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JAPAN / Media
May 28, 2016

Shooting the messenger: journalism under siege in Japan

Journalists who refuse to toe the official line are under pressure, experts say
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2016

Obama Hiroshima visit draws mixed reviews

While U.S. President Barack Obama's Hiroshima speech was widely lauded in Japan and overseas, its substance left some observers disappointed on both sides of the Pacific.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 25, 2016

U.S. sees wars' end through the prism of Hiroshima

Post-World War II belief that anything less than unconditional surrender is defeat has cost the U.S. dearly, in blood and treasure.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 21, 2016

Less money goes to mental health in developing nations than Americans spend on Halloween pet costumes, report says

More money is spent on Halloween pet costumes and takeaway coffee in developed countries than on mental health in developing countries, a new report has found, with the amount accounting for less than 1 percent of all aid funding.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2016

Trump's trolling of American bankers is just plain crazy

China and Japan hold $2.4 trillion of Treasuries, a reminder the U.S. is financed by the kindness of strangers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2016

Stamp out the insidious tentacles of corruption

World leaders are increasingly recognizing that corruption is a menace to development, human dignity, and global security. It's time they acted.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 12, 2016

Art Fair Tokyo to feature more overseas representation and lower prices at this year's event

Every year, Tokyo becomes a hot spot for art and, every year, newcomers to the scene consider taking the plunge and buying their first piece. Now in its 11th year, Art Fair Tokyo hopes to make things a little easier on first-time buyers.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 10, 2016

Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima on May 27, accompanied by Abe

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that U.S. President Barack Obama will make a historic visit to the A-bombed city of Hiroshima on May 27.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2016

China's water hegemony

China's control of several international rivers, through its huge number of dams, gives it power over the nations downstream.
MORE SPORTS
May 1, 2016

McLeod runs fastest 110-meter hurdles time of 2016

Jamaican Omar McLeod clocked the fastest time of the year to win the 110 meters hurdles at the Drake Relays in Iowa on Saturday as Olympic champion Aries Merritt finished fifth on his return from a kidney transplant.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 30, 2016

Heel! A ruff guide to Japan's top dogs

Behind the scenes of the country's largest dog show.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2016

Why we say the United Kingdom is better off out

In today's fast-moving age, size is irrelevant. What matters is having the right set of policies in place to ensure growth and investment.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 23, 2016

In search of Japan's own Shakespeare

April 23 marked the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the greatest dramatist of the English speaking world. The anniversary has a particular resonance here: Few countries in the world have embraced Shakespeare with Japan's sustained passion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2016

Time to teach ethics to artificial intelligence

With driverless cars already on California roads, it is not too soon to ask whether we can program a machine to act ethically.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 16, 2016

Obama has unfinished business in Hiroshima

Barack Obama will attend the G-7 Ise-Shima summit of leading industrial nations in Mie Prefecture next month, sparking speculation that the U.S. President might venture to Hiroshima to pay respects at the Peace Memorial Park.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 14, 2016

Is 'Abeggedon' approaching?

As the yen heads to 100 against the dollar, economists are fretting over Japan's $10 trillion debt monster.
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Apr 12, 2016

McEvoy smokes field at Australian swim trials

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ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Apr 2, 2016

A tipple that's close to my heart — and life

I moved to Kurohime in northern Nagano Prefecture in 1980, and three years later I bought some land here and built the first house I had ever personally owned. That was made possible by the Nikka Whisky Distilling Co., for whom I did my very first Japanese television commercial back then. What a cushy...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2016

Will America turn isolationist?

If the U.S. is going isolationist again during a period of global instability, that may not be a good thing for the rest of us.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 25, 2016

Friendly with Germany provides first test for England

Having had what amounted to a bye into the Euro 2016 finals — Switzerland, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania and San Marino barely made England break sweat — Roy Hodgson will have a better idea of how far his team has come since the 2014 World Cup when it takes on Germany in Berlin on Saturday night....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 24, 2016

Pop star Carly Rae Jepsen really, really, really likes Japan

Carly Rae Jepsen has a major crush on Japan. Proof of this came last summer when she released her latest album, "Emotion" (rendered "E• MO• TION"), in this country a whole two months before anywhere else in the world. That kind of exclusive isn't common for an album as anticipated as "Emotion"...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 22, 2016

Strindberg's surrealistic 'Dream' heralds a pivotal era for KAAT

He doesn't officially become Kanagawa Arts Theatre's artistic director until April 1, but Akira Shirai wasn't fooling when he declared, "I aim to make KAAT (the official acronym of his Yokohama base) a place where we take a whole fresh look at theater's role in today's Japan."
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2016

Yellen shows deft hand in Asian diplomacy

While its mandate is domestic stability, concerns about Asia's growth limits the Fed's ability to normalize rates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2016

Russia can make powerful Syria military comeback in hours: Putin

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia could scale up its military presence in Syria again within hours and would still bomb terrorist groups there despite a partial drawdown of forces ordered after military successes.
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Mar 17, 2016

JAAF picks six runners for Rio de Janeiro marathons

Former world championship bronze medalist Kayoko Fukushi headlines Japan's marathon squad for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics as the Japan Association of Athletics Federations revealed its six representatives on Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 12, 2016

Nagoya's big names, trains and automobiles

Mount Fuji whizzes by as I drive the Tokaido N700 series shinkansen from Tokyo to Nagoya. "Don't let the speed go above 270 kilometers per hour," warns Kaori Takagi. I heed the warning, though Takagi is not a shinkansen driver instructor. We are, in fact, in the simulator at the SCMAGLEV and Railway...
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 12, 2016

Lagarde urges Asia to take bigger role guiding global economy

Asia needs to take a leadership role in the global economy that reflects the continent's growing clout, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Saturday in New Delhi.

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