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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2016

Trump's war on the press

One of the biggest conflicts in Washington next year will be the one between the mainstream media and the most anti-press president since at least Richard Nixon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 6, 2016

Trump's stimulus plan may give Japan a welcome tailwind in 2017

For now, the global winds are at Japan's back.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2016

EU can lead on clean energy

Despite the European Union's caution on promoting renewables, Donald Trump's lack of interest is leaving the door wide open to global leadership.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2016

China's emerging schools of thought on handling Trump

In China's scholarly and policy world, three distinct schools have emerged on how to deal with the United States under Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Dec 4, 2016

Riken mind bender stays one step ahead of virtual reality

Imagine you are standing on the Grand Canyon Skywalk, a horseshoe-shaped bridge suspended 1,200 meters above the Colorado River. You are likely to get dizzy and freeze up at the thought of venturing out onto the 10-cm thick glass.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 2, 2016

Childress trying to get up to speed with NeoPhoenix

The San-en NeoPhoenix's recent acquisition of former NBA player Josh Childress came as a surprise near the middle of the inaugural B. League season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 2, 2016

Tokyo cafes turn to 'friendly, relaxed' Australia for ideas

What is it about Australian cafes that has Tokyo so excited? Is it the relaxed atmosphere, the service or the fresh flavors? Perhaps it's the high-quality produce and the commitment to crafting exceptional cups of coffee? Or maybe it's the attraction of Australia's laidback lifestyle? Whatever it is,...
Reader Mail
Dec 2, 2016

Immigrants should be treated better

Regarding "Japan enacts law to prevent abuse of foreign trainees" in the No. 18 edition, having watched Donald Trump's offenses against Mexican and Muslim immigrants in the U.S. during the presidential campaign, I started thinking about how Japanese society will be in the next couple of decades from...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 2, 2016

Australia boosts spending to keep Great Barrier Reef off danger list

Australia will spend 1.3 billion Australian dollars ($965.3 million) in the next five years to improve the water quality and wellbeing of the Great Barrier Reef to prevent the World Heritage Site being placed on the United Nation's "in danger" list.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 1, 2016

China could further ease childbirth curbs, says government think tank

China might further relax, or even scrap, restrictions on childbirth to avoid a "low birthrate trap," an influential government think tank has said, as the country debates how to avert a demographic time bomb.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2016

Scientists record biggest ever coral die-off on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Warm seas around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have killed two-thirds of a 700-km (435 miles) stretch of coral in the past nine months, the worst die-off ever recorded on the World Heritage site, scientists who surveyed the reef said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 28, 2016

China eyes 'The Art of War' as Trump signals battle on trade

There's a Chinese saying that stems from the philosophy in Sun Tzu's ancient text "The Art of War": You can kill 1,000 enemies, but you would also lose 800 soldiers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 28, 2016

Slew of redevelopment projects give Ginza a face-lift

Tokyo's Ginza district has established itself as Japan's shopping mecca, drawing in people from all over the world.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2016

Trade order battered but not beaten

The world trade system is under great and growing strain, but there is an opportunity for real and new leadership.
EDITORIALS
Nov 23, 2016

Take more proactive climate action

Japan needs to demonstrate that it is serious about combating climate change by taking concrete action and coming up with more ambitious long-term plans.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 23, 2016

Campaign targets Japan's stray cat problem

Dogs are a man's best friend, and for many, cats are, too.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2016

Trump's NAFTA revamp would require concessions, borrowed elements from TPP

President-elect Donald Trump's plan to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement to make it "a lot better" for U.S. workers would not be a one-way street for his administration, as Canada and Mexico prepare their own list of demands that could require difficult U.S. concessions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2016

Japan's nuclear-reactor export business loses a customer in Vietnam

Vietnam's National Assembly has voted to abandon plans to build two nuclear power plants with Russia and Japan, after officials cited lower demand forecasts, rising costs and safety concerns.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 22, 2016

What price will Japan pay for getting islands back?

The rapprochement between Japan and Russia risks being the trigger to reverse the pursuit of a closer alliance between Japan and the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2016

Quake prompts temporary halt to cooling of spent fuel rods in Fukushima No. 2 pool

The powerful earthquake that rocked the Tohoku region Tuesday morning temporarily stopped the critical cooling system for a spent fuel pool at the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant for about 100 minutes, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 22, 2016

Overwork sanctioned by both firms and unions, with dim prospects for state intervention: expert

When the suicide of a female worker at ad giant Dentsu Inc. was recognized as karoshi, or death from overwork, many blamed a corporate culture that glorifies the "warrior" workers who sacrifice themselves for the good of the firm.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 20, 2016

Toyomu imagines life after Kanye

American rapper Kanye West's seventh album, "The Life Of Pablo," felt inescapable when it emerged this past February. But that wasn't the case in Japan. Streaming music service Tidal — which initially had exclusive rights to "Pablo" — isn't available here.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2016

China pledges further opening at APEC summit as Asia-Pacific leaders scramble for free trade

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged further economic opening on Saturday as leaders of Asia-Pacific countries sought new free trade options following Donald Trump's election as U.S. president on promises to scrap or renegotiate trade deals.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2016

Informed-Public Project seeks environmental justice on Okinawa

A recently founded organization on Okinawa is attempting to hold to account the powers-that-be for the damage that military contamination is causing the island's environment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 19, 2016

Will Trump join forces with Abe or push him toward Putin?

What do intellectuals know?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2016

Koike postpones decision on fate of Tsukiji relocation until summer

The governor says the relocation will take place sometime between winter 2017 and spring 2018, if it takes place at all.
Japan on edge but prepared for tsunami after huge Kamchatka earthquake
Police officers ask a man to evacuate from an empty beach following a tsunami warning, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi explains about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, to junior high school students visiting in May.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan marks highest-ever temperature of 41.2 C in Hyogo
Japan's temperature soared to a record 41.2 degrees Celsius in Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, on Wednesday, surpassing the previous high of 41.1 C.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Behind the scenes at the Baseball Hall of Fame's new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit
“Yakyu / Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” is set to remain on display in Cooperstown for at least five to 10 years — and possibly indefinitely.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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
By Jason Coskrey

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