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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2015

Just how dangerous is China-Britain nuclear agreement?

China does not share Western values about domestic social order, or about cyber espionage, but it does share our values about the need to avoid war.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2015

Canada moves back to the middle of the road

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's core social and economic policies won't be radically different from those of Stephen Harper, but he'll be much nicer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2015

Hiroji Kubota's lens is a witness to history

Photographer Hiroji Kubota believes that "everyone has a great drama to tell." With the release of his retrospective photo book, simply titled "Hiroji Kubota Photographer," now it's his turn to tell his.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 24, 2015

Natsume Soseki goes back to hell in 'The Miner'

Natsume Soseki's 1908 novel "The Miner" has often been regarded as an oddity. It stands aloof both in subject matter and style from the two great "trilogies" Soseki penned between 1908 and 1914.
EDITORIALS
Oct 24, 2015

Truancy rate increases again

The education ministry must do a better job in reducing truancy by addressing the needs of students who don't fit the standard system.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 24, 2015

Student participation in politics involves risk

Providing voter education to high school students is important, but it can't be a situation where the government is the speaker and teachers its mouthpieces.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW
Oct 24, 2015

New justice minister pledges tighter immigration control at airports amid an increase in tourists

Amid a surge in foreign tourists, newly appointed Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki said Friday that tightening immigration control at airports is one of the ministry's most urgent priorities.
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CULTURE / Music
Oct 23, 2015

I Am Robot And Proud thinks of a sound calculation

Shaw-Han Liem brings new meaning to the term "math rock."
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 23, 2015

Prefecture battle; the witches of Japan; CM of the week: SoftBank

The government's plan for regional revitalization gets a boost from the world of television with the three-hour variety special "47 Todofuken Taiko! Kakuzeke Nippon!" ("47-prefecture Rivalry! Ranking Japan!"; Fuji TV, Sun., 7 p.m.).
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 23, 2015

Toshiba unveils trilingual robot in Odaiba

Toshiba Corp. unveiled a new multilingual android Friday who introduces herself and gives out information in three languages to tourists visiting Tokyo's popular Odaiba waterfront district.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2015

Koizumi's political skills to be tested with appointment to LDP's Policy Research Council

The political skills of one of the most popular politicians in Japan are likely to be put to a real test soon.
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2015

Opposition eyes campaign tie-up

The opposition camp could cut into the ruling bloc's grip on the Diet if the parties can agree to cooperate for next summer's Upper House election.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2015

Rejuvenate Japan's industrial might with the humanities

Japanese manufacturers are failing to keep up with the global competition, and the narrow education their employees receive is a primary cause.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 23, 2015

BOJ to snip GDP, inflation forecasts for 2015, 2016

The Bank of Japan will cut its growth and inflation outlook for this fiscal year at a rate review next week, but only slightly tweak its projections for next year, sources said, possibly tempering expectations that the central bank will soon ease monetary policy further.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 23, 2015

China says naval ties with United States 'best in history'

Relations between the Chinese and U.S. navies are their "best in history" and exchanges between the two will become more systematic in the future, China's military on Friday cited the country's naval chief as telling visiting U.S. officers.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Oct 23, 2015

Kodo-kai still raking in funds despite tougher yakuza laws

The Kodokai is emerging as Japan's strongest yakuza group, thanks to its prodigious money-making skills.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2015

Abe-Park summit would be 'a springboard' toward improved bilateral ties, expert says

The planned summit next month between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye is 'a springboard' toward restoring normal bilateral ties but will not be enough to resolve deep-rooted issues between the nations, an expert has said.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 22, 2015

'Back to the Future' Day in Japan

People around the world celebrated Oct. 21, 2015, as the day is when Marty McFly is supposed to arrive in the future, and thanks to its location on the international dateline, Japan was early to the global party. Here are few highlights from social media.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2015

Western Digital to buy SanDisk for $19 billion

Western Digital Corp. agreed to buy SanDisk Corp. for about $19 billion (¥2.26 trillion), gaining access to a supply of semiconductors that are at the heart of a fast-growing type of computer storage.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 22, 2015

Climate change slams economy: Stanford-Berkeley study

Climate change could cause 10 times more damage to the global economy than previously estimated, slashing output by as much as 23 percent by the end of the century, a new research paper from Stanford and Berkeley finds.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 22, 2015

Ginza Cozy Corner takes dessert into hyperdrive with 'Star Wars' cakes

One Japanese confectionary vendor is about to find the Force deep within a sweet tie-up.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2015

Groups criticize Japan's tolerance of child pornography, call for stricter laws

Dismayed at entrenched child pornography in Japan, organizations petition the welfare minister to crack down on the sexual abuse of minors.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2015

Indonesia to use chemical castration to punish pedophiles

Indonesia's president will soon sign a decree authorizing the use of chemical castration to punish pedophiles, the attorney general said, following a string of headline-grabbing child sex crimes.
WORLD / Society
Oct 21, 2015

U.N. report shows women inching slowly, unevenly toward equality

Women are more educated, marrying later and living longer worldwide but millions remain illiterate and trapped by work that pays little or nothing, according to a United Nations report on Tuesday assessing progress over the past two decades.

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