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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2016

Chinese firm wants to turn the world's lights on

The idea of an electricity 'supergrid' that can power the world is now technically feasible and the chairman of the world's wealthiest power company wants to make it a reality.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2016

Beijing opens new lighthouse on man-made island in South China Sea

Beijing announced Tuesday that it has begun operating a lighthouse on the man-made island in the contested South China Sea that the U.S. sailed a warship near last October as part of its so-called freedom of navigation program.
CULTURE / Film
Apr 6, 2016

Tokyo Talkies seeks to broaden exposure to Indian films

Indian cinema is prolific and diverse, with 1,969 feature titles released by 20 regional film industries in 2014, but movie fans in Japan have few chances to see this vast output. (Let's not count Bollywood musicals playing silently on monitors in Indian restaurants.)
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2016

Amnesty slams Japan over death penalty as global executions soar

A human rights group says recorded executions worldwide surged by more than 50 percent last year to the highest level in a quarter-century.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2016

BOJ may reach limit to bond purchases in a year, former deputy governor says

Former Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Kazumasa Iwata says the central bank will run up against the limits of bond purchases by the middle of next year, making the negative interest rate the BOJ's key tool for monetary policy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2016

Pyongyang has miniaturized nuke warhead for midrange Rodong: Seoul official

North Korea can mount a nuclear warhead on a medium-range missile, a South Korean official said on Tuesday in a new assessment of the capability of a country that conducted its fourth nuclear test this year.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 5, 2016

Time in Japan transformed Vogelsong into clutch playoff pitcher

Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Ryan Vogelsong is different things to different people.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 5, 2016

Preserving Okawa Elementary School is the right thing to do

All things considered, it makes sense to preserve Okawa Elementary School as a memorial, as a warning and as a site for disaster education.
EDITORIALS
Apr 5, 2016

Special trials for Hansen's patients

Rather than merely offer an apology to former Hansen's disease patients for their closed trials, the Supreme Court should look into whether they received fair trials.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016

The debate about debating Islam

Legitimate intellectual inquiry unfortunately always degenerates into political bickering over whether it is acceptable to criticize Islam.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2016

Japan Inc. inflation expectations decline as confidence wanes

Japanese companies have cut their inflation forecasts for the next five years, indicating that even after adopting a negative-rate policy, the Bank of Japan is struggling to persuade businesses that sustained price gains will take hold.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2016

Under military rule, Thais turn to social media

As the space for public political debate and opinion shrinks, Thais have moved their political debate to cyberspace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 3, 2016

Young Chinese question marriage pressure as divorce rate climbs

At a registry office in Beijing, Sun Xiangshu and Shi Ci posed for photographs, their wedding certificates in hand, having just become man and wife.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 2, 2016

The scourge of binge drinking on youth

As the new academic year begins, Masami Ito looks at efforts that are being made to prevent young people from drinking heavily in group settings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 2, 2016

Job-hunting students may be in for a shock when they arrive at their new company

It's spring, and the attention of journalists in Japan turns to new university graduates who will soon become productive members of society. In recent years, the recruitment dance has merited closer scrutiny. Even as the labor situation has become a seller's market, issues persist with regard to employee...
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 2, 2016

Japan's inescapable 'comfort women' problem

Tokyo and Seoul may believe they have resolved the "comfort women" problem after signing a joint agreement in December, but it's wishful thinking and confronts mounting evidence that this diplomatic deceit is already unraveling and falls short of the grand gesture needed to restore dignity to these victims...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 2, 2016

Bags of innovative design

Bags exist in that limbo between fashionable and functional. They carry a purpose but elements of design and style make all the difference.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Apr 2, 2016

A tipple that's close to my heart — and life

I moved to Kurohime in northern Nagano Prefecture in 1980, and three years later I bought some land here and built the first house I had ever personally owned. That was made possible by the Nikka Whisky Distilling Co., for whom I did my very first Japanese television commercial back then. What a cushy...
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JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2016

Xi, Abe skip chance to chat at nuclear summit amid growing tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, standing only a row apart, chose not to speak to each other during a group photo session at a nuclear summit in Washington, highlighting the state of relations between Asia's two biggest economies.

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