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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 19, 2015

Policy hurdles remain despite passage of new security laws

Ignoring protests from furious voters and opposition lawmakers, the ruling camp led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has enacted two divisive security laws, marking a significant departure from Japan's postwar pacifism.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2015

On the security bills, let me keep out of it

Though writing about the security bill, I will not mention my own opinion. I am, in fact, opposed to the oxymoronic approach called “collective self-defense,” but I will not tell you so.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2015

Putting Chinese medicine to the scientific test

Western doctors, elite medical institutions and pharmaceutical companies are starting to put traditional Chinese medicine to the scientific test.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2015

Thousands gather outside Diet in heavy rain for last chance to protest security bills

Thursday's heavy rain failed to douse the rage of thousands of demonstrators who gathered in front of the Diet building in Tokyo to protest the controversial security legislation that is expected to pass by week's end.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2015

Chinese leaders turn to former Premier Zhu Rongji for advice on economic reform

When top leaders from China's Communist Party made their annual pilgrimage to the seaside resort of Beidaihe last month, they turned to an old master for economic advice, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2015

Distant No. 3 Bush tries to dump Trump's 'low-energy' tag heading into Republican debate

Once considered a heavy favorite for the Republican nomination, Jeb Bush will try to energize his presidential campaign on Wednesday when he goes into a prime-time debate where Donald Trump looms large.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2015

Student protests continue quest to block security bills

Student protesters continued to cry foul over what they call "unconstitutional" security legislation Wednesday in a last-minute effort before the bills' expected Diet passage later this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 16, 2015

Japan's defense reform tarnished by low public support, unconvincing sales pitch

The ruling bloc's effort to pass a pair of controversial security bills has failed in an important respect: to win public support.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 15, 2015

Dream Games provide taste of sport's future in Japan

It's been obvious for many years that Japan's basketball leaders needed to take bigger, bolder steps to promote the game across the archipelago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 15, 2015

As historic election looms, Myanmar trials target student protesters

Every Tuesday, the moss-covered redbrick courthouse in Tharrawaddy erupts into activity for a weekly ritual: the mass trial of student protesters.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 14, 2015

Japan Post IPO could provide much-needed jolt

The Japan Post initial public offering could be just what the doctor ordered to enliven the country's stagnant banking sector.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2015

Look to past crises for clues on handling Syrian exodus

The Indochinese refugee crisis has lessons to offer for today's Syrian exodus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2015

China experts highlight need for economy based on consumption, innovation

Can the Chinese economy continue to thrive? This was the question that dominated discussions among leading Chinese and foreign business executives who gathered at a World Economic Forum meeting in the northeastern city of Dalian last week.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 12, 2015

Student protesters want a revitalized democracy

The large and loud crowds that regularly gather outside the Diet on Friday evenings are the result of student activists trying to do something constructive to block Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security legislation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2015

Why do Putin and his cronies look so nervous?

The Kremlin's successful campaign to build a besieged fortress has imprisoned its chief architect.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2015

Garbage imperialism? Nope, all trash is local

The developed world is doing better about handling its electronic waste, but a crisis is looming in developing nations as gadgets become more affordable.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2015

Will he, won't he? Osaka Mayor Hashimoto keeps public guessing about future role in politics

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto continues to fuel speculation that his political career will not end in November and that he might end up as an outside adviser to, or even a non-elected member of, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet by the end of the year.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015

A woman who could revive Japan's fortunes

LDP lawmaker Seiko Noda has some bold ideas on how to revitalize Japan, starting with the better utilization of the women who make up half its population.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015

Troubling Sino-Japanese ties

The animus between China and Japan should scare the rest of the world — especially the U.S., which could get dragged into war with a nuclear power.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 8, 2015

'Beacon 2015: Look Up!'

Sept. 10-Oct. 12
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2015

Will China crash and follow in Japan's footsteps?

If China experiences an economic fate similar to that of Japan, will it become more nationalistic abroad to distract from domestic disappointments?
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2015

Hashimoto's new national party likely to closely resemble Ishin no To

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's new national political party, expected to be launched next month, will pursue the same basic neoliberal economic and structural reform policies as those of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 7, 2015

Dark side of the mooncakes: China warns against extravagance as gift-giving season looms

Chinese media are not allowed to carry advertising that uses "extravagant wording" to promote gifts over upcoming holidays, the ruling Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog said, as the mooncake season approaches.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 7, 2015

In bid to retain voter loyalty, Singapore rulers nudge policy playbook a little to the left

At breakfast time one day last week, K. Shanmugam, a Singapore government minister, dropped in to a bustling food court to greet voters, listen to their grumbles and urge them to back the People's Action Party (PAP) in this Friday's general election.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2015

Good reasons not to panic over China's troubles

While there are legitimate reasons to be concerned, there's good cause to believe China isn't about to deal capitalism another near-death experience.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2015

Gadhafi's fate only hardened Kim's resolve

The Iran nuclear deal has raised hopes that North Korea might be persuaded to disarm, but no matter how improbable that would be, the Western alliance's Libyan misadventure makes it even less likely.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 6, 2015

PJD, Morocco's ruling Islamist party, wins key urban posts in local election

Morocco's ruling Islamist party won most of the country's key cities during Friday's local elections, further expanding its reach after four years of leading a coalition government that undertook major fiscal reforms.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 5, 2015

Transcending issues on the summit of Mount Shichimen

There are times in life when you need a monk. That's when you head out to Yamanashi Prefecture and climb up the sacred Mount Shichimen — to find Keishin-in Temple and get a Buddhist perspective on all things human, including love.
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.
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.
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.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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