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EDITORIALS
Feb 23, 2017

Dig up all the 'amakudari' dirt

Revelations of 'amakudari' at the education ministry underline the need for all ministries and agencies to undergo strict investigations to root out the practice across the government.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2017

Trust big data? Try googling the Holocaust

Big data was supposed to usher in a more precise and rational world. It might be leading us into the swamp of 'alternative facts.'
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 23, 2017

Cerezo target J. League upset

The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine lowest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Feb 23, 2017

In case you missed them: a year of responses to Community stories, part 1

The first in a series of selections of unpublished letters about Community stories from the year just passed.
EDITORIALS
Feb 22, 2017

Discussions on Imperial abdication

The public should have a say in the discussion on Imperial abdication.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 22, 2017

'La La Land': Sometimes we need a trip to la-la land

La-la land: the mental state of someone who is not aware of what is really happening, and a nickname for the American entertainment industry centered on Los Angeles. These two meanings bleed into each other in director Damien Chazelle's multi-Oscar-nominated musical, "La La Land," which is about a state...
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2017

Flooding forces hundreds from homes in San Jose, California

Murky, waist-high floodwaters swamped neighborhoods along a rain-swollen creek in the northern California city of San Jose on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders or advisories for more than 1,000 homes, city officials said.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 21, 2017

Migrants exploiting refugee applicant loophole to work in labor-scarce Japan

Sayaka Hirose is a Tokyo-based immigration lawyer specializing in assisting Indonesians coming to Japan. She says that in the past two years her clients have been seeking legal advice on an issue she had never encountered before.
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2017

Uncertainty rattles French politics

There is fear that the French presidential ballot will produce the same upheavals as did the presidential campaign in the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2017

Trump taps military strategist McMaster as national security adviser to replace ousted Flynn

President Donald Trump on Monday named Lt. Gen. Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new national security adviser, choosing a military officer known for speaking his mind and challenging his superiors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2017

Shell to build California fueling stations to remain in step with Toyota's hydrogen program

Royal Dutch Shell will build seven fueling stations for hydrogen cars in California through a partnership with Toyota Motor, as the state eyes 100 retail sites by 2024.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2017

Europe's fear of Muslims runs deep

A poll on European attitudes toward immigration, Islam and terrorism, shows that a majority of Europeans don't want any more Muslim immigration.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2017

Redefining Japan's 'seniors' to older age may free up still agile workforce

When do you become a senior citizen?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 19, 2017

Nursery schools: quantity and quality matter

Admission into nursery school is no assurance of a quality education.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 18, 2017

Japan tries to shed its pessimistic image

Japan ailing? Japan suffering? Nonsense. "Japan is the richest country in the world," proclaims Sapio magazine. And the best. And the happiest. The brightest future looms.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2017

Fighting the good fight for ocean health

Our responsibility for the ocean's health is as deep, fundamental and permanent as our dependence on it.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2017

Trump highlights downside of 'Goldwater rule'

The American people and the world deserve to know the psychological profile of the U.S. president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2017

China warns U.S. against more patrols in disputed South China Sea

Beijing warned Washington on Wednesday not to challenge its sovereignty in the South China Sea amid reports that the U.S. Navy was gearing up to sail more warships near China's man-made islands in the contested waters.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 15, 2017

'One Week Friends': Groundhog day in the 'friend zone'

Someday soon someone is going to come up with an algorithm for commercial seishun eiga (youth films). Plug in the variables — teenaged love in its more innocuous variations being first and foremost — and pop out a script for another hit.
EDITORIALS
Feb 15, 2017

South Sudan mission and semantics

The government shouldn't downplay the security situation in South Sudan to justify the deployment of SDF troops there.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 15, 2017

Bolt still at ease with plans to retire

Jamaican sprint great Usain Bolt says he has no regrets about his decision to retire from athletics in 2017 as he has accomplished everything he wants to in the sport.
EDITORIALS
Feb 14, 2017

Testing time for North Korea

Can the Kim regime be convinced that it doesn't need a nuclear deterrent to ensure its survival?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2017

Kajikawa works to inspire females hoping for executive roles in sports

Just over a decade ago, Mie Kajikawa became the first Japanese female to become an intern for an NBA club.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 13, 2017

The Japanese and love — more complicated than you think

The Japanese suck at this thing called love, and no amount of Valentine's Day chocolate is going to fix that.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 10, 2017

Foreign policy requires a keen sense of balance

Both Japan and China need to keep in mind the importance of avoiding extremes in international relations.

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