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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 16, 2019

Japan's global moment is upon us

Japan's role as a global bridge-builder facilitating dialogue between international order and revisionist forces has never been more necessary.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 16, 2019

Rebels hope to kill off May's Brexit deal in 'last-chance' vote

Brexit-supporting rebels in British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party said on Wednesday they would vote down her European Union divorce deal when she brings it back to Parliament next month.
EDITORIALS
May 15, 2019

Press for freedom in Myanmar

With elections in 2020, Japan and other countries should be doing more to press and to shame the Myanmar government into progress on human rights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2019

Japan IR Expo opens in Osaka as candidates step up efforts to win integrated casino resort licenses

With the cities of Osaka and Wakayama stepping up their efforts to win a legalized integrated casino resort, the Japan IR Expo opened Wednesday in Osaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
May 15, 2019

Hiroshima parents decide school dress codes, but many don't realize it

A 45-year-old Hiroshima woman recently sent a text message to the Chugoku Shimbun newsroom that read: "A dress code at the elementary school my son goes to specifies that boys must wear shorts. Some students in higher grades feel embarrassed about exposing their legs. Isn't the shorts-only dress code...
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 14, 2019

Macron gets it all wrong over Nissan

It's hard to fathom why France is still seeking a Renault merger, even after the idea helped bring down Carlos Ghosn.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2019

Pathways to tackling the plastic waste problem

The plastic waste scourge is seriously imperiling the world's environmental well-being, including contaminating our freshwater and food chain.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 14, 2019

Ex-top Trump aide McMaster says accepting North Korea nukes would push Japan to debate own deterrent

Former U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster has said that the United States accepting North Korea as a de facto nuclear power would prompt Japan to debate whether or not it needed its own nuclear weapons, a claim that comes amid rekindled tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2019

Huawei and the unraveling of globalization

Cross-border investment and globalization is no longer seen as one of the major guarantors of international peace.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2019

G20 farm ministers urge high-tech push, cross-sector cooperation to feed world's hungry

The Group of Twenty Agriculture Ministers Meeting concluded Sunday with calls to feed a growing global population and promote sustainable agriculture through new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, robotics and drones, and to increase cooperation among farmers, nonfarm businesses and academia....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 12, 2019

Chinese woman's secret arrest in U.S. hints that sanctions probe goes beyond just Huawei

U.S. authorities were sitting on a sensitive secret last fall when Canada detained a top Huawei Technologies Co. executive on charges that her company misled banks about the company's business dealings in Iran.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 12, 2019

Carlos Ghosn's successor, Hiroto Saikawa, under siege from within as Nissan profit sinks

Nissan chief Hiroto Saikawa finds himself under pressure from several angles, including a drop in company profits and slumping U.S. sales.
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2019

Nuclear paralysis and nuclear risk

The risk of nuclear war is increasing at a time when the world can ill-afford more troubles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 10, 2019

Happy hour is over: MUFJ bank executive takes aim at Japan's 'nominication' drinking culture

It's time to stop drinking with the boss after work.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 10, 2019

Trump says he's 'surprised' by Senate subpoena of his son, Don Jr.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the Senate Intelligence Committee's subpoena of his son, Donald Trump Jr., came as a surprise, one day after reports that the Republican-led panel had called on his son to again answer questions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 9, 2019

After ballot, Denver set to become first U.S. city to decriminalize magic mushrooms

Based on final unofficial results Wednesday of a ballot initiative about the hallucinogenic drug, Denver will become the first city in the United States to decriminalize magic mushrooms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2019

Support act: Behind every Japanese prime minister is a fascinating first lady

When Chizuko Obuchi's husband, Keizo, became prime minister of Japan in July 1998 and the couple moved into the official residence, she was taken aback by what she found.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 8, 2019

Japan's labor shortage eats away at backbreaking work culture

When she worked in sales for a bank, Chihiro Narazaki was passed over for the best assignments in favor of older colleagues. Her input was discouraged and she often stayed late just to do routine paperwork.
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2019

The theory that (might) explain Trump's trade war

One school of economic thought argues that bilateral agreements are better than multilateral ones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 6, 2019

With two tweets, Trump shatters historic calm in global markets

In the end, all it took was two tweets from Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 5, 2019

South Korea's booming 'webtoons' put Japan's print manga on notice

Japan has long prided itself on being a manga powerhouse, but intense competition from overseas has left the industry at a crossroads.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 5, 2019

The power of Generation Reiwa

The Reiwa generation of university and high school graduates will enjoy a natural tailwind propelling them toward economic prosperity.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 5, 2019

A new dawn for Japan's imperial diplomacy?

How will the new emperor fare when it comes to promoting the nation's image and interests overseas?
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2019

Trump proposal would make it easier to deport immigrants, including green card holders, who use benefits

The Trump administration is considering reversing long-standing policy to make it easier to deport U.S. legal permanent residents who have used public benefits, part of an effort to restrict immigration by low-income people.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 5, 2019

Despite data scandals, Australian parties get free rein to gather personal info on voters

Australian political parties are using voter email addresses to find matching social media profiles and combining them with the country's compulsory electoral roll data, illustrating how privacy scandals have done little to slow the march of data-driven campaigning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 4, 2019

Social media fails to follow traditional news outlets' stricter approach to portrait rights in Japan

A man in Chiba Prefecture became irritated last month at how long it was taking for a barrier at a rail crossing to open. Losing patience, he fetched a hand saw from his van and removed the barrier arm so that he could drive through.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 4, 2019

Deciphering the curious act of talking to oneself

Talking to oneself is not respectable. It suggests many things, none of them good: abysmal loneliness, a mental screw loose, a social wire frayed, insanity, dementia. Shukan Post magazine this month cites experts in dementia who see solitary dialogue as a potential premonitory sign — not a conclusive...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
May 4, 2019

Japan's gang members are running out of places to hide

Membership in organized crime syndicates has been decreasing about 10 percent each year since 2011, according to National Police Agency statistics.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.

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