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WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2016

75 retired U.S. diplomats blast Trump as 'unqualified,' endorse Clinton in letter

A group of 75 former career U.S. ambassadors and senior State Department officials have released a letter vowing not to vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, blasting him as "entirely unqualified" to serve as commander-in-chief.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2016

Offer Kim security for a freeze

A freeze on the development of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs in exchange for an end to sanctions and the establishment of ties with the U.S. would be a win-win situation for everyone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2016

Japan's shrinking population not burden but incentive: Abe

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan's aging, shrinking population was not a burden, but an incentive to boost productivity through innovations like robots, wireless sensors and artificial intelligence.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 21, 2016

'The Pervert's Guide to Ideology': Philosophy outside the ivory tower

Love him or hate him, you have to at least credit Slovenian philosopher and critical theorist Slavoj Zizek for trying.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 21, 2016

Once-powerful Merkel losing her shine in Europe due to weakness at home

It is hard to think of what more Angela Merkel could have done over the past weeks to nudge fellow European leaders toward a post-Brexit consensus.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 20, 2016

Can the Bank of Japan keep the bond vigilantes at bay?

The Bank of Japan needs to tread carefully as the country's debt addiction is rattling jittery traders.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2016

Latin America has a different migration problem

Latin America is united in its rejection of Donald Trump's immigrant-bashing rhetoric but has been quietly practicing his policies at home.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2016

Tokyo needs to make the most of child care

Japan has a unique opportunity to combine the benefits of child care with those of preschool.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2016

Snowden is turning into a liability for Putin

The Kremlin does its best to squeeze local critics out of the country or discredit them, but it's stuck harboring a foreigner whose initial gratitude may have worn out.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2016

Winds of change buffet EU

The forces that led the British to vote for Brexit — rejection of too much centralism and a yearning for greater local control — are sweeping the rest of Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2016

Could a President Trump destabilize China?

The knock-on effects of a Trump trade war would be wide, deep and lasting, thrusting China's GDP below 5 percent.
EDITORIALS
Sep 17, 2016

Preventing youth suicides

More than 300 schoolchildren take their own lives every year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2016

Trump finally backs off Obama birth claim, falsely says Clinton started it

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday abandoned his false claim that Barack Obama was not born in the United States after spending five years peddling conspiracy theories that the country's first African-American president started life as a foreigner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2016

North Korea sends a clear message, but who's listening?

North Korea is getting to the point where it'll have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles ready to fly.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2016

Renho elected leader of main opposition Democratic Party

The Democratic Party made history Thursday, electing Renho as the first female leader of the main opposition force.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016

Japan tries to decode Duterte after joint U.S. patrols halted

A day after the Philippine president said he plans to halt joint maritime patrols with foreign navies, Japan's government was trying to make sense of developments, with one senior official saying Tokyo will persevere with a nuanced approach to ties.
WORLD
Sep 14, 2016

Women stage nude production of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' in Brooklyn

To be clothed, or not to be clothed? That was a no-brainer for members of an all-female cast in Brooklyn who stripped down to celebrate their freedom of expression in a nude version of Shakespeare in the park.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2016

U.S. flies bombers over South Korea in show of force, but leaves door open to 'sincere' talks with North

The U.S. sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers buzzing over ally South Korea on Tuesday in a show of force meant to impress upon North Korea Washington's commitment to Seoul after Pyongyang's fifth nuclear test days earlier.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2016

America should exit the Korean imbroglio

A U.S. withdrawal from South Korea would undercut Pyongyang's justification for its massive military spending.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 13, 2016

Medal haul in Yokohama shows depth of young talent

This past weekend's sweep of the women's singles at the Yokohama Junior Grand Prix illustrated just how deep Japan's talent pool is now.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2016

Renho acknowledges that she has yet to renounce her Taiwanese citizenship

Her flip-flops could hurt Renho in the upcoming Democratic Party presidential election.

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