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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 14, 2018

Dementia is pushing cancer out of the medical spotlight

 The media love cancer — what causes it, how to prevent it, who has it. Cancer is something that potentially touches everybody in a dramatic way, and therefore public interest is keen.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2018

Xi Jinping's vision for global governance

The world should buckle up and get ready for a new wave of Chinese international policy activism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2018

New weapons in war against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

What if we've been breeding superbugs by taking the full course of each prescription?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2018

In white paper, May spells out what U.K. wants in post-EU era

After months of dither and delay, Prime Minister Theresa May finally spelled out in detail the U.K.'s vision for its post-Brexit partnership with the European Union.
EDITORIALS
Jul 12, 2018

Find and fix the weak points in disaster defenses

The heavy toll of last week's heavy rains in western Japan highlight flaws in the nation's disaster defenses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2018

'You, Angela': Trump claims victory after forcing NATO leaders into crisis talks with tirade

U.S. President Donald Trump hailed a personal victory at a NATO summit on Thursday, saying allies had sharply increased defense spending commitments after he provoked a crisis session with a tirade at European leaders.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2018

Supreme Court logic in upholding travel ban supports transgender-free military: Trump

The Trump administration is now claiming the upper hand in legal challenges to its prohibition on transgender Americans in the military thanks to the the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the travel ban against several predominantly Muslim nations.
EDITORIALS
Jul 11, 2018

Expose what lies behind education official's bribery

Investigators should strive to shed light on the collusive ties between universities and the education ministry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2018

NATO can be viable with or without the U.S.

America's European allies can call Trump's bluff by showing they can take care of their own defense.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2018

SoftBank to buy ¥221 billion of Yahoo Japan shares from Altaba

Yahoo Japan Corp. is blunting the impact of a large stock sale by a big shareholder, buying back about ¥221 billion ($2 billion) worth of its shares in a complicated deal with SoftBank Group Corp.
EDITORIALS
Jul 9, 2018

Review nation's defenses against torrential rains

How people respond to disaster alerts must be scrutinized in the wake of the recent torrential rains that claimed at least 110 lives and left dozens of people missing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 9, 2018

China paper calls U.S. warships' passage through Taiwan Strait a 'psychological game'

Chinese state-run media on Monday blasted the U.S. Navy's dispatch of two warships through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, calling the move a "psychological game" as tensions between Washington and Beijing grow over trade and relations with Taipei.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2018

In blow to Britain's May, top Brexit officials quit posts

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May was plunged into the worst crisis of the past year after key members of the government quit over her Brexit plan. Her government is in disarray and her leadership in question just nine months before Britain leaves the European Union.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2018

Berlin promises German firms 'Marshall Plan' tax breaks for African projects to ease migrant crisis

Germany plans to use public money to support companies which invest in Africa, part of a new "Marshall Plan" with which it hopes to tackle the roots of the refugee crisis that has convulsed European politics since 2015.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2018

Trudeau, facing 2000 journalist groping allegation, says he apologized and did nothing wrong

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a supporter of feminist causes, on Thursday conceded for the first time that he had apologized in 2000 to a woman who accused him of groping her but insisted he did not feel he had done anything wrong.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 5, 2018

Pure Land Buddhism and the art of photography

Follow the Sumida River southwest from Asakusa and you'll soon reach Kuramae, an old working-class neighborhood filled with small factories, wholesale shops and temples. The area is changing, though, with single origin coffee roasters and stores selling imported pottery sprouting up next to mom-and-pop...
EDITORIALS
Jul 5, 2018

Mexico's election could change the trade landscape

With Japan purchasing just 1.3 percent of Mexico's exports last year, there is great room for growth.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 4, 2018

Views from Japan: How much further can your team go in the FIFA World Cup?

Before the start of the World Cup, The Japan Times got the lowdown from Japan-based supporters of some of the 32 teams fighting it out for the ultimate prize in Russia.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2018

Time to address Imperial family's shrinking ranks

The declining size of the Imperial family is an issue that shouldn't remain on the back burner.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 3, 2018

Takahashi's return rocks skating world

One of the great aspects of covering skating in Japan is you never know what is going to happen next.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2018

Paul Manafort's lawyers want to know where jurors get their news, how they vote

Lawyers for Paul Manafort want to know where his prospective jurors get their news, how they vote and what they know about the one-time Trump campaign chairman charged with bank fraud and filing false tax returns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 1, 2018

North Korea needs cash. Japan has it. Can a deal be made?

Tokyo could use its economic clout to insert itself to forefront of nuclear talks, observers say.
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.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2018

Recycling game rigged against U.S. consumers

Even if you put everything into the right bins, a lot of plastics will end up in landfills and the ocean. Consumers can't solve this problem.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2018

Trump narrows U.S. Supreme Court list; to name nominee on July 9

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to announce his nominee to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9, and that he has narrowed his list of candidates.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2018

Mattis reaffirms U.S. commitment to defense of Japan, in Tokyo meeting

He also agreed with Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera to strive for the removal of all of North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
‘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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