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EDITORIALS
Nov 30, 2016

Another twist in the Park scandal

Even if President Park Geun-hye does step down, the vacuum at the apex of South Korean politics will persist.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2016

Estimated cost for Tokyo 2020 Olympics jumps to ¥2 trillion

The figure is about 2.5 times the initial estimate in Tokyo's 2013 bid presentation to win the right to host the sporting extravaganza.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 29, 2016

Abenomics has a serious millennials problem

The gloomy view of the future among Japan's young people provides clues about why Abenomics has failed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 28, 2016

Some Japanese find frustration, others freedom in foreign tongues

The Japanese have never been skilled at communication, but they have been able to fall back on the belief that everyone understood each other without saying anything. Unfortunately, this has never applied to non-Japanese.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 28, 2016

Despite legislation, danger of exploiting foreign workers remains

Rather than relying on foreign 'trainees' to compensate for labor shortages, Japan should establish apprenticeship programs to give citizens needed skills.
CULTURE / Books
Nov 26, 2016

The hidden heart of Natsume Soseki

Dec. 9 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), a novelist widely regarded as being the one of the greatest writers of modern Japan. Events commemorating this anniversary have been held throughout 2016 but, in case you think it will all be over by Christmas, another milestone...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2016

Companies bet on sea change to tidal power in Indonesia

A well-connected Indonesian marine renewable energy company and OpenHydro, a unit of French state-owned naval defense company DCNS, aim to be the first to plug into the vast untapped tidal energy potential of the world's biggest archipelago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2016

Will Trump's foreign policies hurt or help his business empire?

Any moves by Donald Trump to ban Muslims from entering the United States or bring back waterboarding to interrogate suspects could have repercussions for some of his sprawling foreign business interests — from his golf course in Scotland to luxury resorts in Indonesia.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 21, 2016

Boosting Japanese innovation

To revive Japan's international competitiveness, the educational system must teach students how to think, make judgements and express themselves.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2016

Did U.S. academia help elect Donald Trump?

U.S. institutions of supposedly higher education are awash with hysteria, authoritarianism, obscurantism, philistinism and charlatanry.
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Nov 20, 2016

Fukushima mounts winter tourism offensive to draw foreign tourists to its snowy charms

A project will kick off in Fukushima Prefecture this winter to lure more foreign tourists to its snowy hills and mountains to help revitalize depopulated regions.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Nov 19, 2016

Vileness is a quality more repugnant than evil

There is a kind of moral ugliness that, without being quite evil, may be even more repellant than evil because evil — genuine evil — has, sometimes, a certain romantic appeal. You can admire the villain's strength, or courage, or dash, or reckless defiance of that which we all, sometimes, wish we...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 17, 2016

University of Tsukuba, Dome Corporation look to change Japan college sports landscape with new deal

The University of Tsukuba wants to help revolutionize college sports in Japan, and setting up its own athletic department is a big part of that goal.
EDITORIALS
Nov 17, 2016

The sinkhole in Fukuoka

Authorities need to find out exactly why a huge sinkhole formed in Fukuoka, and how to keep the same problem from happening again.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 14, 2016

Let's discuss a cheaper Tokyo Olympics

All options remain on the table after a working group set up to review the cost of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics met for the first time.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2016

Want to impress Trump? Make Abenomics work

Japan's leader needs to convince Trump that Asia's second biggest economy can be a winner again.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2016

Climate scientists fear Trump will snub pledged cut in U.S. emissions

Donald Trump's election as U.S. president muddies the outlook for efforts to cut greenhouse gases and could mean U.S. emissions stay flat until 2030, compared with deep cuts planned by President Barack Obama, scientists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2016

President Trump: Japanese-Americans, Japanese in U.S. weigh in

People of Japanese ancestry speak up about their impressions of President-elect Donald Trump.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 8, 2016

'The Universe and Art: Princess Kaguya, Leonardo Da Vinci, teamLab': Art that moves beyond our world

In the beginning, long before Netflix and Google Maps, our ancestors had only the sky, the sun, the moon and the stars to guide, dazzle and humble them. Naturally, as religions began to form, the first place to look was up, because surely that's where the deities dwell, right? And that yearning to better...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2016

Populism thrives off the automation revolution

The world is on the verge of massive change on the scale of the Industrial Revolution.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2016

How trees make cities healthier places to live

Municipal leaders can help fight global warming by implementing a tree-planting strategy that improves the health and well-being of their residents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2016

Bristling with cheaper hardware, China air show targets arms exports

China's extravagant display of military might at its largest air show last week, overlooking the disputed South China Sea, comes as Beijing seeks to leverage that clout on world markets.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Nov 5, 2016

Earthquake standards are on shaky ground

No one died in the recent earthquake that struck Tottori Prefecture, but the temblor was strong enough to cause extensive damage. Several thousand people are still in evacuation centers, which means it is not safe for them to live in their homes. Most of these houses were probably built before the latest...
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Man arrested over body found in bag in Kawasaki
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.

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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.
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