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COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Feb 21, 2018

Japan Times readers sound off on courtesy, blackface and education

A selection of letters about recent stories on the Community pages.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jan 28, 2018

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BASKETBALL
Jan 23, 2018

Japan Times launches basketball ebook giveaway for readers

The Japan Times is holding a contest for readers to win ebook copies of former Sunrockers and Brex forward Tyler Smith's new autobiography, "Called for Traveling: My Adventures Playing Pro Basketball Overseas."
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 27, 2017

Taiwan says Chinese air force held exercises near island 16 times in last year

China's air force has carried out 16 rounds of exercises close to Taiwan in the last year or so, Taiwan's defense ministry said on Tuesday, warning that China's military threat was growing by the day.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 13, 2017

Number of abortions in India are 20 times higher than estimated: study

Some 15.6 million abortions take place in India each year, with the majority of women taking pills at home without adequate counseling, a study said on Tuesday, calling for more trained doctors in public hospitals.
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BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2017

Millions of U.S. Expats May Get Tax Relief, Financial Times Says

Millions of U.S. expatriates may pay less tax as Republicans eye the elimination of requirements for citizens abroad to pay taxes both overseas and in the U.S., the Financial Times has reported, citing House Ways and Means Committee chief Kevin Brady.
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MULTIMEDIA
Sep 9, 2017

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BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2017

Wealthy Chinese rise to 1.6 million in past decade, up nearly nine times: survey

The number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in China has risen nearly nine times since a decade ago, a private survey released on Tuesday showed, as strong growth in the world's second-largest economy has spurred wealth creation.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jun 8, 2017

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MULTIMEDIA
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JAPAN
Apr 7, 2017

Kinki finance staff met with Osaka officials five times to hash out Moritomo's school application

The Osaka Prefectural Government announced Thursday that staff from the Finance Ministry's Kinki Local Finance Bureau met with its officials five times over 16 months to discuss scandal-plagued Moritomo Gakuen's application to open a new elementary school, placing pressure on officials in the final meeting...
Reader Mail
Apr 7, 2017

Best wishes for The Japan Times

Congratulations on your 120th anniversary! It was in 1963 that I began to subscribe to your esteemed newspaper, the same year I entered college. So I have been a regular reader for 54 years!
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JAPAN
Apr 4, 2017

University of Tokyo leads new Japan ranking of higher education institutions

The University of Tokyo was crowned the nation's top university for teaching and learning environments in a first-ever Japan ranking by the Times Higher Education magazine.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Feb 4, 2017

Japan Times 1942: 'Roosevelt orders aliens to abandon homes'

President Franklin Roosevelt's high-handed action ordering 10,000 aliens residing chiefly in the West Coast of the United States to abandon their homes has deeply shocked Christian circles in Japan, according to Domei.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 21, 2017

In uncertain times, Japan opts to save

A funny thing happened on the way to the marketplace. The crowd thinned out. Consumption? Been there, done that. Enough.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jan 21, 2017

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BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2017
Jan 17, 2017

Global cooperation needed in uncertain times

The world in 2016 saw many events signaling the rise of protectionism and populism, ranging from Brexit to Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election and people's fear of job loss due to immigrants and artificial intelligence (AI) development.
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WORLD
Dec 14, 2016

Mike Pence look-alike raises money for LGBT charities in Times Square

New York City's Times Square has long been famous for its neon advertising, giant billboards and characters dressed up as anything from Mickey Mouse to the Statue of Liberty.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dec 5, 2016

Death of Japan Times Honorary Chairman Toshiaki Ogasawara

It is with deep regret that we must announce the death of Toshiaki Ogasawara, who passed away on Nov. 30 (Wednesday) in the U.S. from heart failure following a long illness. He was 85.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2016

Surviving these troubled times

Our challenge, as individuals in this era of discontent, is to ensure that amid the madness, our own sanity endures.
EDITORIALS
Oct 17, 2016

The times they are a-changin'

Throughout his career, Bob Dylan's songs have struck a chord with the young and young at heart around the world. It is hard to imagine a 'purer' or more deserving form of literature.
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CULTURE / Books
Sep 17, 2016

'One Hundred Million Philosophers': The life and times of Japan's Science of Thought group

In "One Hundred Million Philosophers," Historian Adam Bronson profiles "one of the longest lasting and most influential intellectual groups" of the postwar era: Science of Thought (Shiso no Kagaku). He focuses on the tumultuous period between its founding in 1946 and the 1960 Anpo protests against the...
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MULTIMEDIA
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