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Japan Times
JAPAN / JAPANESE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Dec 19, 2016

Nation committed to foster more globally minded youth

Over many decades, Japan has contributed greatly in the areas of global cooperation and coordination, through its generous donations of funds to the U.N. Despite such generosity, the number of Japanese working for international institutions remains low and has been increasing only marginally over the...
Japan Times
JAPAN / JAPANESE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Dec 19, 2016

Keio LL.M. trains global legal professionals

Located at one of Japan's top universities, the Keio University Law School (KLS) has one of the strongest programs in Japan. In 2016, KLS earned the distinction of having the most successful candidates of all law schools pass the national bar exam, with an overall passage rate of twice the national average....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 19, 2016

Japan's volatile year in business: negative rates, Brexit and Trump

For investors in Japan's markets this year, it's been a case of one shock after the next in a pattern that might have prepared them well for the era of Donald Trump and his reputation for the unexpected.
Japan Times
JAPAN / JAPANESE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Dec 19, 2016

Critical thinking essential in global environment

What is the key to developing flexibility in thinking — a crucial ability to live and work in the era of globalization? A recent classroom visit may have revealed a possibility for the future of universities in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 19, 2016

Scientists discover 163 new species in Greater Mekong region, WWF says

A rainbow-headed snake and a dragon-like lizard are among 163 new species that scientists recently discovered in the Greater Mekong region, conservation group WWF said Monday, adding rapid development in the area, from dams to mines, was threatening wildlife survival.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 19, 2016

Leaders gather in Ashgabat to discus issue pivotal to prosperity

The issue of transport lies at the very heart of human prosperity, productivity and well-being.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2016

Welcome to the age of hyper-uncertainty

The year 2017 will mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of John Kenneth Galbraith's 'The Age of Uncertainty.' But if Galbraith were writing the same book in 2017, he probably would call the 1970s the Age of Assurance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 17, 2016

Undercover journalist infiltrates Uniqlo

In her Dec. 14 Tokyo Shimbun column, media critic Minako Saito mentioned how the press is excited about the buzzword of the year and the kanji of the year. They are much less interested in another annual prize, the Black Company Award for the firm that most egregiously exploits workers. The nominations...
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 17, 2016

Antlers aim for historic triumph over powerful Real Madrid in Club World Cup final

Kashima Antlers midfielder Gaku Shibasaki is ready to make dreams a reality by toppling mighty Real Madrid and lifting the Club World Cup when the two teams meet in Sunday's final.
EDITORIALS
Dec 17, 2016

Recidivism among the elderly

The government needs to work harder at keeping elderly ex-convicts from becoming repeat offenders.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2016

Starbucks and the pursuit of snobbery

It is not love that makes the world go 'round, it is a compound of envy and pretentiousness.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 17, 2016

Trump builds team of bosses and big egos to shake up Washington

With more than 20 nominees now selected, Donald Trump's Cabinet appears much like the president-elect himself: mostly older, white males, many of them wealthy, who see themselves as risk-takers and deal-makers and prize action over deliberation.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2016

Peru rejects new request to pardon imprisoned Fujimori

The centrist government of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said Friday that it has rejected a new request to free imprisoned former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori filed by a supporter because it did not meet basic requirements.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2016

Will Trump get trumped?

In January, Donald Trump will head to Washington with his team of radical, inexperienced and inordinately wealthy Cabinet picks. But he is not nearly as invincible as he seems to believe.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2016

'Is a Tweet policy?' U.S. State Department officials ponder

When is a tweet just a tweet?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2016

Asahi bid for SAB assets said to be about $834 million above runner-up

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. is paying a hefty premium for the business that owns Czech lager Pilsner Urquell, extending a pricey deal-making spree by Japanese companies eager to find new growth overseas.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2016

Hacker breached U.S. election agency that checks security of voting machines

The U.S. agency charged with ensuring that voting machines meet security standards was itself penetrated by a hacker after the November elections, according to a security firm working with law enforcement on the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2016

Abe, Putin focus on peace treaty issues in first round of two-day talks in Yamaguchi

Despite ongoing pressure on Russia over its annexation of Crimea in 2014, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday welcomed President Vladimir Putin — the first visit by a Russian leader in around 11 years — as he sought to make a breakthrough in a postwar territorial row that has left the countries...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2016

Putin tops Forbes' most powerful people list for fourth time

Russian President Vladimir Putin again topped Forbes magazine's list of The World's Most Powerful People in 2016 on Wednesday, while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rose to 37th place from 41st last year.
EDITORIALS
Dec 15, 2016

Air base noise pollution problem

A Supreme Court decision is likely to set precedents against lower courts granting compensation for problems caused by the operation of military aircraft.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2016

Defining national interest

The election of Donald Trump should be worrying for anyone who advocates cooperation over confrontation and adherence to international law and international agreements.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 15, 2016

Japan's Southeast Asia offensive in retrospective

The effects of Japan's seizure of Southeast Asia that began to unfold 75 years ago this week still reverberate today.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 14, 2016

Fujitsu QB Cameron gains redemption with Japan X Bowl triumph

Despite being in the X League championship game for a fourth straight season, the Fujitsu Frontiers and ace quarterback Colby Cameron entered this year's contest with a chip on their shoulders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 14, 2016

Tokyo arcade looks to VR to highlight high-end tech, boost business

A Tokyo arcade operator unveiled a new virtual reality facility on Wednesday, aiming to showcase high-end virtual reality in a casual setting and boost shrinking industry profits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 14, 2016

The shape of Japan's foreign policy in the Trump era

It might seem promising that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama this month. But both events actually presage a potentially destabilizing time for Japan — and all of East Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2016

Is America on track to be the Great Satan again?

Donald Trump's choice for U.S. secretary of state is the right messenger to magnify the Great Satan message, but the wrong messenger to magnify the Great Protector message.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 13, 2016

At conference on empowering women, Abe pledges action amid Japan's poor global rankings

At an annual international conference on women empowerment in Tokyo, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Tuesday to create women-friendly working environments as part of his drive to promote their participation in the workforce to offset Japan's shrinking population.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Man arrested over body found in bag in Kawasaki
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.

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