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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.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 28, 2018

The 'Mao suit': One outfit for the people, but with many names

The English-language media recently described North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as wearing a 'Mao suit,' but no one in East Asia would refer to it this way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 28, 2018

In push to salvage U.S.-North Korea summit, team of veteran American diplomats faces high hurdles

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that an advance team of veteran American diplomats is conducting talks with North Korean officials at the border between the two Koreas as both the U.S. and the North work to salvage a possible leaders' summit — a push that faces a number of daunting challenges,...
Japan Times
CULTURE
May 27, 2018

Will digital piracy ruin the future of manga?

Author and manga translator Frederik L. Schodt once pointed out to me that many of Japan's cultural products are embraced abroad just as they are declining at home. Ukiyo-e prints became the rage in Europe in the late 19th century, nearly 100 years after they'd peaked in Edo and Kyoto. Sake sales have...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 26, 2018

Ex-players troubled by Nihon University's handling of scandal

The ongoing scandal surrounding the Nihon University football team has embarrassed many of its present and former players.
EDITORIALS
May 26, 2018

College football's cheap shot

Dirty play has no place in college football, or any sport.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 26, 2018

U.S. 'maximum pressure' on North Korea faces test with summit in limbo

U.S. efforts to sustain and possibly intensify its "maximum pressure" campaign on North Korea are entering a perilous phase as a potential breakdown in diplomacy with Pyongyang raises fears that China may loosen its enforcement of international sanctions.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
May 25, 2018

Michael Socolow explores evolution of global sports broadcasting through prism of 1936 Berlin Olympics in award-winning book

With a sharp eye for detail, American author and media historian Michael Socolow combines elements of geopolitical intrigue, Olympic history and sports broadcasting exploration infused with vigorous enthusiasm for rowing in his notable November 2016 book "Six Minutes in Berlin: Broadcast Spectacle and...
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BUSINESS
May 25, 2018

How investors are reacting to the Trump-Kim summit collapse

Stephen Innes has been buying gold since the news broke that U.S. President Donald Trump had canceled his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
EDITORIALS
May 25, 2018

Keep North Korea process on track

Japan must work with the U.S. to prevent a return to the earlier antagonism that marked U.S.-North Korea relations and to keep together the coalition that is maintaining pressure on Pyongyang.
JAPAN / Politics
May 25, 2018

Tokyo shows united front on Trump-Kim summit cancellation, calling for cooperation with U.S. and South Korea

Japanese officials take the development in stride, saying meeting for meeting's sake should not be a priority with the nuclear-armed hermit state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 25, 2018

Trump-Kim summit failure: Improvised diplomacy and skipped meetings

A historic summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un — abruptly agreed to with little plan for how events would unfold — collapsed as the leaders talked past each other on their goals, phone calls weren't returned and rhetoric turned from hopeful to sour.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2018

Can multiparty democracy work in multiethnic Malaysia?

Building a framework that allows dissenting voices to be heard, and heeded, must be Malaysia's highest priority.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2018

For sake of kin, Korean residents of Japan seek any thaw with Pyongyang but doubt Abe can bring results

If and when a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un takes place, it will be a day of hope, especially for the people of Northeast Asia, that a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, technically at war since a 1953 armistice halted the Korean War, is finally within...
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2018

Sony's new PlayStation chief hints at return to portable gaming

Sony Corp.'s new PlayStation chief John Kodera said he sees a future in portable gaming, departing from his predecessor's view that there's a limited market for handheld games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 23, 2018

U.S. and North Korea engage in diplomatic dance amid shifting prospects for Singapore summit

With less than three weeks to go before the first-ever planned U.S.-North Korea summit, both sides are engaging in a delicate diplomatic dance, claiming that the landmark event might not even be held while also serving up concessions to draw the other back to the negotiating table.
EDITORIALS
May 22, 2018

Review problems in science and technology policy

The state of science and technology research today could negatively impact Japan's future presence in the field.
JAPAN / Politics
May 22, 2018

Abe denies 2015 meeting with Kotaro Kake as opposition pressure mounts over cronyism claims

The prime minister again denied having met with his longtime confidant in February 2015, challenging an account revealed in a newly surfaced document.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2018

Donald Trump Jr. draws Robert Mueller's scrutiny anew over more foreign campaign contacts

Donald Trump Jr. stayed out of his father's Washington to run the family business, but he keeps getting drawn back into special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 presidential campaign
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 21, 2018

Top U.S. senator says Trump looking to end North Korea crisis in first term

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview Sunday that President Donald Trump would seek to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis in his first term, adding that if Pyongyang backs out of a landmark summit scheduled for next month, the two countries would be "on the path to conflict."
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2018

Japan's Finance Ministry mulls punishments for Sagawa, other civil servants in Moritomo document-tampering scandal

The Finance Ministry is preparing to punish several former and current civil servants over the document falsification in the Moritomo Gakuen scandal.
JAPAN
May 20, 2018

Over 70% of Japan's most hazardous railroad crossings left untouched in past five years

Over 70 percent of the underequipped railroad crossings where accidents resulted in death or injury over a five-year period had not been eliminated or upgraded as of last month.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 20, 2018

My company didn't enroll me in the Japanese social insurance program. What to do?

A non-Japanese worker wrote to Lifelines with some questions about the shakai hoken social insurance system.
EDITORIALS
May 20, 2018

One year into the Mueller probe

While Robert Mueller has already produced results, the investigation continues and appears to be picking up steam.
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2018

The AI apocalypse is not that far-fetched

The view that AI-driven machines will outsmart humanity, take over the world and kill us all is easy to dismiss, but many AI experts take the apocalyptic perspective seriously.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear