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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2017

Myanmar's decades-old jihadi curse

It is vital to address the long history of Islamist extremism that has contributed to the Rohingya's' current plight.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2017

The dangers of demographic denial

The benefits of having a rapidly growing youthful population is fast fading as advances in automation reduce labor-intensive employment opportunities.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2017

Former DP heavyweight Yukio Edano seeks to fill void with new liberal-minded party

Edano says his new liberal-minded party will maximize the chances of dethroning Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Oct 2, 2017

In some Japanese sentences, it's all relative

An example of relative clauses: 'The article that I'm about to read doesn't look very interesting.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 2, 2017

Trump dismissal of U.S.-North Korea talks has some fearful of what comes next

After his curt dismissal over Twitter of talks with North Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump has left many wondering — and some fearing — what his next move against the nuclear-armed nation will be.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2017

Britain caught in crossfire, says it will fight to protect jobs amid Boeing-Bombardier row

Britain, caught in the crossfire of a damaging trade dispute between plane makers Boeing and Bombardier, said on Sunday it would fight its corner to protect thousands of jobs put at risk in Northern Ireland.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 2, 2017

NFL trio kneel despite Trump's fresh call for protests to end, but stand for U.K. anthem

Some National Football League players knelt again on Sunday when the U.S. national anthem was played before a game in London, defying U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed call to end their protest over racial injustice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2017

Moscow reveals cables sent to USSR by famed British double agent Kim Philby

A new exhibition in Moscow has made public for the first time secret documents that British double agent Kim Philby sent to his Soviet handlers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Taking the Lead
Oct 1, 2017

Online research firm aims to break Japanese mold with global market quest

Market analysts say Japanese internet firms rarely succeed overseas, and there haven't been many who have proven them wrong so far.
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 1, 2017

Playing on a good sense of humor

There are some things in life that are designed just for fun. And why not?
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2017

Ending life-threatening overwork

The Dentsu case serve as a catalyst for greater efforts by businesses and the government to eradicate excessively long work hours.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2017

Japan-based U.S. carrier navigates crowded waters as North Korea tensions mount

As the commanders of the largest U.S. warship in Asia seek to maintain operational readiness amid protracted tensions over North Korea, they find themselves keeping one eye on China, too.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 30, 2017

336 Ebisu: Neo-bistro has food and style all its own

If you judge restaurants solely by their architecture and decor, you'd probably finger 336 Ebisu as a temple of modern Scandinavian cuisine. The interior is so simple and airy — all big windows, curving arches, light-wood furniture, unadorned walls — that you expect dishes of Nordic precision. You'd...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Sep 30, 2017

Japan Times 1992: 'Rush hour may be making "salarymen" fit'

Weaving in and out of rush hour throngs to keep pace with a break-neck work schedule has helped Japanese men grow stronger and more agile over the past decade, researchers suggested Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2017

Tech and regulators can find common ground

Big shocks to the landscape, including the operating context for both incumbents and disrupters, require adaptations that can be — and often are — inherently complex.
Reader Mail
Sep 29, 2017

A visitor to Hiroshima says 'thank you' for kind act

I was on holiday with family in Japan and on Sept. 24 I visited the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome. When I was praying for peace and choked with emotion at the Cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims, my kids who were quite restless in the heat found a much-needed light blue Alice in Wonderland umbrella hanging...
Reader Mail
Sep 29, 2017

Defending Abe administration

I was puzzled by Jeff Kingston's column in the Sept. 17 edition. I will focus on a few points to explain why.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 29, 2017

Love of poetry, books made Meschery unique in NBA

Second in a three-part series
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 29, 2017

Giant tree-dwelling rat species found in Solomon Islands

People living on the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean long had spoken of a big, tree-dwelling rat called vika that inhabited the rain forest, but the remarkable rodent managed to elude scientists — until now.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2017

Yoshimoto Kogyo comedians team up with Fukushima to restore disaster-hit scenic rail line

Fukushima Prefecture has teamed up with major entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. as the prefecture reopens a scenic local railway line that had been partially closed due to damage from torrential rain six years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2017

Billionaire education chief Betsy DeVos draws largely silent protest at Harvard speech

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was confronted by largely silent protesters holding signs opposing the Trump administration's promotion of for-profit schools and changes to how colleges handle sex assault allegations at a speech at Harvard University on Thursday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 29, 2017

Trump tells Fox that NFL team owners are 'afraid of their players' and draws flak for false facts

President Donald Trump drew a rebuke from the National Football League on Thursday after he said football team owners are afraid of their players, his latest criticism of NFL players kneeling during the U.S. national anthem.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 28, 2017

Brave Thunders focused on positive start to season

There might not be many teams that are as motivated as the Kawasaki Brave Thunders to have a great start to the 2017-18 season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2017

Japan's flops turning bond market stars amid hunt for higher yields

Japan's yield-hungry investors are helping turn companies that were once bond-market pariahs into stars.

Longform

Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly