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WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2015

Poland lurches to nationalist right

Poland's lurch to the nationalist right in the first election to be influenced by Europe's refugee crisis is sending shudders of anxiety through the EU leadership in Brussels, where officials expect a prickly relationship.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2015

Swallows made great strides during 2015 season

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows were disappointed to fall short in the Japan Series against the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, but weren't crushed by the defeat.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Oct 31, 2015

'Obsolete' gangsters proving problematic

Organized crime syndicates are not fading away, they're just becoming obsolete.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 31, 2015

Trenches, improved tactics help rebels survive Syria onslaught

After the initial shock of intensive Russian airstrikes, Syrian rebels on the receiving end of a major offensive say better organization and new tactics have helped them to stem losses and fight back.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2015

Japanese pacifism is not the moral choice

Only in Japan is unilateral pacifism considered viable, but in a world of new threats a policy of sympathetic indifference is morally questionable.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 29, 2015

The gorgeous world of Japanese gore

Zerai Naoi makes his living by keeping gore hounds fed on a shoestring budget. If you want to sample his work, it helps to have a strong stomach.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2015

Tensions rise between Osaka LDP, senior party officials after Suga-Matsui meeting

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga flared tensions after meeting with Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui, who is running against an LDP candidate in next month's polls.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2015

Trailing, Trump gets testy as candidates wade into GOP debate

Republican outsider front-runners Ben Carson and Donald Trump came under fire at the outset of the party's third presidential debate Wednesday night, as the moderators and some of their opponents pushed for details of their tax and budget proposals and raised questions about their inexperience in government....
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 28, 2015

Opposition must work out unified campaign strategy

If Japan is to have a thriving democracy, the opposition camp must come together and offer the Liberal Democratic Party real competition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2015

Futuristic hydrogen cars come with a curfew — for now

Hiroshi Matsushita brims with pride about the staring and pointing that goes along with driving his dream car, Toyota's hydrogen-powered Mirai fuel cell sedan. There's just one problem: his new set of wheels came with a curfew.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015

India at risk of turning into a Hindu Pakistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is behaving like a politician, when what India really needs is a leader, particularly when it comes to religious intolerance.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2015

Bookstore's Twitter account supporting 'pro-democracy book fair' ignites online controversy

An "unofficial" Twitter account operated by a Tokyo bookstore employee that promoted a "pro-democracy book fair" has sparked an online controversy, resulting in cancellation of the event by the chain's head office.
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Oct 25, 2015

Osaka elections pull LDP closer to old foes

The Osaka chapter of the Japanese Communist Party calls on its members to back LDP candidates in November's mayoral and gubernatorial elections.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2015

Ishin no To faction votes to dissolve party; legality of move questioned

Over 200 members of Ishin no To, led by the party's Osaka faction, staged a revolt, voting to dissolve the party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 24, 2015

Abe raises eyebrows when he's off script

On Oct. 1, the Sankei Shimbun reported that during a regularly scheduled press conference, NHK President Katsuto Momii addressed statements made by "former NHK employees" who told media outlets that the public broadcaster had "received phone calls from the prime minister's office" regarding passage of...
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 24, 2015

Assessing Japan's rightward shift at the top

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is Japan's most ideological postwar prime minister, pushing right-wing policies on numerous fronts that trample on postwar norms and values. He has been able to do so because he has the Diet in his back pocket, but how did this tectonic shift in Japanese politics happen?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2015

Hiroji Kubota's lens is a witness to history

Photographer Hiroji Kubota believes that "everyone has a great drama to tell." With the release of his retrospective photo book, simply titled "Hiroji Kubota Photographer," now it's his turn to tell his.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 24, 2015

Hawks' Igarashi relishes chance to face former team in Japanese Fall Classic

Before Ryota Igarashi was a star reliever for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, and even prior to his time in the major leagues, he was very good arm out of the bullpen for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
EDITORIALS
Oct 24, 2015

Truancy rate increases again

The education ministry must do a better job in reducing truancy by addressing the needs of students who don't fit the standard system.

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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