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Reader Mail
Apr 1, 2016

Water a key element to full 3/11 recovery

Your editorial about Fukushima ("The 3/11 disasters, five years on”) in the March 11 edition focuses rightly on issues confronting communities affected by the disasters, but one key element you omit to mention is the fundamental challenge of water security and water resilience in this unique post-disaster...
Reader Mail
Apr 1, 2016

Blame misdirected at Tepco executives

Regarding the indictments being handed down to former Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives for the Fukushima disaster.
Reader Mail
Apr 1, 2016

Common laws can't trump Constitution

The article "New laws loom but SDF unready" in the March 23 edition includes the paragraph: "The laws, passed by the Diet six months ago after more than 114 hours of deliberation, will allow Japan to exercise the U.N. right to collective self-defense under limited circumstances when the nation's existence...
Reader Mail
Apr 1, 2016

Train's tragic roots and future promise

Amid the excitement over the first ever shinkansen from Tokyo to Hokkaido on March 26, this is a great time to reflect on some of the fascinating and tragic history behind this rail link.
Reader Mail
Apr 1, 2016

Japan curlers win praise in Canada

Regarding the story "Japan claims curling silver" in the March 29 edition, I hope that all of Japan is proud of Satsuki Fujisawa and her teammates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2016

California lawmakers OK minimum hourly wage of $15 by 2022

A plan to raise California's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022 passed both houses of the state legislature Thursday, putting the state on track to become the first in the nation to commit to such a large pay hike for the working poor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 1, 2016

Robotics makes baby steps toward solving Japan's child care shortage

Child care is a hard job, but somebody, or something, has got to do it.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016

Three Tokyo teachers fight against national anthem rule

At risk to their careers and salaries, a group of public school teachers in Tokyo who defied a rule obliging teachers to sing the national anthem during this year's school ceremonies renewed their call Thursday for its abolishment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2016

Japan doubles overseas tourist target for 2020

The government boldly raises its goal for annual inbound tourists by 2020 to 40 million.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2016

South Korean lessons for a slowing China

No major economy has tried to change growth engines mid-flight, but South Korea provides a template for China.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2016

Libya mars Clinton's foreign policy credentials

Hillary Clinton was a co-author of the U.S. plan to topple Moammar Gadhafi, which led to Libya becoming a failed state.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 30, 2016

Keanu Reeves' concoction of 'The Whole Truth'

The American judicial system may not have its finest hour in "The Whole Truth" but the film is nonetheless a gripping 90-minute courtroom drama that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The film is unflattering to lawyers and unkind to witnesses — no one has an easy time here, including the unfortunate...
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 30, 2016

Osaka governor says Japan should debate need for nuclear weapons

Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui, the head of Osaka Ishin no Kai, has voiced support for a national debate on whether or not Japan should possess nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 29, 2016

Stitches in time make fashion sublime

All artistic practices inevitably borrow from the past, but fashion, in particular, seems to revel in revivals. Whether skillfully appropriated or brazenly duplicated, the familiar frequently finds its way back to the runway, be it in 1940s wide pants, '50s flared skirts, '60s babydoll dresses, '70s...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2016

Print now, the digital dark ages are coming

If we want to ensure that our civilization lives on, we should probably be printing everything out and putting it in boxes.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2016

Trump wants to leave U.S. alliance partners in the lurch

Donald Trump's advocation of a more isolationist foreign policy for the U.S. is striking a chord with millions of Americans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2016

Obama says journalists partly to blame for tone of presidential race

President Barack Obama on Monday laid some of the blame for the tone of the presidential campaign on political journalism that has been pinched by shrinking newsroom budgets and cheapened by a focus on retweets and likes on social media.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2016

Trump would destroy progressive movement if he gets to pick top court justice: Clinton

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton rebuked Senate Republicans on Monday for denying a hearing to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, accusing them of obstructionism, and warned of dangers if Donald Trump appointed the next justice.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2016

Clinton to rip Trump, Republicans over snub of Obama's top court pick

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton will assail the prospect of a Donald Trump-appointed U.S. Supreme Court justice on Monday, her campaign said, as she seeks to regain momentum from party rival Bernie Sanders, the winner of three weekend nominating contests.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 28, 2016

Suga to Trump: U.S.-Japan alliance to stay

Responding to comments by U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the nonnuclear principles and the Japan-U.S. alliance remain the cornerstone of Japan's diplomacy.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2016

Why the future will disappoint us

We can't replicate the 'special century' that took place between 1870-1970 — an era that completely transformed the human condition.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2016

Saudi Arabia versus Iran

When dealing with Iran and Saudi Arabia, Western governments should be mindful of their appalling human rights records.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2016

Happiness is serious business in the UAE

Happiness is neither a transitory moment of delight nor a constant condition. It is a state of being beyond satisfaction, a flourishing and ambient joy.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2016

Records can shed light on U.S. role in Argentina

U.S. President Barack Obama should be praised for engaging in 'declassified diplomacy.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2016

Fresh from tri-state wins, Sanders urges superdelegates to rethink Clinton backing

Fresh from Democratic presidential primary wins over the weekend in three U.S. states, Bernie Sanders said on Sunday he had political momentum that could help him win the backing of Democratic power brokers in his race against Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 28, 2016

Highway operator taps big data to gauge toilet usage

A recent analysis of big data by Central Nippon Expressway Co. (NEXCO Central) has revealed that more and more men tend to prefer cubicles over urinals in restrooms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2016

Research park offers high-tech surrounded by nature

Birds chirp under blue skies as luscious greenery stretches beyond. Researchers in white lab coats walk to and from the uncluttered chic and modern buildings. This is the natural and clean environment the Yokosuka Research Park (YRP) offers its tenants conducting business there.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2016

Tackling the jihadi menace

By wielding only carrots and no stick, the West allows the double-talking Saudi royals to run with the foxes and hunt with the hounds — at grave cost to the security of many countries.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.

Podcast

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

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
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