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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 3, 2015

Deutsche Bank sets the right standard

There is an image in the Deutsche Bank Collection exhibition at the Hara Museum that, at first sight, seems slightly out of place. It is a street scene in New York that glows in the warm light of a sunset. Office workers can be seen going home, a man window-shops outside a camera store, even the inclusion...
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2015

China loses a 'lawfare' skirmish

An international arbitration tribunal's decision provides South China Sea claimants with an opportunity to breathe new life into negotiations designed to turn the 2002 ASEAN-China Declaration on a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea into a real code of conduct.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 2, 2015

During visit, Kerry raises human rights issue with autocratic central Asian states

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday met Uzbekistan's autocratic ruler and officials from other Central Asian states accused of being among the world's worst human rights offenders.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2015

China's two-child policy is too little, too late

Rather than worrying about the birthrate to meet its future labor needs, China should be focusing on bringing in migrant workers, especially from South Asia.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2015

Chinese affluence speaks loudly in London

Human rights concerns took a back seat to trade and investment opportunities during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Britain this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 29, 2015

Industrial output climbs a surprise 1%, raising bar for BOJ action

Industrial production unexpectedly increased in September, potentially raising the bar for an expansion in stimulus when Bank of Japan policy-setters meet on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2015

Trailing, Trump gets testy as candidates wade into GOP debate

Republican outsider front-runners Ben Carson and Donald Trump came under fire at the outset of the party's third presidential debate Wednesday night, as the moderators and some of their opponents pushed for details of their tax and budget proposals and raised questions about their inexperience in government....
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Oct 28, 2015

Who saved Kyoto from the atomic hellfire?

Many Americans have been given credit for sparing Kyoto from bombings, both conventional and atomic, during World War II, but it turns out that an old secretary of war was responsible.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 28, 2015

Agnes b. moves from fashion to film in 'Je m'appelle Hmmm...'

There is a sizable genre of films about fashion designers — Coco Chanel alone has spawned over a dozen movies, TV episodes and mini-series. But designers who make their own movies are a rarity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 28, 2015

'Clouds of Sils Maria' tests the limits of female intimacy

OK, pop quiz. Guess who recently said the following: "The reasons why people make films here in France are very different from the reasons why people make movies in America, and I prefer it here a little bit."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2015

Auto power play: Japan's hydrogen car in a race against China's battery drive

Asia's two vehicle-making powerhouses, Japan and China, are jostling for supremacy over how future electric cars should generate their power — from batteries or hydrogen-powered fuel cells.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2015

U.S. driving Mideast allies to Putin

The Obama administration's Middle East approach is forcing America's friends in the region to hedge their bets and move closer to Russia.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2015

The war over the periodic table

Increasingly today, national economic security and the fate of many businesses are beholden to a handful of rare metals that are often produced only in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2015

Beijing deploys coast guard — not navy — to avert international condemnation in South China Sea

Armed with little more than flashing lights, loud hailers and water cannons, the Chinese Coast Guard is becoming the vanguard for the country's territorial claims in the South China Sea.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 26, 2015

Thinking about the difference between 'omou' and 'kangaeru'

Introduce the two verbs u304au3082u3046 and u304bu3093u304cu3048u308b, which mean 'to think.'
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 26, 2015

Abe's magic doesn't work

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants Japan to believe there are magic solutions to the complex problems facing society, to the detriment of the nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015

For America, the key to China is right at home

Rather than confront China directly, the U.S. should focus on domestic reforms that strengthen its own competitive advantages, which would thereby force Beijing to follow suit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015

India at risk of turning into a Hindu Pakistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is behaving like a politician, when what India really needs is a leader, particularly when it comes to religious intolerance.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2015

Hawks silence Swallows, take 2-0 lead in Japan Series

The second game of the Japan Series played out almost like a carbon copy of the first. Right down to the part where the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks were celebrating another victory.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Oct 25, 2015

In Japan, adultery can cost you your job as well as your marriage

Companies must be able to prove that specific damage has been done to their business if they want to fire cheating workers.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 25, 2015

It's the little things — like ¥10 — that remind me why I'm still here

It's times like these that I chuckle to myself and am reminded why I love living in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2015

Hiroji Kubota's lens is a witness to history

Photographer Hiroji Kubota believes that "everyone has a great drama to tell." With the release of his retrospective photo book, simply titled "Hiroji Kubota Photographer," now it's his turn to tell his.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 23, 2015

More on the line than points in Manchester derby

As much as both managers try to say there are still only three points available when Manchester United hosts Manchester City on Sunday, Wayne Rooney called it right when he said it is "a massive game of pride."
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2015

Opposition bloc slams scandal-hit government for shying away from extra Diet session

The opposition camp asks the Lower House speaker for an extraordinary Diet session to hear information about TPP and the policies of new Cabinet members.
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.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
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.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
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.

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