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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2018

Will America's internet giants prove to be toothless?

The next few years are likely to be less friendly to Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 16, 2018

In Shohei Ohtani, Japan finally has its world-beater

It must take a considerable amount of willpower for Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama not to respond to questions about his former player Shohei Ohtani with a simple, "I told you so." Although the sly smile he lets slip on occasion more or less does the job.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 16, 2018

OK Google, auto-fill the gaps in my Japanese

If you are stuck for what to say in Japanese, Google search — and in particular, its auto-fill function — can be your friend.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2018

May agrees to hold Parliament debate on U.K. attack on Syria

British Prime Minister Theresa May has conceded that lawmakers should have a retrospective debate — and possibly a vote — on her decision to take part in the bombing of Syria with the U.S. and France.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 15, 2018

Questions arise over Trump-Abe ties at critical juncture for Japanese prime minister

The once lauded rapport between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is increasingly questioned, and experts say it is critical for Abe to work out what Trump's real intentions are.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 14, 2018

Handbag hashtag turns tables on misogynist social media conversation

When does posting a photo on social media of something you use on a daily basis represent more than simply sharing a slice of your life with your followers?
EDITORIALS
Apr 14, 2018

Boost renewable energy sources

The government should lead the effort to make renewable energy a competitive source of power supply in Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2018

The mutant astronaut and the 'space gene' that wasn't

A viral story about twin astronauts shows what happens when science writing goes awry.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2018

Myanmar 'seriously concerned' over war crimes prosecutor's move on Rohingya jurisdiction

The government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi expressed "serious concern" Friday over a move by the International Criminal Court prosecutor seeking jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2018

The Orwellian danger of Facebook

Is Mark Zuckerberg really in control of Facebook? Or is he a sorcerer's apprentice that cannot handle the invention?
Reader Mail
Apr 13, 2018

Sumo's treatment of women is stupid

Regarding the story "Women tending to collapsed mayor told to stay out of 'sacred' sumo ring" in the April 6 edition, sumo has sanctioned violence and sexual harassment. Apparently, stupidity added.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 12, 2018

Abe under threat as Kake Gakuen scandal roars back to life

A scandal centered on allegations that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe improperly wielded his influence to help a close friend cut through government red tape has roared back to life after seeming to have died down last year.
EDITORIALS
Apr 12, 2018

Can Xi live up to his rhetoric?

Japan, like other countries, should support Xi Jinping's economic reform efforts, but it should demand that China live up to its president's rhetoric.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2018

Ex-Speaker John Boehner morphs from strong marijuana foe to pot industry adviser

The U.S. marijuana industry has a new spokesman: John Boehner.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 11, 2018

'Liverleaf': Sadistic school bullies get their comeuppance in a bloody, bleak thriller

From "Battle Royale" to "The World of Kanako," the past 20 years of Japanese cinema have yielded countless examples of school kids behaving very, very badly. Director Eisuke Naito is a specialist in the genre: He started his career with the charmingly titled "Let's Make the Teacher Have a Miscarriage...
EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2018

Reassess inflation target in Kuroda's second BOJ term

Does the annual 2 percent inflation target still need to be maintained and tied to an exit from the BOJ's massive monetary stimulus?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 11, 2018

Pick up a secondhand book in Japan and unearth a mystery

Perhaps the greatest pleasure to be derived from shopping at secondhand book stores in Japan comes from never knowing what might turn up between their pages.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 11, 2018

North Korea and Trump's dangerous perception gap on denuclearization

Washington's acknowledgment this week that Pyongyang is ready to discuss the "denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula" may sound like a step toward ridding North Korea of its hard-won nuclear weapons, but experts and observers say such a move is extremely unlikely in the near-term and highlights a potentially...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 10, 2018

Vietnam activists question Facebook on suppressing dissent

Vietnamese human rights activists and independent media groups have written to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Inc.'s chief executive, questioning whether the social media platform was helping suppress dissent in the communist country.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2018

China defends military buildup in disputed South China Sea

Beijing defended its construction of what it called defensive facilities in the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday, saying the moves were not directed at any specific country, according to a Defense Ministry spokesman.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 10, 2018

'I can only speak my own truth': Otoboke Beaver rocks tunes not politics

More than 100,000 people are expected to attend this month's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in the Southern California desert. While heavyweight North American pop stars such as Beyonce and The Weeknd are grabbing the most attention, the lineup also features dozens of noteworthy names — including...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2018

Europe must learn to work with its autocrats

Hungary's Viktor Orban may have pushed the boundaries of the acceptable, but he's at home in some mainstream European parties
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 10, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu leads list for season's top efforts by Japan skaters

With the epic Olympic season now concluded, Ice Time has come up with a top 10 list of the best performances by Japanese skaters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 10, 2018

Finger bone found in Saudi Arabia upends story of human migration out of Africa

A fossil finger bone dating back about 90,000 years that was unearthed in Saudi Arabia's Nefud Desert is pointing to what scientists are calling a new understanding of how our species came out of Africa en route to colonizing the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2018

China demands halt of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

China has said that it opposed the United States selling weapons to Taiwan, after the Trump administration approved the marketing license required for American manufacturers to sell technology to Taiwan that would allow for building submarines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2018

Why Pyongyang wants a deal with Washington

Can Vietnam serve as an inspiring example for Kim Jong Un, or is it Belarus?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Apr 9, 2018

In shadow of looming China-U.S. trade war, rivals waging high-stakes quantum computing battle

As the U.S. and China threaten to impose tariffs on goods from aluminum to wine, the two nations are waging a separate economic battle that could determine who owns the next wave of computing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 7, 2018

Magazines indulge Japan's healthy obsession with staying spry

There has been a recent surge of articles in Japan's weekly magazines about diet, health and avoiding illnesses.

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