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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2019
Just how honest are we?
A new study covering 40 countries provides solid evidence that people not nearly as dishonest as we tend to think.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2019
Who needs more white saviors?
Critics need to understand that very few people in need care about the color of the skin of those who are helping them or where they're from.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2018
The lethal consequences of misclassifying dolphins
Japan's animal welfare regulations could halt the Taiji slaughter if Japanese law categorized dolphins as mammals instead of fish.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2018
Are you buying oil from Saudi Arabia?
To rein in the Saudi regime, the West must not only stop selling it arms, but also stop filling its coffers.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2018
Choosing the best students isn't easy
In sharply unequal societies, elite universities receiving government funds can properly be expected to play a role in fostering social mobility.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2018
The trial of the century
A group of young Americans are suing the U.S. government for the right to have a livable planet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2018
Why charity for the poor isn't futile
While we wait for politicians to act, it is important to concentrate our spare resources on effective aid that helps poor people lead the best lives they can.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2018
The migration dilemma politicians face
Leaders who want to act humanely toward immigrants must go far enough toward stricter border control to undercut public support for far-right parties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2018
Why loving our animals just isn't enough
Despite the positive attitudes people have toward dogs and cats and other pets, many of these companion animals lead miserable lives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2018
Is Karl Marx still relevant?
His predictions have been falsified, his theories discredited and his ideas rendered obsolete. So why should we care about his legacy in the 21st century?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2018
Crime and no punishment for the Iraq War
The illegality of the invasion of Iraq is directly relevant to official U.S. thinking on Iran and North Korea today.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2018
Questioning Australia's kangaroo killings
Australia's relationship with its national animal has a dark and bloody side.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2018
Volkswagen's monkeys
Could the vehemence of the response to revelations of the carmaker's experiments on the effects of diesel exhaust indicate a tectonic shift in ethical attitudes toward animals?
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2018
The international politics of pain relief
Experts say that relieving severe pain is a 'global health and equity imperative.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2017
Hurricanes' unnatural toll
The world spends far more on post-disaster aid and reconstruction than it does on mitigation even though the latter would save many lives and is far more cost-effective.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2017
Is violence the way to fight racism?
If fascism is the danger, a tactic that plainly failed in pre-war Europe is not the answer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2017
Sorry Trump, the Paris accord isn't unfair to America
The U.S. president's claim that the Paris climate agreement was unfair to America wilts under scrutiny.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2017
Do you want to be a cyborg?
Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is convinced that enhancing human intelligence and memory is our species' only alternative to elimination by our own super-intelligent inventions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2017
Is it time to boycott America?
U.S. President Trump's indifference to the risks of climate change will have epic global consequences.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2017
The line between free speech and fake news
Fake news poses a threat to democratic institutions.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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