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COMMENTARY / World / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 11, 2014

China's new strongman Xi has a dream

President Xi Jinping is China's most authoritarian leader since Deng Xiaoping, a strongman who has moved aggressively to assert and consolidate power while promoting a cult of personality.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2014

Moody's boosts Nomura credit rating for first time since 2005

Nomura Holdings Inc.'s credit rating was raised by Moody's Investors Service for the first time since November 2005 as Japan's largest brokerage showed improved profitability.
PRESS / Publications
Oct 8, 2014

『PETER RABBIT™ ENGLISH DIARY』2015年度版 発売!

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役:堤丈晴)は、世界でもっとも有名なうさぎの絵本キャラクターである、ピーターラビットの物語の一節を英語で収めた2015年版のダイアリーを発売しました。
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2014

Abenomics' women problem

The key to Abenomics' success may turn on whether the Japanese people are convinced that more women in the workforce are essential to their country's economic revival, and on whether they will support efforts to establish institutions that support working women.
BASKETBALL
Oct 4, 2014

Fukushima falls to Aomori in bj-league opener

The Aomori Wat's began their second season by recording a road victory against the Fukushima Firebonds, a first-year franchise, on Saturday night.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 4, 2014

'It's as if time has stopped since the vaccine'

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Japan. But what if there was a vaccine that could prevent a certain type of cancer? And what if it was free?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 4, 2014

Sato shines as role model

With her clumsy but emotional and breathtaking presentation at the IOC Session in Buenos Aires for Tokyo's 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid in September 2013, Mami Sato became a household name in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2014

North Korea may have shut down reactor: U.S. think tank

North Korea may have shut down a recently restarted reactor that can yield plutonium for bombs, possibly for renovation or partial refueling, a U.S. security institute said, citing new satellite imagery.
EDITORIALS
Oct 4, 2014

Poorer students dropping out

More and more students are being forced to drop out of universities, colleges and vocational schools because they cannot afford tuition. Can Japan's institutions afford not to provide greater financial assistance to stop this waste of talent?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 3, 2014

Legendary artists rock Tokyo, raise money for charity

The Tokyo Art Foundation held a charity concert, featuring performances by its chairman Haruhisa Handa, former Toto frontman Bobby Kimball, Starship vocalist Mickey Thomas, former Journey singer Steve Augeri and former Deep Purple vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on Sept. 26.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2014

Pope Francis favored to win Nobel Peace Prize for poverty focus

Pope Francis, who has made the fight against poverty a focus of his tenure, and Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege are among the top contenders for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
WORLD
Oct 2, 2014

Starvation and disease leave more than 100 ex-rebels and kin dead in Congo camp, says HRW

More than 100 people died from starvation and disease over the last year in a government-run camp set up to house former rebels and their families in Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2014

Drawing more tourists to Japan

Aided by robust travel demand from East Asian countries, the number of foreign visitors to Japan reached 8.63 million in the January-August period, and officials estimate the annual figure will reach 12 million.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2014

Osaka mayor prepares to tackle anti-Korean group Zaitokukai

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is finalizing plans for a public debate with the right-wing, anti-Korean group Zaitokukai over the definition of hate speech and the need to balance freedom of expression with others' human rights.
WORLD / Society
Oct 1, 2014

Iranian prisoner executed for heresy, rights group says

A former psychologist has been executed for heresy in Iran after eight years in detention, human rights groups said, in the latest example of what activists say is a worrying rise in the use of death penalty by the Islamic Republic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2014

Billionaire Mikitani builds new Tokyo house as luxury prices gain

Billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, Japan's fourth-richest man, is building a house in central Tokyo that is estimated to cost at least ¥2.3 billion, underscoring a shortage in the city's luxury housing market.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 29, 2014

Mount Fuji finds mixed success with tolls

As the Mount Fuji climbing season drew to a close earlier this month, authorities were assessing the success of a new ¥1,000 voluntary climbing fee, which almost half of hikers skipped paying. It was introduced this year following a trial in 2013.
EDITORIALS
Sep 28, 2014

Lower House electoral reform

A panel of experts has begun discussions on addressing Lower House electoral reforms, particularly the vote-value disparity between rural and urban districts, after talks among the ruling and opposition parties failed.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 25, 2014

Turkish Airlines becomes top sponsor

In a move that could have a profound impact on the professional basketball landscape in Japan, Turkish Airlines has agreed to become the title sponsor for the bj-league.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 22, 2014

Kaikoura and Taiji: a tale of two whaling towns

The success of a New Zealand whale-watching eco-tourist destination could hold lessons for the ailing Wakayama port tarred by association with the 'Cove' dolphin hunt.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Sep 21, 2014

Rather than boon for Japan, U.S. shale oil is still rip-off

Japan's national wealth is draining away as its trading companies keeping paying premium prices for the oil on offer from the U.S. and the Middle East.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 20, 2014

Tabloids voice alarm over dengue surge

The first case of dengue fever was reported on Aug. 27. As of Friday, the number had increased to 141 people in 17 prefectures — not one of whom had traveled abroad. If the asymptotic or unreported cases are included, it's quite possible that figure may be two or threefold.
PRESS / Publications
Sep 19, 2014

『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST Vol.50』発売

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役:堤丈晴)は、ニュース英語学習書の決定版として8年以上親しまれている『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST(ジャパンタイムズ・ニュースダイジェスト)』の最新号、『The Japan...
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Sep 14, 2014

Fukushima buoyed by rise in medical interns

Fifty-three of the 90 students who graduated from Fukushima Medical University in March are working as interns at hospitals in the prefecture, the most in the past 10 years.

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.