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EDITORIALS
Oct 24, 2015

Truancy rate increases again

The education ministry must do a better job in reducing truancy by addressing the needs of students who don't fit the standard system.
CULTURE / Music
Oct 23, 2015

Roth Bart Baron gets theatrical on latest album, 'Atom'

Listening to Roth Bart Baron, it's not hard to hear the influence of Montreal-style indie rock on the band. But the duo believes if you dig deeper on its second album, "Atom," you can also hear a sci-fi ode to Tokyo.
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2015

Opposition eyes campaign tie-up

The opposition camp could cut into the ruling bloc's grip on the Diet if the parties can agree to cooperate for next summer's Upper House election.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2015

China graft-buster says must learn from ancients to tackle corruption

China's ruling Communist Party must learn from the traditional virtues that have defined Chinese culture since ancient times as it tackles corruption, a problem that still hangs "acutely" in front of them, the top graft-buster wrote on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2015

Japan denies suggesting early reciprocal visits by Abe and Xi

A former top Chinese official has suggested Japan proposed early reciprocal state visits by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2015

Kuroda effect seen as homebuyers choose fixed-rate mortgages

Homebuyers are starting to bet that the unprecedented monetary easing of Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will cause interest rates to rise, even as inflation stagnates well below the official 2 percent inflation target.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 21, 2015

Internal mistakes behind S-Pulse's fall from J1 ranks

Shimizu S-Pulse's proud uninterrupted record as a J. League first-division team came to an end last weekend, but after years of muddled leadership, the club has no one to blame but itself.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 21, 2015

As U.S. eyes South China Sea patrols, will Japan play a role?

Some experts say Japan, with its newly empowered military, could play a larger role in Washington's activities near China's man-made islands is the South China Sea.
Japan Times
PRESS / Services
Oct 21, 2015

The Japan Times ST編集長によるボキャブラリー講座毎週月曜日YouTubeにて配信中!

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役:堤丈晴)発行の英語学習者向け週刊英字新聞「The Japan Times ST」の編集長・高橋敏之がお届けする英語ボキャブラリー動画講座『ボキャビル・カレッジ』が毎週月曜日、YouTube上で配信されています。...
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2015

Auctions eyed for solar power providers under renewable energy incentive program

A Japanese government task force is considering auctioning as a way to manage the awarding of solar projects amid an overhaul of an incentive program to encourage clean energy.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 20, 2015

After Hara's exit, Tanishige becomes longest-serving CL skipper

Continuity in Japanese dugouts took a hit when now-former Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara sat down for his retirement news conference on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2015

GOP head of Benghazi probe claims Clinton not being targeted, hits Republicans for saying otherwise

The Republican head of the congressional investigation into the Benghazi attack said on Sunday he is not targeting Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and such talk hurts the inquiry.
WORLD
Oct 18, 2015

Pentagon says Khorasan Group leader al-Nasr killed in Syrian airstrike

An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition has killed Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi citizen and the leader of an al-Qaida offshoot called the Khorasan Group, a Pentagon spokesman said Sunday.
BUSINESS / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Oct 18, 2015

Much riding on giant Japan Post Group IPO

Three state-affiliated companies in the Japan Post Group are set to go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as the government seeks to raise ¥1.4 trillion.
BASKETBALL
Oct 18, 2015

Lightning beat Five Arrows for first-ever bj-league win

After an 0-5 start, the Hiroshima Lightning achieved team history on Saturday, beating the visiting Takamatsu Five Arrows 95-79 for the franchise's first victory as a bj-league team.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 18, 2015

Radio personality Peter Barakan brings the world to Tokyo for Live Magic!

'I'm going off track again. Wait a minute." Midway through a lengthy digression about an "amazing" New Orleans band named Boukou Groove, Peter Barakan pauses, ever so briefly, to check the conversational signposts.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 18, 2015

Kero Kero Bonito blend English and Japanese rap into bouncy pop tracks

Sarah Midori Perry remembers checking MixB, an online bulletin board for Japanese expats in London, almost every day ... and feeling underwhelmed.

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’