Search - u_times

 
 
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2016

Controlling Islamist terror

Unless concerted efforts are made to fight the ideology of jihad and drain the terrorism-breeding swamps, liberal, pluralistic states could come under siege.
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 7, 2016

Showdown in apathetic Fukushima finds justice minister scrambling for survival

Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki is feeling threatened.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2016

Bush, Howard stand by decision to invade Iraq after U.K. report lacerates Blair

British Prime Minister Tony Blair told U.S. President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq "I will be with you, whatever," and relied on flawed intelligence and legal advice to go to war, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 7, 2016

Growing activity in East China Sea shines spotlight on lack of Japan-China communication protocol

The Defense Ministry said fighter jets were scrambled a record 199 times between April and June in response to Chinese aircraft activity.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2016

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s humble nobility

Elie Wiesel set himself just one task: to become the cenotaph of his countless mates in the death camps.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2016

Shinzato denies rape, says prejudging by public denies him 'fair trial' in Okinawa

An American man charged with raping and murdering a 20-year-old Okinawan woman says he did not intend to kill her.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 6, 2016

'Kampai!' raises a glass to sake education

For decades, sake (or nihonshu for the majority of Japanese) didn't really do it for the citizens of this archipelago. Cheap, ubiquitous and made from rice, it seemed too familiar — tacky even. Older people drank it at weddings, or swilled the stuff when they wanted to get uproariously drunk. Young...
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jul 6, 2016

Many pitfalls ahead for Japan's medal bid at Rio Olympics

Japan Olympic team manager Makoto Teguramori believes his side is capable of winning gold at this summer's Rio Games, but there are too many factors clouding the water to predict anything for certain.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2016

Beijing using English-language videos, tweets and op-eds in PR push ahead of South China Sea ruling

Ahead of a key international arbitration court ruling next Tuesday over China's territorial dispute in the South China Sea, Beijing has unleashed an unprecedented English-language public relations push to tell its side of the story.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2016

Obama arrives with Clinton in Charlotte, says he's set to 'pass baton' on to her

After months on the sidelines, President Barack Obama joined Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail at a rally in North Carolina on Tuesday, telling voters he was ready to "pass the baton" to his former secretary of state.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 5, 2016

Dynamic scorer Nash to play for Milwaukee Bucks in Las Vegas Summer League

After a banner rookie season in the bj-league, forward Le'Bryan Nash continues his quest to secure a job in the NBA.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jul 5, 2016

Durant's decision based on best chance to win titles

Jerry West may have done it again.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 5, 2016

Facebook Japan launches social sharing of streamed music

Facebook Japan has launched a music streaming function, Music Stories, on the Japanese version of its social networking platform.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2016

Kin view victim's bodies in Dhaka as attack highlights growing Islamic State threat

Bangladesh stepped up its probe into the Dhaka hostage siege Monday as relatives of the seven Japanese victims witnessed their suffering firsthand when they viewed and identified the tortured and disfigured bodies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2016

Nissan's 'Le Cost Killer' stirs fear in Okayama factory town

Investors cheered when Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn announced in May that his company would acquire a 34 percent stake of scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as part of an expanded strategic partnership.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 4, 2016

'Ichimeter Lady' still counting as Ichiro nears 3,000

It's been over two years, and Amy Franz still has no idea how Ichiro Suzuki knew it was her birthday. That particular June 11, in 2014, Franz, a longtime Mariners fan, was sitting in right field, as usual, at Seattle's Safeco Field. She was watching for foul balls during batting practice while her husband,...
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2016

Some 20% of Western Australian Aboriginal kids have no birth record

Nearly 1 in 5 Aboriginal children born in Western Australia has no birth documents with most unregistered children born to teenage mothers and facing further social disadvantage later in life, research showed on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2016

Were Japanese targeted in Dhaka? 'Not likely,' experts say

Experts say it is unlikely that Japanese were specifically targeted in the Bangladesh terrorist attack, by warn there is an increased chance that Japanese citizens could become caught up in other acts of aggression.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 3, 2016

Muddy Apes' style of rock knows no borders

When looking at the pedigree of rock quartet Muddy Apes, it's hard not to mention the term "supergroup." After all, the band's members — which consist of bassist Taka Hirose of British rock act Feeder, guitarist Kiyonobu "Inoran" Inoue of Japanese arena-rock band Luna Sea, vocalist Masaki "Maeson"...
CULTURE / Music
Jul 3, 2016

The British trip that helped inspire Fuji Rock Festival founder Masahiro Hidaka

If Fuji Rock Festival could be embodied in one person, Masahiro Hidaka is the perfect choice. When the man who founded the country's premier outdoor music gathering meets up with The Japan Times, he is wearing a Pogues T-shirt and taking drags off a cigarette in the rain — after all, what's Fuji Rock...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 3, 2016

Uchimura determined to lead Japan to team gold in Rio

If the pressure to lead Japan back to Olympic team glory at this summer's Rio Games is weighing heavily on Kohei Uchimura's muscular shoulders, the gymnastics superstar does well to hide it.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2016

U.S. 'rebalance to Asia' more important than ever

The U.S. pivot to Asia imposes the largest strategic cost to Beijing while providing the greatest reassurance to allies and partners.
WORLD
Jul 3, 2016

In era of terrorist attacks, airport architects take security issues, functionality into account

Gresham, Smith and Partners recently designed a screening area at Norfolk International Airport in Virginia with one major concern in mind: flexibility, so it can adapt to changing security threats.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 2, 2016

Japan dances with the death penalty

Last week, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced his plans to reinstate the death penalty, which was abolished in his country in 2006. Duterte says he believes in retribution: If you kill someone, you deserve to die.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 2, 2016

The eels, windmills and holy cars of Narita

To most, the city of Narita is a blur seen out the window of a train traveling between Japan's largest international airport and downtown Tokyo.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 2, 2016

Reality bites

Why do mosquitoes always bite you on the elbow?

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers