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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 6, 2017

Japan's 0.5% wage increase last year the biggest since 2010

The wallets of Japan's workers ended up a bit fatter last year, with total earnings rising the most since 2010.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 5, 2017

No free ride for foreign drivers with disabilities on Japan's expressways

British tourist N.W. contacted Lifelines about benefits for disabled drivers in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2017

Trump's international role model? Rodrigo Duterte

The Phillipines' new president, not Vladimir Putin, is the international leader closest to Trump's heart and mind.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 4, 2017

Do the memories of 'comfort women' matter?

It is clear that as mutual recriminations mount, the irreversible and final resolution of the 'comfort women' problem pledged at the end of 2015 remains elusive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2017

Mattis clarifies U.S. defense pledge, stays mum on host-nation support

Japan breathes a sigh of relief after visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis reaffirms America's commitment to the bilateral security treaty and keeps quiet about host-nation support.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2017

Dream of cheap, clean nuclear power is over

Far from the dream technology envisioned in the old science fiction novels, nuclear power has become a huge, risky government-subsidized boondoggle.
EDITORIALS
Feb 3, 2017

Trump's irrational currency remarks

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should correct U.S. President Donald Trump's misguided views on Japan's currency policy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 3, 2017

Yakitori Imai: A new grill pairs tradition with ambience

What better way to mark the start of this new lunar year than with yakitori? It's the Year of the Fire Rooster, so that calls for some good skewers — prime jidori chicken, of course, carefully prepared over proper charcoal. At Yakitori Imai that's exactly what you get, in the most stylish of settings....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2017

Critics decry Trump plan to have counter-extremism program focus only on Muslims, not on white supremacists

A Trump administration effort to exclude violent white supremacists from a government anti-terrorism program and focus efforts solely on Islamist extremism drew a sharp backlash Thursday, with New York state's top prosecutor denouncing the move and civil liberties advocates suggesting it is illegal....
MORE SPORTS
Feb 2, 2017

Bolt says he won't compete at 2018 Commonwealth Games, keeping word on retirement

Jamaican sprint great Usain Bolt has no plans to extend his career beyond this year's world championships in London and has ruled out a return to Australia for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 2, 2017

Justin Miller brings an American touch to one of Japan's richest musical genres: Showa pop

Justin Miller isn't a stranger to Japanese TV. He has been a guest on various morning shows to promote Showa Kayo Night, a party he co-founded in 2011. But the reaction he got after appearing on TV Tokyo's evening program "You wa Nani Shi ni Nippon E?" ("Why Did You Come To Japan?") really surprised...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 2, 2017

Otani better off skipping World Baseball Classic than risking injury

There is no reason for Shohei Otani to participate in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2017

Trump to focus counter-extremism program solely on Islam: sources

The Trump administration wants to revamp and rename a U.S. government program designed to counter all violent ideologies so that it focuses solely on Islamist extremism, five people briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017

Lead by Tesla, battery storage facilities look to boot fossil fuels from the grid

Tesla Motors Inc. is making a huge bet that millions of small batteries can be strung together to help kick fossil fuels off the grid. The idea is a powerful one — and has been used to help justify the company's $5 billion factory near Reno, Nev. — but batteries have so far only appeared in a handful...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017

Ford seen benefiting from Trump-proposed U.S. border tax but Toyota would take hit

A proposed tax on imports that President Donald Trump is said to be warming to could upend the competitive landscape for carmakers, boosting Ford Motor Co. while hindering manufacturers that rely more on overseas factories, including Toyota Motor Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017

Japan wins cost cuts from U.S. on F-35 fighter jet package

Tokyo has secured cost cuts on support equipment for its next batch of six U.S. F-35 stealth fighter aircraft of around $100 million, according to sources and Japanese budget papers, on top of savings being finalized for all buyers of the high-tech jets.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2017

Elusive primary balance goals

The government should not rely solely on unrealistic economic growth forecasts in its bid to achieve its promary balance surplus goals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2017

Time for U.S. left to start putting Americans first

Nationalism, not globalism, is the future of American politics — but right now, it's only the right that's riding the wave.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Feb 1, 2017

U.S. military must not jeopardize Okinawan forest's bid for World Heritage status

We write to express our concern regarding the U.S. military's continued use of the Northern Training Area in northern Okinawa's Yanbaru forest, in light of the fact that the forest has been nominated for UNESCO World Natural Heritage status.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 1, 2017

Komatsu joins peers in signaling mining rebound remains elusive

Komatsu Ltd., the world's No. 2 supplier of construction equipment, said industry-wide demand from miners fell 13 percent in the last quarter, signaling that the rebound in commodities prices is yet to feed through into better sales of the giant trucks and excavators used in extracting minerals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2017

Steve Bannon's hard-line seen trumping moderates in contentious immigration ban

When Donald Trump's administration put together its controversial executive order on immigration, it was Steve Bannon — the populist firebrand fast emerging as the president's right-hand man — pushing a hard line.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2017

How print beats digital in the book world

The book industry is making a convincing case that the printed word remains profitable.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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