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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2016

In hot water, bathroom fittings firm Lixil hires outsider to fix pipes

Early last year, big bets started to go wrong for a Japanese giant of toilets and faucets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 19, 2016

New MRJ hiccups revive manufacturing industry's jitters

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet is back in the spotlight after flights to the United States were canceled last month because of problems with the air-conditioning system.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2016

Tokyo needs to make the most of child care

Japan has a unique opportunity to combine the benefits of child care with those of preschool.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 18, 2016

Basketball veteran Orimo skeptical of B. League's benefit to national team

Just like other players, Levanga Hokkaido veteran guard/forward Takehiko Orimo is delighted about the inauguration of the B. League, the new men's top professional basketball league in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2016

Trump likened to dominant male chimp by famed primatologist Goodall

The brash antics of Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump have earned him a comparison to a male chimpanzee by renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 17, 2016

Renho and the 'pure blood' mythos

Despite the best efforts of certain individuals on Twitter, lawmaker Renho became the head of the Democratic Party last Thursday. Of course, those loosely linked online individuals that are sometimes referred to as netto uyo (internet right-wingers) don't really care about the DP, but they were undoubtedly...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Sep 17, 2016

The rise of a toxic machine named fascism

Why not fascism?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2016

Abe to seek Cuba's help over North Korea and boost trade during trip

In the first ever visit to Cuba by a Japanese prime minister, Abe hopes to gain Havana's support in dealing with its ally Pyongyang over its nuclear provocations.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2016

Inada meets Carter during Washington visit

New Defense Minister Tomomi Inada's finds common ground with her U.S. counterpart during her first visit to Washington.
Reader Mail
Sep 16, 2016

Privacy a myth in this nation of snoops

Stalking? It's as Japanese as sushi ("Waking up to the menace of stalking" in the Sept. 11 edition). Ninja were professional stalkers and it's in the blood of most Japanese.
Reader Mail
Sep 16, 2016

Build Bushido, not feminism

A foreign woman writing about Japan's Emperor accession ("Compromising on Imperial succession reform" in the Sept. 13 edition) demonstrates her profound lack of understanding of Japanese history and the traditions that have protected Japan from conquest for thousands of years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2016

7-Eleven's new boss bides time on turnaround as stock falls

After his appointment in May, the president of 7-Eleven's floundering parent company promised to deliver a turnaround plan in about 100 days. Ryuichi Isaka is on day 112 and counting.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2016

Renho elected leader of main opposition Democratic Party

The Democratic Party made history Thursday, electing Renho as the first female leader of the main opposition force.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 14, 2016

'Safety net' needed to get young consumers to spend more: economist

Kazuhisa Takemura has an idea for helping Japan's struggling economy: Entice younger consumers to spend more by providing them a financial and emotional cushion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016

East Hokkaido waits on Abe-Putin talks over Russia-held isles

In Hokkaido's far east, Nemuro feels nothing like a typical Japanese city. Mist and fog often shroud the area in the summertime. During July and August, while much of the country bakes in 30 degree-plus temperatures, it's just over 20 degrees in Nemuro.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 13, 2016

Medal haul in Yokohama shows depth of young talent

This past weekend's sweep of the women's singles at the Yokohama Junior Grand Prix illustrated just how deep Japan's talent pool is now.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 13, 2016

New president at United; Dragonair adds flights; Jetsar eases ticket buying

New president at United
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 12, 2016

Let's discuss helping foreign residents and tourists in natural disasters

Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, enterprises in the public and private sectors are taking steps to make sure foreign residents and tourists will know what to do in the event of natural disasters.
EDITORIALS
Sep 12, 2016

North Korea's latest nuclear blast

The international community must reassess its efforts to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2016

Citigroup to exit Shin-Marunouchi Building next year to unite brokerage, banking divisions

Citigroup Inc. plans to move its Japan headquarters from Tokyo's Shin-Marunouchi Building to a new location nearby that will bring its brokerage and banking divisions together in the city's financial district.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 10, 2016

Countryside games add challenges, concerns for NPB teams

Japan's schedule of countryside games (those played away from the home franchise stadiums of the 12 Central and Pacific League teams) has concluded for the season. The last scheduled game, where the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were to have played the Chiba Lotte Marines on Tuesday at Asahikawa was rained...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2016

The need for effective English teachers

Japanese students' ability to speak English is abysmal. Improvement will require finding native speakers as teachers.
Reader Mail
Sep 10, 2016

'Haafu' deserve full acceptance

In only two years, Priyanka Yoshikawa is the second mixed race contestant to win a major Japanese beauty pageant, but even so she is facing a severe backlash ("Japanese-Indian crowned Miss World Japan" in the Sept. 7 edition).

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan