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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2017

How the prime minister can win over Japan's neighbors

Pulling South Korea and Indonesia into the TPP tent would make the free trade pact all the more meaningful.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2017

Above the law on college campuses

America's institutions of higher education should follow the same standards of justice as the rest of the nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2017

Uber sues Dentsu's Fetch for $40 million over alleged click fraud on right-wing news site Breitbart

Uber Technologies Inc. is accustomed to getting sued. Now it's doing the suing, and it's partly thanks to Breitbart News.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2017

McDonald's secret sauce for success in Japan

McDonald's Japan took a series of hits starting in 2014 that threatened to crack its golden arches: a supplier was selling expired chicken, a human tooth was found in french fries and a child was injured by a plastic shard in a sundae.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 19, 2017

'SNL' Trump parodies clean up at Emmys as 11.4 million tune in

Some 11.4 million Americans watched Sunday's Emmy awards on television in a ceremony marked by jokes and jibes at U.S. President Donald Trump and where "Saturday Night Live" was the biggest winner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2017

An American political tragedy

The U.S. has not had a proactive, forward-looking government since the 1960s, and it's hard to remember the last time it produced a policy that could serve as a model for others to emulate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2017

Abe poised to dissolve Lower House for snap general election

Media reports say that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to dissolve the Lower House as early as Sept. 28 and call a snap election.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 17, 2017

Finally, non-Japanese residents can draw pensions after 10 years of paying in

Foreign residents can now receive a Japanese old-age pension if they have paid in for a total of at least 10 years, rather than 25 years, as was the case.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2017

Better decision-making in a dangerous world

Leaders today need to step back and give proper thought to problem-solving, lest they plunge the world into an even deeper crisis.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 16, 2017

Taste test: Does the future of meat lie in a lab?

Biochemist Yuki Hanyu's vision for the future includes a supermarket that has plenty of meat, none of which has come from a farm. Instead, it has all been grown in a laboratory.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 16, 2017

Fukuoka street stall offers a du jour taste of Europe

Every evening at around 5:30 p.m. in Fukuoka, a curious transformation takes place along the city's main boulevards. Out of secluded parking lots and closed-off garages, wooden food carts emerge, pulled through the streets by their owners to selected locations across the city.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 16, 2017

Konbini book sales are bound to make a difference

It should be evident to anyone who rides a commuter train or bus that Japan is a nation of people who take reading seriously. Needless to say, however, their reading habits, and readers' tastes, have been changing with the times.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2017

Hawks capture Pacific League pennant

There shouldn't have been any questions about which team was the best in the Pacific League this season.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 15, 2017

September 16, 2017

JAPAN
Sep 15, 2017

North Korea responds to latest U.N. sanctions with second missile over Japan

Hit by fresh U.N. sanctions, North Korea responds by shooting a second ballistic missile over Hokkaido and into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2017

Russia is an emerging superpower in food supply

Climate change is opening up vast regions in Russia to farming.
EDITORIALS
Sep 15, 2017

End Russian election meddling

If Russia insists on taking active measures to subvert the political systems of other countries, it must face consequences.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2017

Asian cities' endless summer

Without new climate initiatives, the region's cities could contribute more than half of the increase in global greenhouse gas emissions over the next 20 years.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 15, 2017

Eclectic Meschery has lived rich life in NBA, literature

First in a three-part series
PRESS / Services
Sep 15, 2017

The Japan Times Starts a News Release Service in Conjunction with News2U Corporation

Tokyo, September 15, 2017 - The Japan Times has, through its tie-up with the internet PR company News2U Corporation, started a news release service in English on its website. This is positioned as a useful new information release service for our core readership of non-Japanese living both in and outside...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 14, 2017

Jets, Kings set for inaugural Super 8 tourney

Next week, the Chiba Jets Funabashi and Ryukyu Golden Kings will test their mettle against some of Asia's top club teams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2017

Japanese firms said behind schedule in joining F-35A production

Japanese production of the F-35A stealth fighter remains stuck on the tarmac, a recent survey by Japan's Board of Audit shows.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2017

North Korean nuclear 'crisis' an illusion

The urgency that world news media are imparting to the 'crisis' is, actually, a factor in extending it, thereby creating opportunities for miscalculation and war.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 13, 2017

'Before We Vanish': Tension builds steadily during an alien attack

How do you imagine the coming alien invasion? Movies have been all over the map with this question, though in recent Japanese films such as Takashi Yamazaki's "Parasyte" duology (2013-14) and Daihachi Yoshida's "A Beautiful Star" (2017), extraterrestrial visitors take a human form.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 13, 2017

J. League title race heating up as top five break away

The 2017 title race has been wide open even by J. League standards, but with nine games remaining a definite top five is beginning to emerge.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2017

Some ads on Facebook paid for by Russians during 2016 U.S. election campaign promoted live events

Some of the ads bought by Russians on Facebook last year promoted events during the U.S. presidential election campaign, Facebook Inc. said Tuesday, indicating that alleged meddling ahead of the 2016 election went beyond social media.
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.
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.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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