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Japan Times
SPORTS
Aug 2, 2016

Japan Paralympic squad receives spirited send-off for Rio Games

Paralympic sports have been receiving greater attention in recent years.
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jul 31, 2016

For Abe, it will always be about the Constitution

Nobody here on the Community page has weighed in on Japan's Upper House election last July 10, so JBC will have a go.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2016

BayStars president Ikeda building brighter future for team

First in a two-part series
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2016

Will 'Pokemon Go' power up Japan's 'Cool Economy'?

'Pokemon Go' may be a huge success, but without major structural reforms, Japan's creative economy won't take flight.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton swings to the right

Hillary Clinton is moving the right in an effort to woo anti-Trump Republicans.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 21, 2016

Toyama inks point producer Okada

The Toyama Grouses have boosted their roster with the addition of shooting guard Yu Okada as they prepare for their first season as a B. League first-division squad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 19, 2016

New Air France-KLM head; Garuda named best crew; Jetstar's summer menu

New Air France-KLM head
EDITORIALS
Jul 17, 2016

Abe's amendment strategy

The Constitution should be amended only when there is a clear and compelling need.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2016

How to stimulate demand

The true value of flexible fiscal policy lies in stimulating domestic demand through meaningful fiscal spending while at the same time ensuring restoration of fiscal health.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2016

Sun no longer shines on Japan's solar boom as subsidies wane

Japan's solar boom is beginning to falter.
EDITORIALS
Jul 11, 2016

Abe's new voter mandate

Prime Minister Abe should use his coalition's bolstered Diet majority to more effectively implement economic reforms, not to amend the Constitution.
EDITORIALS
Jul 8, 2016

Social security and the election

The question of sustainability of the social security system will not go away when the Upper House race wraps up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 8, 2016

Young voters hope to reform Japan's 'silver democracy'

A revised law has expanded the electorate by 2.4 million voters aged 18 and 19 and is designed to give more political say to younger generations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2016

On the campaign trail for the foreign right to vote

Permanent residents argue their tax contributions entitle them to a degree of representation at the ballot box. With the Upper House election just around the corner, we examine both sides of the debate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / DECISION 2016
Jun 29, 2016

Abenomics on the line for Abe in July poll: experts

Economists criticize Abenomics even as its eponymous champion uses it to draw focus away from his push for constitutional revision.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2016

Japan census report shows surge in elderly population, many living alone

The number of elderly people is on the uptick, even as the size of the average family shrinks, government numbers indicate.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2016

Much at stake in this election

If voters do not wish to give the Abe administration a carte blanche to revise the Constitution, they must express their intention in this election.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2016

Post-Brexit, Japan redefines idea of safe havens

Risk-averse investors who flocked to the yen in the aftermath of Brexit may want to consider a safer haven.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2016

Mongolians head to polls with slowing economy a worry

Mongolia will elect a new parliament this week hoping it can reverse four straight years of slowing growth, against a backdrop of concerns about an erosion of democratic values in a country sandwiched between autocratic China and Russia.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2016

Constitution as a campaign issue

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe repeatedly emphasizes that economy is the foremost issue in the campaign for the July 10 Upper House election — urging voters to choose whether to endorse his bid to go on with Abenomics or return to what he calls "those dark days" before the policy package was launched. But...
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2016

Abenomics and the Upper House election

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe keeps trumpeting his economic policies. It's time for voters to give him their report card.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2016

South Korea trains next generation of keyboard warriors

In one college major at Seoul’s elite Korea University, the courses are known only by number, and students keep their identities a secret from outsiders.
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2016

Beyond any turmoil linked to Brexit, central bankers dread long shadow of possibilities

Finally, a financial flare-up that the world's central banks will have seen coming.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2016

Japan's first lady, Akie Abe, speaks her own mind

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has outlasted those that scoffed at his return to power as leader of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party in 2012. And yet while the prime minister appears to have established himself as an increasingly dominant force in domestic politics over the past decade, the most...
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.
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.
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.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.
North Korea's Kim sets sights on nuclear-armed navy
An unidentified weapons system is fired from the deck of North Korea's latest destroyer, the Choe Hyon, during two days of tests on Monday and Tuesday in this undated photo released Wednesday.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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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