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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2019

Drug companies greet 2019 with U.S. price hikes despite Trump call to keep them level

Drug-makers kicked off 2019 with price increases in the United States on more than 250 prescription drugs, including the world's top-selling medicine, Humira, although the pace of price hikes was slower than last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / 2019 Outlook
Jan 2, 2019

Economic outlook for 2019: More uncertainty for Japan's economy amid planned tax rise and global slowdown

While it is not known which events will hold back global commerce, professional economic soothsayers appear in agreement that growing risks and uncertainty will slow Japan's growth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 2, 2019

Brazil inaugurates far-right firebrand junta fan Jair Bolsonaro as president

Right-wing nationalist Jair Bolsonaro, who has vowed to crack down on political corruption, violent crime and ignite a moribund economy with deregulation and fiscal discipline, was sworn in as Brazil's president on Tuesday.
JAPAN / New Year Special 2019
Jan 1, 2019

Former astronaut Naoko Yamazaki hopeful for commercial space travel

The year 2019 marks 50 years since the first humans landed on the moon in 1969 as part of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar mission. In an interview with Managing Editor Sayuri Daimon, former Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki shares her experience in space in 2010 and her views on space development in the coming...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 27, 2018

2019: Reasons to be bullish or bearish

It was in September 2008 that the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered an economic shock leading to a global recession. Since then, most countries have gradually recovered, and in recent years what came to be called a Great Moderation permeated the world's economies.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2018

Japan formally announces IWC withdrawal to resume commercial whaling

After the pullout, Japan plans to hunt whales in nearby waters and within its exclusive economic zone beginning in July.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2018

Government approves measures it says will make life easier for foreign workers under new blue-collar visas

The measures include the establishment of about 100 consultation centers nationwide and the allocation of u00a5600 million for a Japanese-language education program for non-Japanese.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 25, 2018

What critics call a presidency spiraling out of control, Trump calls a winning hand

Donald Trump is coming off one of his roughest weeks as president, at least in his critics' eyes — instigating a U.S. government shutdown fight, provoking his defense chief's resignation, abruptly pulling American troops from two global hot spots, and even thinking about firing the head of the U.S....
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2018

Eliminate disparity in the value of votes

Last week's Supreme Court decision that the 2017 Lower House election was constitutional should not slow efforts to reduce the nearly 2-to-1 disparity in the value of votes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 24, 2018

Israeli minister vows to oppose Trump's 'Deal of the Century' plan, saying it will include a Palestinian state

President Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" peace plan will include a Palestinian state, Israel's education minister said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2018

Departure of Jim Mattis stirs world of worries from Brussels to Beijing

The abrupt resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has governments from Seoul to Brussels on edge, as the reliability of American alliances and the direction of policy under an erratic leader comes increasingly under question.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2018

Trump White House faces new Democrat demands for answers that Republicans didn't pursue

The Democrat who'll become chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday set a Jan. 11 deadline for the White House and executive agencies to respond to previously ignored requests for documents and information, another signal of the heightened scrutiny that President Donald Trump's administration...
EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2018

Clarify intentions behind the new defense program

The planned upgrade would give the MSDF the capability to engage in missions that extend beyond the nation's conventional defense posture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 19, 2018

Are 105 more F-35s Japan's best option?

The fighter can't fulfill crucial operational requirements of the Air Self-Defense Force.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2018

Japan to boost aid to major cities except Tokyo as it looks to revitalize other regions

The government presented a proposal on Tuesday to revise its regional revitalization strategy, including strengthened support for major cities outside the Tokyo metropolitan area.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 17, 2018

With water privatization, Japan faces crossroads in battling its aging pipes

Japanese water is clean and readily available, as evidenced by drinkable tap water and a nearly 100 percent penetration rate.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2018

Government plans nationwide network of translation systems to help non-Japanese speakers

The government plans to introduce translation systems at about 100 consultation offices to be set up across Japan to provide assistance to foreigners, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga revealed Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2018

After outcry over appointment, Trump's top law enforcer treads lightly as legal challenges swirl

Matthew Whitaker flew to Dallas last week to deliver his latest speech since U.S. President Donald Trump installed him as acting attorney general, an appointment embroiled in criticism and court challenges.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2018

British minister says any decision on Brexit deal will happen in New Year

British Trade Minister Liam Fox said Sunday talks with the European Union to secure "assurances" for Parliament on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal will take time, with a decision expected in the New Year.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nissan shares surge as carmaker set to cut 20,000 jobs in huge overhaul
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and car parts imported to the U.S. have been painful to most global brands, but crippling in Nissan’s case.
Japan might be playing long game in U.S. tariff talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House earlier this year. Ishiba said Monday that farmers won't be sacrificed for automakers in Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S.
More details emerge about stabbing near Tokyo University metro station
Yoshitaka Toda, the suspect in Wednesday's knife attack at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line, leaves a police station in the Japanese capital the same day for a pre-detention medical examination.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results

Podcast

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

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

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