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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2017

Myanmar military denies any atrocities against Rohingya, replaces general in charge of Rakhine

Myanmar's army released a report on Monday denying all allegations of rape and killings by security forces, having days earlier replaced the general in charge of the operation that drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2017

Former chief of Chinese state-run news agency booted from party over corruption

The retired former head of a Chinese state-run news agency has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party for graft, an anti-corruption watchdog said on Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 13, 2017

Let's discuss Ivanka Trump's visit to Japan

Ivanka Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shared a stage during a summit in Tokyo on Nov. 3.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2017

Kibo no To expected to get ¥503 million in subsidies in 2017, eclipsing opposition rival

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's Kibo no To (Party of Hope) is expected to receive ¥503 million in political subsidies for 2017, a Jiji Press survey has found.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2017

Japan's buzzwords of 2017 cover everything from politics to poop

Thirty candidates for the buzzword of the year were announced Thursday, covering everything from popular poop kanji workbook to fake news to Hifumin, the nickname for a 77-year-old shogi pro who retired in June after wowing fans for decades with his aggressive playing styles and charm.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2017

Trump claim that Abe plans massive purchases of U.S. defense equipment walked back by Tokyo

The government has downplayed U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt request for Japan to make large purchases of U.S.-made military gear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 6, 2017

Japan is at the center of Asia's women problem

It's high time that Japan, and Asia generally, turned today's embarrassing gender dynamics into an economic opportunity for tomorrow.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 5, 2017

Art and culture seen as a way to deepen mutual ties

Offer Laurent Pic, the new French ambassador to Japan, a role in a traditional noh play and he would likely accept it. “Why not?” the ambassador said in an interview with The Japan Times.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Nov 5, 2017

At the polls, a sweep for Abe and a rubber stamp for Japan's Supreme Court judges

Perhaps unwittingly, Japanese voters just gave their silent nod to the seven most recent appointees to the nation's top court.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 4, 2017

Abe: Will he be a man of his many words?

Since his big win in the lower house election on Oct. 22, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been talking about proceeding with measures to revise the Constitution, a project that has been close to his heart for most of his political career. However, during the official campaign period he almost never mentioned...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2017

Spain treads warily on Catalan takeover; separatist leader Puigdemont claims witch hunt over arrests of former regional ministers

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont remains defiantly in self-imposed exile and has condemned Spanish authorities for staging a witch hunt against him and his cohorts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2017

In Tokyo, Ivanka Trump praises Abe’s ‘womenomics’ efforts

Ivanka Trump gets a $50 million pledge from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for her women's entrepreneur initiative ahead of her father's visit to Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2017

Appeasement — is it still a dirty word?

A new book casts British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's appeasement policy in a new light, and the lessons can be applied to the North Korea crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2017

Abe will propose a bold ¥2 trillion economic spending package in early December

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday he will compile a bold economic package worth ¥2 trillion early next month to combat various woes related to Japan's rapidly aging population.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2017

After formal re-election, Abe faces robust opposition to goal of revising pacifist Constitution

Following opposition criticism, the ruling LDP-Komeito bloc agreed to keep the Diet session open until early December and have Abe deliver a policy speech.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2017

From furaryman to 'Nige-haji'

To encourage more young people to start families, Japan must create an environment in which mothers can work and men do more to help out around the home.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2017

Coronation of Xi is a wakeup call for Abe and Trump

With most roads leading to Beijing these days, Tokyo and Washington would be wise to devise ways to fight strength with economic strength.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2017

Abe confirms ¥1 trillion aid package with Duterte as Tokyo races Beijing for Manila's support

Japan is looking for cooperation from the Philippines in dealing with China's aggressive territorial ambitions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2017

Sharing-economy boom slow to take off in Japan at just 0.005% of GDP

Feel like sharing? Japan might not be your place.
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Oct 29, 2017

Nippon Ishin ponders its fate after brutal defeat in Lower House election

Five years after Nippon Ishin no Kai first appeared on the national stage with promises of changing the country through an Osaka-based revolution, the party's future is in doubt following a crushing defeat in the Oct. 22 Lower House election.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 28, 2017

Organ donations and transplants still face obstacles in Japan

It has been 20 years since the government legalized organ transplants from brain-dead donors, and seven years since the law was revised to allow children to donate organs and families to approve organ donations of loved ones unilaterally.

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