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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2016

When losers concede, democracy gets a boost

The tradition of concession helps ensure the continuity of government and offers a legitimating assist to democracy itself.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 23, 2016

Albirex repel B-Corsairs' charge

After a real slow start against the Niigata Albirex BB on Sunday afternoon, the Yokohama B-Corsairs mounted a spirited comeback in the third quarter, pulling to within five points.
EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2016

Troubling claims of 'rigged' election

Donald Trump is playing with dynamite when he claims that the November election will be 'rigged' and that he might not accept the results when polls close.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Oct 2, 2016

Comparing elections in the U.S. and Japan: the good, the bad and the ugly

I love elections. Anywhere. It's fascinating to see how politicians craft public appeals. No matter how flawed the process, it's how nation-states recharge their legitimacy and publicly reaffirm their leaders' mandate to govern.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2016

Holding Pakistan to account

Pakistan's military must be brought under full civilian control and its links to all Islamist militants — including those directed against India and nurtured as such by the military-intelligence complex — severed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2016

Life in the shadow of North Korea

The one place in the world that's not on edge about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's increasingly scary militarism is South Korea.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 10, 2016

Is Japan waking up to the menace of stalking?

Health professionals are trying to be more proactive in rehabilitating stalkers before their actions escalate to something more sinister.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 21, 2016

Sukiyaki Meets the World music festival thinks global and acts local

In his classic polemic against modern Japan, "Dogs and Demons," Alex Kerr described how a system of government loans and subsidies in the 1980s spurred a nationwide outbreak of grandiose construction projects. Today, the Japanese countryside is littered with oversized, underused cultural centers, many...
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 9, 2016

With TICAD, Japan pursues African growth and export markets

Global powers China, the United States and the European Union are fiercely competing to expand their market share in Africa — the world's last major economic frontier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2016

Putin struggles to kick-start Russia's flagging economy

Vladimir Putin's economy has been shrinking for 18 months but he still doesn't have a plan to get it going again.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 30, 2016

Commuters fight back against groping

Takako Tonooka's life at high school did not start out the way she had anticipated. On the very first day she attended class, she was groped on the train — and that was only the beginning of her nightmare. For a year and a half, she was the victim of persistent groping attacks during her commute to...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NATURE'S PANTRY
Jul 29, 2016

'Kioke': The secret ingredient of soy sauce

Shodoshima, the largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, is not only covered in thousands of olive trees, it also holds half of Japan's remaining wooden soy sauce barrels. Though the island has produced olive oil for about 115 years, soy sauce has been made here for centuries — and has weathered many...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 19, 2016

New Air France-KLM head; Garuda named best crew; Jetstar's summer menu

New Air France-KLM head
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2016

The end of America's love affair with cars?

The quintessential symbol of American mobility may be losing its grip on the national psyche.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 27, 2016

Nursing care workers hard to find but in demand in aging Japan

As the nation's population rapidly grays, ensuring there are enough nursing care workers to meet growing demand has become a pressing issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G7 ISE-SHIMA SUMMIT SPECIAL
May 25, 2016

Japan plays leading role in global public health issues

Satoshi Omura has long been regarded as preeminent in identifying antibiotics and other useful compounds originating from nature's microorganisms. His innovative and pioneering research has resulted in the discovery of many new microbes and over 500 novel chemicals, several of which have been developed...
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 11, 2016

A 'new approach' for the Russian territorial dispute?

If Shinzo Abe makes any attempt to offer concessions to Moscow over the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, hawks in the Foreign Ministry are sure to fight him every step of the way.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
May 2, 2016

Natsume Soseki museum in London to close

A museum in London dedicated to Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki plans to close next year due to a decline in visitors.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 25, 2016

Poverty-performance link warrants closer look

Recent studies call into question the belief that absolute poverty rates are the sole consideration in determining student performance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2016

Contamination: Kadena Air Base's dirty secret

For the first time, documents released under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act reveal extensive pollution on an active American base in Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 8, 2016

Former Evessa star Lottich named new Valparaiso head coach

Ten years after helping lead the Osaka Evessa to the first of three consecutive bj-league championships, Matt Lottich has become a Division I head coach.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 2, 2016

Akita star Roby saw brother Martin, a longtime NBA standout, as inspiration

Blessed with natural athletic talent, Richard Roby and Kenyon Martin capitalized on opportunities to play pro basketball. The sport also helped them develop a brotherly bond.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 19, 2016

Manner mode: Defusing tension on the train

Commuting to and from work during peak hours in Tokyo can be an utterly soul-destroying experience.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Mar 6, 2016

Tohoku returnee taps biz expertise to revive tsunami-stunned Ishinomaki neighborhood

Like many other coastal areas devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, when entrepreneur Takashi Tachibana, 46, first stepped into the remote Ogatsu district to help Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, it was chaos.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Feb 6, 2016

Exploitative enterprises continue to menace society

On Dec. 15, the operator of Japanese-style pubs Watami Co. reached a settlement with the parents of a former employee who killed herself due to overwork.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2016

'China shock' for U.S. workers was avoidable

What policy steps could the U.S. and other industrialized countries have taken to blunt the worst effects of free trade with China?
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jan 31, 2016

NPO founder fights to reverse plight of Asia child sex victims

When Sayaka Murata visited Cambodia while in university, she was shocked to see a little girl around 5 or 6 years old among those who had been rescued after being tortured by electric shock and forced into the sex trade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2016

Free trade with China wasn't a great idea for U.S.

Free trade with China has caused severe and permanent harm to many American workers.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 22, 2016

Ranks of U.S. centenarians growing rapidly due to better medical care, healthy lifestyles: report

The number of Americans living beyond their 100th birthday has surged nearly 44 percent since the turn of the century, a U.S. study released on Thursday showed.
A secret no more: Russia and North Korea's battle against Ukraine is celebrated in Moscow exhibit
A woman visits an exhibition of North Korean art at a museum in Moscow on Monday.
Prices to rise for 3,024 food products in Japan in October
A wide range of products will see higher prices due to rising material and labor costs.
Koizumi and Takaichi continue to lead in LDP presidential race, polls show
Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (right) reacts as former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during the Liberal Democratic Party Presidential Election Candidate Debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, on Sept. 24. Koizumi and Takaichi remain head-to-head in the race, media polls show.
The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
8,432 foreign children in Japan seen not attending school
The total number of foreign children registered in Japan as residents eligible for education at elementary or junior high schools stood at 163,358, up by 12,663.
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.

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