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BUSINESS / Companies
May 25, 2016

Mitsubishi Motors books ¥19.1 billion charge over fuel efficiency scandal

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Wednesday added a ¥19.1 billion special loss to its fiscal 2015 earnings due to the recent fuel efficiency manipulation scandal.
JAPAN / G7 ISE-SHIMA SUMMIT SPECIAL
May 25, 2016

G7 ministerial meetings

The G7 foreign ministers issued the “Hiroshima Declaration on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation” to reaffirm their commitment to creating a world without nuclear weapons, also naming Syria, Ukraine and North Korea as countries that may endanger that goal
JAPAN
May 24, 2016

Diet passes legislation to revamp Japan's criminal justice system

New legislation increases video recording of interrogations, expands the reach of the wiretap law and introduces plea bargains.
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2016

G-7: talk or meaningful action?

The G-7 must turn rhetoric into action in addressing the global threats posed by war, famine and migration.
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2016

Bangladesh: a new development paradigm

Bangladesh is on course to emerge as a middle-income country by 2021 when it celebrates its 50th year of independence.
JAPAN / History / OBAMA VISITS HIROSHIMA
May 24, 2016

Declassified U.S. cables reveal lead-up to Hiroshima A-bomb decision

On Aug. 6, 1945, Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves sent a top secret cable to his superiors in Washington, D.C.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016

Can France foster Mideast peace?

France deserves applause for its brave effort to revive the Middle East peace process, but success will require more than courage.
JAPAN
May 23, 2016

Japanese activist groups call on Abe to boost support for Syrian refugees

The decision by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to accept 150 Syrians over the next five years is both praised and criticized.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
May 22, 2016

Do Japan's porn actresses and actors have labor rights?

An engrossing five-hour defense of the adult-movie business by its practitioners fails to tell the full story.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 21, 2016

Whither the taxi in a withering Japan?

Taxi revenues have been dropping steadily in recent years mainly due to demographic changes, but their main problem is handling moment-to-moment supply and demand.
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2016

Governments paranoid over free media

Many of the world's leaders are developing a form of paranoia about legitimate journalism.
EDITORIALS
May 20, 2016

Myanmar gets democracy dividend

In recognition of Myanmar's transition toward democracy, the U.S. is lifting some of its economic sanctions against businesses and individuals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2016

What if the North conducts another nuclear test?

The U.S., Japan and South Korea should start planning seriously for a nuclear North Korea rather than expect a miraculous policy change by Pyongyang.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 20, 2016

Canadian food agency says genetically modified salmon is safe for comsumption

Canada approved a type of genetically modified salmon for sale, health officials said Thursday, the first such animal to be cleared as safe for consumption in the country.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2016

Cookpad's maverick founder stirs recipe for unrest

A spat is rocking one of Japan's most popular Internet companies after the founder moved to kick out the board, enraging staff and sending shares tumbling.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 20, 2016

Cancer no longer a death sentence, although some Japanese firms treat it that way

Cancer is usually considered a death sentence, but a bill has been drafted to increase support for patients who want to continue working during treatment.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 19, 2016

Get a primer on Japanese culture; discover the joy of a soak in Hakone; experience a taste of Spain in Tokyo

Get a primer on Japanese culture
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 19, 2016

Japan's 'gatekeeper to Hollywood' Yoko Narahashi brings a playwright's final tale to the big screen with 'Hold My Hand'

Yoko Narahashi might just be the most powerful Japanese woman in Hollywood thanks to her work in casting blockbusters such as "The Last Samurai" and "The Wolverine." Her new film as a director, however, shuns special effects and battles, and focuses on a more intimate story.
JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2016

Police will be out in force for G-7 leaders summit

With the Group of Seven leaders' summit in Mie Prefecture and a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Hiroshima later next week, security is set to tighten as record numbers of police deploy to streets, train stations, ports and airports throughout the country.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
May 18, 2016

Gunma's Hamilton happy to help others shine

The Japan Times has featured periodic interviews with players in the bj-league since 2006 in this long-running series. Gary Hamilton of the Gunma Crane Thunders is the subject of this week's profile. Because the league's final game was held on Sunday, this article wraps up the series in its current format....
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2016

Future of learning on display at Tokyo's Educational IT Solutions Expo

From robotics to virtual reality technologies to 3-D printers, advanced, cutting-edge technology was on display at this year's Educational IT Solutions Expo, which kicked off Wednesday in Tokyo's Koto Ward.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 17, 2016

How China boosts Japan's security role in Southeast Asia

Japan has gained the trust and confidence of Southeast Asian nations as all parties seek to cope with regional challenges presented by China.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2016

'The Present Areas Affected by the Catastrophe: The Art of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima'

Until June 26
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2016

The many portraits of an artist as a young, and older, man

As photographer Yasumasa Morimura has predominantly made his name since 1985 in eccentric self-portraiture involving impersonations of famous people, his current exhibition is conceptually and structurally all autobiography. It is a tale serially told through chapters with a beginning, middle-stage developments...
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2016

Asia's misguided war on drugs

The harsh, punitive approach to illegal drug use in Asia stands in stark contrast with the health approach in many Western countries.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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