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Reader Mail
Jul 10, 2015

Thailand is a land of free expression

Regarding the article "Lese Majeste brings despair to Thai families" by Marion Thaibaut, an AFP-Jiji reporter based in Bangkok, in The Japan Times on May 25, I wish to clarify the following:
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 6, 2015

Let's discuss changing child care laws

This week's featured article
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2015

Win or lose, World Cup no game changer for women

Win or lose, the enthusiasm Japan is showing for its women's soccer team will probably fizzle soon, leaving aspiring pro players in a rut once again, experts say.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 4, 2015

Female chefs give sushi a new lease on life

A chef dressed in white stands behind the immaculate counter of a sushi restaurant with a vast array of raw seafood spread out in front of her. It sounds like a typical scene you might find at any sushi restaurant in Japan ... except in this case the chef is female.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jul 4, 2015

Sausages fire up venison campaign

These days, deer in Japan cause tremendous damage to fields, paddies, pastures, orchards, woodland and even wasabi water gardens. They are also wiping out many rare wild plants. Since the last known Japanese wolf was killed in Nara Prefecture in 1905, deer on these islands have had no natural predators....
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jul 4, 2015

Emperor photographed; gendarmes arrested; teen held after Tokyo shooting spree; work becoming easier

100 YEARS AGO
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2015

What would Confucius say about gay marriage?

The U.S. ruling on same-sex marriage has sparked a national discussion on gay rights in China, and the tone, surprisingly, has been generally welcoming.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2015

Okinawa newspapers fire back after anti-media comments at LDP event

The editors of two Okinawa newspapers say the recent verbal attacks on their work, and on that of other media outlets, by Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers are anti-democratic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 30, 2015

Giants stage dramatic rally against Kuroda in ninth inning

It took nearly the entire game, but the Yomiuri Giants finally found the solution to their Hiroki Kuroda problem.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2015

For many black Americans, Confederate flag debate merely a distraction

As calls grow to remove the Confederate flag from public spaces across America's South, Vanessa White says she questions whether that would mark real progress for black Americans like her.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 27, 2015

Fertility experts divided over benefits of freezing eggs cryogenically

Public broadcaster NHK aired a current affairs program on fertility in 2012 that caused a stir nationwide. Titled "The Impact of Aging Eggs," the program warned viewers that women in their 30s and 40s were flirting with disappointment by delaying any attempt to conceive until they are older.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 27, 2015

Obama calls for racial harmony, gun control at funeral of slain pastor in Charleston

An impassioned President Barack Obama led thousands of mourners in singing "Amazing Grace" on Friday at the funeral of a slain pastor in Charleston and urged Americans to eliminate symbols of oppression and racism, including the Confederate battle flag.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 25, 2015

Bolt's name dropped from list of competitors for 100 meters at national trials

Usain Bolt is no longer listed to run the 100 meters at Jamaica's national senior trials on Thursday, sparking concerns about his fitness ahead of defending his sprint titles at this year's world championships in Beijing.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2015

Toyota president earns ¥1.27 billion, surpassing Nissan's Ghosn

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda became the highest-paid auto executive in Japan Wednesday after dividend payouts pushed his total compensation past Nissan Motor Co.'s Carlos Ghosn.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 24, 2015

Story of Japan's industrial rise deserves to be told, forced labor and all

Proposed Kyushu UNESCO sites could be a showcase for East Asian cooperation or festering points of contention.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2015

A way of helping the poor that actually works

Ideas to help the world's poorest people should be funded based on evidence that they work — not hope.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2015

Chinese investors are swimming in a bubble

The belief that China can prevent the crash of a market already defying the most wildly optimistic of economic scenarios is mistaken.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2015

SoftBank plans $20 billion Indian solar power joint venture

SoftBank Corp. will tie up with Bharti Enterprises Pvt. and Foxconn Technology Group in a $20 billion solar power venture in India, as the nation seeks to expand clean energy output about fivefold by 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2015

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn tops ¥1 billion in pay for first time

Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn, Japan's best-paid automaker executive, received more than ¥1 billion ($8 million) in salary and bonuses for the first time.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 22, 2015

Let's discuss Japanese sake in the news

To differentiate it from foreign-brewed fare, the National Tax Agency is considering defining 'Japanese sake' as a home-brewed alcoholic drink made from Japanese-grown rice.
JAPAN / History
Jun 21, 2015

Signing of 1965 normalization treaty sparked sharp contrast in reactions

Fifty years ago, when Japan and South Korea signed a treaty to normalize diplomatic ties on June 22, 1965, their leaders toasted the signing in Tokyo as police in Seoul tear-gassed thousands of protesters and politicians who were opposing the move, according to archived reports by The Japan Times.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2015

Obama calls shooting in Charleston church a violation of a 'sacred place'

President Barack Obama said the killer who opened fire at a black church in South Carolina violated a "sacred place" in America's history and the mass shooting once again raised troubling questions about racial tension and easy access to firearms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2015

Russia's totalitarianism 2.0

The Putin regime's approach can best be described as 'hybrid totalitarianism.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jun 17, 2015

A mother's ordeal, passed down as an anti-war lesson

A daughter stays true to the anti-war message left in her mother's harrowing account of the Battle of Okinawa.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2015

ASIJ sex abuse report is finally released, blames 'cultural taboos'

A 'historical lack of formal policies' and 'cultural taboos' allowed child sex abuse committed by former American School in Japan teacher Jack Moyer to go unchecked for decades, according to an independent legal team tasked with probing the pedophilia scandal.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2015

Stand back: China's bubble will burst

The bursting of China's stock-market bubble could conceivably deflate the myth that what Beijing commands of the economy shall be so. And who knows where that might lead.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Japanese man broke into 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'
Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Fukuoka. Police took a 37-year-old man into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu City.
Wild boar injures six at Himeji child care facility
Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters. A wild boar attacked children and staff at a child care facility in the prefecture on Tuesday.
Russia says it will respond if U.S. places missiles in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news conference in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in June
‘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.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.

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