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EDITORIALS
Jul 4, 2012

Mr. Ozawa needs more than slogan

Former Democratic Party of Japan chief Ichiro Ozawa and 49 other DPJ lawmakers on Monday bolted from the DPJ, which Mr. Ozawa had helped come to power by leading it to a victory in August 2009 Lower House election.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2012

'Slump won't forestall tax hike'

Policymakers probably won't allow an economic slowdown to derail the planned increase in the consumption tax from 2014, according to a former Finance Ministry official who oversaw the boost in the tax to 5 percent in 1997.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 26, 2012

Carmakers trimming domestic production

Japanese automakers have accelerated moves to trim domestic output as much as possible amid the yen's prolonged strength and dwindling domestic demand.
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2012

Tasks for the extended Diet session

Because of a deal between the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the opposition Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, bills incorporating Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's plan to raise the consumption tax are likely to be passed by the end of the current Diet session, which has been extended by 79 days...
Jun 21, 2012

Why Pakistan won't back America's Afghan policy

Afghanistan's future matters much more to Pakistan than to the United States. This basic truth is forgotten in U.S. deliberations on how best to leverage Pakistan to achieve a political settlement in Afghanistan.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 17, 2012

Takahashi teams up with Morozov again

The skating world was rocked by a bombshell announcement on Friday, one that many thought was nearly impossible.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2012

Consensus on risky tax raise

The ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the two main opposition parties, the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, on Friday reached a basic agreement on raising the consumption tax. Although the tax raise is coupled with reform of the social security system, the agreement has failed to present a clear...
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 10, 2012

Zaccheroni confident after rout of Jordan

National team manager Alberto Zaccheroni believes Japan can live with any team in the world after scoring nine goals without reply in its opening two games of the final round of qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 9, 2012

Honda scores hat trick in Japan rout over Jordan

Japan took control of its 2014 World Cup qualifying group in ferocious style with a 6-0 win over Jordan on Friday to claim maximum points from two games on the road to Brazil.
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2012

Olympus to cut 2,700 workers, restructure

Olympus Corp. said Friday it will cut 2,700 jobs and restructure plants as it seeks to recover after writing down assets following an accounting-fraud scandal involving more than ¥100 billion.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2012

Domestic output at high risk: Toyoda

Unless competitive barriers such as the strong yen and high corporate tax are eased as soon as possible, the nation's automakers may not be able to keep building cars in Japan, newly appointed Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Chairman Akio Toyoda said Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 5, 2012

Zaccheroni reveals players' nerves before victory over Oman

National team manager Alberto Zaccheroni admits the importance of making a strong start to the final round of qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup was weighing on his players' mind ahead of Sunday's 3-0 win over Oman.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 4, 2012

Japan outclasses Oman in World Cup qualifier

Japan made a comfortable start to the final round of qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup with a 3-0 win over Oman on Sunday night.
EDITORIALS
Jun 2, 2012

Things that Mr. Noda should heed

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and former Democratic Party of Japan chief Ichiro Ozawa met on Wednesday to discuss Mr. Noda's plan to raise the consumption tax from the current 5 percent to 8 percent from April 2014, and to 10 percent from October 2015.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2012

Citigroup selling fund for regional banks to hedge their JGB exposure

Citigroup Inc. has started selling a fund for regional banks to hedge against the risk of a decline in the value of their government bond holdings as the national debt swells.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2012

Nissan poised to sell green-vehicle credits

A new front is opening in the emerging market for electric vehicles — not for selling cars, but for credits required to meet clean-air rules.
EDITORIALS
May 29, 2012

Time for the Diet to act

There remains less than a month before the current Diet session is scheduled to end on June 21. Deliberations have started in a Lower House special committee on the tax and social welfare reform. Among the bills before the committee are two related to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's plan to raise the...
COMMENTARY
May 23, 2012

The worldwide triumph of English

The second president of the United States, John Adams, predicted in 1780 that "English will be the most respectable language in the world and the most universally read and spoken in the next century, if not before the end of this one." It is destined "in the next and succeeding centuries to be more generally...
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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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.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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