Search - member

 
 
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2016

Selection of next U.N. chief reaches critical stage

The Security Council should select the most qualified candidate for the next U.N. chief, as the U.N. can no longer afford to have less than the best at its helm.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2016

Risk of war returns to Europe

Europe remains home to more than half the world's nuclear weapons, and a growing number of experts believe that the risk of a third major war there is increasing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2016

Why the Philippines' South China Sea legal case matters

A panel of five judges at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is set to announce on Tuesday their ruling in a case brought by the Philippines against China over its actions in the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2016

Heed the lessons of Britain's vote to leave EU

Contrary to glib assumptions, globalization of capital, trade and migration flows are not 'good for everyone.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 7, 2016

Showdown in apathetic Fukushima finds justice minister scrambling for survival

Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki is feeling threatened.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 6, 2016

Kochi voters feel neglected after redrawing of electoral boundaries

Campaigning is at fever pitch ahead of Sunday's Upper House election, with candidates pounding the pavement, holding rallies and calling out their names and slogans for hours on end via loudspeakers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 6, 2016

Osaka Ishin struggling ahead of Sunday's Upper House poll

Just before the Upper House election campaign kicked off on June 22, Osaka Ishin no Kai leaders were plotting their schedules for the days leading up to Sunday's poll.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2016

Recent Brexit vote makes prospect of a united Ireland suddenly thinkable

Protestant unionists are queuing for Irish passports in Belfast and once quiet Catholic nationalists are openly campaigning for a united Ireland, signs of deep shifts in the United Kingdom's most troubled province since Britons on June 23 voted to leave the EU.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 3, 2016

Muddy Apes' style of rock knows no borders

When looking at the pedigree of rock quartet Muddy Apes, it's hard not to mention the term "supergroup." After all, the band's members — which consist of bassist Taka Hirose of British rock act Feeder, guitarist Kiyonobu "Inoran" Inoue of Japanese arena-rock band Luna Sea, vocalist Masaki "Maeson"...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 3, 2016

Uchimura determined to lead Japan to team gold in Rio

If the pressure to lead Japan back to Olympic team glory at this summer's Rio Games is weighing heavily on Kohei Uchimura's muscular shoulders, the gymnastics superstar does well to hide it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 1, 2016

Osaka enforces Japan's first ordinance against hate speech, threatens to name names

Ethnic Korean residents applaud as Japan's first ordinance against so-called hate speech takes effect in the city of Osaka.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2016

No need to rush out of EU

Slowing down the Brexit process would maximize Britain's leverage in its negotiations with the EU.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2016

Britain, not the European Union, will survive

After Brexit, Europe could finally emerge as a strong international actor, but sadly the political will to achieve such an outcome is unlikely to emerge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 28, 2016

Xi and Cameron's 'bromance' all for nothing after Brexit vote

Just eight months ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping was snapping selfies with soccer stars in Manchester, dining at Buckingham Palace and drinking beer in an English pub.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jun 26, 2016

Atomic safety and shinkansen issues complicate Upper House equation for Kansai voters

Nuclear safety, route plans for new shinkansen and maglev lines, and the ruling coalition's economic policies are some of the top local issues on the minds of Kansai voters as they head into the pivotal Upper House election next month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2016

U.S. may stop subsidizing Israeli defense firms

U.S. President Barack Obama would like to phase out the agreement that allows Israel to spend 26 percent of U.S. annual aid at home.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2016

Family's pain over 2006 Yokosuka murder reflects desire for SOFA rethink

Justice has been a long time coming for Masanori Yamazaki, whose common-law wife was murdered by a drunk U.S. sailor in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, 10 years ago, in an unprovoked assault.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2016

A purr-fect union? Cats battle over Brexit on social media

The fur is flying on social media as Britons prepare to vote Thursday on whether the United Kingdom should remain in the European Union.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2016

A courageous bookseller's return to Hong Kong

Lam Wing-kee, is a name that should go down in history, both for Hong Kong and China.
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2016

A murder stuns British politics

While we must not excuse individuals from vile actions, we cannot at the same time ignore the environment in which these acts take place.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2016

China and India battle on a nuclear playing field

China is trying to block India's admission into the Nuclear Suppliers Group, whose members can trade in and export nuclear technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2016

Masuzoe resigns over expenses scandal; Sakurai vows not to enter forthcoming gubernatorial race

After weeks of mounting pressure over a political funds scandal that has tainted his office, Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe on Wednesday submitted a letter of resignation to the Tokyo assembly speaker, which takes effect on Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 15, 2016

Review: Sugizo and Inoran at Zepp DiverCity

From superheroes to presidential elections, 2016 seems to be a year of infighting and rivalries. It has even trickled down into Japanese rock, as Sugizo and Inoran, the two guitarists from renowned rock act Luna Sea, went toe to toe with their respective solo bands in their first double headliner show...

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat