scrambled aircraft on Sunday as at least eight Chinese fighters and bombers — and possibly more than 40 — passed through a critical international entryway into the Western Pacific.
BASEBALL
Sep 23, 2016

Samurai Japan skipper Kokubo promotes team's new uniforms for WBC, stays mum about roster

Hiroki Kokubo didn't drop any hints about who would be on the Samurai Japan team for the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He did, however, help reveal what they would be wearing.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 20, 2016

Japan's Brexit challenge

Japan is being surprisingly forceful in demanding answers from the U.K. on Brexit.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 19, 2016

Japan's beauty queens rewrite old rules on race and nationality

With the crowning of Priyanka Yoshikawa as Miss World Japan 2016, the nation will once again be represented by a multiracial woman on the world stage of beauty.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2016

Justice Ministry says Taiwanese in Japan not subject to Chinese law on citizenship issues

The Justice Ministry denied Thursday that Taiwanese residing in Japan are subject to Chinese law when it comes to matters of determining citizenship.
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 14, 2016

Views from Tokyo: What are your thoughts on the new biracial Miss Japan?

Japanese citizens of various backgrounds speak about the victory by Priyanka Yoshikawa, born to an Indian father and a Japanese mother, in the Miss World Japan contest.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2016

A Russian deal with Japan finally may be possible

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be more open than ever to a compromise with Japan that would end the two countries' post-World War II territorial dispute.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2016

Japan shows why the Fed should hike rates

Tokyo's lesson is that keeping rates at zero for too long may do more to deaden confidence than instill it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2016

North Korean missiles land in Japan EEZ as world leaders meet at G-20 in China

Three North Korean missiles land within Japan's exclusive economic zone, a move that Tokyo called a grave threat to national security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 2, 2016

The most dangerous problem in Asia: Japan-China relations

China and Japan have a thousand-year history of fighting each other. What if that pattern repeats itself?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 2, 2016

China's 'little green boats' have Japan on alert

Chinese activity near the Senkakus is another example of the rise of ambiguous warfare, where a state uses irregular forces or nonmilitary means to advance its territorial goals.
SOCCER
Sep 1, 2016

UAE capitalizes on Japan's miscues to secure victory

Japan's bid to reach a sixth straight World Cup suffered a damaging early blow with a 2-1 defeat to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 20, 2016

Track legend Bolt, other sprint stars praise Japan relay foursome's teamwork, dedication

Three-time triple Olympic gold medal-winner Usain Bolt insists he was not surprised by Japan's performance in claiming silver in the 4x100-meter relay at the Rio Games on Friday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 20, 2016

Bolt completes triple-triple with Jamaica's gold in 4x100 relay; Japan makes history by taking silver

Japan came close to sabotaging Usain Bolt's bid for Olympic immortality but settled for a first-ever silver medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Rio Games on Friday.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
As Japan marks 80 years since WWII surrender, Ishiba expresses remorse
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lays a flower during the memorial service at the Nippon Budokan on Friday.
Trump shifts stance on road to Ukraine peace after meeting Putin in Alaska
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
War must never be repeated, says WWII guerrilla commander
Former teacher Satoshi Ito speaks during an interview in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, in June. Ito underwent training for guerrilla warfare at a secret school to prepare for a possible battle in mainland Japan during World War II.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.
Reading the Japanese clock: Are times a-changin'?
People walk past a time board at Hakata Station in Fukuoka. Luckily for those trying to catch a train, reading a clock is universal.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
The Japan Boxing Commission's safety protocols have been thrust into the spotlight following the deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who suffered fatal brain injuries while fighting on the same card on Aug. 2.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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