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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2015

Decades after Nigeria's war, new Biafra movement grows

Nearly half a century after a civil war in which a million people died, 27-year-old Okoli Ikedi is part of a new protest movement in southeastern Nigeria calling for an independent state of Biafra.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2015

Regional airlines want U.S. to ease 2013 curbs on hiring pilots with less than 1,500 hours

U.S. regional airlines are preparing to ask the government to loosen 2013 pilot safety restrictions they say have unnecessarily caused a shortage of qualified flight crews.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2015

Don't feel sad when George H.W. Bush dies

George H.W. Bush is a very elderly man and likely won't be with us much longer. When he dies, do not believe the soon-to-be-everywhere hype. Dubya's dad is and was a very bad man.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 2, 2015

'The Peanuts Movie' stays true to its comic strip roots

There are no grown-ups in "The Peanuts Movie." More importantly, there are no villains or evil schemes. There's a gentle, insecure little boy named Charlie Brown, his beagle and a gaggle of friends — that's about it.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 2, 2015

Thailand has granted nationality to just 4% of stateless people over three years

Thailand, which has one of the world's largest stateless populations, has granted nationality to just over 18,770 stateless people — 4.2 percent of the total — in the past three years, U.N. officials announced on Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 30, 2015

If it's not too much bother, let's tackle 'mendokusai'

Introducing the proper use of the i-adjective u3081u3093u3069u304fu3055u3044 and na-adjective u3081u3093u3069u3046(u306a).
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Nov 29, 2015

Lessons in Japan's labor laws from striking NPB baseball stars and English teachers

What do Nichibei Eigo Gakuin teachers in 2000, pro baseball players in 2004 and Berlitz language instructors in 2007 have in common?
WORLD / Society
Nov 29, 2015

Rebranded modern slavery fight struggles for definition

At first glance, a foreign domestic worker in Hong Kong, a Rohingya migrant toiling on a fishing boat, a sex worker walking the streets of Mumbai and a child laborer cutting bamboo in a plantation in the Philippines have nothing in common.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 28, 2015

Is Tokyo killing the rest of Japan?

The overconcentration of people and resources in the capital could be holding back the remainder of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 28, 2015

Films focus on dementia and find hope

Last week, a 47-year-old woman was arrested for killing her 81-year-old mother and "assisting" in the suicide of her 74-year-old father. The woman had been found on the banks of the Tone River in Saitama Prefecture, into which she and her parents had driven in order to drown themselves.
EDITORIALS
Nov 28, 2015

New ways to reduce child abuse

While an expert panel looks for better ways to protect children, the government needs to look into the basic issue of how to eliminate the potential seeds of abuse in the first place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2015

Delayed Kabul-Jalalabad road project highlights China's challenge in Afghanistan

A new road linking the Afghan capital with a trade hub near Pakistan has been stuck in the slow lane since a state-owned Chinese company took the contract to build it two years ago, bedevilled by militant attacks and accusations of mismanagement.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2015

Sex and drugs on the road to jihad in Paris

Jobs and education programs for young people in poor neighborhoods would help put Islamic State out of business in Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2015

Via Nascar and champ Busch, Toyota targeted red, white and blue fans and reaped loyalty green

One year into its Nascar Sprint Cup experiment, Toyota took new driver Kyle Busch on a tour of its offices and plants. Not in Honshu or Hokkaido, but rather California, Texas and Kentucky.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2015

Japan's immigration policy rift widens as population decline forces need for foreign workers

Shigeru Ishiba says Japan should let in more immigrants to mitigate issues related to the nation's declining population.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2015

Sanders is a socialist and so are you

By global standards, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sander's campaign platform is mainstream policy, but in America it's viewed with deep suspicion bred of ignorance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2015

Clinton hits $160 billion Pfizer 'inversion' deal with Allergan, says taxpayers left holding the bag

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton attacked Pfizer Inc.'s plan to move its tax address to Ireland through a merger with Allergan PLC, saying it would hurt U.S. taxpayers and urging a crackdown on such deals.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 23, 2015

The nation needs workers, and women are ready

'Womenomics' has a chance to succeed, mostly because of Japan's demographic shortcomings rather than an earnest desire by companies to treat women better.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 21, 2015

The Hiroshima art triangle: a space to get lost in thought

'It's Tokyo minus the stress." That's how one Japanese colleague described Hiroshima to us shortly after my wife, Angeles, and I arrived here, near the end of the last millennium. So, what's its secret? Well, there's its size for a start. And having six rivers flowing through it certainly helps. But,...
EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2015

Young people with 'old eyes'

It's starting to become clear that overuse of electronic gadgets like smartphones and computers is having a dramatic impact on the health of young people's eyes.
WORLD / Society
Nov 20, 2015

Tech-savvy sex traffickers stay ahead of authorities as lure teens online

When Nicole was age 17 and her mother was sent to prison for white collar crimes, she met a man on Facebook who offered to take care of her.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2015

In the deep end: Japan pitches its submarines to Australia

Less than two years after lifting a decades-old ban on arms exports, Japan is navigating one of the most complex and sensitive areas of the defense market: submarines.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 20, 2015

Syrians, with smugglers' help, fleeing war via Latin America, many on forged Greek passports

A group of five Syrians paid smugglers $10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false Greek documents in Honduras, their epic journey exposing a little-known southern smuggling route for Syrians fleeing war in their homeland.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 19, 2015

Japan's population problem

Japan's political and business leaders appear to be taking an ostrich-like approach to the severe demographic challenges that lie ahead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2015

BOJ critic Fujimaki sees 2% inflation hit, and that scares him

Takeshi Fujimaki, a banker turned opposition lawmaker, said the Bank of Japan will achieve its 2 percent inflation target much earlier than expected. And it scares him.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2015

Obama takes Pacific trade agreement momentum to Asia summits

U.S. President Barack Obama heads to Asia on Tuesday with an ace in his hand that wasn't there last time he visited the continent — a long-awaited Pacific trade pact that's just off the printer.
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.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
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.
Corporate donations remain sticky point in political reform talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a meeting at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Thursday to discuss political reform.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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