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COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Mar 31, 2016

'I became temporarily blind, deaf and paralyzed'

Michi Kobi's acting career reflected the way the U.S.-Japanese relations changed over the years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2016

Obama's last atomic summit finds nuclear fears high, momentum against proliferation low

Just as fears of nuclear terrorism are rising, U.S. President Barack Obama's drive to lock down vulnerable atomic materials worldwide seems to have lost momentum and could slow further.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2016

Libya mars Clinton's foreign policy credentials

Hillary Clinton was a co-author of the U.S. plan to topple Moammar Gadhafi, which led to Libya becoming a failed state.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 30, 2016

Nuclear issues involving North Korea, Japan on table at Washington summit

The North's nuclear weapons program is thought to top a list of topics that world leaders, including Japan's prime minister, will discuss in Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2016

China considers banning all unapproved Internet domains

China's government is moving to tighten its grip over the Internet as it rolls out draft rules that will effectively ban Web domains not approved by local authorities, including possibly the most widely used .com and .org addresses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 30, 2016

Minister admits FBI warned Dutch about wanted El Bakraoui brothers week before Brussels attacks

The FBI told Dutch police that two brothers were being sought by Belgian authorities a week before the pair blew themselves up in suicide attacks in Brussels, the Dutch interior minister said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2016

Security laws usher in new era for pacifist Japan

Marking a historic change in Japan's pacifist diplomacy, two divisive security laws take effect that allow Tokyo to engage in collective self-defense based on the reinterpreted Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 28, 2016

Suga to Trump: U.S.-Japan alliance to stay

Responding to comments by U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the nonnuclear principles and the Japan-U.S. alliance remain the cornerstone of Japan's diplomacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2016

Trump is positioned to win the presidency

If the Democrats are serious about stopping Donald Trump, they should stop Hillary Clinton from clinching the nomination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Mar 27, 2016

Life good, clean, prosperous in Japan's backup capital of Osaka in 2060

Imagine, if you will, Japan in 2060.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 26, 2016

Pundit didn't need an actual Harvard degree to get top marks in gaming the system

On Feb. 29 a group of veteran journalists held a press conference to protest communications minister Sanae Takaichi's comment that the government could shut down broadcasters if their news programming was deemed to be politically biased. Former Mainichi Shimbun reporter Shuntaro Torigoe said that Takaichi's...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 26, 2016

Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten sells the story of Japanese crafts

"I can't ask a craftsperson to make something cheaply, or to produce 1,000 items. I have to find 10 artisans to each create 100 quality items," says Jun Nakagawa, president of the crafts-revitalization business Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten. "That's what makes it tricky."
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2016

Philippines releases North Korean ship held under U.N. sanctions

The Philippines has released a North Korean-controlled cargo ship it seized on March 4 under U.N. sanctions after the vessel received clearance from the United Nations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 24, 2016

Pop star Carly Rae Jepsen really, really, really likes Japan

Carly Rae Jepsen has a major crush on Japan. Proof of this came last summer when she released her latest album, "Emotion" (rendered "E• MO• TION"), in this country a whole two months before anywhere else in the world. That kind of exclusive isn't common for an album as anticipated as "Emotion"...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2016

What would Donald, Hillary or Bernie do?

What would Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders do in their first 100 days as U.S. president?
WORLD
Mar 23, 2016

Asia most at risk for disasters, but Africa likely to suffer more, report says

Asia has the largest number of people exposed to natural disasters, but African countries are the most vulnerable to them, largely because of political instability, corruption, poverty and inequality, a new global assessment shows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2016

Daniel Craig's favorite Bond car is a Toyota

Daniel Craig's favorite Bond car isn't an Aston Martin. It's a Toyota.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 19, 2016

Japan's tabloids book front-row seats at the Trump circus

Donald Trump. And now that we've got your attention ...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2016

The 12-year-old winner of the 7th Japan Times Bee credits victory to hard work

Tathva International Secondary School's Sidaarth Kumarevel was crowned winner of the 7th Japan Times Bee on Saturday after besting his 37 rivals by correctly spelling philhellenism.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 15, 2016

Choreographer Wilson regrets 'transformative' Kim's early retirement

When Yuna Kim retired after her controversial second-place finish at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, many felt it was too abrupt an end to a brilliant career for the 23-year-old.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2016

Republicans ready full court press against any Obama justice pick, even one GOP-backed

The Republican Party on Monday stepped up its fight against any U.S. Supreme Court nominee put forward by President Barack Obama while the president's allies hit back against a conservative group's attack on a judge who had been considered for the job.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2016

Introducing Minshin To, Japan's new main opposition force

In English tentatively called the Democratic Innovation Party, Japan's new main opposition force will be named Minshin To.

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