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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2017
Group drawing on long-term foreign residents to help newcomers navigate life in Japan
Foreign residents in Japan may be at a disadvantage in some ways, but they are by no means powerless nor on their own, says Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Asian People's Friendship Society (APFS).
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2017
Learning to bow: Japan reluctantly opens door to foreign housemaids
In a Japanese-style apartment, Maria Del Bago learns how to properly bow, clean traditional tatami floor-matting and decipher instructions for a high-tech toilet.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2017
Obama's unforced errors on foreign policy
When U.S. President Barack Obama moves two miles from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to 2446 Belmont Road in Washington's Kalorama neighborhood, he will live half a mile from 2340 S Street, where Woodrow Wilson spent his three post-presidential years. Wilson's embittering foreign policy failure was the Senate's...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2017
Kissinger's Washington is coming back around
Let's take a moment to savor what looks to be Henry Kissinger's final act. The man is 93 years old. At that age, most people are lucky to have enough energy for "Wheel of Fortune" and a few Facebook posts. Not Kissinger. These days, he's playing the influence game against insiders who hadn't even been...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2016
Five big political risks for the incoming year
A Trump White House, leadership intrigue in China and Australia, Islam unnerving Indonesia, and Kim Jong-un's tantrums threaten stability in Asia.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 27, 2016
In visiting Pearl Harbor, Abe again shows his pragmatic side
Upon returning to power in 2012, Abe has demonstrated his pragmatism to governance numerous times by adopting positions that both appeal to, but also upset his conservative base.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2016
The U.S. is now a country that can be ignored
One of Barack Obama's most important legacies is a sense that the U.S. is no longer the dominant global power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2016
Fukushima's ¥8 trillion cleanup leaves foreign firms in the cold
Cleaning up the Fukushima nuclear plant — a task predicted to cost 86 times the amount earmarked for decommissioning Japan's first commercial reactor — is the mother of all salvage jobs. Still, foreign firms with decades of experience are seeing little of the spoils.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 28, 2016
Despite legislation, danger of exploiting foreign workers remains
Rather than relying on foreign 'trainees' to compensate for labor shortages, Japan should establish apprenticeship programs to give citizens needed skills.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2016
Trump's diplomatic agenda
Donald Trump has a unique opportunity to redirect U.S. foreign policy, which has become dangerously unbalanced and militarized.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 28, 2016
Others now following prescient analyst who predicted yen's slide
Calling for a weaker yen was a lonely post six months ago for Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC's Mansoor Mohi-uddin. Now the Singapore-based strategist is getting plenty of company from others who are joining him in forecasting the currency will slide to 120 per dollar.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2016
Appointments will determine Trump's legacy
If President-Elect Donald Trump wants to transform policy, especially involving international affairs, he must not appoint those determined to uphold today's interventionist status quo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 16, 2016
Battered yen faces new reality: Trump reflationary pressure
The yen, jolted in a 750-plus point range against the dollar in the week since Donald Trump's presidential win, could fall back toward a February low of ¥115 on prospects of rapid U.S. interest rate increases.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2016
The limits of Trump power
There are bigger international forces at work than Donald Trump and his new administration, and Washington is no longer the power center of the Earth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2016
What foreign policy dangers await Trump?
Going forward, the success of Washington in helping manage the complexity of global affairs will increasingly depend upon cooperation of others, both competitors and allies.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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’
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