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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 17, 2015

Japan's economy shrinks as consumption, investment fall

The economy contracted last quarter as consumers and businesses cut spending, putting pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to return his focus to 'Abenomics.'
EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2015

Okinawa hiatus must be productive

While work for the Futenma base replacement in Okinawa is suspended for a month, the Abe administration should not use the occasion as a mere political gesture and instead should listen sincerely to what Gov. Takeshi Onaga has to say.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 9, 2015

Is Japan equipped to handle historic decisions that cost lives, limbs and loved ones?

Perhaps calendars should indicate not just holidays, but the dates on which important people in our collective pasts made decisions that caused tremendous harm.
EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2015

The truth in Isozaki's candid words

The Abe administration's sentiments were bluntly underlined when a special adviser to the prime minister asserted that security considerations take precedence over the stability of the nation's legal system.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2015

Biden calls Abe to apologize after WikiLeaks details alleged NSA spying on Tokyo

The U.S. vice president said he was sorry for the U.S. “causing trouble,” according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, following allegations the NSA spied on Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 4, 2015

Abe losing to his demons

On the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat and surrender, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a wonderful opportunity to set a new path for Japan, for Asia and the world. But will he take it?
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 1, 2015

Steamer races German submarine; suspected foreign spies arrested; Indoor angling curbs urged; Tokyo regrets Iraq invasion of Kuwait

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JAPAN
Jul 31, 2015

WikiLeaks alleges widespread U.S. spying on Japanese government, major companies

Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks releases a trove of documents titled “Target Tokyo” detailing alleged snooping by the U.S. National Security Agency on the Japanese government and businesses — just as negotiators from 12 nations, including Japan and the U.S., hope to wrap up the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2015

Nation's political culture stands at major crossroads

Will Japan be dragged down by egocentric anti-intellectualism and suspension of judgment, or will a new civic culture turn the nation into a more mature democracy?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 25, 2015

Abe battles to prevent support slipping toward danger zone

Public opposition to defense bills, the Olympic stadium debacle and concerns about China force Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the offensive as his support slides.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2015

Defense white paper stresses threat posed by China

The Defense Ministry says it remains deeply concerned about China's maritime ambitions in the region, particularly in the light of Chinese domestic trends.
WORLD
Jul 20, 2015

Obama sends Iran deal to wary Congress; Netanyahu urges rejection

President Barack Obama's administration sent a nuclear agreement with Tehran to Congress on Sunday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged U.S. lawmakers to reject a deal he said would only feed an "Iranian terror machine."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Jul 19, 2015

Japan's hospitals weigh overseas branches, medical tourism in search for profit

Affluent foreigners represent attractive market, but Japan's health care industry is inexperienced in reaching out to foreigners.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2015

Government considering changing Olympic stadium construction plan in face of huge cost

The government is considering modifying the construction plan for the new National Stadium, exploring ways to curb the unexpectedly high construction costs of ¥252 billion, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2015

North Korea appears to play for time on abductions probe

A year after opening a second probe into the issue, Pyongyang tells Tokyo it needs more time to find the rest of the Japanese it abducted decades ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2015

Olympics minister says first task is to address stadium funding feud

The newly appointed minister of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games says his immediate priority is to build trust between the central government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government over funding the international sporting extravaganza.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 30, 2015

New economic growth plan adopted but some economists unconvinced

The Cabinet on Tuesday adopted a revised policy to rehabilitate the budget, saddled with the world's biggest debt burden. It also accepted a strategy to boost economic growth, but economists and an opposition leader warned that snowballing social security costs need further belt-tightening.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2015

Media fire back at LDP for targeting revenue of newspapers critical of security bills

Calls from the younger ranks of the LDP to “punish” media organizations critical of the national security bills “by taking their ad revenues” sparks an industry outcry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 24, 2015

The pathetic state of the DPJ

With the opposition camp, notably the DPJ, in tatters, everything is working to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's advantage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 20, 2015

Ishin no To tries to quell bickering over lawmakers' alternative security bills

More than 30 members of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) gathered in Osaka on Saturday to hash out differences in opinions over three security bills proposed by the party's Diet members.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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

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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
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