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WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2016

Trump could seek new law to help purge Obama appointees

If he wins the presidency, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would seek to purge the federal government of officials appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama and could ask Congress to pass legislation making it easier to fire public workers, Trump ally Chris Christie said on Tuesday....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2016

Trove of documents from purged Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang, smuggled to Hong Kong, to be published

A collection of documents from Zhao Ziyang, who was China's reformist Communist Party chief until he was toppled in 1989 for opposing the Tiananmen crackdown, has been smuggled out of the country and will be published in Hong Kong this month, according to a publishing house that is turning them into...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 19, 2016

Japan confident of China, South Korea summit despite tensions

Japan remains eager to host Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before the year is out, even as territorial tensions flare in the East China Sea with a pick up in military ships and planes traversing the area.
EDITORIALS
Jul 17, 2016

Abe's amendment strategy

The Constitution should be amended only when there is a clear and compelling need.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jul 16, 2016

Regional votes reveal cracks in political landscape

The overwhelming victory of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition in the July 10 Upper House election overshadowed regional results that suggest growing numbers of voters in certain parts of Japan aren't as dedicated to the LDP as it first appears.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2016

Lessons of the Chilcot report

The Chilcot report demolishes Tony Blair's sham justifications for embroiling the U.K. in possibly the most disastrous war of the modern era.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2016

Japan steps up rhetoric over Okinotorishima in wake of Hague ruling

Tokyo doubles down on its claims that Okinotorishima is an island and not rocks under international law.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 14, 2016

China protests Australia's South China Sea freedom of navigation comment

China said on Thursday it had issued a formal protest after Australia announced it would continue to exercise its right to freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea following a court ruling against China's claims.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2016

Emperor's abdication plan poses challenges for Japan's Imperial system

A day after news broke of Emperor Akihito's plans to abdicate, discussion turned to when and how an emperor can be allowed to quit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 13, 2016

Top Abe adviser urges coordinated stimulus while playing down 'helicopter money'

Japan needs to keep various policy options open, including coordinated action by the government and central bank, key economic adviser Koichi Hamada says.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2016

Britain should reflect on its self-inflicted mess

Brexit's narrow victory has caused a political meltdown in Britain and economic uncertainty.
EDITORIALS
Jul 12, 2016

A reckoning for Britain and Blair

The reverberations of the decision to invade Iraq may well obscure the lessons of the Chilcot report.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2016

U.K. politics: Shakespeare in action

British politics have begun to resemble the final scene in 'Hamlet,' when almost all the major characters die violently.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 12, 2016

Nagoya firm among those tapping workers who need flex-time jobs

More and more small- and medium-size companies are allowing full-time employees to work shorter hours so they can spend more time with their families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2016

Abe says win gives him mandate to accelerate economic policies but remains mum on Constitution

Fresh from sweeping the polls in Sunday's Upper House election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday called the outcome an endorsement of Abenomics and pledged to expand spending, particularly in rural areas, despite soaring public debt.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2016

SDF is ordered to evacuate Japanese nationals from South Sudan

Amid fighting in South Sudan's capital, the Air Self-Defense Force is sent in to evacuate Japanese civilians there.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2016

Focus on economy, failure of opposition clears way for Abe's LDP in national elections

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on a solid electoral winning streak, and the opposition isn't putting up much of a fight.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2016

Japan and the consequences of the Brexit vote

Brexit has taught the Japanese of the potential dangers of a generational divide.
LIFE / Digital
Jul 9, 2016

Hot spot: Is Tokyo finally going wireless?

Wi-Fi is exploding in the capital thanks to an influx of tourism and the 2020 Games.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2016

U.K. hopeful May warns of tough future after Brexit as rival Leadsom flaunts motherhood

The two rivals to become the U.K.'s next prime minister stepped up their campaigns, with Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom extolling the virtues of motherhood while Home Secretary Theresa May, who is childless, pledged to get Britain through the "difficult times" that Brexit will bring.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan