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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 16, 2020

A digital agency would crown Japan's IT strategy

Prime Minister Suga aims to put his own stamp on policy by erasing the government's lag in digitization.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2020

Suga signals openness to Science Council of Japan reform

Hakubun Shimomura, the LDP's policy council chairman, said this week the party will establish a task force to assess the academic organization's need for reform.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2020

Japan's response to first virus wave late but effective, report says

Disjointed messaging from public officials and a stubborn resistance to raising testing capacity were among the shortcomings of the 'Japan Model.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Sep 16, 2020

With Suga as Japan PM, what are the chances of a snap election?

Faced with a weak opposition, the LDP must weigh possible political gains against voter backlash for taking its eye off the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2020

Aging and empty: Suga's hometown highlights Japan's challenges

Yuzawa in Akita Prefecture has seen a decline in its fortunes in recent years, with a low birth rate and high death rate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 14, 2020

What's stopping women in Japan's politics from making history? A lot.

Viewed mainly as 'decoration,' female politicians struggle to win support of the Liberal Democratic Party's powerful factions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 11, 2020

Meet the ‘shadow shogun’ behind the making of Japan’s next prime minister

Yoshihide Suga's rise to pole position in the race to succeed Shinzo Abe is largely the making of political operator Toshihiro Nikai.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 8, 2020

Australia faces down China in high-stakes strategic shift

The relationship is no longer shaped just by trade, but by a stark view that Beijing poses a threat to Australia's democracy and national sovereignty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 2, 2020

How a dark horse became the front-runner to become Japan’s next prime minister

In a normal world, Abe's chief lieutenant, Yoshihide Suga, wouldn't have had a chance — but the LDP's logic changed that.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 29, 2020

The books that explain Japan's path to war in the Pacific and its denouement

Ronald H. Spector, S.C.M. Paine and Eri Hotta's texts on Japan's involvement in Asia help to understand the origins of the war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2020

After Abe’s exit, who should lead Japan?

On Friday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his intention to resign.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2020

Abe's resignation catches even Japan's political insiders off guard

Reporters, lawmakers, Cabinet ministers and staff at the Prime Minister's Office all talk to each other on a daily basis, but none of them seemed to know this was coming.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2020

How possible successors stack up if Abe resigns

The prime minister visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday as concerns grew over his ability to continue in his post.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2020

Abe faces hurdles to ambitions despite latest milestone

With criticism over his coronavirus response and questions about his health, Abe faces questions about what he might still be able to accomplish before his term ends.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2020

Lebanese government quits amid fury over Beirut blast

Lebanon's prime minister announced his government's resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered public outrage was the result of endemic corruption.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2020

Five things to know about a possible snap election

Will the ruling coalition push to get the Lower House election out of the way sooner or later?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2020

Japanese defense: The trouble with 'strike' capabilities

Should the nation adopt policies and acquire equipment that would enable it to execute attacks onto foreign soil?
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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