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WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2019

'Time's up, Theresa'? Prime Minister May urged to set her own exit date to get Brexit deal

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May was under pressure on Monday to give a date for leaving office as the price to bring Brexit-supporting rebel lawmakers in her party behind her twice-defeated European Union divorce treaty.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 25, 2019

The making of militants in India's 'paradise on Earth' of Kashmir

Kashmiri farmer Yusuf Malik learned that his son Owais, a 22-year old arts student and apple picker, had become an armed militant via a Facebook post.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2019

Pyongyang officials return to inter-Korean liaison office just days after unilateral pullout

North Korea sent back its officials to an inter-Korean liaison office in the North's border city of Kaesong on Monday, reversing a decision two days ago to withdraw the officials, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2019

Pentagon sends ships through Taiwan Strait for third time in three months

The Pentagon has sent ships through the Taiwan Strait — the third time in as many months — as Washington ramps up naval activities in the waterway, stoking fears in Beijing of a growing alignment with Taipei.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 24, 2019

Former Gonzaga center Robert Sacre replicates Bulldogs' success for Sunrockers

The Gonzaga University men’s basketball team is generating plenty of headlines during the ongoing NCAA Tournament on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 24, 2019

March 25, 2019

EDITORIALS
Mar 24, 2019

Taking away the power in a name

The perpetrators of atrocities want to cause mayhem and kill, but they also seek fame and notoriety. They must be denied that spotlight.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 23, 2019

Hiroki Ogasawara: Looking for a truly multicultural Japan

From the Olympics to English education, sociology professor Ogasawara has plenty to say about the state of Japan today.
EDITORIALS
Mar 23, 2019

'Indirect' deaths from disasters

The government can and should do more to prevent disasters from killing people who survive the initial danger.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2019

It won't be an egg that kills you

A correlation between ill health and eating eggs doesn't actually tell us much.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 22, 2019

Yusei Kikuchi feels blessed to have been Ichiro's teammate

Yusei Kikuchi went silent for exactly one minute, struggling to both express himself and maintain control of his emotions.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2019

Justice Ministry overturns deportation order for gay Taiwanese man without visa

The case is said to be the first in which an overstayer has received special permission to stay due to a relationship with a Japanese partner of the same sex.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 22, 2019

Tsuyoshi Hoshino, the Heisei Era's last maestro of Japan's Diet formalities

When at home, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tsuyoshi Hoshino wouldn't dare let the hours pass without a humidifier on. The whole time the device is humming, he is also wearing a neck gaiter. Whenever he goes out, he makes sure his bag contains a constant supply of cough drops.
JAPAN / History / Heisei Icons,Heisei Icons
Mar 22, 2019

Haruki Murakami: Writing in a parallel universe, connecting with a global readership

In Japan, it was the runaway best-seller status of 'Norwegian Wood' (1987), his wistful tale of crushed innocence and young love that sold more than 4 million copies in Japanese alone, that established Murakami's iconic status.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 22, 2019

How many times do we have to die before we are dead?

Thanatometabolomics, a new field of science that looks at how biomarkers can help determine time of death, brings up new questions on the definition of 'dead'
Reader Mail
Mar 22, 2019

The Emperor continues to impress

The traditional emperor system needs to adjust to fit in with our changing society. Therefore, the abdication of Emperor Akihito will become a good precedent for the future. Judging from his age and health, abdication is desirable for the Emperor, and also fit for our modern society.
Reader Mail
Mar 22, 2019

Trump the fifth-rate carnival barker

C.D.S. Forrester was spot-on in his March 9 letter ("Trump failed at Hanoi summit"): The collapsed talks were yet another global embarrassment for a show-biz impresario who understands less about geopolitics and cross-cultural negotiation than he does about theoretical astrophysics.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 21, 2019

JBA establishes committee to cope with verbal, physical abuse on teams throughout nation

Oppressive actions such as corporal punishment and verbal abuse of athletes by coaches and those who have positions of authority have clearly been a major issue in Japanese sports in recent years.
EDITORIALS
Mar 21, 2019

Boost availability and quality of day care for children

Instead of simply offering free preschool education and day care services, the government needs to take further steps to make sure that the services are available to all families that need them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2019

A stalemate in Crimea

Five years of international sanctions and Western attempts to isolate Russia have had no effect on the Kremlin's control of Crimea.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 21, 2019

Facebook agrees to overhaul its ad system to settle U.S. discrimination suits

Facebook has agreed to change its paid advertising platform as part of a wide-ranging settlement to prevent discriminatory and "harmful" practices, the company and U.S. civil rights groups said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 21, 2019

ESPN report: Robert Kraft's legal team seeks to suppress video evidence in solicitation case

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is seeking to suppress video evidence that authorities assert support the solicitation of prostitution charges filed against him, ESPN reported Wednesday.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight