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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2016

A new Russia policy needs Exxon CEO's skills

The moral satisfaction of not encouraging a dictator may be important, but the Obama administration's policy ended up enabling Putin's most reprehensible gambles and consolidated Putin's domestic support.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2016

Is America on track to be the Great Satan again?

Donald Trump's choice for U.S. secretary of state is the right messenger to magnify the Great Satan message, but the wrong messenger to magnify the Great Protector message.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 14, 2016

Philippines' Duterte says he may not 'be around' till end of term

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he might not "be around" until the end of his term, and that, after winning the presidency at 71, he had found out late in the day that "I don't need it at my age."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 13, 2016

When Rene Redzepi brought Noma to Japan

In April 2014, chef Rene Redzepi was riding the crest of a wave. Noma, his iconic Copenhagen restaurant, had just been voted back to No. 1 on the World 50 Best list, cementing its place as one of the top global dining destinations. And then, at the awards ceremony, he dropped a bombshell announcement....
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2016

Understanding the geopolitics of populism

What unites supporters of Donald Trump and the U.K.'s 'leave' campaign is not anger at being excluded from the benefits of globalization, but rather a shared sense of unease that they no longer control their own destinies.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 11, 2016

Evessa start from scratch to beat Sunrockers

After a 25-point setback in the series opener, the Osaka Evessa went back to the drawing board before Sunday's rematch.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 10, 2016

Editors thrive on controversy — but it can bite back

In the early hours of Jan. 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck southern Hyogo Prefecture and the surrounding areas, causing more than 6,000 deaths and seriously damaging infrastructure.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2016

Trump team memo on climate change alarms Energy Department staff

President-elect Donald Trump's Energy Department transition team sent the agency a memo this week asking for the names of people who have worked on climate change and the professional society memberships of lab workers, alarming employees and advisers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Dec 10, 2016

Trump packing trade team with veterans of steel wars with China

President-elect Donald Trump is stacking his trade transition team with veterans of the U.S. steel industry's battles with China, signaling a potentially more aggressive approach to U.S. complaints of unfair Chinese subsidies for its exports and barriers to imports.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2016

Pressure U.S. on free trade

The biggest loser in the U.S. presidential election was free trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2016

DeNA CEO apologizes over information website plagiarism scandal

The CEO of DeNA Co., whose health care information website and others have been under fire following accusations of plagiarism and inaccurate reporting, apologized Wednesday over the scandal, vowing to investigate what went wrong.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 7, 2016

Japan's taxman sticks his OAR in, looking for leviable expat assets held abroad

Experts answer readers' queries about the overseas assets reporting law aimed at taxing wealth held outside Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 7, 2016

Abe defends policies as Renho launches scathing attack

The prime minister defends the controversial casino legalization bill as vital to increasing jobs and boosting the tourism industry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 6, 2016

Under Lucas Cranach's spell

Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) is acknowledged as one of the greats of the German Renaissance. His combination of religious piety and fleshly eroticism went on to inspire artists across the globe, including many in Japan. Despite his standing worldwide, however, Cranach's career and legacy have...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2016

China's emerging schools of thought on handling Trump

In China's scholarly and policy world, three distinct schools have emerged on how to deal with the United States under Donald Trump.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 4, 2016

Identity comes in and out of focus on yahyel debut, 'Flesh and Blood'

Last year, according to sources on the internet, an alien race known as the Yahyel was meant to descend on our planet. They apparently look similar to humans and enjoy a pretty constructive relationship with technology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2016

Brexit — the next chapter

The ripples continue to spread out from the United Kingdom's Brexit decision to leave the European Union.
JAPAN / History
Dec 3, 2016

Memories of 1941 Pearl Harbor attack continue to affect U.S., Japan in Asia

On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II. The attack, carried out at dawn by Japanese fighter planes launched from aircraft carriers, was a then relatively new form of naval warfare that shocked the American public.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 3, 2016

An exploration of the game at the heart of 'The Master of Go'

The Chinese board game of go has fallen in and out of fashion over the past 2,500 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2016

Thai activist becomes first to be arrested for defaming monarchy under new king

Thai police arrested an anti-junta activist on Saturday for defaming the monarchy in what rights groups said was the first case of lese-majeste brought under Thailand's new king.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 2, 2016

Otani eyes new goals following award-winning season for Fighters

Asking what can Shohei Otani do better in 2017 is akin to the question of what do you get the person who already has everything.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2016

The tyranny of the majority

Only a small proportion of the British population voted to leave the European Union, but the whole nation will face the consequences.
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2016

Democratic Party's unclear path

The Democratic Party has done a poor job of presenting a clear vision to voters, not the least of which because of its affiliation with Rengo.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2016

Trump's effect on U.S. allies

Donald Trump's election could prove a disruptive force in forcing many allies to analyze the costs of the U.S. alliance alongside the benefits.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2016

China wisely taking a neutral stance for now

China isn't jumping to conclusions about future U.S. policies, much less taking premature action.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2016

With younger Castro soon to step down, attention turns to Cuba's heir apparent

With revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dead and his brother Raul vowing to step down as president in 15 months, it will soon be the hour of heir apparent Miguel Diaz-Canel, an advocate of modernizing Cuba's state-run media and abysmal internet access.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 30, 2016

'Tale of Tales': Do we need fables for adults?

The current ideological system that governs our lives — call it late capitalism, the spectacle, or just Babylon — is most devious in its ability to take any and all resistance, any deviance from the hamster wheel of consumerism, and repackage it as just another product, whether that's Che Guevara...

Longform

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