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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 28, 2017

Defense minister draws flak for implying SDF support of LDP candidate in Tokyo assembly poll

Defense Minister Tomomi Inada fended off calls for her resignation Wednesday after she suggested the Self-Defense Forces backed a Liberal Democratic Party candidate in the upcoming Tokyo assembly election.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 27, 2017

At platform 9¾, Harry Potter fans mark 20 years of magic

Twenty years to the day after the first book in the Harry Potter series was published, fans gathered online and in the real world to express their enduring love for J.K. Rowling's magical creation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2017

Another youth killed as Venezuela street protests enter 80th day, death toll reaches at least 73

Venezuelan opposition activists battled security forces in Caracas on Monday at one of the largest demonstrations in recent weeks, aiming to dispel doubts about the movement's stamina after over two months of almost daily street clashes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2017

New Beijing chief vows to finally win fight against pollution

Beijing's new top official vowed to tackle the city's smog problem, a simmering cause of discontent among China's expanding middle class.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 19, 2017

Let's discuss summer bonuses

Summer bonuses at major companies fell 4.56 percent to u00a5917,906 ($8,300) on average from last summer.
EDITORIALS
Jun 16, 2017

What the abdication law passed over

Like the nation's population as a whole, the Imperial family is shrinking, and the succession rules are accelerating the process.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 15, 2017

A new generation of jazz comes to the fore at Tokyo Lab

Pinning an exact birth date on any genre is a tricky business, but 2017 has been deemed the 100th anniversary of jazz, in recognition of the first recordings released back in 1917. A century after the earliest jazz, "jass" and "jazbo" groups entered the studios, though, where does the music stand today?...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 14, 2017

Hero at heart: a dog named Rikinosuke

Some ARK staff have called this 10-year-old mix of Norwegian elkhound and Australian cattle dog 'the Chris Hemsworth of dogs,' in reference to the actor's portrayal of Thor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2017

Giving Japan a military

Abe's proposed consitutional revision provides a solid legal basis for the SDF while holding sacred the universal values of the Constitution about which the Japanese people feel strongly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2017

'Covfefe' bill would preserve all Trump's tweets as official presidential statements

From the incomprehensible "covfefe" to a post labeling fired FBI Director James Comey a "leaker," President Donald Trump's tweets would be preserved as presidential records if a Democratic lawmaker's proposed Covfefe Act becomes law.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 12, 2017

Let’s discuss the Paris climate change agreement

Japanese climate change activists warn that pro-fossil fuel politicians, bureaucrats and business leaders should not view Trump's decision as an excuse to scale back Japan's own efforts to meet the goals of the Paris agreement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2017

British voters wake up and ask: Who are the DUP?

British voters spent Friday frantically Googling the name of a small Northern Irish party whose 10 seats hold the balance of power in Parliament.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 5, 2017

Let's discuss the future of Japan's imperial family

Can the Imperial system survive without drastic reforms to its succession system?
EDITORIALS
Jun 4, 2017

LDP's misguided bill on assisting home education

A bill dictating how families educate their children at home is built on a mistaken premise.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2017

MSDF and ASDF train with U.S. carriers after latest North Korean missile launch

The Maritime and Air self-defense forces kicked off three days of military exercises with two U.S. aircraft carriers in the Sea of Japan on Thursday in a show of force after three missile tests in three weeks by North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 1, 2017

Trump's 'covfefe' typo leaves Twitter users puzzled

Japanese and foreign Twitter users were left scratching their heads Thursday after a tweet a day earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump made reference to the mysterious "covfefe."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2017

South Korea's military intentionally left out THAAD missile launchers in report: Blue House

South Korea's Defense Ministry "intentionally dropped" mentioning that four more launchers had been deployed for the controversial U.S. THAAD anti-missile system in a report to President Moon Jae-in's top aides, his office said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2017

Trump can learn from Japan's 1986 problem

U.S. President Donald Trump's ignorance of the lessons of Japan's economic travails over the past three decasdes could lead him to make costly policy errors.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 30, 2017

North Korea hails test of 'precision-guided' missile as success, vows bigger 'gift package' for U.S.

The North's statement made a veiled reference to a long-range missile capable of striking the continental U.S.
EDITORIALS
May 29, 2017

A troubling trip abroad for Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump's comments on his first tour abroad raise questions anew about his administration's commitment to core elements of the Western foreign policy consensus.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 29, 2017

Things you need to know about 'mono'

The Japanese word for 'thing' has some quite surprising qualities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 29, 2017

Let's discuss Basquiat's painting auction

A Japanese billionaire bought a Basquiat masterpiece for $110.5 million.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 29, 2017

Brewing Kake Gakuen scandal points to alleged Abe favoritism

On Thursday a former top ministry official dropped a bombshell in a hastily held news conference in Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2017

Britain's real-life 'Iron Man' has high hopes for jet suit

The British inventor of an "Iron Man"-style jet suit has lofty hopes that his project, which started out as fun experiment, could become a practical tool for industries ranging from entertainment to the military.
JAPAN / Politics
May 25, 2017

Ex-education official vouches for Kake papers, says he has copies

The education ministry's former top bureaucrat says the documents behind Prime Minister Abe's latest scandal are real and that he's willing to testify about it in the Diet.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
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.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
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.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.

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