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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 5, 2018

Japan's defense policy decisions in 2018

How will Japan make the most of a limited defense budget amid rising threats?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 5, 2018

Tyler Smith pleased by reaction to new book on hoop life

Tyler Smith, whose pro basketball career included stints with the Hitachi Sunrockers and Link Tochigi Brex in the now-disbanded JBL, has published his first book, "Called for Traveling: My Nomadic Life Playing Pro Basketball around the World."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2018

As people in Japan smoke less, Japan Tobacco's new CEO looks abroad for growth

Japan Tobacco Inc.'s Masamichi Terabatake is in the hot seat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2018

Many of Japan's thousands of isles await buyers, as depopulation presents challenges around defending the nation's territory

After a slew of recent news reports about North Korean fishing vessels washing up on uninhabited islands, as well as ongoing disputes with China over the Senkaku Islands and intrusions by Chinese vessels into Japanese waters, public and media attention on Japan's uninhabited isles is growing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 4, 2018

Don't renegotiate 'comfort women' deal

Renegotiation efforts, no matter how well-intentioned, would undermine the agreement of 2015, with no guarantee of success and much risk of failure.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2018

2018 is the year for rescuing the planet from climate change

In spite of the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Paris accord, the deal appears surprisingly strong.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 4, 2018

Ryan Rossiter's stellar play keeping Tochigi respectable

Ryan Rossiter is having a spectacular season for the Tochigi Brex.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2018

Japan-only KitKat varieties a draw as tourists spend more

Japan's inbound tourism shows no sign of slowing down, and spending by foreign visitors is also on the rise. But what exactly are they splurging on?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2018

Macron plans law to fight 'fake news' in 2018 after pointing finger at Russian media

President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday he would overhaul French media legislation this year to fight the spread of "fake news" on social media that he said was a threat to liberal democracies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2018

Americans should fret over Kim's mental fitness, not Trump's, White House says after tweet rant

The White House on Wednesday defended Donald Trump's tweet about the size of his nuclear button, saying Americans should be concerned about the North Korean leader's mental fitness, not their president's.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2018

Brace for a Trump New Year

U..S President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress appear determined to torpedo Special Counsel Robert Mueller's independent legal inquiry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FINDING COMMON GROUND
Jan 3, 2018

Filipinos and Nepalese face challenges in Japan even as their communities grow

While Japan tends to be uneasy about immigration, it is simultaneously host to many non-Japanese people working hard to make lives for themselves, including sizable communities from the Philippines and Nepal.
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2018

U.S.'s legal cannabis industry to generate $40 billion, 400,000 jobs by 2021: study

The legal cannabis sector is expected to generate $40 billion and more than 400,000 jobs by 2021 in the United States, according to a study released Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 3, 2018

Koji Yakusho reveals what makes a good director and how it feels to play 'dirty'

With a career spanning four decades, Koji Yakusho has been both a star overseas ("Memoirs of a Geisha," "Babel") and an award-winner at home, most notably for his 1996 breakthrough "Shall We Dance?" But through it all he has maintained a Tom Hanks-esque nice guy image.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 3, 2018

Canadian freed after five years in Taliban captivity now in Ottawa jail facing assault, confinement charges: lawyer

A Canadian man freed in 2017 nearly five years after being abducted in Afghanistan has been arrested in Ottawa and faces several charges, including assault and forcible confinement, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2018

The world is failing a generation of Iraqi kids

Although the war on Iraq has ended, ruthless attacks on Iraqi children continue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2018

The meaty side of climate change

Fossil fuel industries draw fire for their greenhouse gas emissions while livestock firms get a free pass. This must change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2018

The verdict is clear: Putin won

Vladimir Putin has done grave harm to the U.S., the legitimacy of the democratic process and U.S. decision-making.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 2, 2018

North Korean hackers seen hijacking computers to mine digital currencies as sanctions kick in

North Korean hackers are hijacking computers to mine cryptocurrencies as the regime in Pyongyang widens its hunt for cash under tougher international sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 1, 2018

Congolese forces kill at least seven during protests over president's refusal to step down

Security forces killed at least seven people in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday during protests over President Joseph Kabila's refusal to step down from office, United Nations peacekeepers said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN PICTURES
Jan 1, 2018

The annual rites of passage into the new year

On Sunday, people across Japan marked the passing of 2017 and the arrival of the new year at temples and shrines, both big and small.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 1, 2018

[VIDEO] A retrospective of 2017

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 31, 2017

Brave Thunders continue tear with win over Sunrockers

The Kawasaki Brave Thunders are starting to hit their stride.
EDITORIALS
Dec 31, 2017

Prepare for a year of confrontation

Nothing is inevitable — political decisions will determine what does and does not occur — but we must prepare now to head off the worst outcomes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 31, 2017

Japan in 2018 — 10 possible surprises

Here are some far-out predictions that, if they come true, would be truly earthshaking. Enjoy, and best wishes for a successful and happy 2018.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
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
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

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

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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