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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2015

Cameron is right about how to take in refugees

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has taken a battering over his handling of Europe's refugee crisis, but his new approach is the right one.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2015

Will he, won't he? Osaka Mayor Hashimoto keeps public guessing about future role in politics

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto continues to fuel speculation that his political career will not end in November and that he might end up as an outside adviser to, or even a non-elected member of, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet by the end of the year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2015

British Airways 777 engine catches fire on Las Vegas runway; two hurt

A British Airways jetliner engine caught fire in Las Vegas as the plane was about to leave for London on Tuesday, forcing the pilots to abort takeoff, but all 172 passengers and crew escaped the smoke and flames that quickly enveloped the aircraft.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2015

In qualified about-face, Clinton apologizes for email practices

After resisting giving an unqualified apology for using a private email server during her time as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Tuesday that she was sorry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2015

Post-Labor Day Wall St. rockets jumps 2% amid China stimulus hopes

U.S. stocks rallied more than 2 percent in the late afternoon on Tuesday, bouncing after losses last week and as hopes increased for more stimulus measures from the Chinese government.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2015

Professor admits leaking bar exam questions to student

In a sign of systemic flaws in the nation's law schools, the Justice Ministry files a criminal complaint against a law professor for leaking bar exam questions to one of his students.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 8, 2015

Behind the scenes of ukiyo-e prints

Everyday life in Edo (present-day Tokyo) was befitting of a capital city — an era of beautiful women, graceful kabuki actors, bustling streets and breathtaking sights. The peace and stability imposed by the Edo Period (1603-1868) Tokugawa Shogunate allowed the city to flourish and led to the growth...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015

Beijing sending mixed signals with its military

There are risks associated with a U.S. containment policy aimed at China. But the risks associated with non-containment are greater.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015

Don't blame schools for worker shortages

Both Japanese and U.S. companies blame the education system for their alleged shortage of workers, but the complaint fails to stand up to scrutiny.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2015

Bill easing regulations on temp workers passes key committee

The ruling bloc bulldozed a contentious bill to revise the worker dispatch law through an Upper House committee Tuesday, clearing a critical hurdle for its enactment that will enable companies to use temporary workers for as long as they wish.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2015

Abe remains LDP president after Noda fails to build enough support to run

Now that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has cemented his leadership of the LDP, he is expected to focus on the economy ahead of next year's Upper House election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2015

Pyongyang believed renovating Yongbyon nuclear site, running reactor, Amano says

North Korea appears to be renovating and building facilities at its Yongbyon nuclear site, a central element of its atomic weapons program, the U.N. nuclear agency's head said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2015

U.S. believes Russia building up military presence in Syria, asks Greece to bar overflights

The U.S. has asked Greece to revoke special permission for Russian overflights after expressing concern about reports Moscow is engaged in a military build-up in Syria.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2015

Stopping nuclear terrorism

The single most effective way to prevent nuclear terrorism is to ensure that the amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material enters into force as soon as possible.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 7, 2015

The search begins: tips for tapping the Net in Japanese

If you want to have any hope of success in searching for data on the Web in Japanese, you're going to need to work at obtaining competence in keyboard input of the language.
WORLD
Sep 7, 2015

Critics push U.S. to 'show leadership,' accept more refugees

The United States came under more pressure Sunday to help Europe find sanctuary for a flood of immigrants displaced by war and chaos, but Washington showed no signs of planning a dramatic increase in its intake of refugees.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2015

Fossil fuel advocate Palin wants to be energy czar, says immigrants in U.S. should 'speak American'

Immigrants to the United States should "speak American," former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said on Sunday, adding her voice to a controversy triggered by Donald Trump's criticism of fellow Republican White House hopeful Jeb Bush's use of Spanish.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2015

Sanders edges Clinton by 9 points in New Hampshire, poll finds

Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened a 9-point lead over fellow Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton among party supporters in New Hampshire, according to an NBC News/Marist Poll released on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 7, 2015

Every European parish should host a refugee family, pope says

Pope Francis called on Sunday on every European church parish and religious community to take in one refugee family in a gesture of solidarity, which he said would start in the tiny Vatican state where he lives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 7, 2015

Sony developing 1,000-pictures-a-second sensor

Sony Corp. built a dominant position in image sensors by helping people take high-quality photos with smartphones. Now, the company is focusing on sensors that take photos at least 10 times faster than the human eye can see.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2015

U.K. to use foreign aid money to pay for housing Syrian refugees

Britain will use part of its foreign aid budget to help meet the costs of accommodating refugees arriving from Syria, its finance minister said Sunday, in a bid to head off public concerns over the impact on local services.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 7, 2015

Japan's Asian hoop champs return home

One day after they became the first Japanese team to clinch a berth at next summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the players and staff of Japan's women's basketball team made a triumphant return home with the gold medals around their necks on Sunday evening.
Trump kicks Zelenskyy out of White House after Oval Office meltdown
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington on Friday.
Oscar-nominated documentaries put Japan under the microscope
Journalist and filmmaker Shiori Ito made the documentary “Black Box Diaries” about her years-long battle to find justice following her sexual assault.
Prince Hisahito's coming-of-age ceremony set for Sept. 6
Prince Hisahito in the city of Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on Feb. 12
Itochu drops Seven & I buyout, putting Couche-Tard back in limelight
Itochu dropping its Seven & I Holdings buyout plan would place Alimentation Couche-Tard’s offer back in the limelight.
Six-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA great Diana Taurasi retires
Diana Taurasi celebrates after winning her sixth Olympic gold medal with Team USA at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024,
Taiwan comics on the rise: Local storytellers, global aspirations
Taiwanese comic artist Rishiazao and interpreter Yun-wen Huang greet an attendee at the 2025 Angouleme International Comics Festival in France.
Nils Nielsen's vision for Nadeshiko Japan comes to life at SheBelieves Cup
Nadeshiko Japan celebrates after winning the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday.
Famed artist Takashi Murakami partners with MLB for Tokyo Series
A model wears items that are part of Takashi Murakami's collaboration with MLB.
Oscar-nominated documentaries put Japan under the microscope
Journalist and filmmaker Shiori Ito made the documentary “Black Box Diaries” about her years-long battle to find justice following her sexual assault.
Jose Ando's rapid rise from first pages to the Akutagawa Prize
Jose Ando purposefully wrote his Akutagawa Prize-winning novel “Dtopia” to be accessible to an audience beyond Japan and to spark conversations about race, gender and the effects of modern entertainment.

Podcast

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

Longform

The building of new high-rise residential buildings has some alarmed that they could empty and fall into disrepair as Japan's population shrinks.
The high cost of letting Japan's condos crumble
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