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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2016

Should the world's oldest profession be legal?

As Amnesty Interational has pointed out, criminalizing the sex industry does far more harm than good.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2016

Will Trump's foreign policies hurt or help his business empire?

Any moves by Donald Trump to ban Muslims from entering the United States or bring back waterboarding to interrogate suspects could have repercussions for some of his sprawling foreign business interests — from his golf course in Scotland to luxury resorts in Indonesia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Nov 14, 2016

Japanese engineer sees evolution guiding next wave in robotics

What could be the next big thing in technology after the digital revolution?
EDITORIALS
Nov 7, 2016

The 'deflation mindset'

The government must boost consumer confidence if it wants to bust deflation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 22, 2016

PlayStation adds more power to the PS4

More power to the PS4
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2016

AT&T agrees in principle to buy Time Warner for $85 billion

AT&T has reached an agreement in principle to buy Time Warner for about $85 billion, sources said on Friday, paving the way for the biggest deal in the world this year. The agreement would give the telecom company control of the cable TV channels HBO and CNN, the film studio Warner Bros. and other coveted...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2016

China is poised to win if the U.S. withdraws

China may offer a poor alternative for global leadership to the U.S., but it's hard not to see it as an increasingly credible one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2016

Odds rise on Japan legalizing casinos after political gains by LDP

Moves to allow casinos in Japan have failed for 15 years, but the chance of success has improved sharply, people involved in the effort say, thanks to political shifts that could open the world's next great frontier for high-roller gambling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2016

Shiseido app adds makeup to faces on video conferences

In a potential boost for the government's drive to get more people telecommuting, cosmetics company Shiseido Co. has developed an app that makes users look as if they are wearing makeup. It amounts to an instant makeover for the unfortunate worker called to appear on screen from home at an awkward hour....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 5, 2016

Japan's English-language print media feel the pinch

Publications struggle for relevance in a world where news is available free, to all, all the time.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 14, 2016

Japan's dual citizens get a tacit nod but keep their status in the shadows

Is the 'don't ask, don't tell' status quo the ideal situation for a country that tends to be reflexively conservative on issues of race and nationality yet benefits from the dual-citizen population?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 7, 2016

'Karate Kill': Kick back to a good old action film

Back in the 1990s, a British trade magazine sent me to Los Angeles every November to report on the American Film Market — then mostly an emporium of cheapo genre films, held at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. It was the heyday of the straight-to-video actioner and the doors of many sales suites were...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 2, 2016

Paul Smith has earned his stripes

Colorful and cluttered, the office bursts with paraphernalia, from stacked bicycles and piles of books on designer chairs to an apple-green iMac, a futuristic record player and a red Snoopy phone on the rosewood desk.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2016

Saving EU's freedom of movement

The EU will disintegrate if it doesn't change its migration rules that have made it a welfare magnet for economic migrants.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jul 26, 2016

NFL teams take different approaches in addressing quarterback issues

Just as one can never be too rich or too thin, if you are an NFL ball club, you can never have enough quality at the quarterback position.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2016

How slow will China's economic growth go?

China's future is anything but predetermined. With the right approach, it can manage a smooth transition from middle- to high-income status.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 19, 2016

Spooky beasts keep haunting Japan's art

Seething masses of people crushed together in searing heat; empty-eyed wraiths, heads drooping in despair, shuffling to and fro — waiting for the time when they will be released their suffering. Tokyo can be hell in July and August. It isn't all bad though; there's an excellent exhibition on yōkai,...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2016

China shouldn't court 'rogue nation' status

Beijing risks its long term economic interests with its aggressive posturing in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 14, 2016

Teppei Koike and Haruma Miura strut proudly onto the stage in 'Kinky Boots'

For fans of musicals in Japan, the buzz surrounding Teppei Koike and Haruma Miura is reaching a peak thanks to the pair's newest production: the first-ever Japanese version of the award-winning hit "Kinky Boots."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2016

May wins battle to be next British leader but faces tough times over Brexit

Theresa May has won the battle to be Britain's prime minister but she will face a much tougher struggle once in power — overseeing her country's divorce from the European Union.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 9, 2016

Nonstop growth, inept management were constant problems throughout the bj-league's 11 seasons

Second in a two-part series
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2016

Who's really to blame for Brexit

Mismanagement of globalization by the world's leadership class has led to Brexit and may elect Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2016

Tokyo professor's medicine-making molecules bring new tool to pharma

When he realized he was not going to make it as a guitarist, Hiroaki Suga set out to find the origin of life, and ended up creating a new way to develop medicines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 17, 2016

The only certainty for world's central bankers is uncertainty

From the immediate possibility of Britain leaving the European Union to the longer-term consequences of aging populations, the world's major central banks this week just are not sure what to do next.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 14, 2016

Macho assault rifle ads may be silver bullet in U.S. gun-control debate

"Forces of opposition bow down. You are single-handedly outnumbered."
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jun 5, 2016

West-inspired anime chief propels Polygon Pictures to success

Polygon Pictures, one of the oldest digital animation studios worldwide, has been turning its lights off at 10 p.m. sharp since 2011. Employees can turn them back on again but they automatically go dark every hour.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 6, 2016

It's time Abe fired Aso as his finance minister

Shinzo Abe should admit that entrusting key parts of his shock-therapy program to Taro Aso was a mistake, and an increasingly costly one at that.
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2016

China key to India's future

Is China's success clearing the way for India to take flight?
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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