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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2013
A vital role for Caroline Kennedy
Given the nexus of issues that tie vital U.S. interests to Japan's reform process, Caroline Kennedy, the new U.S. ambassador to Japan, could well prove to be a crucial link between the countries.
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Nov 30, 2013
Inokashira park to open, Yangtze mine sweeping detailed, Kennedy eulogized, Japan-U.S. visa pact begins
The proposal of providing a large public park at Inokashira for the benefit of the people of Tokyo has been approved by the Municipal Council. The Emperor has graciously offered the use of an extensive lot in that locality for that purpose.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2013
Kennedy raps China for raising tensions
New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy criticizes China's move to set up an air defense zone in the East China Sea covering the Senkaku Islands.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2013
Don't blame Dallas for Kennedy assassination
John F. Kennedy was an extraordinary president at an extraordinary moment in history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2013
Dealey Plaza: birthplace of a mystery that still reverberates
Dealey Plaza is a depression. It is a shallow basin on the western edge of downtown, framed by concrete structures called pergolas and peristyles that were built in the late 1930s by the Works Progress Administration. Designed as a gateway to the city, the plaza is more of an ode to the automobile because...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 21, 2013
JFK's message echoes today
President John F. Kennedy, more than many others then or now, recognized the exponential power that Japan and the U.S. possessed when working together.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2013
Kennedy showed how U.S. can contain Iran threat
The Cold War crises that U.S. President John F. Kennedy faced hold important lessons for the nuclear impasse with Iran.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2013
Kennedy's legacy endures latest re-evaluations
s historians and journalists downgrade the legacy of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his death this week, ordinary citizens around the globe will remember a cherished figure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2013
Abe touts women in first Kennedy meeting
New U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the first time Wednesday in a courtesy visit, and Abe took the opportunity to highlight one pet initiative — promoting the status of women in male-dominated Japan.
EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 2013
Welcoming Ambassador Kennedy
We hope that Ambassador Caroline Kennedy serves as a firm bridge between Japan and the United States and helps to strengthen mutual understanding.
BASKETBALL
Nov 18, 2013
Kennedy set to join NBL's Jets
Forward Thomas Kennedy left one struggling bj-league team last week and is getting ready to join another struggling squad, this time in the NBL, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2013
Japan pins hopes on Kennedy
With a controversial base relocation in Okinawa and other high-stakes issues testing the resilience of ties with the United States, people in Japan are looking to new U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy for not just her celebrity status, but also her potential to become a new bridge between the two allies....
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 16, 2013
The day JFK died: Fifty years on, the assassination still haunts Americans
The murder of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963, forever changed America. I was 16 years old when it happened, and still haven't fully come to terms with it. The indelible sense of loss and still-unanswered questions — How it could have been allowed to happen? Who was behind...
LIFE
Nov 16, 2013
Fifty years later, conspiracy theories live on
"Any concerted plan that placed Lee Harvey Oswald in the gunner's seat," wrote Norman Mailer in "Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery," "would have had to have been built on the calculation that he would miss." Yet Mailer, whose research took him back to the city of Minsk, where Oswald had lived under...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2013
Kennedy arrives in Tokyo ready to take up U.S. ambassadorship
The media and public waited with high expectations as Caroline Kennedy, the new U.S. ambassador, arrived Friday in Japan, becoming the first female to assume the post.
BASKETBALL
Nov 15, 2013
Kennedy rips Shimane management following release
The Shimane Susanoo Magic, who reached the playoffs in each of their first three seasons, have dropped nine of their first 10 games under new coach Vlasios Vlaikidis.
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.

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