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EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2015

University of Tokyo failing non-Japanese students

With enrollment of foreign students declining, the University of Tokyo needs to work on making its program for English-language coursework more attractive.
BASKETBALL
Apr 10, 2015

Shiga trounces Oita for fifth straight win

The Shiga Lakestars took a 25-point lead into the fourth quarter against the host Oita HeatDevils on Friday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 9, 2015

No-foreigners landlord case shows Japan 'utterly unprepared' to fight discrimination: expert

A decision by the Justice Ministry's Kyoto bureau not to pursue a complaint against a landlord's no-foreigners policy shows Japan is “utterly unprepared” to move on discrimination cases, an expert says.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 9, 2015

Charli XCX hits her J-pop groove

"I've tried to immerse myself in Japanese culture," says Charli XCX, international hit maker and Britain's next big pop-star-in-waiting. Of course, that's the sort of comment you might expect the 22-year-old to make on the eve of her first headline shows in the country this week, bringing her breakthrough...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2015

Mendoza tames Lions as Fighters stretch winning streak to six

Luis Mendoza had a hard time against the Seibu Lions in 2014. In their first meeting this year, it was Mendoza, who got a helping hand from Sho Nakata and Kensuke Tanaka, and left standing as the king of the Tokyo Jungle.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2015

World's foreign currency reserves falling after hitting peak of $12 trillion

The decade-long surge in foreign-currency reserves held by the world's central banks is coming to an end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2015

In South Korea, cosmetics are the new smart investment as heavy industry lags

Seo Jae Hyeong says he's started wearing skin foundation and facial masks at night.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2015

On the right path, China must cut coal reliance

China's recent progress in reducing emissions shows that, with the right combination of government policies, corporate initiatives, and public pressure, even the largest and most polluted countries can clean up their act.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2015

Nippon Steel, Techint brawl in boardroom as company founders

What started as an alliance to bring balance and direction to Brazil's second-largest steel maker has become a feud spanning three continents that's diluting the company's efforts to navigate a global commodities rout.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2015

GOP's road to power runs through Israel

The deterioration of U.S.-Israeli relations under the Obama administration could help the Republicans win the White House in 2016.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 3, 2015

Releasing stubborn Gourriel best move for BayStars

The lasting image of Yulieski Gourriel's 62-game tenure with the Yokohama BayStars may have come after the Cuban star's very first ichi-gun game in the team's pinstriped uniform.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2015

Why arming U.S. allies can be like sending weapons to the enemy

There are two ways the U.S. can arm an ally such as the Kurds. It can donate, or sell cheap, the latest U.S.-made weaponry. Or it can send foreign-made weaponry — Russian usually — through a middleman.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2015

Reid to retire, wants Schumer to replace him as Senate Democratic leader

U.S. Senate Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday he will retire next year and threw his weight behind New York Sen. Chuck Schumer to replace him as leader after he leaves office.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2015

What can Modi learn from Lee Kuan Yew

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent political stumbles with regard to reform, including his failure to get a key land-acquisition bill through Parliament, are a reminder of the unruliness of India's democracy.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 26, 2015

Hard to be optimistic about England's outlook

Roy Hodgson is pleased with the progress England has made since the debacle of Brazil 2014.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 26, 2015

Number of reported child abductions down 'drastically' a year after Hague Convention

The Foreign Ministry says it has received 110 requests from parents seeking the return of a child or visitation access, nearly a year after the convention took effect in Japan.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Mar 23, 2015

Nadeshiko League raring to go in World Cup year

With the Women's World Cup taking place in June, Japanese women's soccer is entering a key year and hopes are high.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2015

U.S. probes reports on Nissan air bag recall failure

U.S. regulators are looking into whether a recall last year by Nissan Motor Co., the nation's second-largest automaker, failed to fix a flaw in the air bag control systems on almost 1 million vehicles.
EDITORIALS
Mar 21, 2015

Appalling surgical negligence

Gunma University Hospital's final report on the death of eight patients following laparoscopic liver surgery gives an appalling picture of what happened at the institution.
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2015

Dangerous nuclear rhetoric

President Vladimir Putin's recent disclosure on a television program that he was ready to put Russia's nuclear forces on alert during the Crimea crisis in 2014 could end up thwarting nuclear disarmament efforts worldwide.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 18, 2015

Forget Me Not: Falling in love is hard when no one remembers you

'I will never forget you," lovers say to each other. The truth is that sooner or later, almost everyone is forgotten. In fact, many people you've met, from your kindergarten classmates to that sloshed guy at the bar last night, have forgotten you already. If you ran into them on the street today, they...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 18, 2015

Exports rise more than forecast, supporting recovery

Japanese exports rose more than forecast in February, supporting the nation's emergence from a recession last year.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2015

Japan's accounting problem

Japan's 'lost decades' were not quite as disastrous as commonly assumed.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 16, 2015

Beware the $300 billion shift into Treasuries coming from Japan

Back in the 1980s, the billions of dollars that the Japanese plowed into U.S. government debt reflected the Asian nation's burgeoning economic might.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Mar 14, 2015

Japan still building for Premier 12, WBC

Atsunori Inaba knows a thing or two about the highs and lows of international competition.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2015

Sweden, Germany stand up to Saudi Arabia

Americans often criticize Europe for its lack of principle on foreign policy, but Sweden and German, at least, show that they stand up for their values with regard to military cooperation and arms exports — even to their countries' economic detriment.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.

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