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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 21, 2018

Lessons from the 30 years of the Heisei Era

Policy discussions during the Heisei Era had the characteristics of being molded by the opinions exchanged on TV news and variety shows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2018

U.S. is overdue for another Lehman-type episode

Those who see no Lehman-like episode on the horizon did not see the last one.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 21, 2018

Sunset and a glimpse of Mount Fuji add to Tom Misch's Tokyo debut

As the sun began to set on this year's Summer Sonic, London-born singer Tom Misch took to the Beach Stage for his first live appearance in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2018

As food crisis threatens, humanitarian aid for North Korea grinds to a halt

Humanitarian aid for North Korea has nearly ground to a halt this year as the United States steps up the enforcement of sanctions, despite warnings of a potential food crisis and improving relations with Pyongyang, aid groups say.
Aug 21, 2018

Construction and Delivery of "Ferry KUDAKA III", Connecting Kudaka Island and the Main Island of Okinawa

On August 8, 2018, TSUNEISHI FACILITIES & CRAFT CO., LTD. (HQ: 1471-8 Urasaki-cho, Onomichi, Hiroshima; President: Jun Kambara) completed "Ferry KUDAKA III", an 89-GT type passenger ship cum car ferry, and delivered it to its ship owner, Kudaka Kaiun General Partnership Company.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 20, 2018

Samurai Japan names roster for fall Nichibei Yakyu series

Yomiuri Giants Sawamura Award-winner Tomoyuki Sugano, popular sluggers Yuki Yanagita and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and other star Nippon Professional Baseball stars will suit up in the Samurai Japan jersey against a team of major league all-stars in an exhibition series this fall, organizers announced Monday....
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Rugby
Aug 20, 2018

Abbreviated Top League hoping to build hype ahead of 2019 Rugby World Cup

With the Rugby World Cup only a year away, the Top League is hoping to help develop players and draw attention to the domestic game over the upcoming 2018-19 season.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2018

Will inflation kill the U.S. economy?

Inflation is back. What do we do about it? For starters: Don't ignore it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2018

Saudi PIF in talks to invest in aspiring Tesla rival Lucid: sources

PIF, the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund that Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has said could help him fund a $72 billion deal to take his electric carmaker private, is in talks to invest in aspiring Tesla rival Lucid Motors Inc., sources said Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 19, 2018

Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien stays ahead of curve at plate

Every time Wladimir Balentien hits a home run, and he's hit quite a few since joining the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2011, he has to go back to the drawing board and recalibrate his approach.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Aug 19, 2018

Monex chief sees cryptocurrency future for finance industry

In 1999 former Goldman Sachs investment banker Oki Matsumoto launched an online brokerage with some clear goals in mind: to create an ideal future for personal finance and to encourage Japanese who are hoarding their savings to actively invest.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2018

The GSDF is taking to the waves, but should it?

The Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade is set up to conduct landing operations to retake Japanese territory.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2018

When financiers can be agents of positive change

With Strategy 2030, the Asian Development Bank has a crucial chance to make a difference in achieving a better quality of growth in the region.
WORLD
Aug 17, 2018

Fox News presenter Ainsley Earhardt makes 'communist Japan' gaffe

Fox News presenter Ainsley Earhardt on Thursday mistakenly stated that the U.S. defeated "communist Japan" in an impassioned criticism of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had said America "was never that great."
Reader Mail
Aug 17, 2018

Donald Trump obviously a racist

The article "One year after Charlottesville rally, Trump still flirts with racially tinged rhetoric" in the Aug. 14 edition skirted one conspicuous fact: Donald Trump is clearly a racist. Those reluctant to accept this should wake up — unless they enjoy being enslaved by the shackles of bigotry in...
Reader Mail
Aug 17, 2018

How to make Todai great again

Nancy Snow, Pax Mundi professor of public diplomacy at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, knows what ails higher education in Japan ("Japan's universities need more global ties" in the July 28 edition).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2018

China to prosecute suspects at scandal-hit vaccine maker and confiscate illegal income

Chinese authorities will prosecute all suspects in a safety scandal at vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology and confiscate its illegal earnings, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 17, 2018

[VIDEO] Pikachu Outbreak! 2018 in Yokohama

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MULTIMEDIA
Aug 16, 2018

August 17, 2018

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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2018

Explaining Erdogan's economic quackery

What is it about authoritarians that leads them so consistently down the rabbit hole of charlatanism and conspiracy theory?
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 16, 2018

August 16, 2018

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2018

How a global patent market could spur growth

A rules-based global trade system for intellectual property could help reinvigorate it by driving more specialization and cross-border cooperation among the world's inventors.

Longform

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