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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2014

Vote-value disparity ensures rural few maintain clout over urban masses

In the nation's elections, it can take five city dwellers to match the voting power of a single farmer.
WORLD
Nov 27, 2014

More than 400 arrested as Ferguson protests spread to other U.S. cities

National Guard troops and police aimed to head off a third night of violence on Wednesday in Ferguson, Missouri, as more than 400 people have been arrested in the St. Louis suburb and around the United States in unrest after a white policeman was cleared in the killing of an unarmed black teenager.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 26, 2014

Seeking Japan's gods and nobles in roots, stone and moss

If you've had a hankering to go hiking with Shinto deities, why not try the Kumano Kodo trail in Wakayama Prefecture?
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 26, 2014

Missouri governor orders more National Guard troops after Ferguson erupts

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered more National Guard troops to Ferguson after chaos erupted when a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer for killing an unarmed black teenager.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EMBASSY AVENUE
Nov 25, 2014

Japanese edition of Turkmen poet’s work

A ceremony to celebrate the publication of the Japanese version of the works of Turkmen poet Magtymguly Pyragy was held on Nov. 20 in Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2014

As Chinese live longer, Alzheimer's cases rise

The Chinese government should be prepare for a sharp rise in the number of dementia patients as the world's second largest country's population rapidly ages.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 24, 2014

For many young British Muslims, tug of peace is stronger than pull of war

For some British Muslims, the path to jihad and the path to peaceful aid work can traverse much of the same terrain.
WORLD
Nov 24, 2014

Suicide bomber kills 45 at volleyball match in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber killed 45 people at a volleyball match in Afghanistan on Sunday, a provincial official said, as foreign troops withdraw from the country after more than a decade of fighting.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 22, 2014

Seizing the initiative for women at work

Faced with a domestic economy that is sputtering, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has in recent months attempted to promote a sector that has long been underutilized in Japan — women.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Nov 22, 2014

Climate change versus solution aversion

No doubt you are relieved to hear that climate change is no longer a concern. At least that's the consensus of powerful Republicans who will lead the newly elected majority soon to take control of both houses of the U.S. Congress.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Nov 21, 2014

The birth of a new kind of personal documentarian

A baby who, diagnosed with trisomy 18, is expected to live only one year; a man devastated by the recent death of his wife; and a father and son whose familial bond is as strong as any other, despite not being blood related — at first glance, these people seem like they have nothing in common.
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Nov 21, 2014

Face masks

Dear Alice,
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2014

Japanese artists and performers find that YouTube brings them pay and applause

Ken Sekine used to be a nameless stand-up comic. Then he turned to cyberspace and changed his stage name to Megwin and in the process became a premier entertainer in Japan, with more than 448,000 fans and counting.
WORLD
Nov 21, 2014

Police arrest protesters as Ferguson awaits grand jury decision

Police arrested five people overnight after they tried to block a street in a protest calling for a grand jury to charge a white police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen in August.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 20, 2014

The high price of a long life

In the near future, advanced medical technology will greatly extend the lives of those who can afford to pay for it. But is it worth it?
Reader Mail
Nov 19, 2014

Coexisting with differences

The Nov. 8 editorial "A shameful statement on Ainu" reminded me of my experiences overseas and made me think of living in peace with differences.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 19, 2014

Emoto's 'Shrew' questions to provoke

"If I were a man doing the same work, no one would make any special mention of my gender, but I find I'm always being referred to by the media as 'the female director, Junko Emoto.' I don't want to say that's right or wrong, but it reminds me that this is today's reality," the Tokyo-based artist said...
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 19, 2014

Palestinians kill four in Jerusalem synagogue attack

Two Palestinians armed with a meat cleaver and a gun killed four worshippers in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday before being shot dead by police, the deadliest such incident in six years in the holy city.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2014

Shortage of nursing care workers

With the nation's population rapidly graying, the government must take steps to boost the number of nursing care workers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 18, 2014

Bird flu discovered in U.K. and Netherlands, but authorities play down risk to humans

Bird flu was found on a duck farm in England on Monday days after it was discovered in Dutch chickens, forcing authorities to destroy poultry and restrict exports, although it was not a strain known to be deadly to humans.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2014

For whom the Berlin Wall fell?

A quarter century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, democracy and prosperity have not really arrived for most people in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2014

Xi shows U.S. his no-nonsense approach to bilateral relations

Last week, President Xi Jinping showed the world a newly assertive China that's less worried about impressing others than in pursuing its own goals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Nov 16, 2014

Abe bill would steal from temps to engorge industrialists

Akemi Hirose, 39, recalls when her contract as a temporary worker at a medical organization in Kanagawa Prefecture was suddenly terminated three years and three months after she started.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 15, 2014

Eels face the slippery slope to extinction

Last week I was crossing the River Thames on the way to work in London, and I happened to see a cormorant emerge from the water with a thrashing eel in its mouth. The bird juggled the fish, skillfully managing to position it so it could swallow the wriggling animal headfirst.
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2014

Getting a grip on karoshi

A new law aimed at preventing death from overwork is just the first step toward protecting employees' well-being.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 12, 2014

Inside the kingdom of Kodo

As world leaders in the performing art of Japanese drumming, Kodo state on their website that their mission is: "To explore the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese drum, the taiko (aka wadaiko), and to forge new directions for this vibrant living art form."

Longform

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