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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2015

In defense of Angela Merkel

It is critically important, in the face of a dark force that is rising in Europe, to defend German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Apr 5, 2015

Viewed through a religious lens, Japan makes more sense

Ever noticed how Japan — and in particular, its ruling elite — keeps getting away with astonishing bigotry?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 5, 2015

Under-30s short of cash can defer their Japan pension payments

The official line is that anyone residing in Japan aged 20-59 must sign up for the national pension. However, there are two options for deferral for young people.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Apr 4, 2015

Learning valuable lessons from the yakuza?

"He had connections and interactions with individuals related to the yakuza. Why on earth would he be appointed a (Cabinet) minister? The responsibility of the prime minister for appointing him to this position is tremendously weighty."
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2015

GOP's road to power runs through Israel

The deterioration of U.S.-Israeli relations under the Obama administration could help the Republicans win the White House in 2016.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ABENOMICS — THE BOTTOM LINE
Apr 3, 2015

Inflation eludes, stock rise helps few, but yen's fall hurts many

As the second anniversary of the BOJ's radical deflation-busting program approaches, economists question the merits of “Abenomics” and whether frothy stocks and a weaker yen deserve praise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2015

The trials and tribulations of Asian democracy

The list of national political leaders in Asia who have faced, or are about to face, criminal charges has grown so extensive that it is plausible to wonder whether democracy itself can survive in a number of these countries.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 3, 2015

Summoned investigators fail to appear at New Orleans hearing for millionaire murder suspect Durst

Robert Durst, the real estate scion awaiting extradition to California to face a murder charge, will remain jailed in Louisiana after investigators his attorneys wanted to question did not appear at a court hearing on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2015

AIIB: Chinese cash versus American might

When it comes to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the message from China to the U.S. is clear: either concede to us the place we deserve in existing international institutions, or we will go around you and start our own.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2015

Cinderella's new moral: be rich or be a pumpkin

Kenneth Branagh's remake of 'Cinderella' carries a troubling economic message.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2015

Media, automakers offer gags galore as April Fools' Day catches on in Japan

Companies humored their customers on April Fools' Day, offering eye-catching products and services that in some cases appeared to meet a credulous audience.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2015

New Riken chief pledges to restore trust after scandal

The newly appointed head of the Riken research institute has pledged to restore its reputation as a global leader in the field.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2015

Iran nuclear talks miss deadline; U.S. threatens to walk away

Six world powers and Iran negotiated past a March 31 deadline into the wee hours of Wednesday, struggling to conclude an outline accord on Tehran's nuclear program in the face of a U.S. threat to abandon the talks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2015

Why arming U.S. allies can be like sending weapons to the enemy

There are two ways the U.S. can arm an ally such as the Kurds. It can donate, or sell cheap, the latest U.S.-made weaponry. Or it can send foreign-made weaponry — Russian usually — through a middleman.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 31, 2015

Williams beats 15-year-old Bellis

When the ball whizzed past Serena Williams for an ace late in Sunday's match, the subdued crowd suddenly erupted with a roar.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 31, 2015

BOJ should play mysterious

Arguably no central banker in the world has been bolder and more aggressive about quantitative easing than Japan's Haruhiko Kuroda.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2015

Taiwanese writer Chou Chin-bo as war victim

Recently I was asked to translate into English a short story that the Taiwanese writer Chou Chin-bo wrote in Japanese back in 1941. I was happy with this request. I was born in Taipei in 1942, but ever since my family was forced out of the island upon Japan's defeat in the war, in 1945, I have never...
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2015

Syria's Assad says Islamic State has expanded since start of U.S. airstrikes

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a U.S. television interview that Islamic State, which has seized swaths of territory in Syria and Iraq, has been gaining recruits since the start of U.S.-led air strikes against the militant group.
BASKETBALL
Mar 29, 2015

bj-league lifts ban on JT

The professional basketball bj-league has rescinded its ban on media access by The Japan Times with immediate effect. The ban was instituted on Oct. 11, 2013, and continued for more than 17 months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 28, 2015

Postwar education at a vexing crossroads

In July 1995, a special edition of Aera magazine reflected on 50 years of postwar evolution. Education was among the topics covered.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2015

Jury clears venture capital firm in Silicon Valley gender bias case

A California jury on Friday cleared the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers of gender discrimination claims that had been brought against it by a former female partner in a trial that transfixed Silicon Valley.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2015

Civil servants to be offered earlier summertime shifts

Government workers will be encouraged to start and leave earlier this summer to promote family time against population decline, but labor critics say it could lead to abuse.
EDITORIALS
Mar 27, 2015

Battle looms over Futenma

The standoff over construction of a replacement facility for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma threatens to develop into an all-out legal battle between the Abe administration and Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2015

U.S. foreign policy founders on ignorance and arrogance

If it's true that President Barack Obama is unable to dominate the neoconservative faction in the State Department and the Pentagon, it makes the political nonsense involving Mideast myth-addicted members of the U.S. Congress pale in comparison.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2015

Guess what's weakening the U.S. middle class

There are roughly three main hypotheses for why American middle-class wages have been falling: robots, unions and China. Evidence may point to the least favored answer as the right one.
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.
Tokyo police arrest six Chinese nationals over yami baito scheme
Tokyo police have arrested six Chinese nationals on suspicion of unlawful confinement and attempted extortion involving a 23-year-old exchange student who had become involved in a financial dispute over a yami baito, or a “dark” part-time job.
Japan to overhaul tax exemption system for foreign visitors
The Ginza shopping district in Tokyo in August
‘God of management’ comes back to life as an AI model
A statue of Konosuke Matsushita in the grounds of the Konosuke Matsushita Museum in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture
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.
Ishiba sticks to the basics in second policy speech
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his policy speech at the Lower House of parliament in Tokyo on Friday.
Hiroshi Kurosaki looks beyond Japan for heart-wrenching drama
Hiroshi Kurosaki’s Netflix series “Beyond Goodbye” centers on a woman (Kasumi Arimura, left) who discovers her dead lover’s heart saved the life of a quiet pianist (Kentaro Sakaguchi).
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.
‘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.
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.

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