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JAPAN

COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2015
'Abenomics' is doing fine
The economy is slowing due to factors totally outside of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's control — demographics and China.
EDITORIALS
Nov 1, 2015
Tensions rising in South China Sea
Japan should launch diplomatic efforts to help China move toward peace and cooperation, rather than hegemony, in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2015
U.S. Navy's foray into China-claimed seas reportedly followed foot-dragging by White House
The U.S. naval challenge to China's territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea this week came after months of frustration within the Pentagon at what some defense officials saw as unnecessary delays by the White House and State Department in approving the mission.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2015
South Korea's Park to play balancing act between China and Japan
President Park Geun-hye aims to balance her country's ties with Beijing and U.S. pressure to mend relations with Tokyo ahead of a three-way summit with China and Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2015
The war over the periodic table
Increasingly today, national economic security and the fate of many businesses are beholden to a handful of rare metals that are often produced only in China.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2015
Japan bears a greater responsibility at the U.N.
No country is better positioned to serve as a 'bridge' between the U.N. Security Council and the general U.N. membership than Japan, given its leading experience as a non-permanent member of the UNSC.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2015
Retailers warn of dismal spending; sales tax hike seen stifling demand
Do not believe in official statistics, Japanese retailers seem to be saying, as they cut earnings forecasts and warn of lackluster consumer spending, a key growth engine for Japan at a time when exports and factory output are stalling.
Rugby
Oct 1, 2015
Japan, Samoa put quarterfinal aspirations on the line
After opening Rugby World Cup victories, Japan and Samoa were given reality checks in defeat last time out and their quarter-final hopes will be on the line when they meet in Milton Keynes on Saturday.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 30, 2015
Before taking in any Syria refugees, Japan must improve conditions for women, seniors: Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that Japan needed to improve conditions for its own people, including women and the elderly, before accepting any refugees from Syria.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2015
Does it matter that Japan got downgraded?
The Japanese sovereign downgrade isn't a meaningful development and markets will ignore it.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 18, 2015
Ruling bloc on verge of enacting security laws
The battle over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's publicly divisive security bills enters its final phase as the Upper House shrugs off the opposition's latest tricks and prepares to vote.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 17, 2015
Law schools aren't immune from Campbell's Law
The use of bar passage rates as the basis for determining the amount of subsidies to be given to law schools can fuel unethical behavior.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2015
China plans meeting in bid to revive stalled six-party North Korea nuclear talks
A Chinese government-backed think tank will host a forum with officials from the six countries involved in stalled talks on North Korea's banned nuclear weapons program, the Foreign Ministry said Monday, in China's latest push to resume discussions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2015
Europe's approach to Syria exodus contrasts with Japan's dodging of refugees
As Europe faces what is possibly its greatest refugee crisis since World War II, the issue remains a faraway problem for Japan, which accepted a mere 11 refugees in 2014.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015
A woman who could revive Japan's fortunes
LDP lawmaker Seiko Noda has some bold ideas on how to revitalize Japan, starting with the better utilization of the women who make up half its population.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015
Troubling Sino-Japanese ties
The animus between China and Japan should scare the rest of the world — especially the U.S., which could get dragged into war with a nuclear power.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 7, 2015
Some see China slump as speed bump like Japan hit in 1960s, not like 1990s shocker
China's economic slowdown and market crash often evoke comparisons with Japan's bust in the 1990s, a period that saw the world's second-largest economy of the time tip into prolonged stagnation.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 4, 2015
Japan took past lessons to heart in win over Cambodia
National team manager Vahid Halilhodzic believes Japan owes Singapore a debt of gratitude for providing the wake-up call that fueled Thursday's World Cup qualifying win over Cambodia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2015
The Bank of Japan is China's biggest cheerleader
Unless Japan tends to its own economic problems, it will inevitably get dragged ever deeper into China's.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2015
A Korean woman recalls the tragedy of two wars
Seventy years have passed since the end of World War II, but memories of it and the Korean War that followed remain vivid in the mind of a 90-year-old Korean woman.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

Podcast

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

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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