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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2016
Asia can shine in global anti-hunger effort
As the Millennium Development Goals give way to the Sustainable Development Goals, the Asia-Pacific region can play a key role in ending hunger worldwide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2016
Should U.S. fold its nuclear umbrella in Asia?
Donald Trump shocked the foreign policy establishment when he argued that South Korea and Japan might be justified in building nuclear weapons. But why should only the bad guys in Asia have nukes?
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2016
Asian currency rallies no longer make sense
Strength in the region's currencies is out of step with weaker growth and trade, and the threat of more easing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2016
ASEAN's destructive elites
Just as India, Japan and the U.S. have been helping to shepherd Myanmar through its transition, they should take a more proactive role in saving Malaysia and Thailand from their elites' self-destructive behavior.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2016
Islamic State a growing threat to East Asia, including Japan: defense review
A defense review released Friday said the threat was highlighted by the kidnapping and killing of Japanese nationals.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2016
Taiwan key to China's defense, regional ambitions
China views control of Taiwan as key to advancing its regional ambitions and defending its eastern coast.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2016
Australia's defense in the age of a rising China
If the U.S. and Australia want China to respect rules-based regional and global orders, they had better learn to do so themselves.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 13, 2016
J. League branching out to grow brand in Asia
The J. League has grown steadily in the first two decades since its launch in 1993.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 11, 2016
Amid South China Sea spat, Japan foreign aid white paper stresses importance of sea lanes
Tokyo renews its commitment to the ASEAN in its annual report on foreign aid, stressing the importance of safe sea lanes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2016
Should Seoul go nuclear?
Maybe it's time for the good guys in Northeast Asia to be armed with nuclear weapons as well.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 29, 2016
Taking a stance against strategic pessimism
Japan and Australia's special relationship is not based simply on shared interests but also on shared values.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2016
How Asia lost an economic role model
If Thaksin Shinawatra can diagnose Thailand's problems from exile, why can't the military junta fix them?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 18, 2016
Neanderthal DNA reveals Homo sapiens mated out of Africa way earlier than thought
Research showing that our species interbred with Neanderthals some 100,000 years ago is providing intriguing evidence that Homo sapiens ventured out of Africa much earlier than previously thought, although the foray appears to have fizzled.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2016
Making the most of Obama's awkward ASEAN summit
The U.S. president needs to prod Southeast Asian leaders to get their act together on trade and security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2016
Taliban use captured Humvees in suicide attack in Helmand
Taliban insurgents in captured military Humvee vehicles launched suicide attacks in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, killing several members of the security forces in the district center of Sangin, a senior official said.
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2016
Tokashiki reaches deal to remain with WNBA's Storm
Star forward Ramu Tokashiki has signed a multiyear contract with the Seattle Storm, the WNBA club announced on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2016
Zika poses Asia, Oceania, South Europe threat; Sanofi joins race for viable vaccine
The Zika virus could spread to Africa, Asia and Southern Europe, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as major French drugmaker Sanofi SA and others joined the race to create a vaccine.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

Podcast

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

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
By Alex K.T. Martin

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