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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 17, 2015

Indians in Japan — a love story beset with challenges

While the recent increase in the number of Indian residents in Japan might appear substantial, it is small compared to the influx seen in some other countries. So why the big difference?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 17, 2015

'Selma' shows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s eloquence in the face of racial violence

Gone are the days when films made by women were touted as such and labeled "women's films." No critic or distributor would dare do anything so ignoble to "Selma," the first major motion-picture portrayal of American civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As befitting the subject, it's a hard-hitting,...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2015

Saddam's former elite underpins Islamic State success

A year after declaring his caliphate, it is clear that the secret of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's success is the army and state he has built from the remnants of Saddam Hussein's military, and the allegiance he has won or coerced from alienated Sunni Muslims in Iraq, Syria, and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2015

Muslim Brotherhood's dream of an Islamist Egypt fades as Morsi is sentenced to death

After becoming Egypt's first freely elected president in 2012, Mohammed Morsi hoped his Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement could emerge from decades of battle with the state and transform the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jun 15, 2015

Osaka's assault on ethnic invective stalls

With last week's decision by the Osaka Municipal Assembly to delay a decision on what would have been Japan's first city ordinance to combat hate speech and to issue a nonbinding statement instead, local legal efforts to crack down on racist rhetoric have slowed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2015

Hadi's fledgling ground force faces tall order in halting Houthi advances in Yemen

Crawling under barbed wire and leaping over burning tires, dozens of bare-chested young fighters train in a barren part of central Yemen, preparing to head to the front lines of their country's worsening conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 14, 2015

Clinton courts working Americans at first major presidential campaign rally

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton promised on Saturday to fight for a fairer society for ordinary Americans, staking out a place on the left to cut off any budding challenge for the Democratic nomination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jun 13, 2015

Mercury rising: Niigata struggles to bury its Minamata ghosts

The first thing Koichi Hirota noticed about Komatsu Hoshiyama was that he could not walk in a straight line. As the young neurologist proceeded with his examination in the cramped, sparse ward inside Niigata University Hospital, other symptoms became apparent: The 55-year-old Hoshiyama's body tingled...
EDITORIALS
Jun 13, 2015

Rural revitalization can be green

Revitalizing rural areas, in addition to slowing the exodus of people to big cities, could also lead to improved environmental conservation.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2015

How outrage became a U.S. growth industry

Intolerance is making the U.S. less free, and less fun.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 12, 2015

Cronut master is concocting new pastries for Tokyo store

Cronut fans in Japan can swap local imitations for the real thing when the creator of the croissant-doughnut hybrid, pastry chef Dominique Ansel, opens his new bakery in Tokyo on June 20.
WORLD
Jun 10, 2015

New York prison break was killer's third escape attempt, second to succeed, son says

A daring weekend escape from a New York state maximum-security penitentiary, the facility's first prison break, marked at least the third time convicted murderer Richard Matt had moved to bust out from behind bars.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 7, 2015

Paid leave: Use it or risk losing it

'When I asked HR if paid leave can be converted to cash, the answer was no. Is HR correct?'
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2015

Oregon town uses fake killer whale to scare sea lions off docks

Officials in a small Oregon fishing village have deployed a giant, motorized fake killer whale to scare off hundreds of sea lions thct have made the local port's docks their new home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2015

Kuroda ally says yen's excessive strength now corrected

The excessive strength in the yen that damaged Japanese manufacturing in recent years has now been corrected, according to an ally of Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2015

Sink or sell? Russia standoff sees France saddled with two unused, unwanted warships

For sale: two French-built helicopter carriers, tested by Russians. Buy now for only €1.2 billion. Shipping extra.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2015

WikiLeaks offers $100,000 for TPP document

Self-styled whistleblower website WikiLeaks is offering $100,000 for copies of the Trans-Pacific Partnership draft, which some see as a central plank of President Barack Obama's diplomatic pivot to Asia.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2015

Job growth missing from China's economic rise

China's focus on industrialization explains why its economic miracle has created relatively few new jobs.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2015

Pay and spending fears feed a vicious U.S. cycle

The U.S. economy caught in a vicious circle of its own fear and ignorance, as companies increasingly turn to temporary workers and consumers tighten their purse strings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2015

John Nash's game theory and Greece

Applying Nash's game theory to the Greek crisis shows that the best we can realistically expect is yet another attempt to postpone painful decisions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2015

U.S. has a long history of treating veterans poorly

The United States has been consistently and ruthlessly screwed its veterans from the very beginning.
EDITORIALS
May 30, 2015

Aiming for more than medals

The Sports Agency, due to be created in October, needs to do much more than push up Japan's medal count at the Tokyo Olympics.
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 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.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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.
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.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu

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