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EDITORIALS
Sep 19, 2018

Beef up disaster defense for key infrastructure

The government and operators of key infrastructure must brace for worst-case scenarios that defy the experiences of past disasters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2018

Climate change: A race against time

Utilizing Japan's superior technology and expertise in clean energy, we must step up to take a lead in the global fight to save the Earth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2018

Deadlocked North Korean nuclear talks likely to be at top of Trump's mind after flurry of seemingly tantalizing proposals

Deadlocked denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and Washington are expected to again weigh heavily on U.S. President Donald Trump's mind after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered up a flurry of seemingly tantalizing proposals Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2018

New app identifies underwater creatures at Japan aquariums with the tap of a finger

Ever struggled to identify the name of a fish when visiting an aquarium?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo works to replenish diplomatic ranks, restore morale after cuts under Tillerson

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has nearly doubled promotions of top American diplomats as he seeks to restore work relations with a staff alienated by his predecessor, Rex Tillerson.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 18, 2018

Hong Kong to allow dependent visa for same-sex couples after landmark ruling

Hong Kong said on Tuesday it will recognize overseas same-sex partnerships when granting dependent visas, more than two months after the city's top court ruled that a British lesbian should be granted a spousal visa in a landmark judgment.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 18, 2018

'Masanori Ikeda Portrait Project 2012-2018 "Inase na Tokyo"'

Sept. 22-Oct. 14
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2018

Legacies of the financial crisis

We can no longer rule out the possibility of another great depression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2018

The trial of the century

A group of young Americans are suing the U.S. government for the right to have a livable planet.
Japan Times
Sep 18, 2018

Launch of Real-time Multi-language Translation Amongst Different Messaging Platforms

Tokyo, Japan - Kotozna, Inc (formerly known as Jaqool, Inc) today announced the launch of kotozna chat, a multi-lingual real-time translation service using social media platforms, for inbound travelers. This service will be in effect Sept. 18, 2018.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2018

With eye on foreign tourists, Kyoto bids to expand nighttime sightseeing

At 6 p.m. on one weekday in August an enthusiastic audience had almost filled Gion Corner, a theater of some 200 seats at the center of the Gion traditional entertainment district in the city of Kyoto.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2018

Education in the age of automation

The outcome of the race between technology and education will determine whether the opportunities presented by major innovations are seized, and whether the benefits of progress are widely shared.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Sep 17, 2018

When stumped in Japanese, go where stumped Japanese go

Reading Japanese explanations of Japanese grammar patterns is a surefire way to improve your reading ability and to make sure you're getting unadulterated content.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 17, 2018

Let's discuss damage to Kansai airport

After Kansai International Airport was flooded by a typhoon, the central government and the region proposes temporarily routing some flights to other Kansai airports.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2018

Palestinian stabs U.S.-Israeli citizen to death at West Bank mall, is captured

A Palestinian fatally stabbed an American-born Jewish settler in the occupied West Bank on Sunday then was himself shot and seized by armed civilians who gave chase.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 16, 2018

Bilingual project aims to be a springboard to women's empowerment in Japan

A new bilingual program aims to cross language and cultural barriers and help all women move ahead in their professional and personal lives — sharing with and learning from each other in the process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 16, 2018

Tourists targeted to shore up popularity of dwindling ¥2,000 bill

Despite a much-heralded debut 18 years ago, ¥2,000 bills failed to find wide appeal, and sightings have recently become scarce. But the government is hoping to turn that around.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2018

China tells Taiwan to halt all mainland spying, sabotage activities

China on Sunday accused Taiwan's spy agencies of stepping up efforts to steal intelligence with the aim of "infiltration" and "sabotage," and warned the island against further damaging already strained cross-strait ties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2018

Killings in famed mariachi plaza pose test for Mexico's new government

Five people died after a dramatic shootout at a famed Mexico City mariachi plaza, officials said on Saturday, the latest in a recent string of crimes in the capital that will soon put to the test the incoming government's new tactics to fight violence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2018

Massive Russian war games see naval forces hunt submarines in Pacific waters north of Hokkaido

Russian naval vessels have conducted anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Pacific waterway between Russia and Hokkaido, as part of the country's largest military exercise in decades.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Sep 15, 2018

The long struggle to become international

Eighth-century Japan was an infant civilization. Its prehistory had been long. Awakened at last, Japan drank eagerly from the source: China, then at its creative peak.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 15, 2018

Growing pains

'The size of umbrellas these days is getting out of control.'

Longform

Passengers that were on a morning train attacked by members of the Aum Shinrikyo group wait for medical assistance outside Kasumigaseki Station on March 20,1995.
The day a religious cult brought terror to Tokyo