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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2014

Singh: missing for a decade

It would be interesting to know just what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh — in office for a decade but rarely in power during that time — thinks the job requires beyond being a sycophant toward the first family.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2014

Lost Malaysia passenger jet was diverted deliberately, premier says

Investigators believe someone aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 turned the jetliner around and flew for nearly seven hours after it vanished.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 15, 2014

Historical ifs and weathers or not

To suggest that history is shaped by chance weather events and climatic variation doesn't lend it quite the same gravitas as if it were wrought by great leaders. It certainly isn't as inspirational. But such processes can be just as important — and the weather can sometimes foil even the best-laid...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2014

Fossil of ancient whale sheds light on how cetacean sonar developed

The deadly threat posed by German submarines during World War I helped spur scientists to develop sonar, using underwater sound signals to locate objects like subs.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2014

Culture of safety can make or break nuclear power plants

On the third anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and its devastating impact on Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima nuclear power plants, we need to understand why Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa Nuclear Power Station — which was even closer to the quake epicenter — had a drastically different fate.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2014

Japan should make disaster the mother of invention

In the decades since World War II ended, Japan has repeatedly demonstrated its technological genius. So why does it treat the 3-year-old Fukushima nuclear tragedy as a farce by pushing to reopen many of its 48 commercial reactors instead of driving to achieve sustainable energy self-sufficiency?
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2014

Manson Family killer may go free

Former Manson Family member Bruce Davis, who was sentenced to life in prison for two 1969 murders carried out with other members of the cult, was granted parole Wednesday by a California parole board, although it was not certain he would be freed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 12, 2014

Hasekura Tsunenaga's portrait has a tale to tell

History is littered with grand projects and dashed expectations that are no less intriguing than its moments of triumph and heroism. A large portrait in oils of a splendidly attired, mid-ranking samurai posing regally in a Roman palace in the early 1600s bears witness to one such episode.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 12, 2014

Abe rushing to revise ban on arms exports but Komeito remains wary

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration is in a hurry to lift Japan's self-imposed arms export ban, but political ally New Komeito is reluctant to play along.
Reader Mail
Mar 12, 2014

West showed hypocrisy to Russia

Regarding the March 8 AFP-JIJI article "Russia stands firm on Crimea standoff despite sanctions": The illegal breakup of Yugoslavia occurred under similar conditions. Yugoslavia's constitution, [for which revisions] had to have majority approval by all six of Yugoslavia's republics, was disrespected....
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Mar 12, 2014

Bump of Chicken x Hatsune Miku, plus two other 'must-see' J-pop music videos

Besides news of a Bump of Chicken and Hatsune Miku collaboration, check out the latest from Babymetal and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2014

Ruling bloc readies bill to bolster cybersecurity amid growing attacks

Lawmakers in the ruling camp are preparing to submit a bill to the Diet next fall aimed at strengthening the government's cybersecurity to more quickly counter an increasing number of attacks.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2014

Tatars are reason enough to care about Crimea

Put aside the cries of 'Munich' and 'Sudetenland' that surround Russia's ongoing annexation of Crimea. In human terms, Crimea's Tatars are the reason to care.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2014

Making a 'progressive' economy competitive

The neoliberal model has not performed well relative to the previous 30 years in terms of economic growth, financial stability and social justice. If a credible progressive alternative were to take shape, what should be the main outlines of such an alternative?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2014

Wakata first Japanese astronaut to lead International Space Station

Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata assumed command of the International Space Station on Sunday, becoming the first Japanese to oversee a manned space mission.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEDGE
Mar 9, 2014

Nursery school push hobbled by lack of workers

Many government-certified nursery schools are scheduled to open in April, but some are questioning whether some of them actually will open their doors on time.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 8, 2014

Disaster survival tactics and a 3/11 baby; CM of the Week: Daiwa House

This week marks the third anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. On a practical level, TBS's two-hour special, "Shinsai chokugo: Seishi wo wakeru 72-jikan ni subeki koto" ("Right After the Disaster: 72 Hours Means the Difference Between Life and Death"; Mon., 9 p.m.), offers advice on how to...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2014

What happens now in Ukraine?

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe sounds precisely like the organization to sort out the Ukraine crisis and underwrite an impartial solution — if U.S. President Barack Obama is willing to accept its mediation.
EDITORIALS
Mar 7, 2014

Enormous tasks ahead for China

As Premier Li Keqiang kicks off the National People's Congress, Japan, for its part, needs to think about developing a coolheaded strategy for dealing with perceived Chinese territorial and political provocations.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2014

Cabinet: Bitcoin is not a currency

Under Japanese law, bitcoins are not recognized as currency and transactions using it should be taxed based on the income, corporate and consumption tax laws, the Cabinet announces.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2014

Hirata sentence based on lay judges' too harsh judgment: journalist

Friday's sentencing of former Aum Shinrikyo fugitive Makoto Hirata to nine years in prison was surprisingly harsh, possibly a result of amateurish anger felt by lay judges at the social injustice, a well-known expert said after the ruling.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2014

Aum victim Kariya's son not seeking vengeance for death

He says he isn't seeking vengeance on those who tortured and killed his father. Nor does he intend to hate them forever. The only thing Minoru Kariya wants is the simple truth about how exactly his father, Kiyoshi, died nearly 20 years ago.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2014

Docomo's earnings may be derailed by price wars

NTT Docomo Inc., the nation's largest wireless operator, said a price war with other carriers and discounts on the latest iPhones may threaten its full-year forecast after adding the Apple Inc. devices to lure customers.

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