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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 3, 2016

Abe, Trump and Modi get on the wrong side of climate change

Oxford Dictionaries proclaimed the word of 2016 to be "post-truth," a scary concept that was popularized by the repulsive presidential campaign waged by Donald Trump. It refers to his chronic dissembling, invention of facts and intermittent grasp of reality heralding a new era where fabulists, revivalists...
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BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2016

ANA joins space tourism push as possible rival to Virgin, Blue Origin

ANA Holdings Inc. has invested in PD Aerospace Ltd., a Japanese company developing a craft to take people into space as early as 2023 that aims to rival Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Ltd.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 29, 2016

LDP ignores needed reform by focusing on term limits

The Liberal Democratic Party is being very shortsighted by focusing its reform effort so narrowly.
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BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2016

Pakistan says Japan traders among those eyeing LNG tender

Pakistan says Japan's biggest trading houses are among almost two dozen companies eyeing its liquefied natural gas purchase tender that it says is the largest on record.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 24, 2016

Toyota expects to improve EV batteries 'in a few years'

Toyota Motor Corp. said it aims to develop a new, more advanced electric car battery "in a few years" that will allow it to improve driving range and battery life by up to 15 percent.
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BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2016

Airbus wins $1.4 billion order for 13 planes from Peach Aviation

Airbus Group SE won an order for 13 Airbus planes valued at about $1.4 billion (about ¥154 billion) at list prices from Japanese budget carrier Peach Aviation Ltd., making inroads in a nation where most aircraft come from Boeing Co.
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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.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2016

Frequent visitors can now use automated immigration gates at airports

The Justice Ministry launched a new program Tuesday to allow repeat visitors to Japan to complete the immigration entry process at unmanned gates, a move aimed at cutting wait times.
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JAPAN
Oct 31, 2016

Girl group's Nazi-like costume draws online backlash

The idol group Keyakizaka46, a branch of Japan's top-selling girl band AKB48, has sparked outrage on social media over their Halloween costume, which resembled the uniform worn by Nazi SS officers before and during World War II.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2016

In boon for Abe, LDP officially signs off on extending president's term

The Liberal Democratic Party changes its rules to extend the maximum tenure of its president, Shinzo Abe, to nine years.
Reader Mail
Oct 21, 2016

No soap dispensers in public toilets

I just spent two weeks in Tokyo, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Loved the onsen in Shimoda! I was shocked to discover that Japan still does not provide soap in the toilets!
Reader Mail
Oct 21, 2016

Clamp down now on passive smoke

I read with interest the story "Health ministry unveils draft plan to combat passive smoking" in the Oct. 14 edition.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2016

China's Xi Jinping courts emperor's syndrome

Shaking up the Communist Party's leadership succession could give Xi room to deliver much needed reforms.
EDITORIALS
Oct 7, 2016

Expanding scope of wiretapping

The police are being handed expanded wiretapping powers. Where should the line be drawn to prevent such measures from going too far?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 5, 2016

Veteran Oga has harsh message for Women's Japan Basketball League

The Women's Japan Basketball League prepared a ball room at a luxury Tokyo hotel for its season-opening news conference with the head coaches and captains of all the 12 clubs on Monday.

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