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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2018

America's no-win trade war

The dollar's role as the global currency limits what the U.S. can change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2018

Trump's neo-isolationism won't work

Trump can't deconstruct globalization. It's too big and well-entrenched.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Deep Dive
Mar 20, 2018

Children of condemned Aum guru Shoko Asahara reviled by society as criminals

In the early hours of May 16, 1995, police raided the Aum Shinrikyo cult's facilities in Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi Prefecture. At 9:45 a.m., cult founder Shoko Asahara, whose real name is Chizuo Matsumoto, was arrested and taken into custody.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2018

Work-style reform legislation

A package of work-style reforms, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says is at the top of his agenda for this legislative session, will soon be on the way to the Diet for deliberations.
Reader Mail
Sep 8, 2017

Humans can — and should — learn much from the tortoise

The article headlined "After two-week escape, tortoise on the run no more" in the Aug. 17 edition made me ponder not only the lifestyle of tortoises but also our way of life.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 25, 2017

Abe is stumbling but no challenger exists

Voters are ready for a viable alternative to the LDP, but the leading opposition party is failing to deliver.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 3, 2017

Asia lags Taiwan in accepting LGBTQ equality

All across Asia, LGBTQ people remain marginalized and subject to discrimination, abuse and worse, surrounding the beacon of hope in Taiwan with an abiding darkness.
EDITORIALS
Apr 12, 2017

Aung San Suu Kyi marks her first year in power

Myanmar's defacto leader continues to face daunting challenges.
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 19, 2017

Eddie Izzard proves an irresistible force on tour

To many fans of comedy, the first thing that comes to mind when you mention Eddie Izzard is his cross-dressing. However, if you dig deeper you will find one of Britain's most intelligent comedians.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2017

Political realignment in the era of Trump

With the inauguration of new U.S. President Donald Trump, democratic politics are being confronted with changes of the magnitude that could happen only once in a century.
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2017

Harsher punishment for rape

The government is headed in the right direction with its planned changes to make it easier to prosecute rape.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2016

Thanks to Trump, no more 'Ameri-splaining'

The U.S. has always been corrupt, savage and brutal. President Trump suits us fine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 28, 2016

Some Japanese find frustration, others freedom in foreign tongues

The Japanese have never been skilled at communication, but they have been able to fall back on the belief that everyone understood each other without saying anything. Unfortunately, this has never applied to non-Japanese.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 21, 2016

Concerns grow after Trump ally cites Japanese-American internment as precedent for Muslim registry

One of the darkest periods in American history was thrown into stark relief in recent days after a surrogate to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said a proposal for a Muslim immigrant registry had precedent in the World War II internment of Japanese-Americans.
Reader Mail
Nov 11, 2016

For Trump, the opposite of a Greek tragedy

Finally, the curtain has drawn on Donald Trump's vaudevillian presidential run and, after nearly 600 days, the lights went down with a shocking twist: victory. While his detractors' immediate shock will likely prevent them from having 20/20 hindsight, the Trump troupe's success shows that any should've-could've-would've-punch...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 1, 2016

Asia and the threat of untethered nationalism

George Orwell famously commented that nationalism is one of the "worst enemies of peace," feeding on grievance and insecurities, appealing to primordial instincts and unifying by invoking past traumas. Indian author Rabindranath Tagore also warned about this "great menace," arguing that nationalism enables...
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2016

'Big data' and privacy protection

The government has some hard choices to make when it comes to implementing changes in the law on privacy protection.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 10, 2016

These women ain't afraid of the 'Ghost-bros'

Excuse the time-honored phrase, but the new "Ghostbusters" is a whole new ball game. The hype surrounding its U.S. release last month was considerable, and not just because it's a long-overdue followup of a beloved 1984 Hollywood classic: It has also dared to do what few have done before, which is to...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 18, 2016

Culture of fear lingers in war-traumatized Sri Lanka

Civil war engulfed Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009, with a death toll estimated by the U.N. at up to 100,000. The war was fought between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, aka Tamil Tigers, and the Sri Lankan state.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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