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EDITORIALS
May 26, 2015
Disappointing NPT conference
Japan must seriously consider how it can fulfill its special responsibility as the sole victim of atomic bombings in the global efforts to reduce and eventually eliminate the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.
WORLD
Apr 29, 2015
Austria, backed by 159 nations, calls for ban on nuclear weapons
Austria on Tuesday called for a ban on nuclear weapons because of their catastrophic humanitarian effects, an initiative it said now has the backing of 159 countries.
EDITORIALS
Apr 27, 2015
Strengthening the NPT regime
The Japanese government must seriously consider what diplomatic efforts it can make on the issue of nuclear non-proliferation.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2015
Relearning to love nuclear weapons
The shocking thing about nuclear weapons is that they seem to have lost their power to shock.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2015
Suntory sues Asahi over nonalcoholic beer patent
Suntory Holdings Ltd. said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against rival Asahi Breweries Ltd. to suspend sales and production of nonalcoholic beer-flavored drinks, claiming Asahi infringed on a Suntory patent.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 18, 2015
Alcohol-free drinks get health stamp
Two beerlike nonalcoholic beverages on Wednesday obtained government recognition as a foodstuff with known health benefits, the first such designation for this group of products, despite a warning by an advisory panel that it might lead to more minors consuming alcoholic drinks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2014
Citizens need hibakusha 'minds'
The world must grasp the human toll of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan to end nuclear proliferation, the chairman of a U.N. nuclear conference says.
EDITORIALS
Apr 20, 2014
Nuclear disarmament challenge
A conference in Hiroshima highlights the divide between nations that advocate the outright elimination of nuclear weapons and those, like Japan, that hope for a gradual phaseout because they rely on a deterrent 'nuclear umbrella' for their own security.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2014
Can a nuclear-weapons state champion disarmament?
India should be the one to step forward to champion a phased, regulated and verifiable global nuclear disarmament governed by a universal, nondiscriminatory nuclear weapons convention.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2013
Alternatives to North Korea's denuclearization
Sooner or later North Korea must be brought back into negotiations. Some now call denuclearization a pipe dream, preferring to focus on arms control.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2013
Swiss ask Japan to join antinuclear statement
Japan has been asked by Switzerland to endorse a joint statement to be issued by the preparatory committee for the next Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty review meeting, urging that atomic weapons not be used under any circumstances, government sources said Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2013
Ballast for Australia-India relations
As long as India focuses on consolidating national aspirations, and not on developing global governance norms, it will remain an incomplete power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 7, 2010
The strategy behind non-alcoholic beer
Non-alcoholic beers have been a big hit for beer makers in Japan, especially when you factor in the fact that they aren't taxed.

Longform

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree