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JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2018

Abe slams U.S. vehicle tariff hikes as 'unacceptable' during Diet leaders' debate

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemns U.S. President Donald Trump's reported move to impose tariffs of up to 25 percent on imported vehicles as unwarranted and offensive.
EDITORIALS
May 29, 2018

Oppose U.S. attempts to curb auto imports

If the U.S. should use the WTO to resolve trade issues rather than resort to unilateral protectionist measures.
JAPAN / Politics
May 29, 2018

Diet group drafts bill that aims to promote Japanese language learning at home and abroad

A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveils a draft version of what might become Japan's first-ever law defining the government's responsibility to systematically promote Japanese language education.
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2018

Send Beijing a message about the South China Sea

Japan and other likeminded nations should join the U.S. in letting Beijing know its militarization of the South China Sea is unacceptable.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 28, 2018

The 'Mao suit': One outfit for the people, but with many names

The English-language media recently described North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as wearing a 'Mao suit,' but no one in East Asia would refer to it this way.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 26, 2018

Twenty-five years on, Alan Booth's voice is brought back to life

'This Great Stage of Fools' offers a collection of Alan Booth's uncollected journalism and writings between 1979 and his untimely death in 1993. Booth is be considered one of the greatest writers on Japan of his generation.
Reader Mail
May 25, 2018

Coach brought disgrace to the sport of football

The great honor of playing the game of American football is knowing that you gave your best on any given day. You see the player across from you and give it your best. Most likely the guy on the other side is thinking the same thing. He's just trying to make a play to help his team. It is against every...
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 24, 2018

Vissel sign ex-Barcelona star Andres Iniesta to massive deal

J. League club Vissel Kobe on Thursday announced the audacious signing of World Cup-winning former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta in a deal reported to be worth over ¥3 billion a year.
Japan Times
May 24, 2018

Event schedule for "Jinseki Summer School 2018" confirmed
Teachers invited from Switzerland, a country known for its excellent boarding schools!

We are pleased to announce that the event schedule for "Jinseki Summer School 2018", an event held by the Next Educational Environment Development (Jinsekikogen-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture), has been confirmed. For this event, teachers at the prestigious John F. Kennedy International School in Switzerland...
EDITORIALS
May 23, 2018

U.S. Iran approach makes no sense

U.S. moves that risk displacing Japan make no sense as Washington worries about a return of 'great power' competition.
EDITORIALS
May 22, 2018

Review problems in science and technology policy

The state of science and technology research today could negatively impact Japan's future presence in the field.
EDITORIALS
May 21, 2018

A trade war gets put 'on hold'

U.S. President Donald Trump's desire for a successful summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and a resolution to the nuclear standoff with North Korea, is shaping his trade policy.
EDITORIALS
May 20, 2018

One year into the Mueller probe

While Robert Mueller has already produced results, the investigation continues and appears to be picking up steam.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 19, 2018

Mount Fuji is the gift to writers that keeps on giving

'Mountain/Home: New Translations from Japan' shows Mount Fuji from a variety of literary angles in this comprehensive anthology of translations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
May 19, 2018

Watanabe Kazan: Too open-minded for Edo

Imagine living in a 'closed country.' Japan was such for over two centuries, from the anti-Christian hysteria of the 1630s to the incursion in the 1850s of the American 'Black Ships.'
EDITORIALS
May 19, 2018

Fix gender imbalance in politics

Tough challenges confronting the nation require policy responses from more diverse perspectives than male-dominated politics can offer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2018

Trump nominates Pacific Command chief Harry Harris to be South Korean ambassador

The White House formally nominated Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris on Friday to fill the long-vacant post of ambassador to South Korea, as the U.S. gears up for the planned first-ever talks between a sitting American president and a North Korean leader on June 12 in Singapore.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 18, 2018

Akira Nishino names Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa, Shinji Okazaki in squad for Ghana match

New national team manager Akira Nishino handed Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa and Shinji Okazaki a World Cup lifeline on Friday when he named all three in his 27-man squad for Japan's final game before he chooses his roster for next month's tournament in Russia.
Reader Mail
May 18, 2018

Rebuttal of letter on Akiba issue

A letter to the editor in the April 20 edition by Bradley Roberts and Keith Payne attempts to "set the record straight" on Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba's presentation to a U.S. congressional commission on the U.S. nuclear umbrella for Japan in 2009. Akiba reportedly responded favorably to a U.S....
Reader Mail
May 18, 2018

Rethink Indian bullet train project

The opinion piece in the April 26 edition headlined "Is the Indo-Japan rail project a boondoggle?" was correct and timely.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2018

Phillip Morris' iQOS e-cigarette is capable of harvesting smoker's data: ex-project manager

In seeking regulatory approval overseas for iQOS, an electronic smoking device, Philip Morris International Inc. is claiming the product is less likely to cause disease than traditional cigarettes. But the iQOS, which is gaining popularity in Japan, holds another, less obvious advantage over regular...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 17, 2018

'The Shoot Must Go On': Masayoshi Sukita captures some of rock music's most iconic figures

Even if you don't recognize the name, you probably know his shots. Photographer Masayoshi Sukita has captured images of rock gods and movie stars that deserve that most overused of epithets: iconic.

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