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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2018
Angela Merkel's government braces for high-stakes election in Hesse state
Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition was to face its second test in as many weeks Sunday when voters go to the polls in the western state of Hesse for a regional election that could torpedo the national government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2018
After sacking prime minister, Sri Lankan president suspends parliament as political rift deepens
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday suspended parliament until Nov. 16, a day after removing Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and replacing him with former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in a surprise move that signals escalating political tensions in the South Asian nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2018
Trump's trolling versus the 'constitution of knowledge'
Donald Trump's presidency is one giant act of trolling.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2018
Kavanaugh and the politics of emotion-shaming
However you assess Kavanaugh's tears, they marked a giant leap for public emotionalism and a major political moment for malekind.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2018
America's deepening gender divide and the midterm elections
Young women could well be the core of a 'blue wave' of opposition to the Trump administration in U.S. congressional races this fall.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2018
Brazilians begin voting in tense presidential race led by right-winger Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilians began voting Sunday in a polarized presidential race that could result in the election of a far-right former army captain, whose praise of past dictatorships enrages critics but whose promise of a brutal crackdown on crime and corruption has electrified his supporters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2018
Fugitive from the thought police
There is no such thing as a thought crime — or is there?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 6, 2018
Five Indian states to go to polls at year-end in test for Narendra Modi
Five Indian states will go to the polls later this year, the country's election commissioner said Saturday, in a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity ahead of his re-election bid in May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2018
Juncker says Brexit accord with EU may come this month or in November
The European Union will reach a deal with Britain on Brexit in November if it does not do so this month, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told Austrian newspapers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2018
As northwestern region takes center stage, Nigerian opposition to pick presidential candidate
Nigeria's main opposition party, which this weekend selects its candidate to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari in an election in February, is aiming to make his northwestern power base a main battleground in the contest.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2018
Trump has transformed American politics — can the Democrats catch up?
Only a strong, strident, unapologetically articulated left vision can counter the energized GOP base and its far-right agenda.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2018
Where ruining people is still considered sport
There are three human desires that are difficult to control in life that can ruin your family and yourself: power, wealth and sex.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2018
President Moon Jae-in is driving the Korea peace train
Moon's dogged optimism and Trump's unconventional diplomacy might be just the synergetic mix required to shake things up.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2018
Why voters keep supporting politicians who keep lying
Experiments indicate that people will overlook dishonesty if it benefits their group.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 26, 2018
Is Japan heading for a leadership vacuum?
The lack of an LDP heir apparent and the absence of a credible opposition force means that Japan may face a leadership vacuum when Abe's tenure ends.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2018
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says party backs new election to solve Brexit issue
Britain's opposition Labour Party prefers a new election to a second referendum on Brexit, its leader said Sunday, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May whose plans for a divorce deal with the European Union have hit an impasse.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2018
Trump is just a symptom of America's illness
Trump isn't a root cause of American crisis. He is a symptom of pre-existing conditions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2018
Has Putin's popularity bubble burst?
The strongman's approval rating is dropping as Russians worry more about their futures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2018
Anonymous insider Trump resisters are not heroes
The peoplpe inside government who believe America is at motral risk should do something more than gossip to a celebrated journalist.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2018
The Swedish vote is another populist failure
The election was a warning to centrists to do more to integrate immigrants.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Yen’s fragility raises specter of a new currency war in Asia
Suspected intervention to drag the yen off a 34-year low against the dollar is already seen as unlikely to have a lasting effect if Japan continues alone.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
Online booking for Mount Fuji climb to open on May 20
Visitors climb the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters. From May 20, climbers will have access to a new online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

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