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Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Apr 1, 2019

Imperial era names — once coined by emperors, now by the Cabinet

Japan will usher in a new era, Reiwa, when Crown Prince Akihito ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1 — a day after Emperor Akihito abdicates.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2019

No news is bad news for civil discourse

The disappearance of local newspapers is making national politics more polarized.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2019

Before mosque attacks, New Zealand failed to record hate crimes for over a decade

Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Quran outside New Zealand mosques, in what community leaders said was the latest in a long list of threatening behavior against religious minorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2019

Plants and bugs: Japanese government pulls out all the stops to prevent leak ahead of era announcement

Officials are checking plants inside the Prime Minister's Office for bugging devices as the government makes every effort to keep the new Imperial era name secret until its official announcement.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Mar 30, 2019

Kyoko Nakajima's 'The Little House': Secrets hiding secrets, and much left unsaid

Kyoko Nakajima's 'The Little House' is the story of how generations in Japan talk — or don't talk — to each other, and their inability to connect across eras.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 30, 2019

Nemo Glassman: Bringing that extra variable to Japan travel

Name: Nemo Glassman
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Mar 29, 2019

Job agency pursues quality over quantity

As Japan's labor market becomes increasingly globalized, Spring Professional (the Adecco Group Japan Permanent Placement Division) has been rapidly attaining achievements and a reputation for successfully matching job seekers of varied nationalities with domestic and foreign enterprises in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2019

Worried about Huawei? Take a closer look at Tencent

The social media giant is a growing global force, and it does Beijing's bidding.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2019

Did Tokyo immigration officials allow proper treatment for ailing Kurdish detainee?

It had the appearance of a scandal in the making.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2019

In Thai poll mess, allies of tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra race coup-prone generals to secure majority

Thailand's first election since the 2014 coup was always going to be messy. But it's turning out to be even more chaotic than many observers expected, setting the stage for renewed tumult after five years of military rule.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2019

Tsunami-hit Ishinomaki to return 1964 Tokyo Olympics cauldron lent as symbol of 3/11 recovery

The city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture held a ceremony Sunday to return the 1964 Tokyo Olympics cauldron, after its four years on display to recognize the area's recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2019

North Korean diplomacy after the Hanoi impasse

Look for Kim to play the Russia card to ratchet up pressure on U.S. and South Korea.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Halal grows ahead of 2020 Games
Mar 25, 2019

Mutual gains in Japan-Malaysia investment

Japanese companies can greatly benefit from investing in Malaysia to expand into the Muslim market as providers of halal products.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Beyond Tokyo
Mar 24, 2019

Base-laden Okinawa vies to become tourism magnet

Just a couple minutes from the Okinawa Prefectural Government building and the busy shopping street Kokusai-dori, Sora Shokudo offers jerk chicken on the menu — a Caribbean cuisine that goes well with rum — which is now also produced in Okinawa and attracting interest from domestic and overseas tourists....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 23, 2019

Fumi Nagasaka: When Japan is neither in nor out of the picture

For Fumi Nagasaka, photography was born from making friends.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 21, 2019

Sakura-themed meals perfect for spring

Springtime is picnic time. In Japan, that means finding a relaxing spot to view the sakura cherry blossoms — and this spring, The Peninsula Tokyo has prepared a variety of sakura-themed amenities to help its guests get a true taste of the flowery season.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Mar 21, 2019

Tower Records goes all in on the vinyl trend with its new store, Tower Vinyl

Last year proved to be a pivotal one for streaming music in Japan. According to a report by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, 2018 saw plays via platforms such as YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify overtake digital downloads.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2019

Cockpit voice recorder of doomed Lion Air jet depicts pilots' frantic search for fix, sources say

The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 Max scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downward, but ran out of time before it hit the water, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said.
EDITORIALS
Mar 19, 2019

Relief falls short for victims of eugenics law

Relief measures for the victims of forced sterilization should be promptly taken; their plight had already been left unattended for too long.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2019

Grieving New Zealand turns to gun laws as it looks for lessons from Christchurch mosque massacre

After days of intense grieving for New Zealand's worst-ever mass shooting, attention began to turn to how the country's gun laws need to change and what warning signs might have been missed ahead of a gunman's attack on two mosques that killed 50 people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2019

Myanmar military court plan to probe army's alleged Rohingya atrocities hit as 'delusional'

Myanmar's army said on Monday it had set up a military court to investigate its conduct during a crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority in 2017 that forced more than 730,000 to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2019

Madness and savagery in New Zealand

We must all stand with New Zealand, and against the ignorant hatred that motivated last week's attacks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2019

U.S. version of 'one country, two systems'

Is it time for the U.S. to reintroduce the 'fairness doctrine' to prevent the media from broadcasting extreme views?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2019

Activists in Hong Kong and Taiwan feel heat as China fears 'separatist' collusion

As Beijing grows wary of pro-independence groups seeking to forge closer ties in Hong Kong and Taiwan, activists say they are coming under increased surveillance and harassment from pro-China media outlets and unofficial "operatives."

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