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CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 15, 2016

Boku no Yabai Tsuma; Busujima Yuriko no Sekirara Nikki; DMM Mobile

Murder and infidelity are addressed with stylish flair in the new series, "Boku no Yabai Tsuma" ("My Dangerous Wife"; Fuji TV, Tues., 10 p.m.)
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2016

Kuroda ally says BOJ should use easing now rather than later

The Bank of Japan should expand already-record stimulus at its April meeting, as a wait-and-see stance risks further appreciation of the yen, according to Takatoshi Ito, a former colleague of BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2016

Casualties of globalization sound 'Brexit' alarm

A vote for 'Brexit' is a vote against Britain's political mainstream.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 14, 2016

Abe ally urges double dose of stimulus exceeding $184 billion

The nation needs a fresh, double-dose of stimulus to counter mounting signs of economic weakness, according to one of the key members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's brains-trust of pro-reflation advisers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2016

Global education experts urge Japan to look beyond rote learning

The teaching methods of Kazuya Takahashi, 35, using Lego blocks and speaking entirely in English, may not be the norm in the Japanese education system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 13, 2016

White House offers fresh hints on possible visit to Hiroshima by Obama

Tokyo keeps quiet in the wake of new signals, giving Washington time to test the reaction of the U.S. public.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2016

Migrants, the euro and 'Brexit': the EU at risk

Three major crises could be enough to end the EU as we now know it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2016

Europe's rule-of-law crisis

Hungary and Poland are the leading edge of a far-right agenda that has taken hold throughout Europe.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2016

Putin puts an army at his personal command

Once again, instead of opening up and liberalizing, the embattled Putin regime is closing in on itself, and the man sitting on top of it is taking on more and more direct powers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2016

G-7 ministers adopt Hiroshima Declaration hoping to add momentum to nonproliferation movement

The Group of Seven foreign ministers conclude a historic two-day meeting in Hiroshima that saw them discuss the goal of global nuclear disarmament in the first city destroyed by an atomic bomb.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2016

Press freedoms under attack

Freedom of speech and of the press, a key democratic right, is increasingly under threat around the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2016

Win or lose, Trump will impact Japan-U.S. ties

Japan's leaders will need to acclimate themselves to more unpredicatability in American politics.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2016

War returns to the Caucasus region

The frozen war between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has thawed, with serious implications for the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2016

Terrorism, refugee flood, North Korea nuclear threat on G-7 foreign minister meeting agenda in Hiroshima

The Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting kicked off Sunday in the city of Hiroshima, paving the way for the G-7 leaders' late-May summit in Mie Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2016

Contamination: Kadena Air Base's dirty secret

For the first time, documents released under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act reveal extensive pollution on an active American base in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 9, 2016

Are Japan's counterterrorism forces really ready?

When an escaped zebra was chased down by police in Gifu Prefecture last month and died after being shot with a tranquilizer and falling into a pool, I couldn't help but think of the drills Tokyo's Ueno Zoo has conducted depicting the escape scenario.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 9, 2016

The unbelievable true story of a Japanese family that went to war with itself

During the endgame of World War II, Harry Fukuhara, a member of a Japanese-American unit of the U.S. military, was tasked with teaching new recruits about the enemy. The servicemen training to invade Kyushu asked how to distinguish the Japanese from Chinese.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2016

An apology, forgiveness and reconciliation

Lasting reconciliation can only be achieved when the stories and lessons of the past are handed down to future generations.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2016

Beware 'naked nationalism'

The G-7 is a waste of time given the zero-sum game of geopolitics places self-interest over global recovery.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2016

Hokkaido, Kyoto by-elections a test for both DP and LDP

Two by-elections later this month in Hokkaido and Kyoto will pose the first political tests for the newly formed Democratic Party as well as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2016

G-7 foreign ministers to call for peaceful resolution to territorial disputes

In a statement to be issued after the two-day meeting, the ministers are expected to say stakeholders should abide by international court decisions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2016

U.K.'s Cameron not set to benefit from offshore funds

Prime Minister David Cameron, his wife and their children will not benefit in the future from any offshore funds or trusts, a spokesman said on Wednesday as the British leader faced more questions over family tax affairs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2016

Taking stock of the final Nuclear Security Summit

Although the final Nuclear Security Summit has concluded, efforts to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism must continue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2016

Moderate Maine Republican Collins urges Senate hearings on Obama top court pick

A moderate Republican senator heaped praise on Tuesday on President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, bucking Senate Republican leaders in calling for confirmation hearings but saying she was not optimistic enough others in her party would agree.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers