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EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2013

Take a stand against nuclear weapons

Sixty-eight years since atomic bombs were used against people for the first time, U.S. President Barack Obama's call for further cuts in nuclear arsenals is up in the air.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2013

Nuke opponents feud over bombs vs. power

Every August, thousands of visitors from Japan and around the world gather in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to commemorate the dropping of the atomic bombs. In addition to the solemn ceremonies that draw survivors and VIPs, there are numerous side events dedicated to seeking the elimination of nuclear weapons....
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2013

Price of wheat to rise for third time under Abe

Wheat prices are poised to increase for the third time in a year, adding to inflation as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic stimulus weakens the yen and boosts costs.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 5, 2013

U.S.-style class action? Unlikely for Tepco suits

About 1,700 people from various prefectures filed four separate lawsuits against Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the government last March 11, exactly two years after the start of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 2, 2013

Slow reactor restart process rattles energy markets as uranium piles up

Uranium prices are showing little sign of recovery after sinking to their lowest levels in more than seven years amid a glut of the radioactive metal and speculation Japan will delay restarting its reactors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 2, 2013

Tax delay and Fed paring called threat to JGB bubble

Takeshi Fujimaki, a former adviser to billionaire investor George Soros who won a seat in the Upper House election last month, said a delay in increasing the sales tax and a reduction in the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus could cause the Japanese government bond "bubble" to burst.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Aug 2, 2013

Guts, glory and shaved ice: Koshien baseball

Summer is not summer in Japan without two things: 1. Heat (OK, so maybe it's not the heat, it's the humidity); and 2 . . .
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUJI ROCK 2013
Jul 31, 2013

Tame Impala

You've been to Japan as visitors before, how does this trip compare?
Reader Mail
Jul 31, 2013

Language policy hurts children

Hiroshi Noro hits the proverbial nail on the head by pointing out in his July 18 letter, "Battling the language in Japan," that people at present are studying Japanese harder than ever right here in Japan.
Reader Mail
Jul 31, 2013

Current behavior is what counts

In Jun Hongo's July 25 article "Leave Constitution alone," anime master Hayao Miyazaki is right about one thing: There is no question that Japan committed atrocities during World War II.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jul 29, 2013

Prove you're Japanese: when being bicultural can be a burden

Japanese are Japanese and foreigners are foreigners, and never the twain shall meet? In many aspects of daily life in this country, there is one way for the Japanese and another for the rest of us. Like it or not, that's just how it is. At least foreigners know where we stand.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2013

Fukushima: evolving fear into fact

Misinformation and flawed reporting about Fukushima radiation levels and reactor stability persisted even when scientific data had become readily available.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jul 27, 2013

Exclusive: Red Hat's lethal Okinawa smokescreen

In July 1969, a leak of chemical weapons on Okinawa sickened more than 20 U.S. soldiers and laid bare one of the Pentagon's biggest Cold War secrets: the storage of toxic munitions outside of continental United States.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jul 27, 2013

At home on the Maasai Mara range

Asuka Takita has a passion for Africa and its wildlife that took root during her childhood in Singapore and flourished in the soils of Kenya during her third year of university.
Reader Mail
Jul 27, 2013

Nuclear safety example expected

I refer to The Japan Times' July 2 article "Nuclear safety rules put onus on utilities." While the Nuclear Regulation Authority has done well introducing more stringent requirements to ensure the safety of the nuclear power stations in Japan, on the basis of the Fukushima experience, the new rules seem...
Reader Mail
Jul 27, 2013

When will 'experts' get serious?

Regarding the July 23 front-page AFP-JIJI article "Tepco now admits radioactive water entering the sea at Fukushima": What is it about Japan's nuclear village and its continued defiance, lies and arrogant denial in the face of mounting radioactive contamination and the threat of crippling illness or...
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2013

Defense planners mull pre-emptive strike ability

Japan will consider acquiring the ability to strike at enemy missile sites, given North Korea's enhanced missile technology program, an interim defense report says.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 26, 2013

Tall tales among the bamboo — where do babies come from?

"Please fill out this information sheet," said the nurse. It had been several years since I had been to this hospital for a check-up. I noticed, with glee, they had done away with the plastic slippers at the genkan, where the masses had to leave their shoes in a locker and step into slippers before proceeding...

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes