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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2019

Campaign kicks off for Japan Upper House poll, a litmus test for constitutional reform and tax hike

The focus will be on whether the LDP and other forces in favor of constitutional amendment will be able to retain their current two-thirds supermajority.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jul 4, 2019

Anime's aging but active artists: Mamoru Oshii on his latest project, 'Vladlove'

Writer and director Mamoru Oshii is best known for creating sci-fi thrillers that challenge orthodoxy with their philosophical musings and provocative, often nutty, imagery. His most famous film, the 1995 anime epic "Ghost in the Shell," features a stone-cold cyborg heroine who dives nude off a skyscraper...
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Canada report 2019
Jul 1, 2019

Canada and Japan celebrate 90 years

“This year’s 90th anniversary of Japan-Canada diplomatic relations is a perfect opportunity to assess our current relationship and plan for the future,” said Japan’s Ambassador to Canada Kimihiro Ishikane. “Relations between our two countries are strong, but we need to make sure we do not get...
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Jun 29, 2019

Sani Brown, Koike, Kiryu qualify for 200-meter final; athletes nab national titles in other events

Asian Games men's 200-meter gold medalist Yuki Koike, 100-meter national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Yoshihide Kiryu calmly qualified for the gold-medal race on Saturday evening at the 103rd Japan National Championships.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2019

Has Abe's summit diplomacy paid off?

Seven years and over 80 overseas visits later, Abe has no tangible foreign policy achievements and there is little prospect of this reality changing.
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Jun 27, 2019

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, Yuki Koike advance to 100-meter final at nationals

New national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, former record holder Yoshihide Kiryu and other top sprinters safely qualified for the men's 100-meter final at the Japan National Championships on Thursday.
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JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Universities lure foreign students on falling population

Universities conducting classes in English, intellectual debates between foreign and Japanese students where new ideas are created — these are just some of the things the central government envisions for the nation's higher education in order to become a magnet for talented researchers and students...
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Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Cultivating a setting, opportunities for future leaders

In today's increasingly unpredictable world, where borders seem transparent and change happens at lightning speed, Toyo University President Makio Takemura has a resolute vision.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2019

Women Political Leaders summit opens ahead of G20 as Abe pushes to improve gender parity

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his commitment to empower women and improve gender parity around the globe at the Women Political Leaders (WPL) Summit 2019 in Tokyo on Wednesday, ahead of the Group of 20 summit due to start Friday in Osaka.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2019

African swine flu poses a new challenge in Asia

Tokyo must also work with Asian governments to fight outbreaks of African swine flu throughout the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 26, 2019

Japan-China warming: People power at work

The impact of Chinese tourists is more than economic; the visitors to Japan are having a diplomatic impact as well.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2019

Japan to start testing unmanned vehicles on public roads

The economy ministry plans to start testing unmanned ground vehicles on public roads by the end of March next year through cooperation with private-sector companies, hoping to put them into practical use soon.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 24, 2019

Let's discuss 5G networks

Learn the English words for technology and a bit about much-discussed 5G networks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 21, 2019

Japan basketball pioneer Yasutaka Okayama reflects on his past, wishes Rui Hachimura well

Yasutaka Okayama was the first Japanese to ever be selected in the NBA Draft. But he humbly says that the impact made by Rui Hachimura is incomparably greater than his case.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2019

Long overdue fight against plastic pollution

Japan is attacking the plastic waste problem on two fronts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 10, 2019

Are Japanese ready to make their mark on the world?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to make Japan a signficant player on the world stage, but many young Japanese people don't seem to care about global issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 7, 2019

Chemical firm hit for punishing worker who took paternity leave with transfer halfway across Japan

Chemical producer Kaneka Corp. faces allegations of harassment after an employee returned from paternity leave to find that he — and, one presumes, his family — was being transferred to a different branch in another part of the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2019

Mitsubishi weighs buying Bombardier's regional-jet unit

Bombardier Inc. is in talks to sell its CRJ regional jet program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., a move that would end the Canadian industrial champion's involvement in commercial aircraft.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2019

Opposition parties submit bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Japan

Major opposition parties have submitted a bill that would permit same-sex marriage, a move that comes weeks after Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami