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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2018

Beijing invents a different way to run an economy

The nation has avoided a recession for a quarter-century. Few countries can make the same claim.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 22, 2018

Deadly rains in western Japan revive calls for disaster prevention ministry

The fatal rains and flooding in western Japan — and the ongoing difficulties caused by the extent of the damage and record high temperatures — have revived calls for creating a disaster prevention ministry that can coordinate and streamline rescue and relief efforts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 22, 2018

Rampant bribery in Tokushima sheds light on rise on Japan's uncontested elections

Common sense might tell you that, as small towns and villages in Japan face aging and declining populations, they would do whatever they could to encourage their remaining residents to run for a seat on the council when election time comes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2018

U.S. launches campaign to erode support for Iran's leaders

The Trump administration has launched an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran to end its nuclear program and its support of militant groups, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2018

Liberia's biggest palm oil project quits eco-certification body

Liberia's largest palm oil company, Golden Veroleum, has quit a global eco-certification body in response to accusations from a global watchdog that it failed to get consent from communities before expanding onto their lands, the firm said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Jul 21, 2018

Fiercely intelligent and unstoppably prolific, Hiromi Ito is a modern literary provocateur

Love her or hate her — and her work tends to provoke strong passions in critics and fans alike — Hiromi Ito is a defining force in Japan's literary world.
EDITORIALS
Jul 21, 2018

Japan's first-ever plea bargain

A new concept confronts the nation's justice system.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 20, 2018

As Diet wraps up, Abe re-emerges as front-runner for LDP election

As recently as spring, the Abe administration was in disarray, weakened by what appeared to be an unstoppable flow of scandals and missteps.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2018

London's mayor wants residents to put on their walking boots to boost health

Londoners were urged to reach for their walking shoes Thursday as the government launched its first action plan to get more people moving around the city on foot.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2018

Putin tells diplomats he pitched east Ukraine referendum plan to Trump at their summit

Vladimir Putin told Russian diplomats that he made a proposal to Donald Trump at their summit this week to hold a referendum to help resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine, but agreed not to disclose the plan publicly so the U.S. president could consider it, according to two people who attended Putin's...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2018

A new tax to fix Japan's dire fiscal straits

There's a better way to increase tax revenue than raising the consumption tax.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2018

Geraint Thomas takes tough mountain stage

Geraint Thomas is in the perfect position to win a maiden grand tour title after claiming victory on Wednesday's first mountain stage of the Tour de France, but the Briton says compatriot Chris Froome remains the Team Sky leader.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 19, 2018

Plane makers working on tech to cut cockpit crews to one but facing pilot pushback

Airplane manufacturers are working to adapt jets to reduce the number of pilots needed for long-haul flights and to build new cockpits designed for a single aviator in order to ease a global pilot shortage and cut airline costs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2018

Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Aramco refinery in Riyadh with drone but operator lays fire to 'operational incident'

The Iranian-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said it had attacked a Saudi Aramco refinery in Riyadh on Wednesday using a drone, but the oil company said a limited fire at the plant was due to "an operational incident.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 18, 2018

Progress on new National Stadium going as planned

When the original plans for the main stadium for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics were scrapped, it left the project with a shortened timetable in which to build before the games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 18, 2018

Japan stands beside Europe on free trade

The Japan-EU trade pact could be an important turnaround both for the way Europeans see trade with Asia and for liberal democracy at large.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 18, 2018

Soundtracking the thrill of the climb in Jennifer Peedom's 'Mountain'

With "Mountain," director Jennifer Peedom has done for the mountaineering film what Marks & Spencer's did for food advertisements years ago: taken the concept and beautified it to such an extent that it provokes a visceral response. Salivating over the movie's visual perfection is the only appropriate...
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 17, 2018

Mass radio campaign saves thousands of children in Africa

A mass radio campaign in Burkina Faso led to a significant rise in sick children getting medical attention and could prove to be one of the most cost-effective ways to save young lives in poor countries, researchers said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2018

America's narcissistic national disorder

In the world of Donald Trump, there are enemies but no allies because he is so righteous and superior.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2018

Is Japan a land of contradictions or opportunities for immigration?

One could argue that there is no other country than Japan in the world today that has all the right conditions to welcome economic migrants.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Tomoko Otake

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