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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2019

The shackles of history in a democracy

The boundary between historical fact and fiction is more porous than students of history might think.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2019

Putin and the Apocalypse

Supporters see Putin's doomsday rhetoric as a solution to the world's problems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2019

CEOs at Davos sour on Trump policies, warning they hurt business and investment

From center-stage in Davos last year, President Donald Trump told the world's corporate bosses that America is a great place to invest. It hasn't quite turned out that way.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2019

Reform education to produce true leaders

Greater involvement by families and local communities can stimulate the curiosity of young potential leaders and cultivate their spirit of adventure.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2019

An optimist's guide to climate change

It's still possible to deliver a sustainable future for both people and the planet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019

A unique space for discussion in the face of uncertainty

The year 2019 is full of uncertainty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019

Public-private collaboration key to challenges

Are our current institutions and global governance architecture sufficient to solve the new challenges the world is currently facing?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019

Japanese entrepreneurs among Young Global Leaders

Every year, the World Economic Forum selects 100 of the world's most promising artists, business leaders, public servants, scientists and social entrepreneurs as Young Global Leaders. These people will join a five-year program that will challenge them to think beyond their scope of expertise and be more...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jan 19, 2019

Someone lost their noodle making this new Nissin ad featuring Naomi Osaka

This month, cup noodle maker Nissin served up its animated "Hungry to win" ad campaign, drawn by "Prince of Tennis" artist Takeshi Konomi and featuring actual tennis prince Kei Nishikori and our newest bona fide global star, Naomi Osaka.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2019

America's cold warriors hold the key to handling China

The West needs a plan for China like it had against the Soviet Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2019

The vital isolation of indigenous groups

Whatever the motivation, connecting with remote tribes with the rest of the world would amount to a death sentence for them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2019

Asia's biggest winners and losers of 2018

Who was up and who was down in Asia in the year that just ended?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2018

The year in energy — moving backward

The ugly truth is that the emissions battle will be won or lost (and at present is being lost) thanks to the energy policies of China, India, the U.S. and Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2018

Invest in education and save the economy

Giving birth to dynamic companies in Japan will require nothing but education that values and nurtures extraordinary individuality.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 28, 2018

Looking ahead to the best Japan travel destinations in 2019

As 2018 comes to an end, The Japan Times' Escape section looks forward to next year and the opportunities for travel around the country in 2019.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2018

China would be unwise to follow the U.S. and turn inward

While both countries may be tempted to turn inward, there are five reasons why they would be wise not to.
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Dec 23, 2018

With six months to go until G20 summit in Osaka, Japan sets out its agenda

With six months to go until the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, the basic agenda has been set for discussion on issues of global importance.
Dec 21, 2018

Announcement: awasake specialty site "awasake.com" OPEN

ima Inc. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo, Founder CEO: Miura Ami) has opened on 21st of December, 2018, an awasake online shop: “awasake.com". Until now, awasake could not be easily compared, reviewed or even purchased within the same website. Through opening an ecommerce site specializing in
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2018

More people means more cars and more deaths

Traffic accidents are the leading killer of younger people worldwide, but there are signs that making our roads safer isn't impossible.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 18, 2018

High drama for nationals with return of Daisuke Takahashi

With two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu out of this week's Japan nationals in Osaka due to injury, the focus will be squarely on the battle between the elite women skaters to make the team for the world championships and the return of Daisuke Takahashi after a five-year absence.
Japan Times
Qatar report 2018
Dec 18, 2018

140th national day: The State of Qatar strengthens its international ties

This year saw the International Monetary Fund rank Qatar as the world’s richest country based on gross domestic product per capita. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018, Qatar ranks as the 25th most competitive economy in the world and the country is continuing...
SPORTS
Dec 15, 2018

Wrestle mania: The changing landscape of professional wrestling in Japan

In June 1976, professional wrestler Kanji "Antonio" Inoki took on iconic American boxer Muhammad Ali at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo in a fight that would be broadcast to an estimated global audience of 1.4 billion.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 15, 2018

Spreading the word of the philosophers of nothingness

The Kyoto School of philosophy — which offers stimulating ideas, a distinctive critique of Western philosophy and applies a Western methodology to Japanese thought — represents Japan's greatest contribution to world philosophy in the 20th century.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 7, 2018

12.5% of Indian deaths due to polluted air: study

India's toxic air claimed 1.24 million lives in 2017 — 12.5 percent of total deaths recorded that year — according to a study published in Lancet Planetary Health on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2018

For G20 leaders, greater problems yet to come

For all the efforts to keep it on track, the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires also served to showcase an alarming rise in the number of international differences.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2018

Ghosn a symptom of broken global capitalism

There hasn't been a more exciting time to be a critic of the 'greed is good' philosophy of the corporate sector led by self-centric rock-star CEOs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 27, 2018

Katherine Waterston discusses making magic in 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'

From the get-go, "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" makes it clear that the new installment of J.K. Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts" franchise will be gloomier and heavier than the first film, a playful romp set in New York during the age of jazz.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2018

Japan can excel at 'intermediary' diplomacy

Japan has what it takes to serve as an intermediary state on the world's diplomatic stage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2018

Time for a trade reset, but is China listening?

U.S. President Donald Trump's approach to China could result in a much needed new chapter in trade relations with the second largest economy.

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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