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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 6, 2017

BOJ faces call to release handbrake, let longer yields rise

The Bank of Japan is caught in a quandary: to let bond yields rise or not.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2017

Liberal democracy in retreat?

Having already come under siege in many of its outposts around the world, is liberal democracy now at risk of losing its citadel, too?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Mar 5, 2017

Government of Japan, survey thyself

Something landmark happened late last year. Japan's government undertook a nationwide survey of discrimination toward Japan's long-term non-Japanese (NJ) residents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Mar 5, 2017

Entrepreneur taps theatrical skills to coach Japanese leaders in the art of the speech

From John F. Kennedy's inaugural address in 1961 to Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" speech in 2008, history has been colored by powerful rhetoric that is never forgotten.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2017

Demands for return of land block German effort to atone for African genocide

Namibia's Herero people are heartened that Germany is keen to atone for the genocide of their ancestors, but they expect something that Berlin says it cannot give.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 5, 2017

China anti-graft overhaul paves way for Xi to retain ally — and sets precedent for him to stay on beyond 2022

China's sweeping overhaul of its anti-corruption architecture could enable President Xi Jinping to justify retaining his key ally and top graft buster Wang Qishan beyond retirement age, sources with ties to the leadership say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 4, 2017

Learning to stand up to domestic violence in Japan

Satoru Tanaka tentatively pulls from his briefcase a well-thumbed sheet of plain paper, onto which has been sketched three smiling faces along with a simple but astute message: "Daddy's promise," it begins. "Always smile, and if you feel the urge to fight, take a deep breath."
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Mar 4, 2017

Japan Times 1942: 'Abolish or continue study of English?'

Because it is spoken by Japan's enemy nations, the English language has fallen into discredit in this country, and there is even an outcry for its abolition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2017

Trump administration considers separating mothers from children at Mexican border

Women and their children crossing together illegally into the United States could be separated by U.S. authorities under a proposal being considered by the Department of Homeland Security, according to three government officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2017

Trump aides' bid to plug leaks creates unease among some civil servants

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin used his first senior staff meeting last month to tell his aides he would not tolerate leaks to the news media, three sources familiar with the matter said.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2017

Tsukiji fiasco not all on me, Ishihara says, blaming deputies

Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara denies blame for the botched relocation plan for the Tsukiji fish market, saying it was all handled by his deputies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2017

Life here, there and everywhere in the universe

Maybe only one planet in a million has intelligent life, you say? Okay, then there are at least 140 million planets with intelligent life in this galaxy alone.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 1, 2017

Building a family with a difference: American couple in Japan explain decision to adopt child with disabilities

Confronted with hard questions about why they felt the need to adopt, the O'Briens chose to raise Sam, a child with Down syndrome.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2017

Asia's flashpoints a trigger for market chaos

The South China Sea and North Korea loom as black swan events amid rising tensions in Asia.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 1, 2017

The Trump effect and Japan

Japan has an exceptional opportunity, while maneuvering to remain close to Washington, to reduce its unhealthy security and economic dependency on the United States, and to educate the U.S. administration on the merits and benefits of the key planks of a rules-based global order and international cooperation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2017

Trump's first address to joint session of U.S. Congress

Remarks as prepared for delivery and released by the White House.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 28, 2017

JSF erred in sending Uno to Asian Winter Games

What a difference a week makes.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2017

Quest for Japan-EU leadership

Today, the EU and Japan are in the best position to transform what has been coined as 'the crisis of the West' into an opportunity to innovate and to deliver stability and prosperity.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2017

Brexit versus the new globalization

Leaving the EU single market may have little affect on British economic growth due to the nature of modern trade.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 26, 2017

Japan has no room to criticize U.S. refugee ban

Donald Trump's America isn't the only country turning its back on refugees. Japan is just as guilty.
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2017

Sagamihara killings indictment

It's now up to the courts to unravel the motives behind the Sagamihara stabbing spree, and the government to come up with an improved system for dealing with potentially dangerous mental patients.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 25, 2017

Does the nuclear option make sense for Japan?

Becoming a nuclear weapons power won't make Japan safer and won't lighten the U.S. security burden.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Feb 25, 2017

Naoto Fukasawa: Between craft and design

Naoto Fukasawa is probably best known internationally for his designs for Muji, in particular for the wall-mounted CD player he created in 1999, which was featured in Gary Hustwit's popular 2009 documentary "Objectified." Now he remains a creative adviser for Muji, while still designing interiors, lighting...
EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2017

Ambitious curriculum guidelines

The education ministry's proposed curriculum guidelines for elementary and junior high schools may be overly ambitious.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2017

Depressed by politics? Stop staring at phones

If we expect better from officeholders and candidates and activists, we have to demand better from ourselves.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2017

With the TPP dead, Asia-Pacific eyes turn to Kobe meet for regional trade framework

With the demise of the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, attention in the Asia-Pacific region has turned to Kobe, where representatives from 16 countries gather Monday for the next round of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 24, 2017

Deepening Japan-India ties in an uncertain age

Japan and India are natural allies, and are ready to expand the scope of their economic, strategic and defense cooperation.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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