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WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 23, 2016

Amazon founder Bezos' space company launches, lands rocket for second time

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space transportation company, Blue Origin, has successfully launched and landed a suborbital rocket for a second time, a key step in its quest to develop reusable boosters, the company said on Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 11, 2015

Clock ticking on van Gaal's time with Man United

Make no mistake, the Manchester United faithful have lost hope and patience with Louis van Gaal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 3, 2015

It's time for us to get to know a 'Bondo-san'

With industry speculation about the latest 007 vehicle, "Spectre," being the last round for Daniel Craig, it's a good time to rethink the whole James Bond persona. Does he have to be white? Does he have to wear those bespoke suits? Does he really need to have a British accent? Well, the accent might...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2015

No time to waste in preparing for retirement

As societies around the world prepare for swelling numbers of retirees, the policy challenge will be to ensure the financial sustainability of pension systems.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 21, 2015

There's no time like the Christmas present

It may not be a traditional custom in Japan, but Christmas gift-giving is always played up by shopping malls here. If you're finding it all a bit overwhelming but still looking for something special, our writers are here to help with a few ideas that they think will make perfect gifts for your friends,...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2015

Market for luxury jets seen slipping for first time since 2009

Global long-term spending on private jets is starting to slow for the first time since 2009 as slumping commodity prices sap demand in emerging markets, according to an industry forecast.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 5, 2015

Case for testing cancer in blood builds, one study at a time

Two new studies published on Wednesday of patients with breast and prostate cancers add to growing evidence that detecting bits of cancer DNA circulating in the blood can guide patient treatment.
WORLD / Society
Oct 5, 2015

World's 'extremely poor' to fall below 10% of global population for first time in 2015: World Bank

The number of people living in extreme poverty is likely to fall for the first time below 10 percent of the world's population in 2015, the World Bank said Sunday as it revised its benchmark for measuring the problem.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2015

Time to curb the worst of Chinese corruption

The case could be made that corruption was actually good for China's economy, but the time has come where this is no longer true.
Reader Mail
Sep 18, 2015

Filipina trainee caregiver pleads for more time

I hope this letter will be read by the concerned parties — the health ministry of Japan and representatives of the government.
Reader Mail
Sep 4, 2015

Time for Olympic fiascoes to end

Regarding "Contested Olympic logo is scrapped" in the Sept. 2 edition, this shows again the lousy job being done by the bidding and organizing committees.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2015

Iowa poll puts Clinton support rate under 50% for first time; rival Sanders closing gap

U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders narrowed the gap with leading Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in a recent opinion poll in the political bellwether state of Iowa as support for the front-runner fell below 50 percent for the first time this year.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015

Part-time traders join pros in mass exodus from Japan stocks

Whether part-time or professional, Japan's stock investors are heading for the exits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2015

Time for UNSC members to ban their own WMD

Rather than nuclear disarmament, the world is witnessing an upgrading — and, in some cases, expansion — of nuclear arsenals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 1, 2015

Pictures of World War II Imperial shelter released to public for first time in 50 years

The Imperial Household Agency on Saturday released the first images in half a century of an air-raid shelter where Emperor Hirohito and his ministers made some of Japan's most momentous decisions during World War II.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 29, 2015

Retail sales fall for first time in three months

Retail sales nationwide declined for the first time in three months in June, sapping an economy that analysts say struggled last quarter amid sluggish exports and production.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2015

Time to face facts on Greece

The eurozone must find a way to ensure future debt discipline without provoking an even deeper crisis in Greece.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past