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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 20, 2013

Kim serves notice she is still force to be reckoned with

It is as if time has stood still.
EDITORIALS
Feb 24, 2013

Whose morals will be taught?

The government's panel on improving Japan's education system has decided to have the government make morals a regular subject in schools. The Education Rebuilding Implementation Council, led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and chaired by Kaoru Kamata, president of Waseda University, intends to advise setting...
EDITORIALS
Jan 25, 2013

Targeting the use of mercury

More than 140 countries in Geneva agree on a treaty that marks the first step in global efforts to prevent health-environmental damage from mercury.
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JAPAN
Jan 15, 2013

Japan urged to help build India's infrastructure

India needs to redouble its efforts to develop industrial and urban infrastructure that so far have not caught up with the pace of its economic growth, said Indian scholars taking part in a recent symposium in Tokyo who want Japan to play a key role to support such efforts.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2012

Hard questions about the U.S. nuclear arsenal

We are rightly mourning the horrific killings in Newtown, Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School and discussing the threats posed by semiautomatic rifles.
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MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Dec 19, 2012

Mao, Kim begin road to second Olympic showdown

Japan's strong showing at the recent Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, set the table for what promises to be a fascinating 14 months leading up to the 2014 Olympic Games in the same city.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 12, 2012

'Republic of Samsung' viewed warily at home

FOCUS
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2012

Nitto Denko counters TV slump with smartphones

Nitto Denko Corp., the world's largest maker of optical films used in liquid crystal display panels, said demand from smartphone manufacturers is helping it mask a slump in sales to television makers.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 16, 2012

Shale oil vein raises energy, tech hopes

For the first time ever this month, shale oil was extracted from a Japanese oil field.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Sep 11, 2012

Louis Vuitton still going dotty

Fans of French luxury brand Louis Vuitton are still seeing spots before their eyes.
LIFE / Food & Drink / SWEET INSPIRATIONS
Sep 7, 2012

It's never too late for more ice cream

LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Aug 8, 2012

Fly to Middle-earth with official 'Hobbit' airline Air New Zealand; Aeromexico orders 100 Boeing aircraft; Cathay launches digital magazine

New Aeromexico planes
EDITORIALS
Jul 25, 2012

Equalizing pension benefits

There has been criticism that public servants have been receiving advantageous treatment in retirement allowances and pension benefits, compared with corporate workers.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2012

Mitsui Fudosan to up stake in U.K. firm

Mitsui Fudosan Co., the nation's largest property developer by sales, plans to boost its investment in U.K. developer Stanhope PLC as part of its $6.4 billion global expansion plan.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 11, 2012

Mizuno confident Tokyo has what it takes to host 2020 Olympic Games

Persuasion is a powerful tool, especially when the stakes are high.

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.