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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2018

Trump's border policy making private prisons great again

Business is booming for America's vast, secretive, politically connected $5 billion private-prison industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2018

Japan's energy and decarbonization challenge

The nation's long-term energy strategy aims to achieve an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2018

Trump looks to ban China Mobile from U.S. market over security concerns

The Trump administration moved against letting China Mobile Ltd. enter the U.S. telecommunications market, saying the government-owned company would pose national security risks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2018

Al-Qaida-allied suspect in July 4 Cleveland bomb plot appears in court

An Ohio man arrested on suspicion of planning to detonate a bomb at Cleveland's Fourth of July celebrations and then stand by and watch "it go off" was granted a public defender on Monday during his initial appearance in court.
EDITORIALS
Jul 2, 2018

The North Korean threat remains

While every effort must be made to encourage North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, blind faith and naivete will not defend Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2018

Erdogan's re-election and its dire consequences

Turkey's president now has a green light to pursue even more vigorously his nationalistic theme and his Islamic agenda.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 2, 2018

Two years of Rodrigo Duterte: A mixed picture of drug war and economic boom

President Rodrigo Duterte's two years in office in the Philippines have been marred by controversy, but with one big success: A booming economy. The jury is still out if that's because, or in spite, of him.
Japan Times
Hong Kong report 2018
Jul 2, 2018

The best is yet to come

As Hong Kong celebrates the 21st anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, I am delighted that our bilateral relations with Japan continue to grow from strength to strength.
Japan Times
Hong Kong report 2018
Jul 2, 2018

Building communities, connecting people and transforming lives

“It is a very exciting time for Hong Kong,” said Dr. Stephen Riady, President of The Lippo Group of Companies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2018

Trump will press Putin on election meddling denials: John Bolton

U.S. President Donald Trump will press Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Moscow's denial of meddling in the 2016 presidential election when the two leaders meet next month, national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jul 1, 2018

Osaka set for second Wimbledon

This time last year, Naomi Osaka was ranked No. 59 and preparing for her Wimbledon debut while still in search of her first WTA title.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jul 1, 2018

Japan on just 10 judges a day costs a pretty penny

With over 1,000 courts but less than 4,000 judges, somehow 3.5 million cases get cleared every year.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 30, 2018

Shinzo Abe's Kake Gakuen scandal refuses to lie down and die

Most people believe politicians lie, though the reflexive skepticism with which the current U.S. president’s pronouncements are met is probably exceptional. The secret to successful lying is to never admit to it in the slightest way.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 30, 2018

Implementation of minpaku laws lambasted

One year ago, the Kasumigaseki Watch column in the monthly business magazine Keizaikai (August 2017) noted that while the government has set an annual target of 40 million foreign visitors by 2020, the tourism ministry was unable to formulate an effective strategy due to "insufficient" staistical data....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2018

GM says U.S. import tariffs could mean 'smaller' company and fewer jobs

General Motors Co. warned on Friday that higher tariffs on imported vehicles under consideration by the Trump administration could cost jobs and lead to "a smaller GM" while isolating U.S. businesses from the global market.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2018

NASA unveils program aimed at preventing an asteroid apocalypse

Among Earth's natural disasters, the one humans probably ponder least is asteroids, huge objects zipping through our solar system at ludicrous speeds.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 29, 2018

'Mass civil disobedience': 600 arrested at Senate sit-in as women march against Trump's immigration policy

Nearly 600 protesters were arrested during a clangorous occupation of a U.S. Senate office building in Washington on Thursday, where they decried U.S. President Donald Trump's "zero- tolerance" stance on illegal immigration.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

Podcast

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

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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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