Search - question

 
Menu
Search
 
November 29, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
24,022 results
Sort by: Relevance Newest Oldest
After adjusting your search parameters, press Enter on your keyboard or click on the red magnifying glass to run your query again.
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 Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2018

Nemesis Jeff Bezos may be doing Trump big favor on drug pricing as Amazon buys PillPack

Donald Trump has promised since his presidential campaign to drive down drug prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2018

Was Japan the biggest loser in Singapore?

The idea that North Korea's denuclearization can be implemented without Japan's involvement is completely misguided.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2018

Xi warns Mattis China won't surrender 'one inch' of territory

President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis he wouldn't give up any territory that China considered its own, an unusually blunt warning as security disputes simmer below a fight over trade.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 28, 2018

Anthony Kennedy's exit seen threatening abortion and gay rights as Supreme Court is set to shift far right

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, announced on Wednesday, could put some of his signature rulings in jeopardy, including ones that expanded or preserved gay rights and abortion rights.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2018

Uniting the world against the threat of terrorism

A concerted multilateral response at global, regional and national levels is needed to defeat the transnational threat of terrorism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court condemns ruling that enabled internment of Japanese-Americans, but says travel ban is different

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, but in the process also overruled an infamous 1944 decision that allowed the internment of 120,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II because of concerns over homeland defense following...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2018

Put on probation, Uber wins London license to avoid ban

Uber Technologies Inc. won a probationary license to operate in London on Tuesday in a partial victory for its new chief executive after it made changes to ease strained relations with city authorities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 26, 2018

Brexit's big short: Hedge funds hired pollsters and cashed in

At 10 p.m. on June 23, 2016, Sky News projected the words "IN OR OUT" across the top of a London building as an orchestral score ratcheted up the tension. "In or out—it is too late to change your mind," declared Adam Boulton, the veteran anchor, seated in a makeshift studio across from Big Ben. "The...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018

Who is making China great again?

Yet again, a leader in Beijing is trying to make China great.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018

The art of Melania Trump's green jacket

The art worn by the first lady means whatever you want it to mean.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jun 24, 2018

Two Japan Supreme Court cases clarify when discrimination against fixed-term workers is OK

June 1, 2018, saw two verdicts from two similar cases handed down by the Supreme Court, both based on the 2012 amendment to the Labor Contract Law.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2018

Japan rethinks its LNG policy

Japan's readiness to invest in global liquid natural gas projects is a critical shift in the right direction.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 24, 2018

Former mentors inspire 'pay it forward' approach

American Peter Jennings vividly remembers the day he was called into his CEO's office. “He said, u2018I have a question for you. Would you be interested in another overseas assignment as president of Dow in Japan?' I was totally surprised, but thrilled to have the opportunity,” Jennings recalled during a recent interview in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jun 24, 2018

Osaka gears up for final stage of 2025 World Expo bid

With less than five months to go until the host of the 2025 World Expo is decided, Osaka is gearing up for a final push that will include efforts to raise local enthusiasm and draw international attention with financial incentives for countries that can't afford to attend the event.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 24, 2018

Review: Gorillaz at Zepp DiverCity

The most successful moments in Gorillaz' enviable five-studio-album career have always come as eclectic pairings with the greats of the music world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 23, 2018

Marriage is not always the bed of roses it's supposed to be

Whenever you read about people doing things you yourself would never dream of doing, you naturally wonder: Is it a warped individual nature that is to blame? Is it the nature of the time, the place, the circumstances?
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2018

Take steps to attract more foreign workers

The government has taken a step in the right direction by creating a new visa status for unskilled foreign laborers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2018

Toward a new strategy in the South China Sea

How the U.S. can reformulate its approach to China in the maritime domain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 22, 2018

Tech firms may have to filter user uploads under new EU rules

Europe is proposing to do away with key legal protections enjoyed by Google, Facebook and other internet giants, a shift that could lead web platforms to block certain posts by users.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2018

Inspired by #MeToo, Australia launches inquiry into workplace sexual harassment

Australia launched an independent inquiry on Wednesday into workplace sexual harassment, one of the first of its kind in the world, hoping to find solutions to problems brought to light by the global #MeToo movement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2018

Silicon Valley-style coding boot camp seeks to reset Japan Inc.

Barely six months after inaugurating a tiny software-coding boot camp in a basement in Tokyo, Silicon Valley transplant Kani Munidasa stood before some of Japan's top business leaders in February with a warning: Software was threatening their future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2018

Trump doubles down on family separation policy amid growing backlash, blames media

President Donald Trump hardened his resolve to maintain his policy of separating children from parents who cross the border illegally amid an intensifying backlash from the public and lawmakers.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jun 19, 2018

Rika Kihira making right call by moving up to senior ranks

Japan junior champion Rika Kihira, one of only eight women in history to land the triple axel in international competition, has decided to move up to the senior ranks for the coming season.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 18, 2018

Japan's criminal justice reforms aim to enhance transparency of interrogations — are they working?

The National Police Agency said in early June that interrogations of crime suspects were fully recorded in 81.9 percent of all the 3,197 cases tried by lay judges in fiscal 2017, up from 72.8 percent the year before.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2018

Fields of dreams: Texas project seeks new corn strains for localized whiskey

A master distiller and a crop scientist who specializes in corn breeding are working on a project they hope one day will help bring local identities to American whiskeys.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 18, 2018

Mexico stuns champion Germany 1-0 in World Cup opener

Defending champions Germany crashed to defeat in their first game at the World Cup on Sunday as an enterprising Mexico refused to be intimidated by history and ran out 1-0 winners in a thrilling Group F opener.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jun 17, 2018

Ready to send the children out to work?

Perhaps one of the more innovative children's entertainment concepts, KidZania — which first launched in Mexico nearly 20 years ago — is a fictitious 'city' where kids can obtain a taste of being a grown up.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
By Greg Dvorak

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

mission sustainability vol.12 : Kose Corp.Kose takes pride in creating beauty in the world
mission sustainability vol.12 : Kose Corp.Kose takes pride in creating beauty in the world

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER