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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 31, 2015

U.S., Japan have 'significant gap' on auto market access

Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler said on Monday that "significant gaps" in the trade negotiations remain between the United States and Japan regarding access for U.S. automobiles in the Japanese market.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 25, 2015

Kawabuchi doubles down on Japan 2024 Task Force agenda

Change can be quite difficult, and there's often resistance to it.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 24, 2015

BOJ needs to spread the wealth to rural Japan

The BOJ needs to broaden the impact of the its unprecedented easing program beyond Japan's biggest cities.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 22, 2015

Nothing will silence anti-coup Thais in Japan

It is difficult to estimate how many Thais who oppose the current military government in Bangkok reside in Japan, but clearly some of them have become more politically active than their counterparts living in Western countries.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2015

Japan to expand Southeast Asia security ties with Indonesia pact

Japan will sign a defense pact with Indonesia next week, officials in both governments said, the latest effort by Tokyo to forge closer security ties with Southeast Asian nations and build a counterbalance to China.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2015

Japan's accounting problem

Japan's 'lost decades' were not quite as disastrous as commonly assumed.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2015

Investor Dan Loeb takes on Japan's mega-bot

Hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb's budding success with Fanuc hints change may be afoot in corporate Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Mar 14, 2015

Japan still building for Premier 12, WBC

Atsunori Inaba knows a thing or two about the highs and lows of international competition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2015

Misawa spelling prodigy wins 6th Japan Times Bee

A diligent speller whose favorite English word is "floccinaucinihilipilification," or "the action or habit of estimating something as worthless," proved his exceptional talent by correctly spelling the championship word "snood" to clinch the 6th Japan Times Bee on Saturday at Japan Times Nifco Hall in...
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2015

Japan, France ink defense gear transfer pact at two-plus-two meeting

Japan and France signed a pact on defense equipment transfers Friday at a meeting of their foreign and defense chiefs in Tokyo to strengthen bilateral ties in security.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2015

Team Europe jumps out to early lead, earns series split against Japan

This time Team Europe shut the door on one of the world's best.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 10, 2015

Samurai Japan stages comeback victory over Team Europe

Samurai Japan was on the ropes against a team of European stars hungry for a marquee win in its first game together as Team Europe.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 10, 2015

Three reasons why Japan will get more stimulus

With no sign that Japan's economy is on the path of a self-sustaining recovery, a third dose of quantitative easing is almost certain.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Mar 10, 2015

Statement adviser to Abe: Acknowledge Japan waged 'war of aggression'

A noted political and diplomatic scholar widely considered to be a close adviser to Prime Minister Shinu00adzo Abe takes a surprising stance.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 6, 2015

Common values bind Japan and Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Japan next week will underscore the common values between the two nations and the potential for mutual cooperation on issues involving Germany's leadership role in Europe and Japan's efforts to achieve true peace with its neighbors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2015

Sompo Japan to purchase 15% stake in French re-insurer Scor

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. will buy a 15 percent stake in French re-insurer Scor SE in potentially its biggest-ever overseas investment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Mar 4, 2015

Seeking pollen protection in Japan with sprays, apps and nose plugs

Here are a few examples of how people in Japan combat, or endure, the harsh allergy season.

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat