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JAPAN / Politics
May 23, 2013
As Hashimoto self-destructs, party also reels
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's remarks justifying the wartime 'comfort women' brothel system have caused major parties to distance themselves from his Nippon Ishin no Kai.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 23, 2013
There are billions of reasons why Japan Inc. should reflect
The flood of cash the Bank of Japan has made available to Japan Inc. has not opened executives to new ways of thinking or ushered more women into the workforce.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 21, 2013
Ambivalent Japan turns on its 'insular' youth
Japan's decision to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade negotiations shows that at least some in government have accepted the fact that 'opening up' Japan is in the nation's best long-term interests.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 21, 2013
Yokohama: What do you think of the prime minister's 'Abenomic' strategy so far?
Businesses are getting better, and at least finance types are strong. But in my business salaries are not going up.
BUSINESS / Economy / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
May 20, 2013
Utility, ubiquity playing key roles in corrupting policymakers' thinking
Two mind-sets seem to be catching on in Japan these days. They worry me. One is the notion that something has to be useful to be of value. The other is that anything is justifiable on the grounds that everybody else is doing it.
JAPAN
May 18, 2013
Abe lays out next step in his growth strategy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveils strategies for economic growth, ranging from promoting exports of infrastructure systems and developing measures to help create startup ventures to easing tourist visa regulations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 18, 2013
As LDP rides high, are factions biding time?
In late April at an upscale hotel in Tokyo, more than 100 people thronged to have their photo taken with Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso.
JAPAN / Politics
May 16, 2013
Iijima's North trip ups hope for progress on abductions
Tokyo authorized and is in charge of the surprise trip to Pyongyang by special adviser Isao Iijima, a senior government official indicated Wednesday, while Cabinet members all remained tight-lipped in public amid speculation the government hopes to resume direct talks with North Korea to resolve the...
EDITORIALS
May 15, 2013
Nationalism will undermine Japan
The prime minister's remarks about Yasukuni Shrine as well as his attitude toward the nation's past 'aggression' threaten to undermine international trust in Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 14, 2013
Last refuge of weak leaders
Why have anti-Japanese sentiments resurfaced in China and South Korea in 2013 — just as Japan is trying to recover from two lost economic decades
EDITORIALS
May 14, 2013
Export of nuclear technology
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to promote Japanese export of nuclear power plants even as the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant continues.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2013
Shift the focus, Mr. Prime Minister
An American former prisoner of war asks Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to shift his focus from arguing about who was the 'aggressor' in World War II to an apology.
SOCCER / J. League
May 12, 2013
Reds rally past Antlers as J. League celebrates 20 years
Shinzo Koroki punished his former teammates with a hotly disputed goal as Urawa Reds came from behind to beat Kashima Antlers 3-1 on Saturday night.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 11, 2013
Abe to take on intel-gathering taboos
As tensions with China and North Korea mount, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to assail postwar political taboos and bolster Japan's intelligence-gathering capabilities.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 6, 2013
Giants treat Matsui, Nagashima to victory on special day
The Yomiuri Giants gave former greats Hideki Matsui and Shigeo Nagashima a hero's welcome before Sunday's game against the Hiroshima Carp.

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