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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2015

Why economic sanctions on Russia don't work

The more the West increases its economic pressure against Russia, the less likely it becomes that Russians will engage in dissent against the Putin regime.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2015

Japanese banks oppose stricter capital rules for interest-rate risk

Japanese banks will oppose a push by global regulators to toughen rules on the capital lenders require to withstand an increase in interest rates, the new chief of the country's bank lobby said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2015

Iran nuclear talks miss deadline; U.S. threatens to walk away

Six world powers and Iran negotiated past a March 31 deadline into the wee hours of Wednesday, struggling to conclude an outline accord on Tehran's nuclear program in the face of a U.S. threat to abandon the talks.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 1, 2015

California getting 'second-hand smog' from Asia, researchers say

California is suffering from "second-hand smog" drifting in from Asia and other places, researchers said on Tuesday, even as the state's prolonged drought has made air quality worse.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 31, 2015

George Washington, Watanabe could play future games in Japan

George Washington's Yuta Watanabe made a solid impact as a freshman forward this college basketball season. As a result, this has sparked greater interest in his career in Japan among hard-core fans and casual observers — plus the national media spotlight on NHK and other major news outlets.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2015

U.S. still 'Great Satan' even in a nuclear deal

Iran is not expected to normalize relations with the United States even if Tehran reaches agreement with world powers on its nuclear program, officials and analysts said.
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WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2015

Kissinger urges China, U.S. to heed Deng's advice to calm tensions

The U.S. and China should look to the example of Deng Xiaoping when it comes to defusing China's territorial spats in the South China Sea, Henry Kissinger, secretary of state during Richard Nixon's presidency, said.
EDITORIALS
Mar 29, 2015

Letting popular will prevail

Political parties and lawmakers should not put off trying to resolve the vote-value gap between the nation's electoral districts just because recent high court rulings on the matter have been inconclusive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 28, 2015

Postwar education at a vexing crossroads

In July 1995, a special edition of Aera magazine reflected on 50 years of postwar evolution. Education was among the topics covered.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 28, 2015

Political obstacles stymie energy autonomy

When German Chancellor Angela Merkel was in Japan earlier this month, local coverage focused on a joint German-Japanese statement about the Ukraine crisis and her comment that Japan should forthrightly address its actions during World War II. She said nothing about how Japan and Germany have diverged...
CULTURE / Books
Mar 28, 2015

The messy, lonesome worlds of Risa Wataya

In 2003, two young female authors won the Akutagawa Prize — arguably the most important literary prize in Japan. One winner was 21-year-old Hitomi Kanehara for her novel "Snakes and Earrings" ("Hebi ni Piasu"); the other was Risa Wataya, who was only 19 at the time — the youngest winner of the prize...
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WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2015

Reid to retire, wants Schumer to replace him as Senate Democratic leader

U.S. Senate Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday he will retire next year and threw his weight behind New York Sen. Chuck Schumer to replace him as leader after he leaves office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2015

Jury clears venture capital firm in Silicon Valley gender bias case

A California jury on Friday cleared the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers of gender discrimination claims that had been brought against it by a former female partner in a trial that transfixed Silicon Valley.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2015

Abe, Portugal's Passos Coelho agree to bolster business ties

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told visiting Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho on Friday that shoring up ties with a country that plays central role in Portuguese-speaking nations around the world is in line with what he calls "diplomacy that takes a panoramic perspective of the world map."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2015

Another civil war in Yemen

There has not been a 25-year period since the seventh century when there was not a civil war of one sort or another in Yemen. But the one this time is frightening the neighbors.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 27, 2015

Why Chinese tourists love Japan

Despite the apparent ill will that Beijing, and occasionally the Chinese public, express toward Tokyo, Chinese tourists can't seem to get enough of Japan. In 2014, Chinese visits to Japan increased 83 percent on the previous year.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2015 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 26, 2015

Buffaloes, Hawks best in PL

The second of a two-part NPB Preview.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 26, 2015

Number of reported child abductions down 'drastically' a year after Hague Convention

The Foreign Ministry says it has received 110 requests from parents seeking the return of a child or visitation access, nearly a year after the convention took effect in Japan.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 26, 2015

Spring at The Tokyo Station Hotel; NZ Fair at Tokyo Dome Hotel; The Strings mixes brandy and tea

Spring at The Tokyo Station Hotel
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CULTURE / Art
Mar 26, 2015

There's no need to squint at the work of Guercino

History has not been kind to Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, the Italian Baroque painter who is better known by his artistic nickname, Guercino — "the Squinter."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2015

Toyota adopts new business model with cost-saving platform shift

Toyota Motor Corp. will shift half of all vehicles it makes to new cost-saving platforms by 2020, following a similar move by rival Volkswagen AG.
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2015

A trilateral summit, maybe

Despite the agreement among Japan, China and South Korea to hold a trilateral summit at the earliest convenient time, it is unrealistic to think the relationship between Japan and the other two will thaw soon.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2015

Toho Zinc to restore Australian mine output amid global deficit

Toho Zinc Co., Japan's third-biggest producer of the metal, will restore full capacity at its Rasp mine in Australia around the middle of this year after improving access to high-grade ore deposits.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2015

Noodle-maker revolutionizes ramen culture in the U.S.

At the huge, brightly lit factory in Teterboro, New Jersey, machines from Japan gently mix eggs and flour and turn them into sheets of yellow dough that are then cut into thin wavy ramen.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji