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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2020

The Japan that Shinzo Abe has left behind

Shinzo Abe’s sudden resignation (on health grounds) ends the tenure of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. The country’s most internationally recognized statesman since 1945, Abe has been, among other things, the world leader most keen on playing golf with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2020

International reaction to Abe resignation

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation's longest serving premier, said on Friday he is resigning due to health reasons.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 28, 2020

Abe vows COVID-19 vaccinations for all Japan citizens by mid-2021

In view of the coming flu season, test kits will be provided at a volume that will allow for an average of 200,000 tests to be conducted every day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2020

Trump heads into election he casts as a crusade for law and order

U.S. President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for a second term Thursday, joining a general-election contest against Joe Biden that he and his party cast this week as a crusade against left-wing ideology and violent social disorder, fought against the backdrop of a virus that...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2020

Abe to serve out term as ruling party leader, aide says

The 65-year-old prime minister has visited Keio University Hospital twice in the past two weeks, telling reporters that he was undergoing tests to maintain his health.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2020

Abenomics finally finds its moment of genius

Muscular fiscal stimulus, large-scale monetary easing and a helping hand for businesses have become the global standard in the COVID-19 era.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2020

Abe's milestone marks mixed and incremental record

Say what you will, his long tenure has been consequential.
JAPAN / Society / First Person
Aug 27, 2020

Japan's entry policies increase alienation and deepen division

Stopping foreign residents from returning to Japan risks fueling prejudices and shattering trust in the government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 27, 2020

China fires missiles into South China Sea as U.S. sanctions Beijing

Japan's top government spokesman says Tokyo has been watching Beijing's recent moves in the South China Sea 'with concern.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2020

From ‘Five Eyes’ to six — a good idea, but not the best

The increase in engagement would be no panacea to Japan's pressing security needs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2020

Threatened by Facebook disinformation, a Buddhist monk flees Cambodia

The case shows how repressive governments can move with stunning speed to disgrace opponents, using social media and technology to amplify their divisive campaigns.
CULTURE / Books
Aug 22, 2020

'The Iconoclast' tackles Shinzo Abe’s political legacy

Tobias Harris' sweeping new biography serves as a definitive work on Japan's longest-serving prime minister.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2020

Top Japan spokesman defends troubled Go To Travel program as failure claims grow

The comment came after Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso branded the government's u00a51.35 trillion Go To Travel campaign a “failure.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 21, 2020

Macroeconomic challenges amid the COVID-19 crisis

The government faces a difficult road ahead in guiding the economy through all the twists and turns of the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2020

The impact of the U.S. presidential election on Japan-U.S. relations

No matter who wins on Nov. 3, the Japan-U.S. alliance maintains its strong foundation.
Reader Mail
Aug 21, 2020

Politicians’ Yasukuni visits remain deeply disturbing

Regarding the Aug. 15 story “Cabinet members, including Shinjiro Koizumi, visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine as Abe makes offering,” prominent Japanese politicians paying their respects at a shrine where Class-A war criminals are honored is performative politics at its finest.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 20, 2020

Why Japan's opposition parties falter

Coalescing a viable opposition is not as simple as combining parties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2020

An endless first wave: How Indonesia failed to control the virus

Only last week Luhut Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s maritime minister and close confidant of the country’s president, touted herbal mangosteen juice as a coronavirus remedy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 18, 2020

U.S. tries to bolster Taiwan’s status, short of recognizing sovereignty

A visit to Taiwan by a U.S. Cabinet secretary. A sale of advanced torpedoes. Talk of starting negotiations over a potential trade agreement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 17, 2020

Long arm of China's security law alarms Hong Kongers in Japan

While other countries have loosened visa restrictions, offered routes to refugee status or sanctioned Chinese officials, efforts by Japan have focused on economic gains.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight