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EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2017

Ending life-threatening overwork

The Dentsu case serve as a catalyst for greater efforts by businesses and the government to eradicate excessively long work hours.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2017

U.S. accuses Iran, Venezuela of failing to act against human trafficking

The White House said on Saturday it had ordered that Iran, Venezuela and four African nations be added to a U.S. list of countries accused of failing to crack down on human trafficking, a step that further isolates them from the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2017

Voters question Abe's decision to call snap election

Many voters on Tuesday appeared confounded at the timing of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to dissolve the Lower House and call a snap election, questioning the need to set in motion a costly process without a clear need to secure a new national mandate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2017

So what's next for Emmanuel Macron?

Four months after Emmanuel Macron became president of France, the French and the rest of Europe still don't know what they are getting.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 25, 2017

High tech, IT and robots are at forefront of Japan's funeral industry boom

From a sutra-chanting humanoid robot to automated cemeteries, technological innovation is changing how Japanese deal with funerary rituals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2017

Abe's snap election to cost taxpayers ¥60 billion to ¥70 billion

Some may question the decision to hold a costly election, but records show that the tenure of current members is actually longer than average.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2017

Dying Japanese villages, towns run gas stands to keep vital supply chains going

In Shimukappu, a village in Hokkaido and home to a popular skiing resort, residents are to reopen the sole gas station, which closed four years ago as sales declined.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 16, 2017

Taste test: Does the future of meat lie in a lab?

Biochemist Yuki Hanyu's vision for the future includes a supermarket that has plenty of meat, none of which has come from a farm. Instead, it has all been grown in a laboratory.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2017

Russia is an emerging superpower in food supply

Climate change is opening up vast regions in Russia to farming.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 9, 2017

'The Abundance of Less': New edition revisits Japanese who live with the land

Way before Marie Kondo taught us how to clean out our closets, American Andy Couturier was learning how to live without extra stuff from folks in rural Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Sep 3, 2017

The hot topic of high-rise fire prevention

The fire that killed at least 80 people in London's Grenfell Tower in June, as well as similar apartment building blazes that recently occured in Dubai and Hawaii, has brought the world's attention to the issue of safety in high-rise residences.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2017

Hideo Tsuchiyama, leader of Nagasaki peace movement, dies at 92

Former Nagasaki University President Hideo Tsuchiyama, leader of the peace movement and nuclear abolition campaign of atom-bombed Nagasaki, died early Saturday morning. He was 92.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / OBITUARY
Aug 30, 2017

Hillel Wright: poet, writer and catalyst for Tokyo's literary community

Remembering Hillel Wright, who died on Aug. 1 at the age of 73.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017

North Korea fires missile over Japan in sharp escalation of tensions

In an “unprecedented, grave and serious” threat, nuclear-armed North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile over Hokkaido, the first unannounced launch of a missile to fly over Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 24, 2017

Sunrockers team up with Hunza to boost ticket sales

Going into the B. League's second season, the Sunrockers Shibuya are trying to fill their arena more with the help of an online ticket sales expert.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Aug 23, 2017

In wake of Charlottesville, U.S. should follow Japan and outlaw hate speech

Carnage in Virginia shows why America needs to limit expression that necessarily leads to violence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 23, 2017

Private equity will do a lot of good for Japan Inc.

Private equity has the potential to shake up Japan's cozy, stagnant corporate world, and in the process help revive it from its long productivity slump.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 22, 2017

Babymetal, Foo Fighters and Rick Astley make Summer Sonic a fun weekend

This year's Summer Sonic had its craziest moment on Sunday night when 1980s singer Rick Astley joined the Foo Fighters for the latter's headlining performance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2017

Skipper to be relieved of command, sailors face punishment over U.S. warship collision off Japan

The skipper, executive officer and master chief petty officer of the USS Fitzgerald will be relieved of duty over its collision with a freighter south of Tokyo Bay in June.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017

Pepper the robot to don Buddhist robe for its new funeral services role

SoftBank Group Corp.'s humanoid robot Pepper has taken on various roles since its mass-market debut in 2015.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 12, 2017

Food for thought: Government agencies are joining private initiatives to tackle the growing problem of food waste in Japan

Consumers, retailers and businesses nationwide throw away millions of tons of food each year, with waste ultimately affecting profit levels and keeping officials up at night.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2017

Iceland could give Google a lesson on gender policy

The valid points in the fired Google worker's gender diversity manifesto shouldn't be drowned out by a chorus of condemnation.

Longform

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