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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2020

The 1995 Okinawa rape that shook U.S.-Japan ties

Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 4, 1995, a 12-year-old girl was abducted, beaten and raped in the village of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, by three U.S. servicemen — two marines and a naval medic.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2020

Dangerous tensions at the top of the world — again

Nationalist leaders, the general antagonistic public, military confrontations and nuclear-armed neighbors: This is as dangerous a combination as can be imagined.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 1, 2020

How to reopen national borders

As the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on, countries are now looking at how to allow travel in a bid to help their economies recover.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2020

Who says Iran is impervious to pressure?

Critics of the Trump administration’s sanctions campaign against Iran have long argued that the Islamic Republic is impervious to pressure. This claim never had a strong foundation: After all, extreme duress — prolonged diplomatic isolation, coupled with crippling economic sanctions — forced Tehran’s...
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Malaysia: Halal investment hub
Sep 1, 2020

Industrial parks offer perks, tax relief

Running a halal business requires a special set of skills and materials, some of which differ drastically from those employed by conventional competitors in the same industry. Firms that produce halal products can have difficulty resolving supply and other logistical problems on their own. To create...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 31, 2020

Trump lauds Abe as Japan's 'greatest prime minister' as bromance set to end

In their phone call Monday morning — the pair's 37th such call — Abe said Japan would continue working to develop new national security policies.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Aug 31, 2020

Post-graduate degree continues to hold appeal with global firms

Demand for MBA graduates seems to be on the rise globally. It is especially high in the Asia-Pacific region in recent years. In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, business schools with increased online features and the working generation that benefited from more flexible working styles may activate...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 31, 2020

All you need to know about how Abe’s successor will be chosen

The choice is neither up to the Japanese people, nor is it something to be decided in the Diet. Instead, the decision rests solely within the LDP.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2020

‘Enough is enough’: New racial justice leaders rise in Wisconsin city

He walked near the front of the march in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Saturday, a trail of hundreds of demonstrators behind him, raising a black-gloved fist in the air. His white Chicago Bulls shorts flopped past his knees and the gold block letters on his black T-shirt glistened.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 29, 2020

Small luxuries offer some consolation amid COVID-19 pandemic

With more time on their hands, consumers are shopping online to make their home lives more comfortable.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 29, 2020

Japan's small-scale sake breweries struggle to survive

2020 is proving to be a rough year for sake breweries, and the pandemic has forced many into making tough decisions about marketing and production.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 29, 2020

At Est, chef Guillaume Bracaval attempts to answer the question, ‘What is luxury?’

The chef's new French fine-dining restaurant venture opens inside the swanky Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi on Sept. 1.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2020

Five points to make sense of post-Abe Japan

As questions swirl over what's next, here's a look at the core points underwriting the issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2020

Epidemics, economics and externalities

The COVID-19 pandemic and environmental threats will hopefully fuel demands for greater social solidarity.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Aug 28, 2020

“The Japan Times and Cybozu-owned media Kintopia launch a joint series on diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace”

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson and publisher: Minako Suematsu) and Cybozu Inc.’s (Head Office: Chuo-ku; Tokyo; President Yoshihisa Aono) Kintopia, an English-language online media, have jointly launched a six-part feature series titled "Diversity and the Future of...
Aug 28, 2020

“The Japan Times and Cybozu-owned media Kintopia launch a joint series on diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace”

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson and publisher: Minako Suematsu) and Cybozu Inc.’s (Head Office: Chuo-ku; Tokyo; President Yoshihisa Aono) Kintopia, an English-language online media, have jointly launched a six-part feature series titled “Diversity and the Future...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2020

Trump looks past U.S. law separating presidency and campaign

U.S. President Donald Trump has freely blended his campaign with the federal government during this week’s Republican convention, staging a series of events pushing the limits of laws prohibiting government employees from engaging in politics.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 26, 2020

Hakuho may be on path to becoming great stablemaster if latest recruit pans out

With Hokuseiho, the yokozuna may have stumbled upon someone worthy of taking up his mantle.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 26, 2020

B. League to relax regulations on player registrations for upcoming season

Meanwhile, the league revealed that it has concluded a new partnership with the J. League for video production.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2020

China’s digital currency will rise but not rule

A new version of the renminbi will fail to challenge the U.S. dollar's global dominance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 26, 2020

In a second Trump term, Tokyo would need to bolster ties elsewhere

The U.S. president has repeatedly voiced disdain for the existing alliance system, calling allied countries freeloaders that should pay more of its costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2020

Itochu raises stake in FamilyMart to 65% via tender offer

The move will allow the trading firm to begin delisting the convenience store operator from the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and take it private.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 25, 2020

Apple defeats Epic Games' effort to restore Fortnite on App Store

The fight blew up Aug. 13 when Epic told customers it would begin offering a discounted direct purchase plan for items in Fortnite, and Apple then removed the game app.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2020

From ‘Five Eyes’ to six — a good idea, but not the best

The increase in engagement would be no panacea to Japan's pressing security needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 24, 2020

European battery-makers power up for a 'green' recovery

European firms are focusing on niche markets and new technologies rather than taking on Asian firms whose mass production is aimed at supplying electric vehicles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 22, 2020

Top 5: The best burger restaurants in Tokyo

The Japan Times tried over 20 of the best burger shops in town, narrowing it down to five places that more than sate the hunger for a proper burger.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 22, 2020

This ‘dashi sensei’ helps parents get comfortable making broth from scratch

Mika Kumahara teaches parents how to make simple, all-natural dashi broth they can feed their children.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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