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Reader Mail
Mar 23, 2018

Getting the full Moritomo story

After reading the story "Pressure from above possibly behind Moritomo alterations" in the March 14 edition, I have several comments to make on the Moritomo scandal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2018

Ask voters if they want more driverless cars

The ugly optics of the Uber self-driving car accident in Tempe highlight bigger ethical problems with the technology.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 22, 2018

Fewer new coal plants being built, but too many to meet Paris target, study says

The number of coal-fired power plants built worldwide fell steeply over the past two years, but emissions are too high to keep global warming within relatively safe levels, campaigners said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2018

Robert Mueller and FBI probed U.S. top cop Jeff Sessions for perjury on Russia statements

Special counsel Robert Mueller and the FBI investigated Attorney General Jeff Sessions last year for misleading lawmakers about his contacts with Russians before eventually closing that part of the case, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2018

Scholar in Facebook storm worked on Russian study of narcissism, other 'dark triad' traits

The psychologist at the center of a scandal over the misuse of millions of Facebook users' personal data worked with Russian researchers on a study of pathological personality traits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2018

Putin won the election, a victory he may later regret

If one scratches beneath the surface, it's clear that Putin faces a growing number of complex challenges that are likely to deepen in the coming months and gradually erode his political momentum.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2018

Industries scramble for exemptions amid looming Trump one-two punch tariffs

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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2018

Trump faces prospect of deposition as 'Apprentice' ex-contestant's groping suit proceeds in New York

President Donald Trump can't avoid a former "Apprentice" contestant's defamation lawsuit and may be forced to respond under oath to allegations of sexual assault and his treatment of women.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2018

Moritomo scandal: Ruling bloc yields to opposition calls for Diet testimony by former tax agency head

The much-anticipated Diet appearance of Nobuhisa Sagawa, who resigned earlier this month to take responsibility for the scandal, was arranged to take place next Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2018

U.K. bags Brexit transition deal to avoid 2019 'cliff edge' in return for Irish vow

Britain and the European Union agreed on Monday to a transition period to avoid a "cliff edge" Brexit next year — though only after London accepted a potential solution for the border with the Irish Republic that may face stiff opposition at home.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 20, 2018

Release of detained Americans should not be precondition for Kim-Trump summit: Sweden

The release of three U.S. citizens held in North Korea should not be a condition for the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Sweden's foreign minister said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2018

Emboldened by Abe's dive in polls, opposition bolsters calls for key figures to testify over Moritomo scandal

The Cabinet's plunge in the opinion polls prompts the opposition camp to bolster its calls for Akie Abe and others to testify in the Diet on the Moritomo scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2018

GOP lawmakers suspect privacy breach over Trump campaign consultancy's access to Facebook data on 50 million

Several U.S. Republican lawmakers expressed concern over privacy violations on Sunday after media reports that a political consultancy that worked on President Donald Trump's campaign gained inappropriate access to 50 million Facebook users' data.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2018

Trump popularity ticks up amid appeal to white men but 50% of pollees want Democrats to retake Congress, 40% favor GOP

U.S. voters by a growing margin prefer that Democrats control Congress after November's midterm elections, even as President Donald Trump's job approval rating is rising, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2018

Time to rethink the nation's post-3/11 energy policy

even years on, the government should revisit the lessons of the Tepco plant accident and reconsider whether it should continue to promote nuclear power despite the increased social and economic costs,
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2018

China's quest: To be a status superpower

Beijing wants the space and respect accorded top powers, but not the responsibilities.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2018

Questioning Australia's kangaroo killings

Australia's relationship with its national animal has a dark and bloody side.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2018

'Oh, konnichiwa': U.S. interior secretary's remark to lawmaker of Japanese descent draws fire

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke came under fire this week for what critics said was a "flippant" and "juvenile" use of a Japanese greeting when responding to a question from a congresswoman of Japanese descent during a House committee hearing.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2018

Two SDF officers from Japan commit suicide after returning from South Sudan

Two Self-Defense Forces officers have committed suicide after returning home from the U.N.'s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, the government said Friday.
Reader Mail
Mar 16, 2018

Pro-summit view is fatally flawed

In his March 13 commentary, "What critics of North Korea summit get wrong," Peter Van Buren adduces four errors on the part of those who criticize U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Sadly, each of his arguments is fatally flawed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2018

North Korean foreign minister visits Sweden, sparking speculation of Kim-Trump summit plans

North Korea's foreign minister landed in Sweden on Thursday for talks, prompting speculation that the two-day trip could lay the groundwork for a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2018

Trump's understanding of war is outdated

In the nuclear age, security depends less on technology and more on psychology.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2018

Putin has Russia guessing before election: How long will he keep power?

Soon after Vladimir Putin is re-elected on Sunday, his thoughts will turn to the question that is likely to dominate his next term as Russia's president: What will he do when it ends?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 15, 2018

Dairakudakan's 'unearthly' butoh meets a tortured Russian tale

Following a January press conference in which the New National Theatre, Tokyo, announced that Dairakudakan, one of the world's leading butoh companies, would be staging two performances of "Tsumi to Batsu" ("Crime and Punishment") in March, troupe founder Akaji Maro delivered a triumphant statement....
EDITORIALS
Mar 14, 2018

Get to the bottom of Moritomo deal's altered documents

The act is a grave breach of public trust that places the credibility of the entire government in doubt.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2018

Could the Kim-Trump summit succeed?

The Kim-Trump summit is an opportunity that will be difficult to seize and easy to squander.
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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