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FOREIGN

EDITORIALS
Mar 2, 2017
Trump gets presidential
Donald Trump managed to sound presidential in his first address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, but his narrowly focused message should concern the world.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 24, 2017
Deepening Japan-India ties in an uncertain age
Japan and India are natural allies, and are ready to expand the scope of their economic, strategic and defense cooperation.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2017
Trump's political revolution
Popular support — or lack thereof — will make or break Trump's political fortunes.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2017
Australia needs to wake up, grow up
Australia must chart an independent foreign policy according to a Canberra-based calculation of national values and interests.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 11, 2017
Foreign workers: Should they stay or should they go?
As the rest of the world debated the ramifications of U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban on persons from seven Muslim-majority countries last week, Japan was notably silent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 10, 2017
World's biggest FX trader calls Trump currency talk hogwash
Hogwash. Hot air.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 9, 2017
Japanese arms exports can boost regional stability
With the proper policy, calibrated Japanese arms export to Southeast Asian countries can be an effective policy instrument for preserving regional stability.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2017
Foreign policy surprises won't serve U.S. interests
If Trump really wants to make America great again, he's going to have to change his foreign policy approach. Shaking up the world is going to make America weaker and poorer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 8, 2017
Japan in 'tricky spot' on yen as Trump meeting looms, Pimco says
The Bank of Japan is seeking to uphold its monetary policy without giving the impression it is weakening the yen before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with U.S. President Donald Trump this week, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2017
The uncomfortable truth: Trump is not an aberration
There is hardly a single bad deed that Trump has or intends to carry out that does not have roots in policies championed by previous administrations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2017
Trump's international role model? Rodrigo Duterte
The Phillipines' new president, not Vladimir Putin, is the international leader closest to Trump's heart and mind.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 3, 2017
Will Japan get Trumped next?
U.S. President Donald Trump seems intent on losing friends and alienating allies, placing U.S.-Japan relations on shaky ground.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2017
Trump's tough talk on China may be a positive for the greenback
One clear takeaway from Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davis was that U.S. President Donald Trump has him on the defensive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2017
Foreign workers in Japan hit the 1 million mark for the first time last autumn: ministry
Foreign workers surpass 1 million for the first time as Japan's labor-strapped companies struggle to find workers.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2017
Brexit, Trump and a warning
In this global network age, a wisely led U.K. should not be too close and committed to America or the EU at the expense of good relations with other countries.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Ishiba vows Japan will stand its ground, demanding U.S. lift auto tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Lower House committee meeting on Friday.
U.S. and China agree to lower tariffs in 90-day cooling-off period
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend a news conference after trade talks with China, in Geneva on Monday.
'Treasure hunt': Tourists boost sales at Japan's Don Quijote stores
The entrance to discount retailer Don Quijote's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district, known as Don Don Donki outside the country
High school student arrested over deaths of his grandparents
A high school student was arrested Saturday on suspicion of killing his grandparents at their home in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture.
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.
In China’s ‘Michelin Guide,’ Tokyo leads overseas listings with 30 entries
China's Black Pearl Restaurant Guide held its award ceremony overseas for the first time, picking the dining capital of Singapore to promote its brand to an international audience.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.

Podcast

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

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

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