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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2017

Trump threatens to unleash 'fire and fury' on North Korea as Pyongyang takes aim at Guam

On a day typically remembered for the devastating atomic attack on Nagasaki in 1945, North Korea and U.S. President Donald Trump both unleashed an unprecedented verbal barrage.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Aug 9, 2017

More Japanese may be studying abroad, but not for long

Increasing numbers of Japanese are going abroad to study, but a close look at the data reveals that looser definitions are inflating the numbers — and that most students aren't spending much time overseas anyway.
EDITORIALS
Aug 9, 2017

Amending the Constitution not an end in itself

The Abe administration should not seek to amend the Constitution just because political circumstances make it possible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2017

Obsession with Trump shows authoritarianism has arrived

Americans are divided along party lines, but Trump has brought them together in one respect: He's making everyone feel anxious by creating a constant atmosphere of crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2017

A year on, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has more plans to reform the capital

A year since becoming Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike is riding high.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2017

Koike ally Masaru Wakasa starts political group that could shake up Japan's political landscape

Launch of Nippon First no Kai could help Tokyo governor transition to national politics, build campaign to become first female prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2017
Aug 7, 2017

New defense chief Onodera suggests Japan should consider acquiring ability to strike North Korean missile bases

Courting controversy, Japan's new defense chief says the ability to strike North Korean missile bases might be pursued by the Self-Defense Forces.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Aug 6, 2017

Reviving Japan's old shopping arcades

As everyone knows, Japan has an unmanageable surplus of vacant housing. According to the latest government surveys there are more than 8 million unoccupied houses and apartment units in Japan and that number will increase to the point where one in four or five residences will be empty by 2030.
EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2017

Work-hour deregulation

The government's proposed scheme to exempt certain employees from legal work-hour regulations needs to be scrutinized from the viewpoint of protecting workers' interests from labor abuse.
EDITORIALS
Aug 5, 2017

Support U.N. development goals

To galvanize the public into action, the government should work harder at promoting the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2017

New foreign minister wants to be own man, sees no need to renegotiate 2015 'comfort women' agreement

Newly appointed Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Friday sought to differentiate himself from his more famous father, who is known for issuing the Kono statement — the government’s historic 1993 apology to the mostly Asian “comfort women” coerced into providing sex for the Imperial Japanese Army...
Reader Mail
Aug 4, 2017

Abysmal handling of documents

The July 10 editorial titled "Poor handling of government documents" interested me because of my own government experience. The law indeed has flaws, but why is the Diet unable to fix it?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 31, 2017

Abe, Trump agree to take more action against North Korea

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agree to take unspecified “further actions” against North Korea following its second ICBM test.
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2017

Nawaz Sharif's exit in Pakistan

The struggle between civilian and military authorities remains the real fault line in Pakistan's politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2017

Trump tweet barring transgender ranks in military prompts Pentagon pushback

The Defense Department said there will be "no modifications" yet to its policy allowing transgender people to serve in the U.S. military, one day after President Donald Trump unexpectedly said they would be barred from serving.
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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