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EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2016

Getting youths to the ballot box

Teachers and students alike should be encouraged to express their political opinions and discuss concrete issues while refraining from imposing their views on others.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2016

Abe condemns Nice attack; officials scramble to find out if Japanese are among victims

Japan's prime minister and other world leaders on Friday condemned the massacre of revelers on a seafront promenade in the French city of Nice by the driver of a speeding, swerving truck on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 14, 2016

Campaign kicks off for Tokyo governor race

At the close of nominations at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 21 people had put their names forward to become the capital's next leader.
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2016

FTC reviewing whether no-resale LNG contracts are illegal

The Fair Trade Commission is investigating whether clauses in contracts for liquefied natural gas that restrict buyers from reselling the fuel violate the competition laws of the world's largest user of the super-chilled gas, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2016

Poll puts Trump just ahead of Clinton in Florida, Pennsylvania in wake of FBI probe results

Republican Donald Trump pulled ahead of Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton in Florida and Pennsylvania in a Quinnipiac Poll released on Wednesday that included responses after the FBI released its findings on Clinton's email use.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 13, 2016

Table tennis 'sisters' hoping to grab gold for Japan

“The three sisters” are all different in terms of age and personality. What they have in common, however, are places on the strongest women's table tennis squad Japan has ever dispatched.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 13, 2016

Views from Kyoto: What does the future hold for hemp in Japan?

Attendees at the International Hemp Forum, which was held at the Kyoto International Convention Center earlier this month, speak about their hopes for hemp in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 13, 2016

Nissan debuts new minivan with self-driving technology

Nissan Motor Co. unveiled Serena model, which includes autonomous capabilities that allow it to control steering, gas and brakes on single-lane highways.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2016

D.B. Cooper's final escape: FBI halts case 45 years after legendary U.S. skyjacking

It looks as if the man known as D.B. Cooper — the legendary criminal who hijacked a U.S. passenger plane, extorted $200,000 in ransom and parachuted to an uncertain fate — may have gotten away with it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2016

Trump adviser outlines an all-out war on terror

A former U.S. general who is advising Donald Trump argues the next president should go big and try to win the fight against radical Islam.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2016

LDP's Masuda gets official Tokyo gubernatorial nod as former commentator Koga weighs DP bid

Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda officially joined the Tokyo gubernatorial race Monday after receiving the backing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo chapter, while a torrent of other candidates appeared ready to join him in throwing their hats into the ring.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2016

Beijing touts South China Sea lighthouses ahead of key maritime court ruling

Just days ahead of an international court ruling over its claims to much of the South China Sea, Beijing has announced that it will soon begin operating its fifth lighthouse in the disputed waters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2016

LDP-led ruling bloc, allies clear two-thirds majority hurdle in Upper House poll

The Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition scored a sweeping victory in the Upper House election Sunday that gave the Diet's pro-revision forces the two-thirds majority needed to initiate Japan's first constitutional referendum, final results showed Monday morning.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016

Former interior minister Masuda to run for Tokyo governor on LDP ticket

Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda on Sunday said in a statement sent to media outlets that he will run for Tokyo governor in the July 31 election.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 10, 2016

Bo Ningen: 'We're Japanese, but a London band'

Though seasoned music festival veterans overseas, the four members of British rock band Bo Ningen had never been to a Japanese event until Fuji Rock in 2013.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 10, 2016

Fuji Rock's green thumb is here for good

Anyone who makes the trek out to the mountains of Naeba for the annual Fuji Rock Festival will tell you two things, apart from that they had a great time: It rains, and it's clean for an event of such enormous scale. But it's not completely sterile.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 10, 2016

Cool Cuke: a handsome cat named Cucumber

Life has given Cucumber a bit of a runaround. He lost his home to a fire when he was just a year old. He found a new home but was then bullied by the bigger resident cat.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2016

Gunmen kidnap three Indonesians off Sabah

Gunmen kidnapped three Indonesian tugboat crew off Malaysia's eastern state of Sabah, police said Sunday, the latest in a string of abductions in a region noted for kidnappings by Islamist militants.
WORLD
Jul 10, 2016

U.S. missile brought down Russian helicopter in Syria: report

Two Russian airmen killed in Syria on Friday were shot down with American weaponry, the Interfax news agency said Sunday, quoting a Russian military source.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jul 9, 2016

Test the white waters this summer

As much as I love Japan's major cities, I quite enjoy leaving them as well. Places like Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto have played crucial roles in my family's life, but it has been equally important for the four of us to get out of town and back in touch with the natural world. Now that summer is in full swing,...
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
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2016

Recruiting foreign students to study locally

A perfect storm of demographics and economics has caused universities in both Japan and the U.S. to aggressively woo students from abroad.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2016

Anatomy of the Dhaka attack

Bangladesh today is fighting for its soul. The U.S., India and other states ought to significantly ramp up assistance to Dhaka.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2016

The rise of Islamic extremism in Bangladesh

The Dhaka attack has shown that even Bangladeshis who are highly educated are now being drawn toward Wahhabi ideology.

Longform

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