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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2016

Japan heading toward failure

The Abe administration's attempt to silence critical media coverage could cause the nation's downfall.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 31, 2016

Simmering South China Sea dispute expected to boil after court ruling: experts

The simmering dispute in the contested South China Sea is about to turn to a boil.
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2016

Saudi Arabia should take in Syrian refugees

The world should stop focusing on Europe and instead turn to those Arab countries capable, with relative ease, to take in, house and employ their desperate brethren fleeing Syria.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2016

NGOs pressure G-7 to take action on Paris climate deal

Nongovernmental organizations fighting climate change on Thursday urged leaders of the Group of Seven countries to swiftly implement the ambitious pledges they made in Paris in December and criticized Japan for thwarting efforts to reduce fossil fuels.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 25, 2016

Let Obama's Hiroshima visit open up debate in the U.S. about the nuclear attacks

Why do Americans have such a difficult time discussing the intentionality behind the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japanese cities?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 24, 2016

'Tell Me' lays bare one woman's quest

The first thing Yojiro Ichikawa said when we sat down for our recent interview in a Tokyo rehearsal studio was, "Shall I speak in English?"
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
May 22, 2016

Do Japan's porn actresses and actors have labor rights?

An engrossing five-hour defense of the adult-movie business by its practitioners fails to tell the full story.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 21, 2016

Cold comfort: South Korean convenience store launches ice cream bar that eases hangovers

South Koreans, Asia's biggest consumers of alcohol per capita, can now soothe themselves after a big night out with hangover-fighting ice cream.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2016

U.S. trade chief hoping for TPP approval despite negative rhetoric

The top U.S. trade official is not losing hope for congressional approval of a sweeping pan-Pacific free trade agreement this year despite strong anti-trade rhetoric in the U.S. presidential campaign that may be influencing reluctant lawmakers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 18, 2016

'Macbeth': What's done is done again

Few storytellers can match Shakespeare for his vast range of timeless themes and awesome characters. Imagine what the Bard could have accomplished if he had had a laptop and smartphone.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2016

Girls' lives are improving, but not fast enough

The international community must strive to reduce teen pregnancies and enable girls in developing countries to learn, lead, decide and thrive.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2016

How to tame North Korea

Pyongyang's belligerence is a complex geopolitical issue affecting regional security. It's time for new strategies to deal with the rogue state.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2016

Japan government to press mobile carriers on prices as profits soar

The government plans to step up pressure on the country's largest mobile-phone carriers to offer cheaper plans as surging profits show they have room to reduce costs for customers, an official at the communications ministry said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 16, 2016

While Tokyo counts fewer homeless in daytime, advocacy group finds higher numbers at night

Tokyo's efforts to lift people out of homelessness have borne fruit, according to the government, as a survey showed their numbers hit a record low this past winter. But critics question the methods used and argue such people are only becoming increasingly less visible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 15, 2016

China asks Britain for advice on creating financial superregulator

China has asked Britain for advice on plans to create a financial superregulator as it looks to improve financial oversight following last year's stock market crash, sources with knowledge of the talks say.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 14, 2016

The woman who spent seven years 'locked' in Issey Miyake's wardrobe

"I'm so sorry I'm late," Midori Kitamura says as she settles into her chair. "OK, let's take a break."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 14, 2016

Change in the brain: Central nervous system cells finally get the recognition they deserve

As you read this, some 100 billion neurons are transmitting information through electrical and chemical signals via synapses in your brain.
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2016

Strongman wins in the Philippines

Rodrigo Duterte's election as president of the Philippines is going to make things very interesting for China, the United States, Japan and all the other nations in the region for years to come.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2016

Privacy Visor thwarts facial-recognition tech

With improvements in facial-recognition technology and the increasing popularity of smartphones, the threat to one's privacy unexpectedly posed by random Internet photos posted by strangers is growing day by day.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2016

Five powerful forces are driving inequality

Income inequality is driven by both political and economic forces and it waxes and wanes over time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2016

Trump won the GOP's stand-up competition

Donald Trump's remarkable run, however it ends, could be a harbinger of things to come, and future races may well be won by the person with the best stand-up routine.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 7, 2016

Matthew Ireton: 'Continuation is the key to success'

Radio/TV show host on calligraphy, singing shirtless and waking up ridiculously early.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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