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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2016

Syria government says it will restore ancient Palmyra as city is taken back from Islamic State

Palmyra's ancient Roman temples and archway, blown up by Islamic State fighters last year, will be restored, the head of the antiquities authority said on Saturday before Syria recaptured the city, inflicting a significant defeat on the Islamist group, which had controlled the desert city since May last...
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2016

Americans on all sides united in opposition to free trade

A poll shows opposition to free trade is a unifying concept even in the deeply divided U.S. electorate, with almost two-thirds of Americans favoring more restrictions on imported goods.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 26, 2016

Tepco executives get a taste of citizens' wrath

Three Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives are now facing criminal prosecution for negligence in failing to anticipate a monster tsunami that cut off electricity and inundated back-up emergency generators, causing a cessation of cooling in the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant reactors that precipitated three...
CULTURE / Books
Mar 26, 2016

Black Illumination: the disqualified life of Osamu Dazai

The author Osamu Dazai committed suicide — several times. The first was on a cold December night in 1929, just before his school exams. But the overdose of sleeping pills he took was not enough; he survived, and graduated. The second was in October, 1930, on the barren sands of a beach in Kamakura...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 26, 2016

A question of time

A train pulls up to Kuji Station in Kanagawa Prefecture.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2016

Growth vs. political instability

How can the West improve its economic performance at a time when political instability is impeding effective policymaking?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2016

There's a better way to secure our airports

Rather than add another layer of baggage and body screens, the aviation industry should emulate the security measures employed by Israel's Ben Gurion airport.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2016

Dangers of Facebook cozying up to Beijing

Mark Zuckerberg's China ambitions are a no-brainer but he risks being a pawn in Beijing's censorship push.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2016

Tech could help secure public spaces, if Europeans wants more surveillance

Facial recognition software, scanners that detect weapons and cameras that spot nervous people are some of the technologies that could be used more widely to secure public places, but some would require greater acceptance of surveillance in Europe.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2016

South Carolina governor wants U.S. to divert shipload of arms-grade plutonium from Japan

The demand by Nikki Haley has the potential to embarrass the Obama administration a week before it hosts an important summit on nuclear nonproliferation.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2016

Rumored U.S. presidential visit to Hiroshima, Nagasaki stokes mixed reactions

The reports of a possible visit in May are creating excitement and concern about how it will be perceived.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2016

Bombings are a sign of Islamic State's panic

The Brussels attacks by Islamic State may be a sign of a group feeling cornered and on the run.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2016

Author and disabilities champion Hirotada Ototake admits to adulterous affairs

In a blow that could further humiliate the scandal-tainted ruling party, disabled celebrity author and educator Hirotada Ototake, rumored to be tapped for an election run with the Liberal Democratic Party, apologized Thursday for committing adultery following a report by a tabloid magazine.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2016

Abe Cabinet says JCP promoting 'violent revolution,' subject to anti-subversive law

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government says the Japanese Communist Party remains a “violent revolutionary” group.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 22, 2016

Dance icon sets a challenge

Running with the bulls during the annual San Fermin fiesta in the Spanish city of Pamplona, or joining a traditional Ainu festival on Lake Akan in Hokkaido, may seem unusual ways for a choreographer to research — but not if the artist in question is Motoko Hirayama.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2016

As Cuba rises, Puerto Rico falls

As the resumption of diplomatic ties with the U.S. opens new possibilities for Cuba, Puerto Rico's current status as a U.S. commonwealth has turned into an ugly dead end.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2016

Missing Chinese columnist who called for Xi to resign 'taken away' by police, lawyer says

Chinese police "took away" a well-known columnist last week before he tried to board a flight for Hong Kong and his whereabouts are still unknown, his lawyer said Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 21, 2016

Lessons in history and bureaucracy lurk within Japan's geographical layer cake

Although in English we say Japan has 47 prefectures, Japanese uses four terms to express the same concept. And that's just for starters.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 21, 2016

Japan backs homegrown stealth jet in aerospace industry revival

Japan is set to become the fourth country to test-fly its own stealth jet — a move that is likely to increase its military presence in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2016

Abdeslam's lawyer slams French prosecutor for divulging 'suicide bomber' admission

The lawyer defending the prime surviving suspect for the Nov. 13 Paris attacks said on Sunday he would sue a French prosecutor for divulging his client's admission that he had planned to blow himself up with fellow Islamic State militants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2016

Can cultural engagement soften North Korea's hard-line stance?

After years of provocations, talks, promises and broken vows — a pattern that Pyongyang has mastered — the atmosphere on the Korean Peninsula remains highly charged and little changed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 19, 2016

Do chimp rituals reveal roots of religion?

How did gods evolve? I can't promise to answer a question of such gravity this week, but I can perhaps raise some interesting ideas.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Mar 19, 2016

The Meiji Era and the soul of Japan: part 2

An ambitious young man of the 1880s, flattering a girl he may want to marry (or may not, if a more advantageous alliance materializes), asks her, "What are you reading these days, Osei?" When Osei in reply mentions "Outlines of the World's History" by William Swinton, Noboru, the young man, is suitably...
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Mar 19, 2016

A Japanese version of Trump isn't so far-fetched

"On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."— H. L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 18, 2016

Abramovich's wealth not enough for Chelsea now

When you have grown up in the Communist regime of the former Soviet Union, started your business career importing rubber ducks and becoming the 12th-richest person in Russia thanks to owning an oil company, then being accused of "failing to demonstrate even a minimum amount of manners and education"...
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2016

U.S. sees Chinese activity at reef seized from Philippines

The United States has seen Chinese activity around a reef that China seized from the Philippines nearly four years ago that could be a precursor to more land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea, the U.S. Navy chief said Thursday.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

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