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ANALYSIS

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 27, 2012
Partisan feuds leave judicial posts unfilled
It takes a calculator and perhaps the rigor of Sherlock Holmes to cut through the partisan rhetoric about President Barack Obama's first-term record on judicial nominations. But the bottom line is clear enough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Dec 20, 2012
'Fiscal cliff' deal could carry long-term risks for economy
Now that's what a negotiation looks like.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 17, 2012
Job one for Inose: stepping out from Ishihara's shadow
The Tokyo gubernatorial race ended Sunday with Vice Gov. Naoki Inose winning the top job, drawing the curtain on a lackluster campaign for the capital that was overshadowed by the Lower House election.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 17, 2012
LDP aware voters just punished DPJ
The Liberal Democratic Party's overwhelming victory Sunday means hawkish Shinzo Abe is going to be prime minister again.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 13, 2012
Significant leap for Pyongyang missile tech
North Korea's successful launch of a long-range rocket, in the face of international opposition, indicates Pyongyang has taken a major step in its effort to develop a missile capable of reaching the U.S. West Coast, which would give the hermit nation a significant bargaining chip to use against Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 7, 2012
Xi attempts communist makeover to repair image
Just three weeks after taking over as his country's top leader, Xi Jinping is trying to give Chinese communism a more common touch.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 5, 2012
Poll set to yield just a reign of chaos?
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Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2012
MHI-Hitachi tieup sign of the times
The move by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. to merge their thermal power businesses, announced Thursday, comes as domestic companies that construct power plants face increasing competition from foreign rivals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2012
Netanyahu refocuses on Iran
The domestic criticism started pouring in almost as soon as Israel's ceasefire with Hamas was inked Wednesday night. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had waved a white flag and left the job unfinished, the opposition howled. A snap poll on TV found a large majority of the public did not support the Egypt-brokered truce.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 18, 2012
North Korea agrees to continue talks on abductees
The first senior-level talks held between Japan and North Korea since August 2008 have resulted in an agreement to continue discussing Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals, despite the two sides' vastly differing agendas.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 17, 2012
LDP-DPJ grudge match may see unity after poll
Friday's dissolution of the Lower House sets the stage for a no-holds-barred grudge match between the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the Liberal Democratic Party, while emerging "third-force" political groups are seen struggling to raise public awareness enough to change the current two-party system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 14, 2012
DPJ is running scared as election draws near
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's readiness to hold a general election next month has sent shock waves through his Democratic Party of Japan, whose ranks worry the campaign will spell their doom.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 8, 2012
Pending issues: Japan's isle rows, Futenma, TPP
Dealing with tensions between Japan and its East Asian neighbors, resolving the long-stalled relocation of the U.S. Futenma base, negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade deal, and promoting nuclear power while Japan looks to phase it out are just some of the bilateral issues U.S. President Barack Obama faces in his second term.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 7, 2012
Toyota weathering China risks by spreading eggs to other baskets
Toyota Motor Corp. has revised upward its group operating profit projection for the year through March to ¥1.05 trillion from ¥1 trillion, despite struggling along with other Japanese automakers with faltering sales in China.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 1, 2012
BOJ, government in deflation test of wills
The rare joint statement Tuesday by the government and the Bank of Japan to showcase their alliance in fighting deflation meant to display unity, but it also highlighted the lack of trust in each other's commitments.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ANALYSIS
Sep 12, 2012
Island disputes could cost Tokyo 2020 Olympics
With the vote to determine the host of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games less than one year away, Tokyo's chances of landing the global extravaganza could slip away in the wake of Japan's ongoing involvement in island disputes with South Korea, China, Russia and Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 19, 2012
Diplomatic disputes a blow for DPJ
Despite achieving his prized policy goal of raising the sales tax, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is facing a diplomatic double whammy of territorial disputes with China and South Korea that could deal a fatal blow to his party's three-year rule.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2012
Tokyo, Beijing want tiff ended fast
Tokyo and Beijing are exchanging tough words over the arrest of 14 Hong Kong protesters and journalists who landed Wednesday on the disputed Senkaku Islands, repeating their harsh rhetoric over who owns the rocky outcroppings in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 11, 2012
Legislation's OK just start of long, rough road ahead
The countdown to raising the sales tax officially began Friday with the Diet passing the necessary legislation, but the move is just the start of a long road that still lies ahead.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 10, 2012
Red Cross talks target remains in North Korea
A two-day meeting began Thursday in Beijing between the Japanese and North Korean Red Cross societies on repatriating the remains of Japanese nationals.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound. 
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday

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