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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2018

For Abe, Japanese abductees bigger issue than missiles in Trump-Kim summit

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has plenty to worry about ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un next week, including the prospect of a deal that undermines Japan's six-decade security alliance with the U.S. and leaves the island nation vulnerable to attack.
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BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2018

Cambridge Analytica ex-boss admits getting Facebook data from researcher

The former head of Cambridge Analytica admitted on Wednesday his firm had received data from the researcher at the center of a scandal over Facebook users' personal details, contradicting previous testimony to lawmakers.
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BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2018

Trump to stick to hard line on trade as G7 showdown looms with top U.S. allies

U.S. President Donald Trump is not backing down from the tough line he has taken on trade, the White House's top economic adviser said on Wednesday, setting the stage for a showdown with top allies at this week's G7 summit in Canada.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 6, 2018

Fans of Japan and East Asia are reinventing Orientalism with a friendlier face

The Western entertainment industry presents a distorted image of Asia. But it also inspires hordes of fans to learn more.
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JAPAN
Jun 6, 2018

Citizens from Japan and overseas take initiative to join worldwide war on plastic waste

Faced with shops full of food and other goods swathed in plastic, families across the world are trying to reduce its use and recycle wherever possible to lower its impact on the environment.
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2018

State Department defends U.S. envoy's 'empower' conservatives remarks after outcry in Germany

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday defended remarks by the new U.S. ambassador to Germany that drew condemnation from across that country's political spectrum, saying that U.S. envoys "have a right to express their opinions."
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2018

About that tritiated water: Who will decide and when?

Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's storage tanks already hold 850,000 tons of contaminated water, the amount is rising daily and space is running out.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 4, 2018

To be 'iru' or 'aru'? That is the question

To be or not to be? What Hamlet did not know (and likely didn't care about too much at the time) is that Japanese ways of 'being' make a categorical difference between animate and inanimate objects.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2018

As media pour in, Trump-Kim summit venue search leads to old Singapore pirate hangout

Of all of Singapore's big hotels, only one shows all its rooms and restaurants are blocked out for the week surrounding June 12, when U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are due to meet in the city.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 3, 2018

I want a divorce in Japan, but what about child custody and my mortgage?

A reader writes in with a query about the all-too-familiar subject of divorce, along with a related question about his mortgage.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2018

Modi threads path between rising China and an uncertain U.S. at first Shangri-La Dialogue appearance

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis described India as the "fulcrum" of security in the Indo-Pacific region as he traveled this week to an annual security conference in Singapore, attended for the first time by an Indian leader.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2018

South Korean and Japanese defense chiefs divided over future of North’s shorter-range ballistic missiles

Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera opposes rewards for dialogue, but South Korea's Song Young-moo urges support while offering nothing but silence on Pyongyang's short-range missiles.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2018

Germany's unification lessons for Korea

The sooner negotiations with North Korea shift from the threat of war to the potential 'win-win' of economic modernization and shared prosperity, the more confident we can be that true peace has been won.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2018

Keeping parents and children together is basic common sense

Punishing migrant children for the sins of their parents is both stupid and contrary to fundamental American ideals.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2018

Breaking down the Kake Gakuen scandal: Who's lying, Abe or his political opponents?

Opposition camp lawmakers roared in anger. Stenographers were ordered to stop transcribing. The prime minister accused an opposition leader of lying.
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 1, 2018

Trump's art of unpredictability has foreign leaders concerned

As a businessman, Donald Trump saw strength in his willingness to keep multiple balls in the air and change approach as they fell. In international relations, that unpredictability may be proving a liability.
Reader Mail
Jun 1, 2018

Abe's scandals deserve scrutiny

In "Time to reform Japan's political parties" in the May 23 edition, Ichiro Asahina dismisses the debate about Shinzo Abe's Moritomo and Kake scandals as partisan politics. Which parties does he think need reforming?
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2018

Japan's ruling bloc pushes labor bill through the Lower House amid worries over karōshi

The government says the comprehensive legal package will represent the biggest shake-up of labor laws in Japan's postwar history, but some believe it could make problems worse.
EDITORIALS
May 31, 2018

Face up to harsh reality of fiscal consolidation

As the government struggles to put together a credible road map to fiscal consolidation, the public should also grapple with the question of how the nation's fiscal health can be regained.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 31, 2018

Four female directors extol the virtues of short films in presenting new points of view

The red carpet at any film festival is known for star power and fashion, but when 82 women walked arm in arm down the red carpet at Cannes last month, it became a place for politics, too.
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2018

The Spider-Man of Paris is just one of many

Countries can benefit by accepting hard-working migrants who have shown their mettle by surviving their perilous journeys.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 30, 2018

How about a study-abroad adventure in Europe?

For Japanese students, continental EU universities offer high-quality courses often at lower prices than U.S. colleges.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 28, 2018

A letter to President Moon Jae-in

Now is the time for South Korean President Moon Jae-in to dramatically change his image in Japan.

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