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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 10, 2016

National trauma and the memory wars of Asia

It has been 15 years since 9/11, and America's nightmare has metastasized beyond anyone's wildest imagination. It is a bad dream that includes former President George W. Bush's Iraq War debacle, which plunged the Middle East into its current turmoil. But America's trauma pales when compared with the...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 9, 2016

China responds strongly to North Korean nuclear test but is unlikely to do much

China criticized North Korea's nuclear test on Friday, but Beijing is unlikely to follow up with strong action because its influence is limited and it believes the United States and South Korea share responsibility for growing tensions in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 9, 2016

Japan warns of growing North Korea threat after fifth nuclear test

North Korea conducted its fifth and most powerful nuclear test to date around 9:30 a.m. Friday, prompting Tokyo to immediately file a protest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 9, 2016

SpaceX could be grounded for nine to 12 months

Elon Musk's SpaceX likely will be grounded for nine to 12 months while it investigates the cause of last week's launch pad accident and makes repairs, the chief executive of SpaceX's prime U.S. competitor said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 8, 2016

Sunrockers working to meet professional commitments

The B. League, a brand-new men's professional basketball circuit in Japan, will open its inaugural season later this month.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Sep 7, 2016

Surviving Japan on an international student's budget

Current and former international students in the capital share some of their experiences and offer advice that might help incoming students save some yen.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2016

Japan shows why the Fed should hike rates

Tokyo's lesson is that keeping rates at zero for too long may do more to deaden confidence than instill it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 7, 2016

'Bittersweet': A Henry Higgins of vegetarianism

The idea of "love" in Japan used to be defined by literature until manga came along and changed the scenery. Now, almost everyone dips into manga to learn the ropes, and often that process starts as early as the first grade. My niece was just 6 years old when she was poring through "Detective Conan"...
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 7, 2016

There she is, the first openly gay Miss America contestant

The first openly gay Miss America contestant will compete this weekend, a first in the competition's 95-year-history, organizers said.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2016

Australia's gulag of shame

It's sometimes horrifyingly easy for decent people to allow inhumanity to be inflicted by refusing to see what is before their eyes.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 6, 2016

Kihira shows great potential in Junior Grand Prix debut

Rika Kihira continued Japan's fine start to the Junior Grand Prix season on Saturday when she finished a close second at the event in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
EDITORIALS
Sep 5, 2016

End of Uzbekistan's Karimov era

Islam Karimov had little regard for legal niceties, but his ability to keep keep Islamic radicals under control made him a critical figure for governments outside Central Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2016

Hong Kong votes in test of China's influence over regional financial hub

Hong Kong began voting Sunday in a legislative election that will test the appeal of a new wave of anti-China activists and set the stage for future political fights over Beijing's control over the city.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 3, 2016

Strolling the quiet alleyways of Nara, Japan's forgotten capital

It's hard playing second fiddle when you used to be first chair. Just ask Nara, Kyoto's underpraised southern neighbor.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Sep 3, 2016

For elderly residents, city life doesn't get old

The government in Japan is facing an immediate demographic crisis with regards to seniors, whose numbers relative to the general population are increasing rapidly. One of the main problems is where they are going to live out their lives.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 2, 2016

China's 'little green boats' have Japan on alert

Chinese activity near the Senkakus is another example of the rise of ambiguous warfare, where a state uses irregular forces or nonmilitary means to advance its territorial goals.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2016

The making of a Chinese consumer society

China's transformation into a consumer society is good news for the future of the global economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Aug 31, 2016

Cryptocurrency exchanges under attack, risking repeat of Mt. Gox debacle

When hackers penetrated a secure authentication system at a bitcoin exchange called Bitfinex earlier this month, they stole about $70 million worth of the virtual currency.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2016

Pastor and key Trump booster sorry about Clinton 'blackface' tweet

Pastor Marks Burns, a prominent supporter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, apologized on Tuesday for sending out a tweet that showed a cartoon image of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in blackface.
EDITORIALS
Aug 30, 2016

Peace at last for Colombia

The best hope for peace is an agreement that gives the disarmed and demobilized rebels a genuine voice in Colombian politics.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2016

Postwar polity at crossroads

A full-scale debate on the Constitution needs to begin with a discussion on the significance of Japan's wartime defeat and the postwar reforms, and involve historical and philosophical explorations on the nation's postwar path.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 29, 2016

Singapore logs 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika, mainly among foreign construction workers

Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus, mostly among foreign construction workers, and said it expected more cases to be identified.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 27, 2016

Single mothers courted to plug Japan's local labor gaps

While some employers are unsympathetic to the circumstances of single parents, others see them as a solution rather than a problem.
Japan Times
JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Summit seeks expanded investment and development

African nations and Japan will be seeking a new type of win-win partnership at the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) that will be held for the first time in Africa when it kicks off in Nairobi on Aug. 27 amid uncertain situations in Japan and the region.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.

Podcast

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

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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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