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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 11, 2014

Megabanks start to feel the heat from upstarts

Retailers and IT companies give new meaning to 'full service banking'
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2014

Putin's cronies fight for Russia's textbooks

Larger school textbook publishers who have no problem with Russia's growth into an ideological state under President Vladimir Putin are allowed to make money.
EDITORIALS
Oct 30, 2014

Japanese access to U.S. bases

Japan and the U.S. have agreed 'in substance' on a new accord that paves the way for on-site environmental surveys by Japanese authorities inside U.S. military bases.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2014

Violence at Burkina Faso rallies protesting leader's plan to extend 27-year-rule rule

Police fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters after tens of thousands marched through Burkina Faso's capital on Tuesday calling for President Blaise Compaore to scrap plans to change term limits to stay in power.
Reader Mail
Oct 22, 2014

Lawbreakers from the get-go

Regarding Daniel Krieger's Oct. 10 feature article,"Making noise about keeping the decibels down": The Japan Election Law prohibits door-to-door solicitation/campaigning, which is a tremendously good thing. But this explains why candidates have to resort to patrolling the streets shouting their names...
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Oct 20, 2014

Readers tackle the 'Japan clean, yet beach covered in crap' enigma

Some emails received in response to Roberto De Vido's recent Foreign Agenda column about a trash-strewn beach in Kanagawa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 14, 2014

How employer transportation allowances helped create commuter hell

Why don't more people live closer to their jobs?
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2014

Opposition must pressure Abe

The opposition should realize that if it fails to strictly scrutinize the Abe administration's actions in the extraordinary Diet session, it is not fulfilling its duty to serve the public.
Reader Mail
Oct 8, 2014

Protecting kids from predators

Regarding Tomohiro Osaki's Oct. 1 front-page article "Nation reflects on crimes against kids": While recognizing the existing cultural hurdles entrenched in Japanese culture — especially those which pertain to an ingrained work ethic that frowns upon fathers in particular playing a role in parenting...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2014

Central Asia's Great Game

Concerns that U.S. sanctions against President Vladimir Putin is driving Russia and China closer together are unfounded, because neither country trusts the other.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Oct 6, 2014

Range of services rush to fill gaps in Japan's after-school care market

As the government moves to widen access for older children, the private sector offers flexibility and a focus on areas such as English and sports.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Oct 5, 2014

Families run into twin 'walls' as they seek after-school care

The gulf between day care for preschoolers and after-school care for elementary school students can come as a major shock to the system for parents and children alike.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Oct 4, 2014

Yakuza do what Abe Cabinet pick can't

In most countries, police officers and criminals are supposed to be on opposite sides of the law, especially the higher up the chain of command you go, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe doesn't appear to think this is necessary.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2014

China censors target Hong Kong protests, but don't always succeed

Chinese censors and opponents of the protests sweeping Hong Kong are engaging in a cat-and-mouse game with demonstrators and commentators in a bid to stop news of the unrest spreading online and, in particular, reaching the mainland.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 27, 2014

Scotland's independence referendum inspires an Okinawan discussion

As sometimes happens when a news story that has nothing to do with Japan becomes topical worldwide, the Japanese media tried to find a local angle for the Sept. 18 Scottish referendum. The coverage fell into two categories: greater autonomy for Okinawa, and the use of referendums.
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ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Sep 27, 2014

India and its incredible pollution problem

Incredible India! is the Indian government's marketing slogan to attract tourism. And I agree. India is truly incredible in countless ways, both captivating and heartbreaking.
Reader Mail
Sep 27, 2014

A feat Indians can cheer about

Regarding the Sept. 24 AP article "India joins elite club by putting spacecraft into Martian orbit": As an Indian, I'm very proud of this moment.
WORLD
Sep 24, 2014

United States defends Syria airstrikes in letter to U.N. chief

The United States told the United Nations on Tuesday it led airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria because President Bashar al-Assad's government had failed to wipe out safe havens used by the group to launch attacks on Iraq.
Reader Mail
Sep 17, 2014

A long way from what we were

Regarding Anotole Kaletsky's Sept. 9 article, "As the chances of a U.K. split grow, the true costs become more clear": As a citizen of the Irish Republic, I was disheartened to read his portrayal of "Europe's most durable nation" [Britain] as one not to have suffered invasion, revolution or civil war...
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JAPAN / Media / FOCUS
Sep 17, 2014

Asahi Shimbun struggles with credibility amid retractions

Self-inflicted wounds to the 135-year-old liberal media flagship may create a tailwind for conservatives who want to recast Japan's wartime past in a less apologetic tone.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Sep 14, 2014

All-Japanese families take a chance on international schools

In a notoriously homogeneous society where parents can face criticism for going against the grain, what drives these parents to shun local schools and instead seek out what the education ministry calls 'foreigner schools'?
Reader Mail
Sep 10, 2014

Indispensable British-U.S. effort

I take issue with Gregory Clark's blanket statement in his Aug. 22 article, "How WWII could have ended," that "anyone who believes the Western powers did much to bring about that defeat [of Nazi Germany] has been watching too many Normandy documentaries and 'Saving Private Ryan' films."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Sep 10, 2014

Five reasons why agricultural reform will be a tough slog

Today's column, in list form, tackles a subject that defies a more conventional presentation: Japanese agricultural regulation.
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JAPAN / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Sep 7, 2014

Drone enthusiasts see bright future but legal hurdles await

Last December, Amazon.com Inc. created a buzz by releasing a video of a drone delivering a package to a customer's home. If Amazon launches its Prime Air service as planned in 2015, we could soon see unmanned aircraft whizzing through the skies to deliver purchases in as little as half an hour.
JAPAN / Media
Sep 4, 2014

In reversal, Asahi runs but censors critical ads

The Asahi Shimbun censors advertisements for the weekly magazines Shukan Bunshun and Shukan Shincho that were critical of the major newspaper.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 3, 2014

Giving up your seat on a train is a public affair

A recent article in the media in Japan about the attitudes and behavior of able-bodied passengers toward reserved seating on trains reminded me of one of the few negative experiences I have endured as a disabled foreigner in Japan, and it pertains to the tricky art of acquiring use of the "priority seats."...
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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 31, 2014

Abe faces roadblock this fall

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to be approaching a roadblock this fall in the form of defeat in the Okinawa gubernatorial election, possible chaos over the relocation of Futenma air station and mounting sentiment throughout Japan against U.S. military bases.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 30, 2014

Asahi rivals pile on over sex slaves retraction

It has been almost a month since the Asahi Shimbun printed a long, two-part retraction of its reporting in the 1980s and '90s on the "forced mobilization" of so-called comfort women during World War II based on the published confessions of a man named Seiji Yoshida.

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