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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2017

The Iran nuclear deal is bad — and necessary

So long as Tehran remains compliant, the nuclear deal — however bad it is — remains our best chance to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2017

Five steps that can bring peace in Myanmar

The humanitarian crisis afflicting Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya has damaged the country's political stability and shattered its image as a country moving toward democracy — but a resolution remains possible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2017

A world without exhaust pipes

The growing popularity of electric vehicles is set to curb one of the largest sources of global pollution, but consumption bias continues to impede many buyers' embrace of the technology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2017

Do automakers dream of electric cars?

The automotive industry is precariously poised between a glamorous past and an opaque road ahead.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 16, 2017

Edano taking center stage as CDP gains momentum

Yukio Edano, founder and president of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is taking the spotlight ahead of the general election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2017

Internet bad boy Takafumi Horie and Wagyumafia bet the farm on intensely marbled steaks

Corporate enfant terrible, Takafumi Horie, built one of Japan's most successful internet businesses, stood for the Diet, went to prison and started a space company that aims to put the country's first privately funded rocket into orbit. Now he has a new frontier: cattle.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 16, 2017

Let's discuss the DP joining up with Kibo no To

In a dramatic move, the center-left Democratic Party decided Sept. 28 to effectively disband its Lower House caucus and join Kibo no To.
EDITORIALS
Oct 15, 2017

Too much power for the prime minister?

If there is room for abuse, discussions are needed on whether the prime minister's power to dissolve the Lower House should be restricted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2017

Are we at the demise of dollar diplomacy?

Pundits have been saying last rites for the dollar's global dominance since the 1960s. They may finally be right.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2017

Volunteers' websites help voters attend speeches and vet candidates ahead of Lower House election

Volunteers have set up websites to help voters make their choices for next week's Lower House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2017

How Japan's service industry is trying to adapt to the worst labor crunch in 25 years

Before Hisashi Kanbe in 2013 introduced BakeryScan, the world's first image recognition checkout system designed specifically for bread, it was the job of every bakery worker in Japan to memorize the assorted prices of each baked good — from baguettes back to bagels.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 14, 2017

The bottom line in publicly shaming celebrities

Anyone interested in Japanese television is familiar with the term "yarase," which refers to on-air situations staged to look natural and spontaneous.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2017

Lions devour Eagles in Game 1

The NPB postseason began with the promise of a pitcher's duel, with a pair of aces on the mound on a chilly Saturday afternoon in Saitama Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 14, 2017

Cartier Martin brings NBA skills to B. League

Cartier Martin made a dynamic debut last weekend for the San-en NeoPhoenix.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2017

After earlier ambiguous stance, Koike flatly denies Kibo no To plans to form coalition with LDP

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, who is also the leader of Kibo no To (Party of Hope), denies that the party will join a ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party after the Oct. 22 general election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2017

Japan scrambles fighter jets less in first half, but sees uptick in 'unusual' flights by China

Japan scrambled its fighter jets in response to aircraft approaching its airspace 561 times in the first half of fiscal 2017 through September — 33 fewer than last year's record-setting figure but still the second-highest total ever for the period, the Defense Ministry has said.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 13, 2017

October 14, 2017

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 13, 2017

Political realignment leaves voters on shaky ground

Japanese will vote in the Oct. 22 general election amid uncertainty and confusion resulting from the recent realignment of the political landscape.
Reader Mail
Oct 13, 2017

Smartphones and the end of conversation

It was a sticky hot summer's night in Tokyo. The last time I was here was 10 years ago. I was now lost in Shibamata in search of an apartment we had rented. All the train riders exiting the small station were looking at their cellphones, except for one staggering businessman in a dark blue suit. Let...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 13, 2017

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EDITORIALS
Oct 12, 2017

'Modinomics' stumbles

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-handed governing style has made India's economic missteps even worse.
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Oct 12, 2017

Moscow works to woo Japan's World Cup fans

Moscow is welcoming Japanese soccer fans to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
EDITORIALS
Oct 11, 2017

ICAN says the world can

The award of the Nobel Peace Prize last week to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is a victory for the dreamers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2017

Kuroda's reappointment as Bank of Japan chief likely to hinge on snap poll outcome

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to call a snap election for Oct. 22 has clouded the outlook for Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda and one of the world's most radical monetary policy regimes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS,Decision 2017
Oct 10, 2017

Yuriko Koike’s tactics fail to inspire hope as Lower House election kicks off, analysts say

Just hours before his announcement last month that he would dissolve the Lower House for a snap election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was blindsided by his biggest political adversary of late: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. The telegenic, populist governor had upstaged Abe by announcing that she would create...

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