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Reader Mail
Feb 9, 2018

Time to challenge a dictator

When Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, head of the militant group Islamic State, ranted and raved, the world vowed to stop the mad man's rhetoric in its tracks. When the Islamic State leveled the monuments of Palmyra and Nimrod, the world wailed and bemoaned the loss of such priceless treasures. When jihadis ruthlessly...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2018

The junkies and dealers of today's social media

Monopolistic Internet platforms, especially Facebook, enable the powerful to inflict harm on the powerless in politics, foreign policy and commerce.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jan 20, 2018

A successful cocktail of travel and tenacity

Shingo Gokan might well be the most traveled barman in the world. By his own count, last year he took more than 80 flights, landing in Atlanta, New York, Havana, London, Milan, Berlin, Manila, Bangkok, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 9, 2018

Ted Barton foresees rise in Japan skating, defends International Judging System

At last month's Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Ice Time sat down with ISU announcer Ted Barton, whose voice is well known to Japanese skating fans, for a discussion on a wide range of skating issues, including the International Judging System.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018

More readers' responses to Japan Times Community articles from 2017

A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the second half of last year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2018

The meaty side of climate change

Fossil fuel industries draw fire for their greenhouse gas emissions while livestock firms get a free pass. This must change.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 31, 2017

Japan in 2018 — 10 possible surprises

Here are some far-out predictions that, if they come true, would be truly earthshaking. Enjoy, and best wishes for a successful and happy 2018.
Reader Mail
Dec 21, 2017

Protect all precious life on our planet

The articles "Nobel Peace Prize says to Korea nuke players: We are watching" (in the Oct. 8 edition) and "Empress Michiko praises ICAN's Nobel Peace Prize" (Oct. 21) made me ponder the crises and peace of our world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Dec 12, 2017

Tokyo-based fund CEO leads public-private fight against diseases around globe

BT Slingsby was 13 years old when he made a career decision: to become a medical doctor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2017

Australia charts a flawed foreign policy course

Canberra has chosen to stick to the U.S. line rather than recognize the reality of China, work to improve relations with Beijing and commit to global organizations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2017

Putting democracy's troubles in context

History shows us that democracy has survived crises far greater than the present moment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2017

Capitalizing on climate unity

The latest round of global climate talks in Bonn show the world's political leaders are more committed to the Paris accord than ever.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Nov 26, 2017

In pitching 2025 Expo bid, Osaka must sell itself over Paris, and Africa may hold the key

Imagine you're in Osaka in 2025. After arriving, you're welcomed by people on the streets, where you stop by a takoyaki vendor for a quick octopus dumpling snack before heading out to see the sights. Walking around Osaka, you'll feel safe in the presence of police officers offering snappy salutes and...
Japan Times
CULTURE
Nov 25, 2017

Japan's geisha battle to protect their future

A handful of traditional female entertainers across the country are experimenting with innovative ways of preserving their culture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2017

Facing the new energy and climate realities

The new realities of energy and climate change contradict longheld policy assumptions.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2017

Big lessons for Japan and America from three small countries

Asia and the Pacific will be better off if all nations adopt some small-state ideas offered up by Bhutan, Timor-Leste and Singapore — namely the embrace of a greener, more representative and more transparent future for all their citizens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2017

Europe is tiring of Anglo-American lectures

Following Brexit and Trump, the Anglo-Saxon world's intellectual leadership is on the wane in Europe.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 7, 2017

Wakaba Higuchi robbed of victory at Cup of China

Enough of this nonsense.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2017

Wanted: A better defense of modern-day capitalism

Capitalism is taking on new forms in the 21st century, and the old arguments to defend it no longer have any relevance.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2017

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu dealing with new expectations after breaking 10-second mark

Boosted by a nearly ideal tailwind of 1.8 meters per second, Yoshihide Kiryu sprinted across the finish line and glanced at the time clock, anticipating that he might have just achieved something big.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2017

The false narrative of Realpolitik

U.S. President Donald Trump's emphasis on national sovereignty could stimulate global cooperation elsewhere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 20, 2017

Laundry-folding robot maker will represent Japan at startup competition

A Tokyo-based startup recognized for its laundry-folding robot has gained entry to an international competition for venture firms, and hopes to represent Japan as a country of innovation.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2017

Can we avoid the 'Thucydides Trap'?

When an emerging power attempts to supplant a hegemonic power in international politics, major conflict often ensues.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / How the visual arts shaped Japan's modern literature
Sep 30, 2017

How the visual arts shaped Japan's modern literature

Early on in Natsume Soseki's 1908 campus novel "Sanshiro" — one of the most important expositions of the inter-connectedness of visual and literary art ever written — a young scientist, Nonomiya, looks up at a long, thin, white cloud floating diagonally in the sky.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 26, 2017

Yuzuru Hanyu's uneven start no cause for concern

The ability of sports to glorify one moment and humble the next was on full display at the Autumn Classic International in Montreal over the weekend.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 23, 2017

Wozniacki storms into final

Caroline Wozniacki ended Garbine Muguruza's honeymoon as world No. 1 in clinical fashion with a 6-2, 6-0 win on Saturday to book her place in the Toray Pan Pacific Open final against unseeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) reaches out to shake hands with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition deal Monday evening in Tokyo.
EV battery race heats up among Japanese automakers
Japanese EV production is focusing on batteries as automakers compete for the lightest, most durable models and the longest driving range.
LDP and Nippon Ishin no Kai to form coalition government, report says
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai have agreed to form a coalition, paving the way for the country's first female prime minister, Kyodo reports.
Suntory and Sapporo to halt gift beer sales after cyberattack against Asahi
Suntory will gradually suspend the sale of 13 beer sets for winter gifts, including a set of Chinese zodiac-themed cans of The Premium Malt's.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Podcast

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

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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