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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2016

Abe's tax debate is an ill-timed distraction

Raising the consumption tax would once again treat the symptoms of Japan's economic malaise, not the causes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 31, 2016

Odor punch proves showboating in Major League Baseball still a no-no

As if the colossal divide in American politics between the Clinton and Trump camps wasn't enough, there now exists a humongous chasm in MLB circles as well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 30, 2016

LDP grandees fall into line on postponing second-stage tax hike

Despite their earlier opposition, top executives in the Liberal Democratic Party effectively endorse Abe's plan to shelve the planned second-stage hike of the unpopular consumption tax.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 30, 2016

Trump's Japan-bashing and the security alliance

Even if Donald Trump ultimately loses the presidential race, his campaign may nevertheless prompt a reconsideration of both the U.S. policy of a rebalance to the Asia-Pacific and its TPP trade strategy.
EDITORIALS
May 30, 2016

Tsai moves, Beijing still unmoved

Beijing and Taipei must be prepared to compromise to ensure that the Taiwan Strait does not again become a regional flashpoint.
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2016

Britain at the crossroads as 'Brexit' vote looms

The 'Brexit' referendum is the most important vote in Europe in a half-century.
JAPAN / Media
May 28, 2016

Shooting the messenger: journalism under siege in Japan

Journalists who refuse to toe the official line are under pressure, experts say
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
May 28, 2016

'Neighborhood Tokyo' dispels myths about the megacity

"Neighborhood Tokyo" is a portrait of an average Tokyo neighborhood in Shinagawa Ward where Harvard Anthropologist Theodore Bestor did fieldwork from the late 1970s to early '80s. Though the book is a rigorous study of social life, Bestor's wit and candor open it up to general readers.
WORLD
May 28, 2016

Hajj row escalates as Iran and Saudi Arabia miss new deal

An Iranian delegation has left Saudi Arabia without an agreement for its citizens to attend the Muslim hajj pilgrimage this year, Saudi media have reported, a second failure by the rival Middle East powers to strike a deal.
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2016

100 years of hubris in Middle East

The infamous Sykes-Picot agreement is a convenient scapegoat for the instability that reigns in the Middle East, but responsibility for the region's tragedy is more diffuse.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
May 28, 2016

Experts decry bringing pro boxers to Rio

Whether or not the International Boxing Association (AIBA) allows professional boxers to compete at the Olympics for the first time at the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Games, the idea has sparked widespread criticism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2016

Why Obama blinked on rights in Vietnam

The Obama administration has chosen to reward one of Asia's least democratic regimes, with one of the region's worst rights records, without notable progress on freedoms and liberties.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2016

The dark side of Barack Obama's pivot to Asia

The U.S. president needs to avoid getting played by Asian leaders with ulterior motives.
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2016

Bangladesh: a new development paradigm

Bangladesh is on course to emerge as a middle-income country by 2021 when it celebrates its 50th year of independence.
JAPAN / Politics
May 24, 2016

Citizens' summit ponders whether Obama should apologize over Okinawa slaying

Questions about whether U.S. President Barack Obama should apologize over the alleged brutal murder of an Okinawa woman by an American base worker were raised Tuesday on the final day of the Citizens' Ise Shima Summit in Mie Prefecture.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 23, 2016

What's mine is yours: build bridges by sharing cultures

Saying Japanese culture can only be experienced by the Japanese inhibits cross-cultural exchanges and ignores the fact that Japan has borrowed liberally from other cultures.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016

Due process is being kicked off U.S. campuses

A lawsuit by a suspended Colorado university student should be remedial education for administrators.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016

Why millions of Democrats won't vote for Hillary

Hillary Clinton is more than 'flawed' in the eyes of many Bernie Sanders supporters, she's a warmongering monster.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016

Why are some politicians impervious to facts?

Many politicians make innaccurate statements, and most people can't be bothered to question them.
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
May 22, 2016

Osaka Ishin in existential crisis as election looms

A year after Osaka city voters rejected Osaka Ishin no Kai's most fundamental policy proposal in a referendum, the party finds itself heading south.
EDITORIALS
May 20, 2016

Myanmar gets democracy dividend

In recognition of Myanmar's transition toward democracy, the U.S. is lifting some of its economic sanctions against businesses and individuals.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 19, 2016

G-7 unlikely to agree on coordinated stimulus at Sendai meeting

Room for maneuver on fiscal policy seems limited when Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank chiefs meet in Sendai.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2016

May Day, Russia, Mayday!

Russian President Vladimir Putin used this year's holiday marking the Soviet victory in World War II to whip up jingoistic hysteria.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2016

Win or lose, Trump could cause a recession

America and the world will face an unprecedented economic disaster if Donald Trump is elected president and treats the federal government like one of his companies.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2016

How to tame North Korea

Pyongyang's belligerence is a complex geopolitical issue affecting regional security. It's time for new strategies to deal with the rogue state.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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