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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2018

U.S. military pilots in East China Sea targeted in laser attacks

U.S. military pilots flying aircraft over the East China Sea have been targeted by blinding laser attacks more than 20 times over the last 10 months, U.S. officials told The Japan Times, after a number of similar attacks in East Africa that the Pentagon has said Chinese military personnel were behind....
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2018

U.S. leaves the U.N. Human Rights Council

Neither Japanese pragmatism nor American petulance will serve the cause of human rights.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2018

App helps non-Japanese find multilingual medical service

Are you on the hunt for an English-speaking doctor in Tokyo? A handy smartphone app aims to help foreign residents and visitors easily find multilingual medical services.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jun 19, 2018

Rika Kihira making right call by moving up to senior ranks

Japan junior champion Rika Kihira, one of only eight women in history to land the triple axel in international competition, has decided to move up to the senior ranks for the coming season.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2018

Beginning of the end to the 1953 regime?

The post-Korean War framework that laid the foundation for the region's peace and prosperity may soon unravel.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 18, 2018

World Cup views from Tokyo, Group G: England, Belgium and Tunisia

Japan-based supporters of Group G teams fighting it out for the ultimate prize at the FIFA World Cup speak to The Japan Times.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 18, 2018

Let's discuss Airbnb and minpaku laws

Just over a week before a new law for minpaku (private lodging services) goes into effect, the popular rental website Airbnb has dropped nearly 80 percent of its listings for the services over the past three months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 18, 2018

Japanese exports accelerated in May but surplus with U.S. shrank to smallest since 2013

Indicator rose at the fastest rate in four months thanks to increased shipments of cars, car parts and semiconductor equipment, a sign that global demand is gaining strength.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 17, 2018

Shares of small Japanese shipping firms jump on hopes of North Korea detente

Shares of small Japanese shippers jumped last week after the historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sparked hopes of new business ties with the reclusive country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2018

Lies and the lying bureaucrats who tell them

The current political situation characterized by the domination of the prime minister's office has ruined the pride of career bureaucrats.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 16, 2018

Should the elderly be stopped from driving?

On June 10, a car crashed into a supermarket in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, injuring 14 people. At first the incident sounded like yet another elderly person losing control of a vehicle and causing destruction, but then it transpires that the driver was a 55-year-old man.
EDITORIALS
Jun 15, 2018

Take steps to overcome economic headwinds

Japan's policymakers must build shock absorbers to allow the economy to weather any global economic slowdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2018

BOJ keeps monetary policy unchanged and downgrades inflation assessment

The Bank of Japan left monetary policy unchanged Friday and downgraded its assessment of inflation, falling further behind its global peers at the end of a busy week for central banks.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2018

Ruling coalition drives casino bill through Lower House panel as opposition protests

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition on Friday pushed through a Lower House panel a contentious bill that specifies rules about the planned structure of integrated resorts (IRs), which will incorporate casino facilities, further intensifying political tensions with the opposition.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jun 14, 2018

Application open for young leaders' U.S. trip

Georgetown University, Amway Japan and The Japan Times are now seeking participants for the 12th Georgetown University Leadership Program (GULP), to take place from Oct. 14 to 21. Applicants should be involved in politics, policymaking or journalism. The application deadline is July 27.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jun 14, 2018

Get ready for summer: Night pools, outdoor concerts and Pikachu armies

You know when you go on YouTube — or Spotify, or Netflix — and you’re faced with so many options for entertainment that you don’t know where to start? It can feel like that with Japanese summer festivals, too.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2018

Itoshima: How a beach community is drawing newcomers amid rural depopulation

Swapping his dress shoes and business suit for flip-flops and swimming trunks, Shingo Takei starts the day by walking to the beach to go stand-up paddleboarding.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Jun 12, 2018

Wheelchair star Pat Anderson back for more gold

When he has the ball in his hands, his opponents are extra careful, and fans in the stands hold their breath to see if something spectacular could happen.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 11, 2018

Let's discuss a possible casino for Chiba

To the list of Japanese regions battling for a coveted casino resort, you can add Mickey Mouse's neighborhood.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 9, 2018

Takaoka crafts a new tourism industry

In the entrance of Nousaku in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, a group of schoolchildren skip by and point excitedly at an eclectic display of hundreds of brightly colored objects. Other visitors, meanwhile, look down in wonder toward the concrete floor, where a huge golden silhouette of the Japanese archipelago...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 9, 2018

Akiko Hirai: A natural ceramicist in London

Learning crafts in the U.K. can give artists more room to breathe.

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’