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JAPAN
Nov 19, 2013

New Komeito split on gambling bill

Differences within New Komeito mean Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition partner may not back submitting a bill to legalize casinos during the current Diet session.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2013

Macau casino giant eyes Japan foray

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., the Macau casino operator that made Lui Che-woo Asia's third-richest man, plans to invest in China's Hengqin Island and will consider investing at least $5 billion in Japan and Taiwan if allowed.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2013

Politics explain Russia's stagnation

For Russia's political elite, a big piece of a shrinking economic pie is preferable to no piece of a growing one.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2013

Labour MP aims to be first black mayor of London

Labour member of Parliament David Lammy has declared his interest in becoming the first black mayor of London during a fact-finding mission to several U.S. cities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Nov 17, 2013

Abe's 'third arrow' of structural reform being deflected by vested interests

So far, so good. This is exactly how the global community and the Japanese public felt about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's deflation-busting economic program dubbed "Abenomics" — until a few months ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2013

WEF chief does more than talk the talk

As a child growing up in Germany during the war, Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, witnessed the consequences of all-out conflict, and the stark contrast between war and peace.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2013

Mitsui Fudosan, partners said seeking OK for Odaiba casino-resort complex

Mitsui Fudosan Co., the nation's largest property developer, is seeking approval for an entertainment complex and resort in Tokyo with construction firm Kajima Corp. and Fuji Media Holdings Inc.
EDITORIALS
Nov 9, 2013

Winds of energy independence

Amid the prime minister's push to sell nuclear technology abroad and restart nuclear power plants at home, the Environment Ministry has moved to develop Japan's capacity for wind power.
Reader Mail
Nov 9, 2013

Ichihashi film categorized as mere spectacle

Regarding the Nov. 3 TimeOut feature by Jun Hongo, titled "Killer on the run": There was a sickening feeling of frustration in Tokyo's foreign community at the time of the Lindsay Ann Hawker murder investigation. Many foreign residents felt that the Chiba police were simply not too keen on catching the...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 8, 2013

Abe's security bill aims to shutter 'spy's paradise'

With the prime minister's Liberal Democrats in strong control of both legislative houses, a bill to undertake the long-overdue modernization of Japan's national-security governance is certain to pass.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Nov 6, 2013

Japan brings out the big guns to sell remilitarization in U.S.

With a probable nod and a wink from the Americans, there's not a lot we can do but watch Abe's military machinations march to fruition.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Nov 5, 2013

Valentine unfairly left out in cold after Red Sox capture World Series

I wonder what Bobby Valentine thinks about the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Nov 3, 2013

Six years following bankruptcy, Nova boosts the brand

In September, Tokyo-based Jibun Mirai Associe Co. (JMA) announced it would adopt Nova as its official corporate name — 19 months after it acquired the eikaiwa (English conversation) school chain from its previous operators, and almost six years after its well-publicized downfall.
EDITORIALS
Nov 2, 2013

Women's plight getting worse

The Japanese government's goal of increasing the percentage of women in leadership positions in every sector of society to 30 percent by 2020 seems farther away than ever.
EDITORIALS
Nov 2, 2013

Washoku as a cultural heritage

Coming this December, traditional Japanese cuisine, 'washoku,' is likely to be designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage if the voting by UNESCO goes as expected.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2013

Lawmaker under fire for letter to Emperor

The repercussions continued Friday after independent Upper House lawmaker Taro Yamamoto the previous evening handed an apparently politically inspired letter to Emperor Akihito.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 1, 2013

Seven Unlucky Gods sowing misery across Japan

I have a theory about the conspicuous absence of the Seven Lucky Gods: They each have an evil twin.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 31, 2013

Festival/Tokyo pushes a return to storytelling

In 2009, when Festival/Tokyo took over from the annual Tokyo International Arts Festival, it burst forth with the slogan "Towards a New Real" and the resolve to stamp the city's name on the global arts map.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2013

Japan can learn from British experience on reform

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe can learn from Britain's experience of economic reform in order to ensure Abenomics takes Japan on a course to long-term growth, four journalists from British media organizations said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2013

Vice premier touts Poland's stability to Japan investors

Poland's stable economy and Special Economic Zones are great for Japanese investors, Poland's vice prime minister says.

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan