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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2017

India's Gandhi scion seeks revival in Modi's backyard

Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India's most fabled political dynasty, will within weeks be crowned leader of the Congress party, handing him a freer rein to prove if he can mount a credible challenge to the dominance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2017

DP leader Seiji Maehara to resign; Atsushi Oshima emerges as candidate to run Kibo no To

Democratic Party President Seiji Maehara steps down over his failure to unite the opposition camp ahead of the general election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 26, 2017

Abe's post-election policy targets wages but delays fiscal reform

The prime minister's economic agenda is shaping up after his election win with a focus on steering firms to hike wages, and with moves to shift fiscal prudence targets.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 26, 2017

The 'Blade Runner' universe before '2049'

Before Denis Villeneuve's blockbuster sequel "Blade Runner 2049" was turning heads, a few lesser-known short films were already building on its predecessor's grim sci-fi universe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2017

Bain says Western Digital legal protest threatens Toshiba joint venture

The Bain Capital-led consortium that's buying Toshiba Corp.'s chip unit warned Western Digital Corp. to give up attempts to overturn the deal and settle its legal claims if it wants the relationship to continue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2017

What electric vehicles portend for the future

The widespread use of electric vehicles would be good for the environment, but could be bad news for millions of workers in the automotive industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2017

Japan’s welfare ministry argues for shift in spending to younger generations from retirees

White paper says current system offers better benefits for the elderly as more young people struggle with low incomes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 24, 2017

Is Abe's free day care and kindergarten worth the cost?

Sunday's general election is over and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's gamble seems to have paid off. But politics never stops and Abe is now obliged to carry out what he promised during the campaign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 23, 2017

Japan stocks advance on Abe's win, signaling fiscal spending and continued loose monetary policy

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's landslide sends Tokyo stocks higher and the yen down, with the path paved for a continuation of loose monetary policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 23, 2017

After landslide victory, Abe may ramp up spending to spur economic policies and social security

Emboldened by the victory of his ruling coalition in Sunday's general election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to boost government spending to speed up his Abenomics deflation-fighting economic policy mix.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 23, 2017

EU leaders talk nice in negotiations to help May settle Brexit bill

Diplomatic theatrics at last week's Brussels summit revealed how European Union leaders will coax Theresa May over the next two months into parting with tens of billions of euros in return for a post-Brexit trade deal.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2017

Abe's gamble pays off as ruling bloc bags two-thirds majority in Lower House

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is certain of a resounding victory in the Lower House election that will give it a two-thirds majority.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 22, 2017

Among Japan's voters, hope for new blood vies with desire for stability

The Lower House election Sunday saw voters back newcomers vowing to heed the voices of ordinary people and older voters opting for familiarity and stability in policies on the economy and security, The Japan Times found.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 21, 2017

Voters head to polls to deliver verdict on Abe

Voters prepare to go to the polls Sunday as a typhoon threatens to tip the odds in favor of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative ruling coalition.
EDITORIALS
Oct 21, 2017

Slow regional revitalization

The demographic challenges confronting the nation are indeed enormous, but the regional revitalization policy of the Abe administration has so far accomplished little.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 20, 2017

Campaigns focus on economy and Constitution, but nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima sees other priorities

For Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the two biggest election-defining issues of Sunday's Lower House poll are how to spend the additional revenue from the planned consumption tax hike in 2019 and how to deal with North Korea's nuclear threat. Leaders from other parties see either proposing or preventing revisions...
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2017

Japan Inc. wants ruling bloc to prevail in election win but with smaller majority: poll

Japanese companies overwhelmingly want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition to stay in power in this Sunday's national election but about two-thirds want it to lose seats, a Reuters poll found.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 18, 2017

Japanese men prepare for rigorous qualifying schedule

The format for the men's FIBA World Cup qualifiers has been changed from a tournament format to a system that will see teams play each other in home-and-away contests.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 18, 2017

In a small Nara city, Lower House vote set to test Kibo no To's strength against LDP

Ikoma, a small city of about 120,000 people, lies just over the border from Osaka in northern Nara Prefecture. It's known for its bamboo products, especially whisks used in the traditional tea ceremony. A cable car that travels up Mount Ikoma, opened in 1918, is said to be the oldest in Japan.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 17, 2017

B. League to stage 2018 All-Star Game in Kumamoto

The B. League on Tuesday announced that the 2018 All-Star Game will be held in Kumamoto.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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