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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2017

French voters are skeptical that Macron, Le Pen have answers about key issues

A week before the decisive second round in France's presidential election, many voters are skeptical that either of the two candidates can solve chronic unemployment or tackle security concerns, a poll published Sunday found.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2017

Asia's American menace

The need for constant adjustment to Trump's policy flip-flops will only stoke greater anxiety among America's allies and partners, who now run the risk that their core interests will be used as bargaining chips.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Apr 30, 2017

First Japan House opens in Brazil

London, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo. There is little at first sight that seems to unite these three cities, which are diverse in geography and climate as well as architecture, cuisine and atmosphere.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 30, 2017

Japan fares well at Salone del Mobile

Once again, Salone del Mobile Milano, the world's largest furniture and interiors trade fair, provides a platform for some of Japan's most innovative ideas on both practical and conceptual design.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Apr 30, 2017

Political risk scares away Japanese investors in French bonds

Japanese investors, traditionally among France's most loyal lenders, are not yet convinced that French political risks have faded and are staying away from buying the country's bonds.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 29, 2017

Civil society across Asia is flowering but fragile

The proliferation of civil society organizations throughout Asia is having a significant impact on relations between the state and citizens, on the institutions of the state and on prevailing norms and values.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Apr 29, 2017

April 29, 2017

EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2017

Searching for consensus in global economic governance

It's no longer business as usual for the global economic order.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 27, 2017

Welcome the summer with cold craft beer

A craft beer event, "Hop & Eats," with live music will be held on May 14 at Tennoz Central Tower, Canal Garden, near the Tennoz Isle waterfront.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 27, 2017

All Shizuoka's a stage for SPAC's theater festival

At a recent news conference, Satoshi Miyagi, the artistic director of Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC), gave notice of an imminent invasion — by girigirijin.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 27, 2017

Quality coaches competing for top accolade

Who's the leading candidate to be named the B. League's coach of the year for the first time in the 18-team top division?
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2017

Japan stays 72nd on press freedom list but falls to last in G-7

Japan ranked 72nd on a 2017 list of press freedom around the world — its same overall position from a year earlier — but fell to last among its Group of Seven peers as Italy climbed to 52nd, according to the 180-nation World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders on Wednesday....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2017

McDonald's shelves plans to sell Japan unit stake after rebound

McDonald's Corp. said it's shelving plans to sell a stake in its Japan unit that has seen a turnaround since the company announced it was looking for a buyer more than a year ago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2017

Trump's dangerous blank check

One should welcome America's re-engagement with the world, but not if diplomacy takes a backseat to bombs and tweets.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 24, 2017

Messenger staying ahead of Japanese baseball learning curve

There aren't many pitchers in Japan who cut a more imposing figure on the mound than the Hanshin Tigers' Randy Messenger. There might not be any actually.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 24, 2017

Ahead of next iPhone, Idemitsu Kosan leads way after developing OLED screen

The iPhone's success has transformed the fortunes of dozens of suppliers, from glass manufacturers to the maker of robots that cut metal cases.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2017

Modi's push to make Indian kitchens safer sees nation overtake Japan for LPG imports

India toppled Japan as the world's second-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pledge to provide cooking gas cylinders to the poor and wean them off polluting fuels drove up consumption.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 23, 2017

B. League announces launch of preseason Early Cup regional tournaments

The B. League is currently in its inaugural season and is putting basketball in Japan in the spotlight like never before.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / CULTURE SMASH
Apr 23, 2017

Anime gives Japanese bands a new route to potential fans

"Retro" was the theme at this year's Anime Boston, the largest anime convention in the Northeastern United States, and that idea extended to the event's featured musical acts: veteran pop duo Puffy AmiYumi and 1960s-styled rock quartet Okamoto's.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2017

America's battle against the sex trafficking of minors

U.S. police are on the front lines of a Sisyphean struggle.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Apr 23, 2017

Kansai leaders grope for ways to keep regional population stable amid projected slide

A projection showing that Japan's population could fall from 127.09 million in 2015 to 88.08 million by 2065 has pushed Kansai leaders harder for more policies and funding to increase the local birthrate, keep younger people from leaving and protect the growing ranks of the elderly.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Apr 21, 2017

April 22, 2017

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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2017

Even a horrific killing isn't enough to shake Pakistan's blasphemy laws

The murder of Mashal Khan is the latest tragedy connected to blasphemy accusations in Pakistan. His death won't be the last.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 21, 2017

More at stake than just cup final place for Chelsea, Spurs

The pity is that the F.A. Cup semifinal between Chelsea and Tottenham is not a Premier League match. With six games remaining, Chelsea leads Spurs by four points, following the Blues' 2-0 loss at Manchester United on Sunday. While no league points will be at stake in Saturday's game between the two best...
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2017

China uncovers environmental breaches at two-thirds of firms

More than two-thirds of the companies investigated by China in its latest campaign against pollution have violated environmental rules, a environment ministry official told a briefing on Friday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Japan to set up 'control tower' for crimes by foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan and Canada ink key intel-sharing deal
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand shakes hands with Japan's top diplomat, Takeshi Iwaya, at the end of a signing ceremony for an information security agreement, after bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.

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