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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Apr 1, 2018

Japan's Supreme Court orders a child be sent home in a Hague parental abduction case. Maybe.

Defanged habeas corpus grew some teeth in last month's Nagoya international custody ruling, but the problem of toothless enforcement remains.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 31, 2018

Too much of an education could be bad for your future

While school rucksacks in Japan may be getting heavier, the prospects for the over-educated may be getting bleaker.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 27, 2018

Kim Jong Un and John Bolton take different lessons from Libya and Gadhafi's fall

The last remnants of Libya's nuclear program were loaded onto an aircraft in 2009 and shipped out of the country, part of a U.S.-brokered deal with dictator Moammar Gadhafi to disarm in return for sanctions relief. Two years later, NATO-backed rebels brutally killed him.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2018

Hiring Bolton is Trump's most dangerous decision yet

No human being on Earth is less qualified to be Trump's national security adviser than John Bolton.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2018

Former U.S. national security chiefs uneasy with Trump pick John Bolton's hawkish bent

Two former national security officials said Sunday they don't agree with the saber-rattling rhetoric of President Donald Trump's pick to become the new national security chief.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2018

Former chief of Japanese Communist Party lauds Emperor for staying out of politics

Former Japanese Communist Party leader Tetsuzo Fuwa has praised Emperor Akihito for, unlike his father, staying away from politics as stipulated by Article 4 of the Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2018

Tourism industry tailors more services to well-heeled visitors from overseas as it looks to boost numbers and revenue

In 2017 a record 28.7 million foreigners visited Japan, up 19.3 percent from the previous year, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2018

Will the Islamization of Malaysia change course?

Mahathir has just a few months to alter the political dynamic.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 17, 2018

The other side of crime: 'Victims left behind'

The 1995 Aum sarin gas attacks in Tokyo laid the foundations for the creation of support networks to help protect those affected by the incident.
Japan Times
Mar 13, 2018

“Xiushan Hospital” opens on Xiushan Island — TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING contributed to construction costs

On 18 January, the “Xiushan Hospital” to which TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING, Inc. (Location: Xiushan Island, Daishan County, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, P. R. of China; President: Jiro Sato) contributed to the construction costs, opened its doors on Xiushan Island.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2018

Ottawa irked as wife of Iranian-Canadian who died in jail is barred from leaving Iran

The wife of an Iranian-Canadian environmental activist who died in prison in Tehran last month was barred from leaving Iran, one of her sons said, in an unexplained move that drew an angry response from Canada.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 8, 2018

Kawasaki star Nick Fazekas gives support to referees

Any meaningful discussion about the quality of a pro basketball league's officiating ought to include prominent players.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2018

Japan fails to shine in annual report on women's participation in politics

As the world marks International Women's Day on Thursday, an annual report shows again that Japan lags far behind other countries for women's participation in politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2018

Asia rethinks drug wars that Trump admires

The region is tilting away from executions and toward rehab.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 1, 2018

Shimane hopes ex-NBA forward Al Thornton can boost woeful offense

With 12 consecutive losses, the Shimane Susanoo Magic have endured a difficult stretch in a season with few tangible positive results.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2018

Generation Z rides to the rescue

If the teenagers protesting America's insanely stupid gun laws are any indication, the future is in good hands.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Feb 25, 2018

Yumi Katsura's mission to popularize the everyday kimono

Yumi Katsura is synonymous with wedding dresses in Japan and, after her most recent show, may also become equally known for boosting the popularity of kimono across the globe. A historic and recent first, Katsura is the only designer ever to be allowed to show at the opulent Akasaka Palace, demonstrating...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2018

The future of Putin's illusion

How Russia's president will prepare for 2024, when he will be constitutionally barred from running again?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 22, 2018

Chiaki Soma puts on a not-so-common theater festival

In the world of Japanese contemporary drama, the action often takes place offstage as well as on.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2018

Father who forgave son for family's murder asks Texas to spare his life

A Texas man who survived a deadly domestic attack hatched by his son is pushing the state to grant clemency to the condemned man, although it has never spared a death-row inmate solely at the formal request of the victim's family.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2018

U.S. foreign policy and the missing left

The U.S. left's silence over Trump's disastrous foreign policy has consigned it to irrelevance.
EDITORIALS
Feb 11, 2018

Elon Musk 'boldly goes ...'

Falcon Heavy's success is a milestone in a new space race, one that is fundamentally different from that of the Cold War.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's Olympic realpolitik

South Korea's president has both neutralized the threat of North Korean disruption to the Olympic Games and kept a thin-skinned U.S. president firmly on his side.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2018

Godiva's dig at obligatory Valentine's chocolates stirs debate in Japan

Japan should stop giving out giri choco (obligatory chocolate).
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 5, 2018

Sado rice farmers get contact lens solution to crested ibis dilemma

The habitat of the Japanese crested ibis, one of the nation's special natural treasures, is improving on Sado Island thanks to new technology for cleaning contact lenses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 2, 2018

Solving Japan's joint operations problem

The current system practically forces the three branches of the SDF to fight with each other not only for budgetary allocations but also for relevancy.
Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly over high seas
Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bombers perform a flypast during the victory day parade in Moscow in June 2020.
Slope built to reach man trapped in sinkhole in Saitama
A slope (left) is built at the intersection of a sunken road in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture on Saturday.
Japan to ease foreign worker rules for hotel restaurants
The Japanese government is considering allowing foreign workers under its specified skilled worker program to take orders and serve and cook food at restaurants within inns and hotels.
Trump's Pentagon says it will 'rotate' out some media from offices
More than two dozen news organizations operate out of the Pentagon reporting on the daily activities of the U.S. military.
Residents near Japan sinkhole urged to evacuate
Rescuers on Thursday continue to try and free a truck driver after his vehicle plunged into a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, earlier in the week.
Home away from home: My first time at a Tet festival in Japan
Billed as a “cultural bridge that connects Japan and Vietnam,” Tet Viet Saitama drew tens of thousands of attendees from across the Kanto region.
First official survey set to change backcountry Hokkaido skiing
The first official government survey of Hokkaido backcountry skiing could spell changes for trails in the northern prefecture.
Fuji TV’s go-big PR strategy wins grudging praise globally
Fuji TV executives take questions during a news conference on Monday in Tokyo in which some participants became unruly.
Two decades of unparalleled access into the world of Hayao Miyazaki
Documentary director Kaku Arakawa’s filming style — naturalistic, intimate and unobtrusive — proved essential to portraying anime powerhouse Hayao Miyazaki as a man as flawed and human as he is a visionary artist in “Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron.”
For two weeks only, cold-water yellowtail can give you chills
Yellowtail caught during the coldest period of the year is delicious enough — but paired with a classic method of marinade and pan-searing, it's divine.

Podcast

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

Longform

Eme-Ima Kitchen is one of over 10,000 kodomo shokudō in Japan. A term first used in 2012 to describe makeshift eateries offering free or cheap meals to disadvantaged kids, it now refers to a diverse range of individuals, groups and organizations working to provide not only food but a sense of belonging to both children and adults.
Japan’s ‘children’s cafeterias’ are booming — but is that a good thing?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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