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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2020

3 in 5 Hong Kongers support protesters' demands, survey shows

Hong Kong's protest movement is supported by 59 percent of city residents polled in a survey conducted for Reuters by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, with more than a third of respondents saying they had attended an anti-government demonstration.
JAPAN / New Year's Special
Jan 2, 2020

Can Tokyo's soft power push ensure a positive Olympic legacy?

When the capital hosted the Olympic Games over half a century ago, it was heralded as a symbol of Japan's postwar recovery. This time around, Tokyo appears keen on trading brick and mortar for hearts and minds.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2020

Lopez Obrador says drug lord 'El Chapo' had same power as president

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador closed out 2019 with a parting shot at his predecessors, saying imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera had had the same power as the country's president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2019

South Korea indicts former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on several charges

South Korean prosecutors indicted former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Tuesday on a dozen charges including bribery, two months after he resigned over a scandal involving family investment and university admissions for his children.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2019

Iraq condemns U.S. airstrikes on Iran-backed militia as unacceptable and dangerous

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Monday condemned U.S. airstrikes on bases of Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, a move that could plunge Iraq further into the heart of a proxy conflict between the United States and Iran.
EDITORIALS
Dec 29, 2019

Delays and cost overruns at Henoko

The government needs to assess whether the Futenma replacement project — with the substantial delays, cost overruns and local opposition — is still a viable project.
EDITORIALS
Dec 27, 2019

Better legal protection for sex crime victims

The Shiori Ito verdict marked an important milestone for women's rights in Japan, but it also revealed how far behind this country is at protecting sex crime victims.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 27, 2019

Nurture Japan's strength to innovate

Japan is lagging behind many other countries when it comes to innovation.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2019

Arrested lawmaker Akimoto's 2018 Hokkaido trip linked to Sapporo firm planning casino resort

A family trip to Hokkaido made in 2018 by ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto, who was arrested Wednesday over bribery allegations, was apparently prompted by a request from a Sapporo tourism company that planned to launch a project to build a casino resort there, it was learned...
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 27, 2019

Amid bribery and cherry party scandals, Abe unlikely to call a snap Japan election

Ruling party members now believe that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is even less likely to call a general election in the near future after the arrest of a former state minister for alleged bribery.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 26, 2019

Iran curbs internet before possible new protests, reports say

Iran's authorities have restricted mobile internet access in several provinces, an Iranian news agency reported on Wednesday, a day before new protests were expected to kick off following calls for demonstrations on social media.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 26, 2019

Do whatever it takes: How Khamenei ordered crackdown on Iranian unrest

After days of protests across Iran last month, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared impatient. Gathering his top security and government officials together, he issued an order: Do whatever it takes to stop them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / 2019 in Review
Dec 26, 2019

The dawn of a new era and a change in J-pop

2019 brought changes to Japan's pop scene, including established acts finally embracing the internet as a way of reaching fans
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 24, 2019

New airborne disaster response group on target to deliver

ARROWS is aimed at providing timely assistance by bringing together and coordinating the expertise and manpower of many organizations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 24, 2019

U.S.-North Korea talks 'more important than anything,' Moon tells Xi

It is "more important than anything" to keep up the momentum for talks between the United States and North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 23, 2019

Tax hike helps, but sustainable budget is the key

The government has to get more serious about maintaining a sustainable national budget.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2019

Iran's Hassan Rouhani urges Abe to strengthen bilateral economic ties during Tokyo visit

On the 90th anniversary of diplomatic ties, the first Iranian president to visit since 2000 urges more concrete steps to promote the bilateral relationship.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 20, 2019

Yoshihide Suga hopeful Abe-Moon summit will be springboard for mending ties

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday expressed hope that a planned meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will be a springboard for mending bilateral ties.
EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2019

What lies behind Japan's dismal gender gap?

As long as policy measures to empower women remain non-binding, the situation surrounding women will only improve slowly in this male-dominated society.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 18, 2019

Germany moves to ban gay 'conversion therapies'

Germany moved a step closer to banning so-called gay conversion therapies Wednesday, as the Cabinet backed a law that would punish bogus practitioners with up to a year in prison.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2019

Japan journalist Shiori Ito awarded ¥3.3 million in damages in high-profile rape case

Ito said she hopes her case and the court's decision will lead to changes in the criminal law that will offer victims greater protection.

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