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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2015

Modi needs to get back on track — and fast

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stymied by fierce resistance in Parliament and a slowing economy, can regain his mojo by pushing forward on much-needed reforms.
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CULTURE / Film
Sep 12, 2015

Isao Takahata's stark world of reality

Having survived a devastating U.S. air raid on his hometown in World War II, film director Isao Takahata has firsthand experience of the horrors of war. It's perhaps not surprising, therefore, that he staunchly opposes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempt to push controversial security bills through the...
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 12, 2015

It still takes a village to keep our kids safe

The murders of 13-year-old Natsumi Hirata and 12-year-old Ryoto Hoshino in Osaka last month sparked a heated conversation in the media about the state of parenting in Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 12, 2015

Broncos, family pay tribute to Uhle

Since the bj-league's inception in 2005, the Saitama Broncos have never been a model franchise.
EDITORIALS
Sep 12, 2015

Failure to assess key health data

A failure to analyze massive amounts to public health data threatens Japan's ability to provide high quality medical care.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2015

Uncle Sam wants you — to quit smoking

Smoking rates are dropping among U.S. military personnel — but at a distressingly slower pace than in the general population.
BASKETBALL
Sep 11, 2015

Kanazawa Samuraiz continue to build foundation for inaugural season

As they gear up for their first season, which tips off next month, the Kanazawa Samuraiz have been busy assembling their roster.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2015

Garbage imperialism? Nope, all trash is local

The developed world is doing better about handling its electronic waste, but a crisis is looming in developing nations as gadgets become more affordable.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Sep 11, 2015

Denmark's Mikkeller hits Tokyo, leaves strange brews

Mikkel Borg Bjergso, co-founder of the Danish microbrewery Mikkeller, is a man who likes a challenge. At the opening of the new Mikkeller bar in Shibuya, Bjergso tells me that his next goal is to finish the Berlin Marathon next September in two hours and 45 minutes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 11, 2015

Abundant autumn sanma are a symbol of sustainable fishing

Autumn's silvery little fish, the sanma, has arrived. To officially mark the beginning of the season, the annual Meguro Sanma Festival — which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year — was held last weekend in Tokyo, where sanma were grilled and offered to a crowd of over 30,000.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2015

North Korea's unofficial markets driven by repurposed buses

It is not Amazon or FedEx, but in North Korea's fledgling market economy, a fleet of re-purposed old passenger buses is the next best thing for moving trade goods, from rice to textiles and livestock, between far-flung corners of the country.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2015

Putin could be planning a big gamble in Syria

Is Vladimir Putin taking the risky step of dramatically increasing Russia's military role in Syria's civil war?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2015

Japan's silver-driven pacifism

The declining population threatens to push Japan off the world stage in the coming decades.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 10, 2015

'Ant-Man' brings 'Phase Two' of the Marvel cinematic strategy to a close, what's in store for 'Phase Three'?

Have you noticed there's been a lot of comic book-based movies lately? The idea of plotting to take over the world isn't an unusual one for a comic, so it makes sense that Marvel Studios has been slowly conquering the film industry for the past eight years.
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JAPAN
Sep 10, 2015

How Japan's devastating rainstorm came about

Torrential rain that caused flooding and the evacuations of tens of thousands of people across the Kanto region on Thursday was the result of a mass of humid air unable to escape the area, a pileup of thunderclouds — and possibly climate change, experts said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2015

Cameron is right about how to take in refugees

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has taken a battering over his handling of Europe's refugee crisis, but his new approach is the right one.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Sep 9, 2015

Kyoto International Art and Film Festival is a challenge to Tokyo's cultural power

The Kyoto International Film and Art Festival, which takes place from Oct. 15 to 18 in Japan's ancient capital, began as a sort of challenge to the local film industry's power center, Tokyo.
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WORLD
Sep 9, 2015

Hungary's Orban plays for high stakes with tough stance on migrants

Hungary's fiery Prime Minister Viktor Orban has always relished a fight, be it with foreign bankers, international lenders or the European Union over policy toward Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / 'SUMMER DAVOS' SPECIAL 2015
Sep 9, 2015

Will AI become a threat to future white-collar workers?

Can a robot get into the University of Tokyo, Japan's most prestigious university, by 2021?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / 'SUMMER DAVOS' SPECIAL 2015
Sep 9, 2015

Leading English MBA program set to become available online

Featuring its unique ambition-inspiring kokorozashi, or personal mission, education and hands-on business education close to real-life experience, Globis University's Master of Business Administration program has rapidly grown into the largest and one of the highest-ranked MBA programs in Japan. Now...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 8, 2015

Pure landscape photography

The exhibition "Stream of Consciousness" at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery is an extremely successful representation of contemporary Japanese photographic art. It combines some of the salient aspects of Japanese culture with the aesthetically formal, yet emotive imagery that is indicative of what gives...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015

Troubling Sino-Japanese ties

The animus between China and Japan should scare the rest of the world — especially the U.S., which could get dragged into war with a nuclear power.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015

Don't blame schools for worker shortages

Both Japanese and U.S. companies blame the education system for their alleged shortage of workers, but the complaint fails to stand up to scrutiny.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2015

Bill easing regulations on temp workers passes key committee

The ruling bloc bulldozed a contentious bill to revise the worker dispatch law through an Upper House committee Tuesday, clearing a critical hurdle for its enactment that will enable companies to use temporary workers for as long as they wish.

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