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EDITORIALS
Jan 2, 2018

Scrutiny needed on expanding defense spending

Measures must be taken to cope with the changing security environment, but tight fiscal conditions mean defense spending must still be prioritized.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2018

More investors consider nonfinancial factors in decisions

Although it may seem slow to overseas investors, the ESG (environment, social and governance) investment started picking up in Japan just last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ESG Consortium Special
Dec 31, 2017

Long-held business beliefs still true in modern times

There are some things that Japan does very well. Things such as trains arriving on time, great food and anime. And the world, by and large, recognizes this.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 30, 2017

Japanese media's hits and misses of 2017

The term "fake news" was used in so many different situations this year that it no longer describes an agreed upon concept but rather anything you don't agree with. This is why the U.S. press has had a difficult time making sense of its president's conflation of cynical policy aims with his own deranged...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 29, 2017

It's time to bring Japanese schools into the 21st century

Japan must develop an educational system that makes its citizens become more relevant to the globalized economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2017

Five years of Abenomics: The good, the bad and the sluggish

Five years since Shinzo Abe came to power, the economy is much stronger, but still falls short of the revolution he pledged to deliver.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Dec 24, 2017

Foreign anime artists still face a long haul

In an interview with Buzzfeed two years ago, American animator Henry Thurlow, who had moved to Tokyo from New York six years earlier, summed up his dilemma. "When I was working as an animator in New York, I could afford an apartment, buy stuff and had time to 'live a life,'" he said. "Now (in Japan)...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 23, 2017

Illustrator Luis Mendo: 'Only listen to intelligent people'

Luis Mendo's most embarassing moment is yet to come.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 21, 2017

Evessa coach Dai Oketani brings passion to the game

While Japan pro basketball dealt with massive changes over the past dozen years, Dai Oketani built his credentials as one of the most respected, accomplished head coaches here.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 21, 2017

Alipay pursues Chinese tourists in hard-to-crack Japanese market

Alipay, a third-party mobile and online payment platform by Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd., is chasing Chinese tourists to Japan, where it's signing up a growing number of retailers and eyeing the long-term potential of the nation's $45 billion digital payments market.
EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2017

Long-range cruise missiles for the SDF's arsenal

The addition of long-range cruise missiles to the SDF arsenal should be carefully discussed in the Diet.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 19, 2017

Nathan Chen credits rival Yuzuru Hanyu for inspiration

With less than two months to go until the Pyeongchang Olympics, American Nathan Chen is finding himself the focus of a lot of attention. And with good reason.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 18, 2017

Sports agency Wasserman enthusiastic about finding players spot in B. League

Diante Garrett made a big impact with Japanese hoop fans in the B. League's inaugural season last year, showing them flashy perimeter techniques and moves they had never seen before.
Dec 18, 2017

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Kenji Kawano), is proud to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2017. We have devoted ourselves to shipbuilding since the 1917 founding of Shiohama Dockyard (later renamed TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING)...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2017

Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon praises Abe's nationalist agenda

Visiting ex-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon lauds Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for trying to infuse Japan with nationalism but blasts the “running dogs” in mainstream media.
JAPAN / History
Dec 16, 2017

Heart of gold: The Ginza Line celebrates its 90th birthday

Born of disasters, war and massive infrastructure projects, 21st-century Tokyo has plenty of ghosts buried underground. If you ride the subway these days, you can catch a fleeting glimpse of two of them but, if you blink, you'll miss them. The Ginza Line is marking 90 years since its opening with the...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 14, 2017

High earners, smokers and tourists to see higher levies under planned fiscal 2018 tax reforms

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition's fiscal 2018 tax reform plan features increased taxes for high-income earners and smokers, as well as a controversial departure tax targeting tourists leaving Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Dec 12, 2017

Tokyo-based fund CEO leads public-private fight against diseases around globe

BT Slingsby was 13 years old when he made a career decision: to become a medical doctor.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 11, 2017

Karate hoping to make mark at Tokyo Games

With its practitioners numbering over 130 million around the world and nearly 200 nations having become members of its international governing body, karate has become more of a global sport than Japan's own, traditional martial art.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Dec 11, 2017

イーオンの外国人教師が選ぶ「2017年最も印象に残った日本の出来事ニュース」
「長時間労働是正のための働き方改革」が1位に

英字新聞を発行する株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：堤 丈晴、以下「ジャパンタイムズ」）と、英会話教室を運営する株式会社イーオン（本社：東京都新宿区、代表取締役：三宅義和、以下「イーオン」）は、日本に暮らす外国人が、今年ニュースを賑わした日本の出来事についてどのようにとらえているのかを調査すべく、イーオンに在籍中の外国人教師511名を対象に、「2017年、最も印象に残った日本の出来事・ニュース」について調査を実施しました。...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 8, 2017

Aiming for truly universal health coverage

The idea that everyone should be able to access quality health services has finally claimed its rightful place at the top of the global health agenda.
Reader Mail
Dec 8, 2017

Pushback against smoking ban was pitiful

Japan must catch up with the rest of the world to protect the health of its people. We are appalled to read the recent decision by policymakers in the Nov. 17 story "After LDP resistance, health ministry waters down planned smoking rules at eateries and bars."
JAPAN / History
Dec 7, 2017

Cosmetic surgeon Katsuya Takasu pays $275,000 for Emperor Hirohito memoir at NY auction

The bid, for the only-known World War II memoirs of late Emperor, was nearly double higher pre-auction estimates, which ranged from $100,000 to $150,000, according to auction house Bonhams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2017

Homegrown food and technology target global audience

Showcasing the latest and the greatest in supermarket and food and beverage products, packaging, displays and fixtures, the 52nd Supermarket Trade Show 2018 (SMTS) will be held on Feb. 14, 15 and 16.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Dec 3, 2017

Global citizen keen to take on new environments

Fikdanel Thaufik cannot pinpoint exactly how many languages he speaks. 'For sure, Indonesian,' Thaufik said laughing. 'And English — that's international.' But as the vice president and representative of Garuda Indonesia's Japan, Korea, and U.S. regions slowly lists off languages, whereas most of us would recall time spent in a classroom or poring over textbooks, Thaufik appears to be flitting through memories of all the places he's lived and the countless people he has met throughout his life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 2, 2017

Akiko Katayama: Making the leap from business to food in NYC

Accountant-turned-food writer rediscovers the Japanese culinary tradition in NYC.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Struggling Nissan considers closing two plants in Kanagawa
Automaker Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama
Closing the gap between what you learn and what you say in Japanese
A few tweaks to the conversations you learn in your Japanese class will help you sound like a native when you step out the door.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

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