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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 22, 2018

How to stop sexual harassment

Progress is being made in Japan, but legislation is needed to give anti-harassment efforts real teeth.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
May 20, 2018

Are black people dangerous for Japan?

Yes, if you're a backward-thinking, race-baiting YouTuber who fears the inevitable change we represent.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 19, 2018

Disgraced scientist Haruko Obokata back in public eye with photo spread in weekly magazine

'Hello, Bunshun-san. Yesterday I wrote in my diary that, 'Well, it's come to this, that I am working with you.'"
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
May 19, 2018

Hideo Yokoyama's 'Seventeen': A plane crash, a newsroom, an all-engrossing thriller

Based on the author's own experiences as an investigative reporter at a local paper in Gunma Prefecture, 'Seventeen' uses the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 as the catalyst for a gripping newsroom drama.
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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
May 19, 2018

Watanabe Kazan: Too open-minded for Edo

Imagine living in a 'closed country.' Japan was such for over two centuries, from the anti-Christian hysteria of the 1630s to the incursion in the 1850s of the American 'Black Ships.'
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JAPAN
May 18, 2018

All aboard: Exploring Japan's abandoned train lines

Admiring the decaying beauty of abandoned railroads is just one of myriad hobbies Japan's railway enthusiasts indulge in.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2018

America's needless collision course with China

The world's most important bilateral relationship is also one of its most inscrutable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 15, 2018

Deepening financial integration in Asia

Capital-rich Japan has been relatively inactive in promoting capital market financial integration.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2018

America is one of the few cultures with insults for smart people

Americans enjoy the dubious distinction of having a high degree of linguistic diversity it comes to mocking the smart and the educated.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2018

Promoting a new global optimism

In showing that the world has never been less violent, cognitive scientist Steven Pinker is at the forefront of the new outbreak of global optimism.
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2018

Open skies can clear Beijing's 'Orwellian nonsense'

An agreement to expand market access in China would be the best way to Chinese government avoid censorship.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 13, 2018

When 'Japanese only' rules were OK, and other odd Supreme Court cases

Did that headline grab you? I hope so, because how else are we supposed to get you to read an article about Japanese Supreme Court cases?
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 12, 2018

Japan redraws its line in the sand for poverty

If an income of ¥10 million a year can't save you from poverty, what can?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
May 12, 2018

Put the sake down, warm weather means craft beer

Although Yona Yona Beer Works is a staple for great craft beer in Tokyo, there are plenty of other hidden gems. Global beer-drinking afficionados share some of their favorites.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
May 11, 2018

Slow-paced Izu Oshima is anything but sleepy

A mere Jetfoil away from Tokyo, travelers to Izu Oshima island can expect volcanic hikes, fresh local cuisine and an abundance of hospitality.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2018

Why killing the nuclear pact was only the first step

Netanyahu sees Trump as a partner for broader regional change.
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2018

China should do what Trump says on trade

Many of the reforms demanded by the U.S. would help the Chinese economy.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
May 7, 2018

Ichiro ahead of curve as usual in new position for Mariners

Ichiro Suzuki saw Shohei Ohtani coming.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 6, 2018

Chiba triumphs over Ryukyu, claims East Division crown

It all started with a logical offensive strategy: get the ball to the big guys inside.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 5, 2018

News outlets quick to fall in love with prison break coverage

Did somebody say "prison break"? The thought took me back to the late 1970s, when I was waiting in the outbound immigration queue at Narita Airport, and found myself standing beside U.S. actor David Janssen (1931-80). From 1963, he'd starred in four seasons of the wildly popular ABC TV show "The Fugitive"...
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
May 5, 2018

'Japanese Tales from Times Past': One thousand years later, the 'Konjaku' is still educating its readers

The 'Konjaku Monogatari' is one of Japan's oldest collection of stories. Many are supernatural folktales that warn against foxes and demons. All are meant to educate.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 4, 2018

Japan's bull market wouldn't be the same without Abe

The prime minister's likely successor won't be as knowledgeable about economics or have the personal authority to be able to rein in the bureaucrats.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2018

Look who's picking up the tab for Karl Marx's birthday bash: China

Karl Marx's home town is holding a party for the "Communist Manifesto" author's bicentenary, and China is paying for the birthday gift.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 4, 2018

Ichiro Suzuki transitioning to front office with Mariners but keeps option open to play ball

Ichiro Suzuki is done as a player in 2018. The jury is out still on whether the baseball legend is calling it quits for good.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2018

In Trump-esque fashion, Abe on offensive against Japan's established media

Harsh media coverage has left a lasting impression on Abe. Perhaps so it doesn't happen again, his administration is now considering amending Japan's laws to fundamentally change the industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 3, 2018

How Japan can fix its gaping gender gap

The World Economic Forum's 2017 gender gap index ranks Japan 114th out of the 144 countries surveyed — this must change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2018

What to expect from the Trump-Kim summit

Before U.S. President Donald Trump starts celebrating the apparent diplomatic rapprochement on the Korean Peninsula, he should consider the challenges that lie ahead.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 1, 2018

The Spanish Golden Age of earthy realism

'Velazquez and the Celebration of Painting: The Golden Age in the Museo Del Prado' celebrates 150 years of Japan-Spain diplomatic relations with an exploration of the authority of vision and humanity of the divine.

Longform

A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake