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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 2, 2014

World Cup views from Tokyo: Portugal and Japan

A Portuguese financial consultant and a Japanese clothing company worker in Tokyo discuss their teams' chances in the World Cup.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2014

Harnessing the competitive streak in China

The competition-fueled growth that propelled China's emergence as the world's second-largest economy is no longer enough. The need now is to rebalance competition to address the negative externalities of state and market activities.
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 2, 2014

[VIDEO] World Cup 2014 views from Tokyo and Yokohama: Belgium, Chile and Argentina

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
May 31, 2014

Anti-stalking laws 'are a dead end'

On May 8, the National Police Agency gathered police officers from all over the country to declare a war on stalking. This gathering was even held before members of the all-girl pop group AKB48 were attacked by a man with a saw at a handshaking event. (It's still unclear whether the assailant was stalking...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 31, 2014

[SLIDESHOW] Essential summer festivals 2014

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 31, 2014

Walking on water: the seven bridges over the Seto Inland Sea

Through the clouds of steam rising from the hotel's hot spring, I can make out Jupiter — a tiny pinprick of light beaming over the twinkling black waters of the Seto Inland Sea. It's easy to see why this hotel is called Bella Vista. Tucked into the hills outside the historic town of Onomichi, in Hiroshima...
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2014

Drone memo author should be in jail

Finally we will get a peek at the twisted legal opinion that the White House uses to justify using drones to blow up anyone, anywhere, including American citizens on American soil, for any reason the president deems fit.
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2014

EU voters send a message

Press and political circles in Europe and North America have reacted to the recent European Parliament elections in shock as if 'Europe' is all over. This is sheer nonsense.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2014

Farmers find a new cash crop in solar power field

The campaign to boost renewable power supplies since the Fukushima nuclear disaster is producing some unlikely winners: vegetable farmers.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 29, 2014

Teamwork, defense keyed Ryukyu title

What made the Ryukyu Golden Kings' remarkable championship season even more startling was the team's cohesiveness and singular focus. It started in training camp and lasted until the final second ticked off the clock at Ariake Colosseum on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2014

The ideology of those who kidnap schoolgirls

Until we clean the education soil in which the plants producing the poisonous ideologies enforced by Boko Haram and other extremist groups take root, the life chances of millions of young people around the world will be jeopardized.
MULTIMEDIA
May 29, 2014

[VIDEO] World Cup 2014 views from Tokyo: Uruguay, Colombia and Japan

Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
May 28, 2014

Zaccheroni insists Japan will hit stride at World Cup

National team manager Alberto Zaccheroni is confident his side can shape up in time for the World Cup but admits the Blue Samurai are currently running on empty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 27, 2014

Abe vows to get more women into workforce after dismal global ranking

The prime minister told an audience of female business executives that he is committed to boosting the number of women in the workforce in a bid to help Japan's ailing economy.
SOCCER / World cup
May 27, 2014

Uchida goal gives Japan victory over Cyprus in World Cup send-off

Atsuto Uchida scored two minutes before halftime to give Japan a 1-0 win over Cyprus on Tuesday in the Blue Samurai's last home game before heading off to the World Cup in Brazil.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 27, 2014

Ishibashi won't return for second season as Saitama coach

The Saitama Broncos will not renew head coach Takatoshi "Big Bashi" Ishibashi's contract after a disastrous 5-47 season.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2014

Taking aim at Japan's gender problem

Media coverage of the rise and fall of Japanese scientist Haruko Obokata illustrates the problem with the third arrow of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policy — and its otherwise laudable goal of expanding the participation of women in positions of power.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2014

Recent events in Asia could be tipping points

Russia's struggle to conclude a long-term gas-supply deal with China seems to suggest that China is happy to see Russian President Vladimir Putin poke his finger into the West's eye but that China is more interested in turning Russia into the sort of vassal state that Putin seeks for Ukraine.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 27, 2014

[VIDEO] World Cup 2014 views from Tokyo: Nigeria, Ecuador and Mexico

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 26, 2014

Hawks spent wisely during winter

The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks were scheduled to play their 48th game of the season on Monday night at Nagoya Dome, placing the Kyushu club beyond the quarter-pole of the season but with a lot of games still between them and the halfway mark.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 26, 2014

Confidence builds as investors await next phase of Abe growth strategy

If options are one way to measure sentiment, confidence is returning to Japan's stock market as investors prepare for the next phase of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth strategy.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2014

China needs education revolution to compete

China's demographic advantage in economic output is diminishing quickly, owing to low fertility rates, population aging and the lagging quality of higher education.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2014

New digital technology wave replacing labor

People scrambling to keep up with digital technologies need to know that the world we are entering is one in which the most powerful global flows will be ideas and digital capital — not goods, services and traditional capital.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2014

A memorial to horror and honor

More fitting than any commentary about Memorial Day, just celebrated in the U.S., is the description of Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox to Ulysses S. Grant, which ended the Civil War.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 26, 2014

PS4 x FIFA kicks off, while "Idolm@ster," "Pokemon" and "Persona" get cute

Check out 'The Idolm@ster'
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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