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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 29, 2019
China and Japan make progress on cordiality track
Despite a mutual desire for improved relations, problems keep popping up, underlining deep-seated differences.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2019
What does the 'Indo-Pacific strategy' mean?
The Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy is now the official policy of Japan and the United States, but few people understand what it comprises.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 5, 2019
Will the Japan-China reset continue?
The thaw seems increasingly like the calm before the storm.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 9, 2019
French author Yann Moix sparks outrage for saying women over 50 are 'too old' to love, says he prefers young Asians
A popular French author and presenter has sparked widespread criticism around the world for saying that women over 50 are "too old" to love and "invisible" to him.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 31, 2018
Japan in 2019: 10 surprises
The outlook for Japan in 2019 is bright.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2018
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical pushes back as dissident shareholders seek to stop Shire deal
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Chief Executive Officer Christophe Weber pushed back against dissident shareholders seeking to stop the drugmaker's acquisition of Shire PLC, saying he won't release minutes of boardroom discussions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2018
Saudis trumpet $56 billion in mainly U.S. deals as confab ends amid partial boycott over journalist's slaying
Saudi Arabia said it signed $56 billion in deals at an investment conference this week and expected the United States to remain a key business partner despite a partial boycott of the event over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2018
Can Japan-China relations return to 'normal'?
The Abe administration understands that any sustained economic growth in Japan will necessarily include more, not less, trade and engagement with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2018
Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni for shrine's autumn festival
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering Wednesday to Yasukuni Shrine, viewed as a symbol of Japan's wartime militarism by neighboring countries, on the first day of its four-day autumn festival.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2018
Japan and China to sign agreement on maritime search and rescue
Japan and China have decided to sign an agreement facilitating cooperation in search and rescue operations when accidents take place in waters off the two countries, government sources said Monday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 23, 2018
Japan whips China to reach Asian Games softball final
Japan blew out China 5-0 in its semifinal of the women's softball at the Asian Games on Thursday, moving a victory from clinching its fifth consecutive title.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 16, 2018
In sign of better ties, China tells fishers to steer clear of disputed, Japan-held Senkaku islets
In another sign of improving bilateral relations, Chinese fishery authorities have instructed fishers not to get close to the disputed Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, a source said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2018
Abe forgoes Yasukuni visit on anniversary of WWII surrender, sends ritual donation instead
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe skipped a visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday, the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II in 1945.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 27, 2018
Untangling Japan's curious support for Cambodia's 'undemocratic' election
As democracies across the globe distance themselves from Cambodia's general election, widely slammed as a sham, Japan has conspicuously gone out of its way to recognize it. Its apparent motive: win back the heart of Prime Minister Hun Sen as the Cambodian leader cozies up to China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2018
Japanese helicopter carrier Kaga to embark on two-month tour of South China Sea and Indian Ocean
Japan will send a large helicopter carrier to the South China Sea and Indian Ocean for a second straight year as it looks to bolster its presence in the strategic maritime region with annual tours, two Japanese officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2018
Environment chief Nakagawa calls out China on fire ant shipments
Japan's environment minister calls on China to take measures to prevent the spread of fire ants, thousands of which have been discovered at Japanese ports over the last year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2018
Japan's way forward in a rudderless world
The Singapore summit has left Tokyo in a difficult position.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2018
Hot spring researcher detained by China as alleged spy indicted
A Japanese man in his 50s who was detained in China in March 2017 for alleged spying was indicted this month, informed sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2018
Who will be Japan's next chief antagonist?
North Korea has long played the enemy for Japanese domestic political purposes. If peace comes, that will have to change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2018
Japan policy report stresses cooperation with U.S. over North Korean threats
Pyongyang's buildup of nuclear arms and missile capabilities is “a grave and imminent threat” to the peace and stability of Japan, according to the report.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

Podcast

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