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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2016

Trump campaign going to the mattresses

It's no more Mr. Nice Guy for Donald Trump.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2016

The Brexit question that nobody has asked

Is Britain's less-than-full-hearted commitment to the European adventure best pursued as an increasingly anomalous member of a broken EU or as a concerned and friendly neighbor?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2016

EU must move forward after Brexit, agree Germany, France, Italy

The leaders of the eurozone's biggest economies held talks on Monday in the aftermath of Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union and said Europe had to turn its back on populists who blamed Brussels for all its problems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2016

In the electronics doldrums

The main culprit of Japan's economic doldrums during the past quarter century is the stagnation of its electronic equipment manufacturers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2016

Chinese 'explosive shopping' boom turns to Japanese cosmetics, supplements

The spending power of Chinese tourists in Japan is so impressive there's a special word for it: bakugai, or explosive buying.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 22, 2016

Civility shown to Russo-Japanese War POWs lives on as Matsuyama's legacy

Tucked away in a tiny corner of Matsuyama, on a hillside not too far from the famous Dogo Onsen hot springs resort, lies a unique graveyard. Inside lie gravestones for 98 Russian POWs who died during the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War, a somber reminder of a time the city is nevertheless generally eager...
WORLD
Aug 21, 2016

New York ends English-language requirement for cab drivers

New York City taxi drivers will not be required to speak English any longer.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / PHOTO ESSAY
Aug 20, 2016

Kumano Kodo: a trek to Japan's sacred heart

Two photographers walk the nation's legendary pilgrimage route, capturing the eerie solitude of a spiritual path that still dwarfs humans
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 20, 2016

Does ‘Provoke’ still push back today?

The year 1968 saw a wide range of actions directed against the Japanese government: Universities were occupied, protesters demonstrated en masse against Japan's complicity in the Vietnam War and students mobilized to stop the transportation of Vietnam-bound jet fuel through Shinjuku Station. A quieter,...
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BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2016

New think tank in Japan offers tips on LGBT awareness, market potential

As the nation slowly turns its eye to the concerns and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, more companies are starting to respect sexual minorities as employees as well as consumers.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 19, 2016

North Korea executes officials, imposes new controls after diplomat's defection: report

North Korean officials who failed to prevent recent defections have been mown down by anti-aircraft fire in grotesque executions ordered by leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean report said Thursday.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 18, 2016

Sipping beer under the stars; a taste of Texas BBQ in Tokyo; 'slumber party' offers luxurious stay

Sipping beer under the stars
EDITORIALS
Aug 18, 2016

Building stronger ties with Iran

Japan should consider more proactive steps to beef up its relations with Tehran, by building on the bilateral investment treaty signed in February to boost economic ties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 18, 2016

Campaign said in 'hospice phase' as Trump taps firebrand to put him back on brash tack

Donald Trump's surprise move to hand the reins of his campaign to a right-wing firebrand was seen Wednesday as a formalized revival of his bare-knuckled, anti-establishment strategy and a rebuke to prominent Republican strategists who doubt its power to win the White House.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2016

Munich boosting Oktoberfest security after terrorist attacks

Organizers of the world's biggest beer festival, Munich's Oktoberfest, have raised security after Islamist attacks in Germany last month, including banning rucksacks, introducing security checks at all entrances and erecting fencing.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2016

China faults North Korean airline over maintenance, training

China will limit the operations of North Korean carrier Air Koryo after one of its aircraft made an emergency landing in a northeastern Chinese city last month, and has told the airline to improve training and maintenance.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 17, 2016

'Yell For the Blue Sky': High school drama never really changes

The seishun eiga or "youth film" is one Japanese genre that doesn't travel well abroad. With only a few exceptions, these films assume a familiarity with the insular world of the Japanese high school (or, once in a while, junior high school) that outlanders are unlikely to possess. They also follow certain...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2016

Cleaning up the Olympics

Gov. Yuriko Koike is aiming for a successful Olympics that enhances — rather than derails — Tokyo's future.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 15, 2016

Learn how to treat others in Japanese and let them treat you with 'ogori' and 'mochi'

Introducing expressions that mean 'to treat' and some related phrases.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 13, 2016

The lure of Japan's mysterious ruins

Abandoned sites offer explorers a numinous mix of history, mortality and a sense of the passage of time
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 13, 2016

In 'Hibana' TV series, sparks fly when the art of comedy collides with ambition

Television as the career apex for Japanese comedians is the kernel of the plot for the 10-part Netflix series 'Hibana,' based on the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel by Naoki Matayoshi.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2016

Divisions weaken Palestinians

There can never be a free Palestine without Palestinians first freeing themselves of the factional strife that weakens them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 11, 2016

Champagne bar pays bubbly tribute; buffet offers view of ancient garden; tasting a forest of summer desserts

Champagne bar pays bubbly tribute
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 11, 2016

Ecuador will let Sweden interview Assange in London over rape allegations

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JAPAN
Aug 10, 2016

The race is on for volunteer interpreters for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Japan gears up for another kind of competition, namely the race to nurture volunteer interpreters for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2016

Glitch-plagued Delta scrubs more than 500 flights worldwide

Delta Air Lines Inc said it was canceling more than 500 flights worldwide on Tuesday as the carrier worked to restore operations after a power outage hit its computer systems on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2016

Combating the terrorist threat

While the threat of terrorism in Britain is real, people should remember the chance of falling victim is remote and carry on with their normal lives.
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2016

Swiss court rejects two Russians' bid to place track ban on hold

Two Russian track and field athletes have failed in a bid to have their ban from the Olympics put on hold.

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.