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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 19, 2013

Immigration reform: Could this be Abe's new growth strategy?

The politics of immigration in Japan involve anxieties about national identity and worries about crime. Looking at other countries with large numbers of immigrants, the Japanese government has said "no thanks." There are, however, strong economic reasons for Japan to let down the drawbridges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 10, 2013

Gold rush: Japan Inc. flocks to Myanmar

Political reforms are happening because the military/political leaders wanted to end their nation's isolation and benefit from having a more prosperous economy.
COMMENTARY
Apr 30, 2012

The international path toward self-destruction

The latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows that, after allowing for some data uncertainties, world military spending in 2011 as essentially unchanged from that in 2012. This breaks a 13-year-long run of continuous military spending increases. It might be a...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 15, 2011

Tokyo ordinance a potential contract-killer

A prediction: if Japan ever becomes a police state, it will come about not by national law but municipal ordinances. And the war on organized crime could be the engine that drives the process.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2010

Nuke ban must apply to all

The Obama administration's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), released this month, has received much attention for declaring that the United States will not use nuclear weapons against nonnuclear weapon states. As an NGO representative involved in an ongoing debate between Japan and Australia over this issue,...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 20, 2008

International Tokyo Toy Show

Where else could the Pocket Monsters, Tomica Hero Rescue Force, Miffy and Yattermen all share the same stage?
COMMENTARY / JAPAN IN THE GLOBAL ERA
Jun 10, 2002

Going 'international' is a matter of trust

Fifteenth in a series
COMMUNITY / How-tos / GETTING THINGS DONE
Apr 18, 1999

Travel report

Never before have I returned to Japan after an overseas trip at the end of the cherry blossoms. Don't do it! The season is best when it is being anticipated. When I left, there was just the hint of a pink haze around the trees, the first indication that the blossoms were readying their show. That is...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Longform
Jun 4, 2023

'Stakeout Diary': A killer on the run, two postwar gumshoes — noir at its finest

When a photographer was given rare permission to follow two detectives through Tokyo on a murder case, who’d have known he’d gather a legion of fans decades later.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2023

Iran confirms death sentence for Swedish-Iranian dissident

The Islamic Republic of Iran executes more people every year than any other nation except China, according to rights groups including Amnesty International.
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Angola report 2022
Aug 26, 2022

Liberalized telecommunications sector in good shape

Angola’s telecoms sector continues to develop at a decent pace thanks to a forward-thinking government and many incentives and measures that have encouraged cross-border investment agreements and enticed leading providers, whose investments have boosted coverage and competition and lowered prices for...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 10, 2022

Report: Tom Brady’s un-retirement threw NFL schedule into upheaval

The Tampa Bay quarterback's decisions impacted the machinations of a system designed to give all 32 teams a balanced slate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2022

France issues arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, report says

Since Ghosn's dramatic escape from Japan, his main legal risks have largely shifted to France, where he is accused of using Renault funds to pay for a yacht and his wife's birthday party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 28, 2021

U.K. aims to conclude Pacific trade group talks next year, report says

U.K. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss reportedly said she expects trade between the United States and Britain could be liberalized if Washington rejoined the CPTPP grouping.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2021

Nigerian Olympic delegate is first hospitalized visitor with COVID-19, report says

The individual, a nonathlete in their 60s, reportedly tested positive on Thursday evening at the airport with mild symptoms but was hospitalized because of age and pre-existing conditions.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jun 28, 2021

LaShawn Toyoda learned how to code during the pandemic. Japan's international community is glad she did.

After a lot of study, LaShawn Toyoda took what she learned and created a multilingual database of where to find vaccinations in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2021

Visit to Japan by IOC's Bach expected to be canceled, report says

Public broadcaster NHK reported that the visit is now expected to be canceled given that the coronavirus state of emergency has been extended in Tokyo and other areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2021

IOC President Bach to visit Japan in May for meeting with Suga, report says

Bach will attend a torch relay ceremony in Hiroshima on May 17 and meet with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga the next day, according to a report.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2020

Australia ‘deeply troubled’ by report on China coal import ban

Australia’s Trade Minister Simon Birmingham says he is "deeply troubled” by reports that China has formally banned imports of Australian coal, in the latest sign the dispute between the nations is worsening.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 27, 2020

Goro Koyama, PI: A private investigator who serves the international community

From trailing secret lovers to suspicious dentists, Goro Koyama says his job isn't quite what you see portrayed in film noir.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2019

China strikes secret deal to allow armed forces at Cambodian naval base: report

China will be able to place armed forces at a Cambodian naval base under a secret agreement the two nations have reached, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
The Safran logo outside the company's headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2023

Hunt for suspect jet engine parts spurs call for regulation

False documentation could allow the sale of old or unsafe aircraft parts as new, raising safety concerns
NHK's headquarters in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2024

NHK chief apologizes for Senkaku Islands report on Chinese news

NHK is considering seeking damages from and filing a criminal complaint against a Chinese newscaster over the incident.
Trump plans his tariff ‘Liberation Day’ with more targeted push
U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, on Saturday.
OpenAI study finds links between ChatGPT use and loneliness
San Francisco-based OpenAI sees the new studies as a way to get a better sense of how people interact with, and are affected by, its popular chatbot.
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
China's restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit economy
A kitchenware recycling team collects equipment at a closed hotpot restaurant in Beijing last month.
Japan, China and South Korea agree to promote peace and cooperation
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left), Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (center) and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul pose for the cameras during a trilateral meeting in Tokyo on Saturday.
Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year
Wages are set for another big increase this year as annual negotiations secure generous agreements.
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
Shohei Ohtani belts a home run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs.
What's the fuss over Ishiba's gift vouchers?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waits for a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee to begin in Tokyo on Friday.
At Tokyo Dome, a stage so big that even Shohei Ohtani felt nervous
Shohei Ohtani tips his batting helmet during the opening game of the MLB season between the Dodgers and Cubs on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome

Podcast

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

Longform

The sun shines from behind a waving Philippine flag at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
Eighty years after the Battle of Manila, old foes forge new ties
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