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CULTURE / Film
May 25, 2017

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia teams up with Exile's Hiro to create a contemporary fusion of vision and sound

From its debut in 1999 as the passion project of actor Tetsuya Bessho, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia has grown into a big event on the local and regional film calendar. Size is one reason: The 19th edition, which unspools from June 1 to 25 at six venues in Tokyo and Yokohama, features nearly 250...
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
May 23, 2017

Iwano confirms quad salchow for free skate next season

It is rare for an athlete to make history the first time they embark on a new level in their career. Usually they settle in, bide their time, and work their way up.
EDITORIALS
May 18, 2017

OBOR? Oh boy

The ultimate goal of the OBOR plan is to provide the cornerstone of a regional and global order led by China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2017

Siblings retrace role of Japanese diplomat in mother's escape from Holocaust

Tracing the path of their mother, who escaped the Holocaust with help from some defiant Japanese, New Yorkers Deborah and Shelley Reed experienced myriad emotions on their first visit to Japan during the peak cherry blossom season last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50TH ADB ANNUAL MEETING
May 4, 2017

Fostering Asian progress, prosperity

Marking the landmark 50th annual meeting this year, the Asian Development Bank has come a long way in supporting Asia on its journey to being the world's fastest-growing market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50TH ADB ANNUAL MEETING
May 4, 2017

Boost domestic consumption to sustain fiscal growth

Asia's steady economic growth is likely to continue on the back of an upbeat global economy though concerns linger from trade policy uncertainties by the new U.S. administration under the "America-First" stance in addition to tighter immigration control around the world, economists said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50TH ADB ANNUAL MEETING
May 4, 2017

Fusion of traditional spirit and modern convenience

Yokohama, the host city of the Asian Development Bank's 50th annual meeting, has successfully held a number of large international conferences, including the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in 2013 and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in 2010.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2017

Tech lessons from a still-recovering Nepal

Technology has a critical role to play in helping Nepal to overcome past tragedy and to leapfrog from its current state of development.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 21, 2017

Festive cakes fete children

From April 29 to May 7, the Royal Park Hotel is selling six different types of cakes to celebrate Children's Day on May 5.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2017

Trump more believable and moral than Putin?

In the Syrian strikes Trump effectively followed the policy of 'bomb first, prove later' — exactly the sequence Bush followed in Iraq in 2003 to commit the greatest geopolitical blunder since World War II.
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Apr 13, 2017

Global community celebrates Buddha's birth

Tens of thousands of visitors traveled to Sampozan Muryojuji Temple, the head temple of the Nenbutsushu Buddhist Sect of Japan, in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, to commemorate the birth of Buddha on April 8.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2017

Lessons from Europe worth remembering

The EU and Britain should make use of the negotiating skills finally honed in the postwar period to ensure Brexit signals a promising new beginning rather than a messy end for both sides.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2017

Will nuclear history repeat itself in Korea?

By continuing to indulge Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, China's leaders risk finding themselves surrounded by unfriendly nuclear-armed states or with a nasty war on their border.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 3, 2017

Murata excited to finally get chance to fight for title

London Olympic boxing gold medalist Ryota Murata will get his first world title shot when he meets WBA interim middleweight champion Hassan N'Dam for the vacant title on May 20 at Ariake Colosseum, his Teiken Gym announced on Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 3, 2017

門: Your 'gate' to understanding Japan

The word 'gate' lurks deep in the Japanese psyche. So central is the word to Japanese thinking that at least 50 kanji incorporate it.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Mar 28, 2017

Troubling times for South Korean manufacturing

The end of the Samsung era may herald the downfall of a wide range of South Korean manufacturing sectors from shipbuilding to steel and automobiles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2017

May threatening mayhem

Theresa May's vision for post-Brexit Britain is 50 years too late in its official articulation, and 150-200 years too late in having the means of accomplishment.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2017

Head of Asia trade talks warns against adding elements of Trump-derailed TPP into new pact

The chief negotiator of a 16-nation Asia trade pact expressed hope that talks can be concluded this year if member nations refrain from introducing elements of a separate deal derailed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
EDITORIALS
Mar 13, 2017

A humanitarian crisis is imminent

More than 20 million people in four countries in Africa and the Middle East are at risk of starving to death.
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Mar 10, 2017

Fukada's filmmaking a breath of fresh air

Koji Fukada's black comedy "Hospitalite" ("Kantai") won best film in the Tokyo International Film Festival's Japanese Eyes section in 2010 and since then he has become accustomed to stepping up on stages to receive prizes for his work.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2017

Kim assassination a wake-up call

North Korea is not a curiosity to ignore, it is a danger to be confronted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2017

A feeling of dread descends on Baltics again

The people of Estonia and the other Baltic states fear being consigned to Russia's sphere of influence yet again.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 28, 2017

Time for a treaty to bring an end to nuclear danger

Japan should play an active role in building consensus in the negotiations toward the conclusion of a nuclear weapons treaty starting in late March.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 28, 2017

JSF erred in sending Uno to Asian Winter Games

What a difference a week makes.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2017

Quest for Japan-EU leadership

Today, the EU and Japan are in the best position to transform what has been coined as 'the crisis of the West' into an opportunity to innovate and to deliver stability and prosperity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2017

Did North Korea kill Kim Jong Nam with VX nerve agent to send a signal to its enemies?

Last week's stunning revelation that the deadly VX nerve agent was used to kill the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader at a crowded air terminal in Malaysia has thrown a spotlight on Pyongyang's chemical weapons arsenal — and raised questions of whether the operation was a purposeful but...

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