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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2019

In wake of Christchurch massacre, Australia asks Japan to arrange talks on social media controls at G20

Japan has received a written request from Australia to arrange talks on tightening social media controls at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in June, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2019

Stakes rise for Boeing as EU and Canada up scrutiny of 737 Max after crashes

Europe and Canada said they would seek their own guarantees over the safety of Boeing's 737 Max, further complicating plans to get the aircraft flying worldwide after they were grounded in the wake of two accidents killing more than 300 people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2019

Trump blockade of Huawei fizzles in European 5G rollout

Last summer, the Trump administration started a campaign to convince its European allies to bar China's Huawei Technologies Co. from their telecom networks. Bolstered by the success of similar efforts in Australia and New Zealand, the White House sent envoys to European capitals with warnings that Huawei's...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 19, 2019

In interview, Dalai Lama contemplates Chinese gambit after his death

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, said Monday it was possible that once he dies his incarnation could be found in India, where he has lived in exile for 60 years, and warned that any other successor named by China would not be respected.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2019

Schools reopen, but student numbers fail to rebound in disaster-hit Fukushima municipalities

Eight years after the March 2011 disasters, elementary and junior high schools have reopened in 10 Fukushima Prefecture municipalities after the lifting of nuclear evacuation advisories. Student numbers have not rebounded.
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2019

Madness and savagery in New Zealand

We must all stand with New Zealand, and against the ignorant hatred that motivated last week's attacks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2019

India and Pakistan threatened to unleash missiles at each other: sources

The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control, and only interventions by U.S. officials, including national security adviser John Bolton, headed off a bigger conflict, five sources familiar with the events said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 16, 2019

Nick Sakagami: When something fishy makes great business

The only certified fish master outside of Japan, Nick Sakagami has been making a splash in the U.S. for nearly two decades.
Reader Mail
Mar 15, 2019

Maybe Ghosn case can bring positive change

I am a 17-year-old high school senior aspiring to be an international lawyer. For me, nothing is more unexpected than the Western mass media's portrayal of my country as a nation where "hostage justice" is the norm, with every citizen presumed potentially guilty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2019

Tripling in value of Binance Coin, the cryptocurrency of the hour, echoes bitcoin's glory days

The cryptocurrency boom appears to be alive and well for Binance, the world's largest digital-asset exchange by trading volume.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2019

Xinjiang: The silence of the Muslims

Up to a million Chinese citizens have been sent to concentration camps in Xinjiang for being Muslim, yet the world's 49 Muslim-majority countries have said nearly nothing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2019

U.N. says 2018 deadliest year yet for Syrian children, with 1,106 killed

Last year was the deadliest yet for children in Syria, with more than 1,100 killed by fighting, the United Nations said on Monday, ahead of the bloody conflict entering its ninth year.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2019

Municipalities launch multilingual services for crises

The eighth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 is a good opportunity to learn disaster preparedness measures. Understanding how to obtain emergency information from reliable sources, such as local governments, is a good first step.
EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2019

An opportunity to reduce the gender gap in politics

Upcoming local elections will test whether the parties take the gender gap as a serious issue that needs to be fixed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 10, 2019

Venezuela's Juan Guaido calls for massive protest as blackout drags on

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday called on citizens nationwide to travel to the capital, Caracas, for a protest against socialist President Nicolas Maduro as the country's worst blackout in decades dragged on for a third day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 10, 2019

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders lead Iowa poll of 2020 Democratic field

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont lead the field of prospective and declared 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in an Iowa Poll of voters likely to participate in the first nominating contest 11 months from now.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 9, 2019

Secret techniques and local ingredients: Okinawan sweets fit for a king

If Okinawans are quick to assert their cuisine has little in common with the mainland Japanese table, the same can be said of their confectionery.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2019

The fight against HIV isn't over yet

The virus has been eradicated from a second patient. In the 20 years since the first cure, the science of prevention and management has transformed.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 9, 2019

Malaysia jails man for 10 years for insulting Islam on social media

A Malaysian was sentenced to more than 10 years' jail and three others were charged over insults against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad on social media, police said on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 8, 2019

North Korean denuclearization possible during Trump's first term: U.S. official

The White House continues to hold out hope that the "final, fully verified denuclearization" of North Korea is possible by the end of President Donald Trump's term in 2021, a senior administration official said Thursday, amid reports warning that a key rocket site is now "operational" despite a promise...
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Moving forward
Mar 8, 2019

Tohoku tours shed light on life in the aftermath of the 3/11 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster

This is the second in a series examining how the northeast and the nation are progressing with efforts to deal with the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2019

Megaphones, hacking, propaganda: Robert Mueller details Russian U.S. election meddling

From breaking into computers to paying for a megaphone, Russian efforts to undermine the U.S. political system have been spelled out in detail by special counsel Robert Mueller, who has described an elaborate campaign of hacking and propaganda during the 2016 presidential race.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 7, 2019

Activity at North Korea missile research facility may indicate preparation for rocket launch

Seoul's spy agency has spotted movements by supply transport vehicles at a major North Korean missile research facility, possibly indicating preparations for a rocket launch, South Korean media said Thursday, following revelations a day earlier that the North appears to be rebuilding a rocket test site...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 6, 2019

North Korea rebuilding long-range rocket site in sign of displeasure after failed nuke talks, experts say

North Korea appears to be rebuilding a key long-range rocket test site it promised to scrap, in a possible sign of its displeasure over the collapse of nuclear talks at the second summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2019

South Korea sees signs North is restoring part of missile launch site it tore down: Yonhap

South Korean intelligence agencies have detected signs that North Korea is restoring part of the Dongchang-ri missile launch site it tore down, Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.
Mar 5, 2019

Taxonomy Wildcards

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Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
Hakuho’s departure highlights worrying sumo trend
Former <i>yokozuna</i> Hakuho performs a ring-entering ceremony at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020.
Trump and Musk trade barbs on social media as alliance crumbles
The trouble between U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk started brewing days ago, when Musk denounced Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Six months into 2025, J-pop is having a full-on identity crisis (and a great time)
The year so far is only proving that Mrs. Green Apple is the biggest band in Japan. Their success also seems to be hinting at a change in the musical landscape more broadly.
Nintendo’s Switch 2 console is finally here
The Switch 2 is Nintendo's first new gaming console in eight years.
Hakuho’s departure highlights worrying sumo trend
Former <i>yokozuna</i> Hakuho performs a ring-entering ceremony at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020.

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After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
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