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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2016

Republican Asia experts say Trump presidency would be 'ruinous'

U.S. Asia experts who served in past Republican administrations said on Monday they would back Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, as a Donald Trump presidency would lead to "ruinous marginalization" for the United States in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2016

Better THAAD than dead

China and Russia should welcome Seoul's plan to deploy an advanced missile-defense system because it alleviates the need for South Korea or Japan to pursue other defense options, which could include the development of nuclear weapons.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2016

The good news in China's growth slowdown

China must avoid the siren song of credit-fueled growth or pay the price of growing imbalances and rising debt.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2016

The Middle East must take the lead on refugees

The Gulf countries, despite their vast oil wealth, have taken in hardly any refugees.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2016

Airing the IMF's dirty laundry

The IMF's role in Europe's post-2008 crisis shows why it needs an independent management team that can make decisions free of political interference.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 15, 2016

If Japan slow to ban ivory trade, online shops even slower

Elephant ivory has long been used worldwide to make a host of items from jewelry, piano keys and billiard balls to art and personal seals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 15, 2016

Bolt sprints into history with third gold in 100

Usain Bolt carved his name deeper into Olympic legend when he came from behind to reel in Justin Gatlin and win his third-straight 100-meter gold medal at the Rio Games on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2016

Campbell regrets the 'greatest choke' in Rio

Cate Campbell will leave Rio with some extra weight in her baggage and on her mind — with the "greatest choke in history" accompanying the Australian swimmer's gold and silver relay medals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2016

Rio volunteer setting the pace for keirin cyclists

He rides with champions but his name is not on any team list or competition schedule.
EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2016

A new era for South Africa?

The African National Congress can no longer claim without challenge the allegiance of South Africa's black voters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2016

Jingoism is the ugly side of the Olympic Games

The Olympics should focus more on the feats of human athletic attainment and less on the nationalities of the competitors.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2016

Phelps signs off with 23rd gold as U.S. wins 4x100 medley relay

Michael Phelps brought the curtain down on his incredible swimming career with his 23rd Olympic gold medal — and his fifth of the Rio Games — as the United States beat Britain and Australia to win the men's 4x100-meter medley relay on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2016

Pokemon craze challenges Olympics for popularity in Brazil

Forget beach volleyball, soccer or tennis, not to mention the steeplechase or discus. "Pokemon Go" is challenging the Olympics for most popular game among some young Brazilians.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2016

Nishikori to face Nadal for bronze after losing Olympic semifinal to Murray

Kei Nishikori's bid for an Olympic gold medal came up short after a 6-1, 6-4 semifinal defeat to defending champion Andy Murray at the Rio Games on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2016

'Diva' Carter captures gold, aims to change people's perception of female shot putters

With crimson lipstick, eye-liner, mascara and a beaming smile, Michelle Carter on Friday won a stunning Olympic shot put gold to sprinkle a little glitz on an event often cruelly ridiculed for the shape of its women athletes.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2016

Nishikori outlasts Monfils to reach Olympic semifinal showdown with Murray

Kei Nishikori came back from the dead to reach the semifinals at the Rio Olympics after an epic 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 7-6 (8-6) win over France's Gael Monfils on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2016

Marukawa says Tokyo must solve traffic issue before 2020 Games

Tamayo Marukawa, Japan's newly-appointed Olympic minister, told the media on Friday one of the biggest concerns she has about hosting the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo is the heavy traffic in the capital, which could cause transportation issues for athletes and fans.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Aug 12, 2016

Sake Competition sets the standard for new enthusiasts

On July 29, Iwao Niizawa, the fifth-generation president of Niizawa Jozoten in Miyagi Prefecture, was one of six brewers to claim prizes at the 2016 Sake Competition awards ceremony that took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo. His Atago no Matsu Tokubetsu Junmai topped the list in the contest's...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2016

The strategic logic of the Islamic State militants

To understand how to defeat IS once and for all, we first need to comprehend its strategy.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Truck driver's body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months
Workers stand around a vehicle carrying the body of a person recovered from a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
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“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
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.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.

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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.
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