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EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2014
Ingenuity key to Nobel success
The achievements of Nobel winners Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura highlight why scientific freedom and daring research should be encouraged in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 4, 2014
Peace prize pundit bets on Article 9 guardians to win Nobel
A Nobel Peace Prize observer speculates that the Japanese people who uphold the war-renouncing Constitution are the most likely candidate to win this year's award.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Sep 20, 2014
Nip the Bud, Shoot the Kids
Fiercely lyrical and tenderly dark, Kenzaburo Oe's "Nip the Bud, Shoot the Kids" marked the literary ascent of a Japanese writer whose star continues to shine internationally and at home. Written when he was just 23 years old, the 1958 novel can be read as existential coming-of-age, an indictment of war-time cruelty and a consideration of society and the outsider, uniting Oe's roots as a boy raised under World War II militarism and as a student of French literature at Tokyo University.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2014
Yemeni journalist devoted to bringing democracy, women's rights to her country
Japan is an ideal model for countries racked by conflict and poverty because of how it resurrected itself from the devastation of war and achieved peace, the first Arab woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2014
Lyricist and literary award winner Yoko Yamaguchi dies at 77
Lyricist Yoko Yamaguchi, who also won a prestigious Japanese literary award in 1985, died Sept. 6 of respiratory failure, an official close to her said. She was 77.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2014
Japanese lawmakers say war-renouncing Constitution deserves Nobel Peace Prize
A group of lawmakers callfor the Nobel Committee to award Article 9 of the Constitution this year's Nobel Peace Prize, saying it would greatly encourage Japanese people as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushes to expand the nation's military capacity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2014
Akutagawa, Naoki literary awards go to Shibasaki, Kurokawa
Novelist Tomoka Shibasaki has won the Akutagawa award for up-and-coming authors of pure literature and Hiroyuki Kurokawa will receive the renowned Naoki Prize for popular fiction, the selection committee said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2014
Pritzker-winning architect Ban sticks to disaster areas
Architect Shigeru Ban has formally accepted the 2014 Pritzker Prize with a vow to continue supporting people in stricken areas around the world, saying building designers have a responsibility to people caught up in disasters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2014
Pokemon ring, Sailor Moon stick are among top toys
Takara Tomy's Pokemon Mega Ring was declared best boys' toy in this year's Japan Toy Prize contest, it was announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2014
China's elite 'princelings' quietly push for Nobel laureate's freedom
A group of "princelings," children of China's political elite, has quietly urged the Communist Party leadership to release jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo on parole to improve the country's international image, two sources said.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2014
Article 9 nominated as candidate for Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Prize Committee officially nominates war-renouncing Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize.
EDITORIALS
Jan 25, 2014
Literature prizes elevate women
Japan ranks 105th out of 136 countries on the world gender gap index even as the winners of the nation's literary prizes were all women, again.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2013
Nobel ceremony hails ex-GSDF arms inspector
Ichiro Akiyama, the first director of the inspection arm of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, was among those honored when the group was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo this month.
EDITORIALS
Dec 3, 2013
Malala's fight for girls' education
The award of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the 16-year-old Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai is welcome, as it will promote schooling for the huge number of children worldwide who are deprived of education opportunities.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 18, 2013
Doris Lessing, Nobel-winning writer, dies at 94
Doris Lessing, a Nobel Prize-winning novelist and essayist whose deeply autobiographical books and piercing social commentary made her one of the most significant and wide-ranging writers since World War II, died Sunday at her home in London. She was 94.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2013
Engineer devises tiny optical sensor after Nobel triumph
Hiroyuki Kyushima, an engineer at Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. who helped create a particle detector that enabled physicist Masatoshi Koshiba to win the Nobel Prize in physics in 2002, has developed an ultra-small photomultiplier tube together with his fellow workers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2013
Nobel winner Shimomura returns to isle to once again seek sea fireflies
This fall, Osamu Shimomura, a Nobel laureate in chemistry known for his research on jellyfish, was on an island in the Seto Inland Sea that he often visited five decades ago to catch another luminous organism: sea fireflies.
EDITORIALS
Oct 29, 2013
Nobel Peace Prize sends messages
In choosing this year's Peace Prize recipient, the Nobel Committee hoped to accelerate global efforts to eliminate chemical weapons, which are relatively cheap and easy to produce.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2013
Chemical weapons watchdog has tighter leash
The Nobel Committee's decision to honor the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons with this year's Peace Prize should compel world leaders to increase their support for it.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2013
Nobel Prize shows wisdom, madness of crowds
Financial markets provide a useful reminder of just how humble economists should be about their understanding of the world.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
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.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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