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EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2018

Keep memories of the war alive for future generations

World War II should be remembered so the folly of war is not repeated in the future.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2018

Japanese journalist missing in Syria likely man in IS-style video: government

The government says the man in a video released by apparent militants is likely Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who is believed to have been kidnapped in Syria in 2015.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2018

Mediterranean 'disembarkation platforms' no quick fix to ease EU migration crisis: U.N. agency

Planned new centers around the Mediterranean to handle migrants will be no silver bullet solution to the European Union's immigration challenge, says a U.N. agency of the idea it will be asked to implement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 30, 2018

Shinzo Abe's Kake Gakuen scandal refuses to lie down and die

Most people believe politicians lie, though the reflexive skepticism with which the current U.S. president’s pronouncements are met is probably exceptional. The secret to successful lying is to never admit to it in the slightest way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2018

Thailand turns to tech to end slavery at sea as workers push for rights

Enslaved on a Thai fishing vessel for 11 years, Tun Lin saw his fellow workers lose their minds one after another, with one fisherman jumping into the sea to end his life.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 16, 2018

Ken Watanabe: Japan's flag-bearer in the world of entertainment

Ahead of the opening of 'The King and I' in London on June 21, the award-winning actor calls on young Japanese to step outside their comfort zone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 4, 2018

Rich nations — including Japan — spend at least $100 billion a year on fossil fuels despite climate pledges

“The G7 have pledged to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, but they don't have any systems in terms of accountability to meet the pledges,” says study's lead author.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2018

Breaking down the Kake Gakuen scandal: Who's lying, Abe or his political opponents?

Opposition camp lawmakers roared in anger. Stenographers were ordered to stop transcribing. The prime minister accused an opposition leader of lying.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 22, 2018

Mercury hits 44 as Pakistan heatwave kills 65 in Karachi, welfare group reports

A heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi over the past three days, a social welfare organization said on Tuesday, amid fears the death toll could climb as the high temperatures persist.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 21, 2018

Fukushima, seven years on

Great progress has been made in the prefecture's reconstruction, but challenges must still be overcome.
EDITORIALS
May 14, 2018

Mahathir makes a stunning comeback

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohomad's win in parliamentary elections is a victory for democracy in a region that has experienced many recent setbacks in that area.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 12, 2018

Lawmaker Hiroyuki Konishi's encounter with an irate SDF officer stirs debate on military

On April 16, opposition lawmaker Hiroyuki Konishi was walking by the Upper House members’ office building in Tokyo when he encountered a man jogging. The man recognized Konishi and started talking to him. His manner soon turned belligerent. An officer in the Self-Defense Forces, he objected to what...
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 8, 2018

Mets off to fast start, but season is a long one

Old MLB axiom: Don't believe what you see in April.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2018

How bullying Iran could backfire for Trump

The end state to the U.S. president's approach on Iran could be war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 21, 2018

LGBTQ voices: Embracing progress

Ahead of Tokyo Rainbow Pride week later this month, we hear from from people in the LGBTQ community about recent moves to raise awareness of sexual minorities in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 12, 2018

Abe under threat as Kake Gakuen scandal roars back to life

A scandal centered on allegations that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe improperly wielded his influence to help a close friend cut through government red tape has roared back to life after seeming to have died down last year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2018

China hacking U.S. firms linked to dispute in South China Sea: FireEye

Chinese hackers have launched a wave of attacks on mainly U.S. engineering and defense companies linked to the disputed South China Sea, the cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc. said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Mar 16, 2018

Bitcoin's 'death cross' looms as strategist eyes 76% plunge to $2,800

The tea leaves don't bode well for Bitcoin.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2018

Article 9 revision seen as politically risky amid Moritomo scandal

The outlook for ruling Liberal Democratic Party's deliberations on how best to amend the Constitution is now in doubt, with the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe having been rocked by a scandal involving falsification of official documents, senior lawmakers suggested Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 12, 2018

Abe's route to revising Article 9 crosses minefield of legalese

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is now entering a critical phase of debate on what has been one of the most contentious political issues throughout the postwar years: whether and how the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution should be revised.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 17, 2018

The face of immigration is rapidly changing in Japan

Over the past half decade, major changes have taken place in the demographics of foreign residents in Japan. Weekly Playboy's Dec. 18 issue devoted a four-page article to "Research into Vietnamese." Why Vietnamese? And why now?
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 16, 2018

Fire, ash and a bicycle ride around the volcanic Sakurajima Island

Active Kagoshima Prefecture volcano a hot destination for cycle tourists, best viewed from the safety of Sengan-en, an Edo Period circuit garden.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018

China using economic incentives to charm tech-savvy Taiwanese youth and entrepreneurs

A startup incubator on the outskirts of Shanghai is laying out sweeteners for budding entrepreneurs: Free office space, subsidized housing rent, tax breaks and in some cases, cash of up to 200,000 yuan ($31,000).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 8, 2018

TPAM's magic happens in front of and behind the curtain

Back in 1995, some of the movers and shakers of the domestic theater scene got together at various venues around the capital for an event called the Tokyo Performing Arts Market. The aim was simple: connect up-and-coming Japanese artists to the producers and theater buffs who might be able to support...
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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