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EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2016

Workers caring for ailing relatives

The government must do so much more than it has to help workers care for their ailing elderly relatives.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 13, 2016

Abe's global contradictions

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks big about Japan playing a greater role on the global stage, but the reality has been disappointing.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 13, 2016

As Okinawa confronts dioxin, Vietnam offers lessons

Health monitoring and safety measures are urged as U.S. military denials fly in the face of mounting evidence of contamination on the island.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2016

Japan's labor ministry to investigate why 2 million workers are on wrong pension program

The labor minister pledges to look into why around 2 million firm employees are members of a pension program for the self-employed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 13, 2016

Japan can endure yen's gains, says Kuroda's former deputy

While Japan has breathing space before the yen's gains become a serious problem for the economy, policymakers are unlikely to stand by should it climb too fast or if key inflation measures slump, according to Takatoshi Ito, a former colleague of central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2016

Warnings emerge of Islamic State in Philippines, latest nation in region to face threat

There are growing signs of support for the Islamic State group in the southern Philippines, despite assertions by Manila that militants in the region are little more than criminal gangs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2016

Some Iranians in U.S. prisons hope for early release as relations thaw

Vahid Hosseini struggled to make it in the United States after he left Iran 25 years ago. A trained engineer, he hauled trash, delivered pizza and worked in landscaping.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2016

China fleet blurs line between navy and coast guard with giant new floating fortress

China has nearly finished a giant coast guard ship and will probably deploy it armed with machine guns and shells in the disputed South China Sea, the Global Times reported, dubbing the vessel "The Beast."
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 12, 2016

Kim impressed after 11-year-old You wins national title

History was made in Seoul on Sunday at the South Korean national championships when 11-year-old You Young won the senior women's singles competition.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2016

How using Facebook makes people dumber

Facebook reinforces people's tendency to seek out information that confirms their beliefs, and to ignore contrary information.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2016

Regional interests fuel Middle East's Cold War

The Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry could derail efforts to stabilize the Middle East and make a bad regional environment much worse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2016

Analysis finds North Korea faked footage showing submarine-launched missile test

Footage of a North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test released by Pyongyang two days after it announced it had conducted the country's fourth nuclear test last week was faked, according to an analysis by a California-based think tank.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 12, 2016

Despite poverty, sanctions North Korea nuclear program thrives with low-cost labor

North Korea has developed a nuclear weapons program despite poverty and international sanctions, using home-grown technology and virtually free labor to cut costs, experts said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2016

Hong Kong's 'Umbrella Soldiers' visiting Taiwan to see democracy at work

Hundreds of residents of Hong Kong, the Chinese-ruled territory rocked by street protests demanding free elections in 2014, have flown to Taiwan for Saturday's elections to see free-wheeling democracy in action.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2016

Time for the world to face up to climate reality

Technological progress makes it possible to build a low-carbon economy; but strong public policies are necessary to ensure implementation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2016

Did Kim just provoke China?

President Xi Jinping should tighten the screws on China's recalcitrant ally after the rogue nation's latest nuclear test.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2016

Thai king leaves hospital, for outing since admission last year

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej left hospital on Monday to visit his Bangkok palace, his first such outing since he was admitted last year.
WORLD
Jan 11, 2016

Spanish Princess Cristina in court as fraud case begins

Spanish princess Cristina de Borbon has arrived in court as proceedings in a landmark fraud trial that became a lightning rod for anger at institutional corruption get under way.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2016

Sharp drop in Rohingya migrants after Thai, Bangladesh crackdowns

The number of migrants leaving Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat in the past four months has plummeted because of Thai and Bangladeshi crackdowns on human smugglers, the United Nations and a rights activist said on Friday.
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

Podcast

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

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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