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JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2017

Legal experts decry state's false rationale for conspiracy bill

With the state-sponsored conspiracy bill widely expected to be rammed through the House of Representatives next week, experts are blasting the government for attempting to justify its passage by bringing up a U.N. treaty that Japan hasn't ratified yet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2017

Experts question wisdom, achievements of SDF South Sudan peacekeeping mission

With the Ground Self-Defense Force troops in South Sudan scheduled to arrive back in Japan on May 27, experts have called for the government to thoroughly review Japan's peacekeeping mission there amid debate over whether it was in line with the nation's principle of only sending troops to places with...
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2017

Moon's South Korean Ostpolitik

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will attemp to revive an updated version of the Sunshine Policy to improve ties with North Korea.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
May 12, 2017

Daily conversations about life, basketball strengthen Dick and Diante Garrett's special bond

Diante Garrett's dazzling basketball skills, contagious confidence and veteran leadership have provided a big boost for the title-chasing Alvark Tokyo this season.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 11, 2017

Director Shuntaro Fujita enters the spring of his career with 'Danny and the Deep Blue Sea'

At 37, director Shuntaro Fujita says he's just hitting his prime.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 9, 2017

Injured Parker remains perfect fit for no-nonsense Spurs

Tim Duncan was the most famous; OK, maybe co-famous with David Robinson.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 8, 2017

The delicate Japanese art of rom-com title translation

With so much at stake, it's no wonder distribution companies pour so much thought into coming up with workable, attractive Japanese titles for their films.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2017

Some day my prince will come, say Vanuatu worshippers of mere mortal royal Philip

The retirement of Britain's Prince Philip from public life led world headlines Thursday, but his most devout and remote followers have only just heard the news.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50TH ADB ANNUAL MEETING
May 4, 2017

Fostering Asian progress, prosperity

Marking the landmark 50th annual meeting this year, the Asian Development Bank has come a long way in supporting Asia on its journey to being the world's fastest-growing market.
JAPAN / History
Apr 29, 2017

Power politics: Japan's most popular political platforms

Looking back at some of the political platforms that have been heavily endorsed by voters over the past century in a bid to predict where the country might be headed under the 'third generation' of postwar Japanese.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 28, 2017

Bullying in schools keeps youth suicide rate high

Schoolyard bullying has long bedeviled Japan where some students have taken their own lives after being harassed in person or online through emails, text messages and blogs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 26, 2017

High court rejects appeal by teachers refused work for not standing and singing national anthem

A Tokyo court rejected an appeal by former school teachers who claimed it was unreasonable they were banned from working part time after retirement because they did not sing the national anthem.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 26, 2017

Emergence of new generation bodes well for Summer Basho

I was honored to be asked by The Japan Times to write a sumo column as part of the 120th anniversary revamp. This paper was probably the first place I read about sumo and was an invaluable source of news back in the days of dial-up internet, when I first came to Japan.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 25, 2017

U.S. Senate gives limited resources to Russia election-meddling probe

The Senate's main investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is equipped with a much smaller staff than previous high-profile intelligence and scandal probes in Congress, which could potentially affect its progress, according to sources and a Reuters review...
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2017

Italian cyclist Scarponi killed in road accident while training

Michele Scarponi, the 2011 Giro d'Italia champion, has been killed after being hit by a van while training close to his home in Filottrano, Italy, his Astana team said on Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2017

Biological super weapons could define the next era

Evolving technologies and genetic engineering may open the door to new dangers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Apr 19, 2017

With parents' support, kids in Japan stamp out stuttering

Thanks to the tireless efforts of an international team of women, an Australian program to tackle speech disfluencies is changing lives in Japan.
Reader Mail
Apr 14, 2017

Where are the protests to the march to war?

If you've picked up the paper this week, you might have come to the disturbing conclusion that the U.S. is marching ever closer to the brink of a devastating war with North Korea. It's a conflict that would be sure to hit Japan hard, yet there seems to be relatively little pushback from the people who...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2017

U.S. must walk dangerous line to manage Syria, North Korea crises

The Syrian and North Korean crises both bisect Washington's relations with its two top geopolitical rivals — Russia and China — and neither offers an easy solution.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2017

Carp's Kikuchi bangs out five hits to help sink Giants

The Hiroshima Carp were held without a run for five innings. Once the reigning Central League champions finally got going in the sixth, there was no stopping them, especially not Ryosuke Kikuchi.
EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2017

A presidential summit in Florida

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping established a positive working relationship, but their first meeting was short on concrete deliverables.
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

Ayumi Matsuki, a priestess at Yoshiwara Shrine, shows off some "o-mamori" charms. She says visitors to the shrine have increased since the NHK drama “Unbound” began airing this month.
Tracing Tsutaya Juzaburo, Edo’s media maverick
By Alex K.T. Martin

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