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BUSINESS / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Oct 18, 2015

Much riding on giant Japan Post Group IPO

Three state-affiliated companies in the Japan Post Group are set to go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as the government seeks to raise ¥1.4 trillion.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 18, 2015

Radio personality Peter Barakan brings the world to Tokyo for Live Magic!

'I'm going off track again. Wait a minute." Midway through a lengthy digression about an "amazing" New Orleans band named Boukou Groove, Peter Barakan pauses, ever so briefly, to check the conversational signposts.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 17, 2015

'Base Nation' reveals the destructive tentacles of U.S. hegemony

People are often only aware of what is in their own backyard: the intrusiveness of a radar tower here, an ammunition dump there. David Vine's new book, "Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World," succeeds in shaking us out of our provincialism.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 16, 2015

Tall task for Klopp in trying to turn Liverpool around

Those who expect an underachieving Liverpool to suddenly become a Premier League powerhouse because Jürgen Klopp is in charge will be disappointed. The German is an excellent manager, but not a miracle worker as some of the hype would have us believe.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 16, 2015

Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta: Don't let the name fool you, this is the best ramen in northern Tokyo

Is ramen Japanese or Chinese? That particular question is clearly a non-starter for the good folks at Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta — whose name stakes out their position. But, to clarify things, you won't find buckwheat noodles in their bowls; what you get is arguably the finest ramen in northern Tokyo....
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2015

A chance for voters to put Canada back on track

The choice Canadians make in the Oct. 19 election will tell the rest of the world about their present values and future visions for Canada in this deeply interconnected world.
EDITORIALS
Oct 15, 2015

Onaga vs. the central government

The national government's bullheadedness on the Futenma relocation is making a bitter court battle inevitable.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2015

Paying-to-pollute flourishing with China planning carbon market

The world is coming to terms with the idea that putting a price on carbon emissions is necessary to fight global warming. Now there is a growing consensus on how to make it happen.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2015

Taliban advances prompting Obama to delay Afghanistan forces withdrawal timetable

The U.S. will keep at least 5,000 military personnel in Afghanistan after 2016, according to a congressional aide, slowing the administration's withdrawal timetable and likely ensuring that America's longest war will endure beyond President Barack Obama's term in office.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2015

Opposition contests chaotic Upper House vote, assails LDP for amending record of events

Was the vote valid?
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2015

GOP on verge of self-destruction

A Republican Party that can only act to oppose the president is a recipe for gridlock or worse. The U.S. and the world cannot afford this spectacle.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 14, 2015

Animal advocates divided over shelter practices

Foreign volunteers break off contact with Tokyo NPO over conditions at dog facility.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 13, 2015

Japan should avoid making suicidal education mistakes

Japan's educational system will suffer greatly if political ignoramuses who know the price of everything and the value of nothing are allowed to have their way.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2015

The strongholds of history and geography in the Mideast

Turkey and Iran are destined to be dominant powers in the Middle East.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2015

Volkswagen and the future of corporate honesty

The plummet of Volkswagen's stock shows that honesty is the best policy for corporations that want to maximize value over the long term.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Oct 11, 2015

Language-learning Watson looks to change the face of computing

It's hard to predict what the next big thing will be in technology.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 10, 2015

Soren Bisgaard: 'There is more to chadō than meets the eye'

Danish tea master on philosophy, tranquility and leaving everything behind
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2015

Belarus vote sets stage for Putin duel with EU

For an election deemed unnoticeable by international observers, there will be plenty of global attention when Belarus votes for president on Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2015

TPP deal needs a sober assessment

A sober assessment is needed of what Japan stands to gain and lose from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2015

Brazil's Rousseff loses legal battle, faces impeachment threat

Brazil's besieged President Dilma Rousseff lost a major battle on Wednesday when the federal audit court rejected her government's accounts from last year, paving the way for her opponents to try to impeach her.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2015

Australians should follow India's presidential model

As Australia grapples with whether to become a republic, it should look to India for guidance.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2015

Is a Sino-U.S. war inevitable?

Out of the past 16 cases when one major power was gaining in power and its rival feared relegation to the second rank, 12 ended in war. Will China and the U.S. suffer the same fate?
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 6, 2015

Shiraiwa joins Mao, Ando in record books with victory

"So sophisticated, so sensitive, so young, so incredible."
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2015

Japan prods U.S. on biologic drugs as TPP deal awaits

Tokyo pressures Washington to break the deadlock over biologic drugs as negotiators from 12 nations race to wrap up a sweeping Trans-Pacific trade deal.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2015

Putin has taken a crooked road to Damascus

Vladimir Putin's Syrian adventure is yet another appeal to Russian nostalgia for the Soviet past as a way to maintain his support and distract the public from problems closer to home.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

Podcast

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

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
By Alex K.T. Martin

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