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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 3, 2018

China partly censors U.S. Embassy statement on trade truce

A social media post by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing about the trade agreement between the two nations was being partially censored Monday, with the WeChat article visible but blocked from forwarding or sharing.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Dec 1, 2018

Carlos Ghosn's arrest is more about Japanese criminal justice than corporate governance

A 'hostage-based' criminal justice system, second arrests and trial by public all play a part in a case that the world is watching.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 29, 2018

'An Enemy of the People': The not-so-silent majority speaks out again

In one bound, the rising English director Jonathan Munby found himself in the spotlight of Britain's theater scene in 2017 when his smash-hit production of "King Lear," with Sir Ian McKellen in the title role, transferred straight from the rural Chichester Festival Theatre to the West End.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 26, 2018

The Protestant ethic and Carlos Ghosn

For many in Tokyo, the news about Carlos Ghosn was a shock but not a surprise.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2018

Saudis sent 'cleanup' team to Turkey after Khashoggi killing, Turkish official says

Saudi Arabia sent a two-man "cleanup team" to erase evidence of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing a week after he disappeared at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a Turkish official said Monday, calling it a sign that top Saudi officials knew of the crime.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Nov 5, 2018

Johnny Depp to play American photographer in 'Minamata'

Popular American actor Johnny Depp will play the lead role of Eugene Smith in the movie 'Minamata' (original title), which depicts the life of the master photographer who reported on Minamata disease to the world, and whose death 40 years ago is being commemorated this year.
Reader Mail
Nov 2, 2018

A long way from full acceptance

Regarding the Oct. 8 article "Gaijin Day: How an event in Hamamatsu about unity proved to be divisive": I lived in Japan for more than 30 years and worked in a Japanese-owned company there as well as working in several universities. I finally left Japan because I found the "quiet" discrimination there...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 16, 2018

Hopes high that Pope Francis will send message from A-bombed cities to support nuclear weapons ban treaty

With Pope Francis expressing his intention to visit Japan next year, hopes are high among Hiroshima and Nagasaki residents and A-bomb survivors' groups that he may come to their cities.
LIFE / Language
Oct 1, 2018

Monthly mag Shincho 45 suspended over discriminatory speech targeting LGBT

Shinchosha Publishing Co. has decided to suspend publication of monthly magazine Shincho 45 in response to criticism it has received for using discriminatory language toward the LGBTQ community.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2018

How Tokyo can deal with Trump unilateralism

Abe needs to highlight how Japan can help the U.S. resolve the region's most pressing issues.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2018

'Absolute bombshell': EU court to hear case on halting Brexit

A legal appeal to decide if Britain alone can change its mind about leaving the European Union should be given consideration by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Scotland's highest court said on Friday in a boost to anti-Brexit campaigners.
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2018

Now Abe must set his priorities

The prime minister has made revising the Constitution by 2020 a goal for his third term as LDP president, but most party members and their supporters view the economy as the top priority.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2018

Abe tops Ishiba in Liberal Democratic Party election and secures historic third term

Japan's prime minister comfortably beat his only contender, securing 553 out of a total 807 votes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 15, 2018

Japanese athletes under fire after Asian Games scandal

When four members of Japan's national basketball team were sent home from the Asian Games last month for patronizing prostitutes, the resulting scandal capped almost a year's worth of bad publicity for sports in Japan. Over this time we've had allegations of "power harassment" raised against the Japan...
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 8, 2018

Naomi Osaka emulates Serena Williams' powerful style of play

At just 17 years of age, Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam singles title at the 1999 U.S. Open.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 1, 2018

Tabloids in Japan unafraid to question Imperial scandals

The domestic press is more deferential to Japan's Imperial family than the British press is to its royal family. To secure access, Japan's mainstream media must play by the rules of the Imperial Household Agency, which controls said access and watches the resulting coverage closely.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2018

Tokyo protests Beijing's exclusion of Sankei Shimbun reporter from covering diplomatic meeting

The ban runs counter to Japan's support for “basic human rights, including freedom of expression, and the rule of law,” the government's top spokesman said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 27, 2018

University student cycles from Aichi to Miyagi to spread messages of hope from disaster victims

Kenshi Yamamoto, a 20-year-old university student from Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, made a 1,746 kilometer round-trip bicycle journey earlier this month to Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, to challenge post-disaster media coverage that he believes focuses excessively on depressing news.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2018

Two pioneers in the new politics

Britain's Boris Johnson and America's Alex Jones work to create and further the themes and dramas of contemporary populism.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 8, 2018

The incoherent, divisive dogma of cultural appropriation outrage

Clueless online crusaders risk doing real harm to the very cultures they claim to represent
MORE SPORTS
Aug 6, 2018

Father of injured Kwansei Gakuin player speaks out in wake of illegal tackle scandal

Yasutoshi Okuno, the father of the Kwansei Gakuin University quarterback who was illegally hit from behind by a Nihon University defensive end during their exhibition game on May 6 in Tokyo, hopes the defender can begin playing football again.
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Jul 28, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: Japan embraces insularity

The third installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 24, 2018

It's too early to write off the Indo-Pacific strategy

The Indo-Pacific framework and Quad should focus on the relative advantages of each member state while upholding values that meets the overarching theme of promoting a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 23, 2018

Osaka quake adds to misunderstandings of active faults

Seismologists should do away with the misleading term 'active fault.'
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2018

NATO facing deep dilemmas

Can an old-fashioned military alliance like NATO can deliver the security and physical safety modern societies need?
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 24, 2018

Problematic forestry management law

New policy stacks the deck in favor of big business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2018

The Kim-Trump summit: the good, the bad and the ugly

Despite praise for last week's 'unprecedented' summit, there were good reasons why previous U.S. administrations had refused multiple requests from North Korean leaders to meet.
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.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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