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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2016

Travesty of justice: legal reform unlikely despite erroneous convictions

Two elderly men fighting for decades to clear their names are poised to receive high-profile retrials in 2016 and yet their ordeals are unlikely to trigger wide-ranging reform to the country's justice system, experts say.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 16, 2016

Asia is imperiled by COP21's climate cop-out

The nations of the world gathered at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) last month to come to an agreement on the urgent mission of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, all they produced was an attractive vision statement that is more sham than solution.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jan 16, 2016

Online streaming keeps anime afloat

Last week in California, I caught up with some of the chief purveyors of Japanese popular culture in the United States and elsewhere in the world. It became rapidly clear that 2016 won't be at all like 2015 — or any other year before it.
EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2016

Coming of Age Day reflections

Coming of Age day should be an opportunity for everyone in Japan to reflect on the meaning and importance of adulthood.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2016

Architect Kengo Kuma dismisses alleged similarities with Hadid stadium design

Kengo Kuma, whose flatter, less expensive design will be used for the Olympic Games' main venue, said his plan and Hadid's differed in concept and cost.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jan 15, 2016

Strawberry shortcake potato chips taste like you would imagine

Japanese snack maker Koikeya has mastered the mix-two-unlikely-flavors-together strategy over the past year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 15, 2016

China plans to land probe on the far side of the moon in 2018

China plans to land the first probe ever on the far side of the moon in 2018, marking another milestone in its ambitious space program, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2016

Sabotage, Islamic State suspected as blast his major oil pipeline at Libya's Ras Lanuf terminal

An explosion hit a major oil pipeline south of the Libyan terminal of Ras Lanuf overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, a spokesman for Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2016

Has Taiwan's China gamble gone wrong?

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou made a critical mistake in 2008 when he hitched Taiwan's economy to China.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 14, 2016

Stocks tumble in Tokyo, largely erasing Wednesday's rebound

Shares fell in Tokyo on Thursday, cutting short Wednesday's rebound, after U.S. stocks tumbled amid declining oil prices and continued anxiety over Chinese growth.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 14, 2016

For Japan's manufacturers, yen gains are reminder of Lehman lessons

Just when Japan's employers might have thought it was safe to embrace sustained wage increases — thanks to a cheap yen and rising earnings — a turn in the exchange rate has flashed a warning signal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2016

Kerry praises diplomacy as Iran swiftly frees U.S. 10 sailors whose patrol boats drifted into its waters

Iran released 10 U.S. sailors on Wednesday after holding them overnight, bringing a swift end to an incident that had rattled nerves days ahead of the expected implementation of a landmark nuclear accord between Tehran and world powers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2016

Fujikyuko to introduce new Fujisan train to commemorate 90th anniversary

Railway firm Fujikyuko Co. is set to introduce a new Fujisan View Express train later this year as a part of a project to commemorate its 90th anniversary.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 12, 2016

Gabriel Orozco: always ahead of the game

Gabriel Orozco has returned to Tokyo. Following his retrospective "Inner Circles" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in early 2015, "Visible Labor" at Rat Hole Gallery is a collection of new works that explore Orozco's classic themes of the city, transportation and games, revealing influences of...
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2016

America's struggle with gun violence

More than 100,000 people have been killed as a result of gun violence over the past decade in America, and millions more have been the victim of assaults, robberies and other crimes involving a gun.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 12, 2016

Germany barring more migrants at Austria border; Berlin's Iraqi Embassy issuing returnee passports

Germany is refusing more and more migrants entry at its southern border, sending a few hundred back to Austria every day since the beginning of the month, Austrian police said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2016

Make 2016 a better year for migrants

Dealing with the refugee crisis will be a profound test of the civic health of democratic societies worldwide.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2016

Saudi Arabia has bigger problems than Iran

While Saudi Arabia is hardly fertile ground for revolution, the government faces unprecedented challenges both within and outside the country.

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