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EDITORIALS
Apr 24, 2017

Lower House electoral system needs an overhaul

Only comprehensive reform can resolve the Lower House electoral system's problems.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2017

U.S. will not give Exxon special permission to drill in Russia

The United States will not make an exception for American companies, including Exxon Mobil, seeking to drill for oil in areas prohibited by U.S. sanctions on Russia, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Apr 21, 2017

Terrorism brouhaha, then and now

A person's definition of terrorism usually depends on what side of the fence they're on.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2017

Biological super weapons could define the next era

Evolving technologies and genetic engineering may open the door to new dangers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2017

Islamic State seeking al-Qaida alliance after losing ground in Iraq

Islamic State is talking to al-Qaida about a possible alliance as Iraqi troops close in on IS fighters in Mosul, Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi said in an interview on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2017

How U.S. cyberweapons aren't like missiles

In standard warfare, the trick is hitting the right target. In cyberspace, most of the battle is figuring out who the enemy is and what to deter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 13, 2017

Two more die as Venezuela riots spread to poor areas

Venezuelans in poor areas blocked streets and lit fires during scattered protests across the country on Tuesday night, and two people were killed during the growing unrest in the midst of a crippling economic crisis.
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2017

Fifth year for BOJ monetary easing

The past four years have shown that the BOJ's monetary easing policy alone cannot end the state of deflation that Abe has vowed to bust.
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2017

Trump officials alarmed China may bid for Toshiba's Westinghouse unit

The Trump administration is so alarmed that Chinese investors may try to purchase Westinghouse Electric Co.'s nuclear business that U.S. officials are trying to find an American or allied buyer for the company instead, two people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 5, 2017

How many Japanese are a bit of something else?

Even taking 1965 as a false racially pure 'year zero,' mathematics muddies the homogeneity myth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2017

Gas giants share OPEC's shale pain as U.S. supply flows to Asia

OPEC isn't the only decades-old energy hegemony being turned on its head by U.S. shale.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GASTECH JAPAN 2017
Apr 4, 2017

Unlocking LNG's potential

A global network of professional firms offering audit, tax and advisory services, KPMG member companies have successfully supported clients in handling business issues and major risks in the oil and gas sectors. The following is an excerpt of discussions on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and its future...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2017

Hong Kong's restive youth prepare for long struggle with Beijing

With China's preferred candidate selected as Hong Kong's next chief executive, another blow to the morale of the city's democracy activists, their young leaders are taking a page from Beijing's playbook and preparing for a long battle.
EDITORIALS
Apr 3, 2017

Lifting Fukushima evacuation orders

Government decisions alone will not return evacuees' lives to a state of normalcy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2017

After Fukushima, battling Tepco and leukemia

Masaru Ikeda felt he had a duty to help at the No. 1 plant after 3/11. Now, in court, he is taking on the utility he says betrayed him.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2017

Trump's foreign policy muddle

In contrast to his tough campaign talk, there is little sign that Trump's China approach thus far is different to that of his predecessor, Barack Obama, on whose watch Beijing initiated coercive actions with impunity in the South and East China seas.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 30, 2017

'Glorious feelings' are in the forecast as 'Singin' in the Rain' returns to a Tokyo stage

When Adam Cooper launched into the first verse of "Singin' in the Rain" on the stage of Tokyu Theatre Orb back in 2014, a palpable ripple of excitement ran through the Tokyo audience — and this writer, who was there, certainly felt it, too.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 30, 2017

Togashi catalyst for Chiba's success

Yuki Togashi is one of the most dynamic young basketball players in Japan.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 28, 2017

Pressure on Hanyu to reclaim title, display dominance

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu enters this week's world championships in Helsinki needing to get a big monkey off his back.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2017

Popular Thai city launches 'Happy Zone' in bid to clean up notorious image

With mascots dressed as smiling fish and a police rock band, Thai authorities launched a "Happy Zone" at the weekend to improve the image of a city notorious for sex tourism.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2017

Moritomo Gakuen scandal another history Japan's nationalists may wish to rewrite

It began as a dream. Conservatives and nationalists, angry at what they saw as a public education system that taught a self-denigrating, incorrect view of Japan's 20th century history and upset at social changes they felt had led to a loss of respect among children for Japan's traditional values and...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2017

Beijing-backed Carrie Lam wins election, becomes Hong Kong's first female leader

Carrie Lam, who won an election to become Hong Kong's first female chief executive Sunday, is a former student activist who climbed the rungs of the civil service over 36 years, and a tough, capable and possibly divisive Beijing-backed leader.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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