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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2016

How slow will China's economic growth go?

China's future is anything but predetermined. With the right approach, it can manage a smooth transition from middle- to high-income status.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2016

A new playbook for Beijing and Southeast Asia

Both ASEAN and China must exercise self-restraint and start negotiating in good faith to resolve the South China Sea territorial disputes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 21, 2016

In some U.S. cities, police push back against 'open-carry' gun laws

Tents, ladders, coolers, canned goods, tennis balls and bicycle locks are banned in the area surrounding the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2016

Olympus seeks deals and redemption after 2011 scandal

Five years ago, Olympus Corp. was caught up in the oddest of corporate scandals. Its then-CEO, Michael Woodford, uncovered an accounting scandal at the company that went undetected for years, besmirching the name of a once-proud Japanese maker of digital cameras and medical equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2016

Trump looking to pick top fracking mogul Hamm as energy secretary

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is considering nominating Oklahoma oil and gas mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary if elected to the White House on Nov. 8, according to four sources close to Trump's campaign.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2016

In the summer heat, these clothing gadgets can help you stay cool

Feeling the heat? An exhibition in Tokyo is showcasing clothes, tools and technologies that can bring a cool breeze to the hottest day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 20, 2016

Republican platform blasts China on isles, rights, trade

The U.S. Republican Party has come out guns blazing against China in its latest party platform — a marked contrast from the softer tone of its last charter in 2012.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 20, 2016

Views from Gifu: Now Abe has the numbers, is it time to tweak the Constitution?

People have their say on whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should push for constitutional revision now that he has the numbers in both houses of parliament to force a referendum on the issue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2016

Police keep watch over tense peace in Cleveland as Trump clinches GOP nomination

Police in downtown Cleveland kept watch over a tense peace Tuesday as Donald Trump clinched the Republican presidential nomination.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2016

The election showdown in Tokyo

Tokyo voters have a big decision to make, and the party affiliations of the leading candidates for governor should be the least of their worries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 20, 2016

Election won't affect pivot to Asia, Biden tells Australians

United States Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday assured key ally Australia there would be no retreat from Washington's pivot to the Asia-Pacific region regardless of who wins November's presidential election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 20, 2016

Too hot to work: global warming may cause loss of 20% of annual work hours in Southeast Asia alone

Rising temperatures caused by climate change may cost the world economy over $2 trillion in lost productivity by 2030 as hot weather makes it unbearable to work in some parts of the world, according to U.N. research published on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2016

Turkey's Erdogan used the social media he despised to maintain his grip on power

For any coup to succeed, the overthrowing party needs to control the media messaging. For last week's coup in Turkey, the military failed to tamp down one critical news source: the internet.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 20, 2016

Japan badminton team ready to escape gambling shadow in Rio

The head coach of Japan's Olympic badminton team insists the gambling scandal that engulfed the sport three months ago will not cast a shadow over his squad at next month's Rio Games.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 20, 2016

Woods ends season without playing major

Tiger Woods has shut it down for the rest of the professional golf season, bringing into question his playing future as the best golfer of his generation will be away from the sport for over a year when, and if, he returns.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2016

Trump could seek new law to help purge Obama appointees

If he wins the presidency, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would seek to purge the federal government of officials appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama and could ask Congress to pass legislation making it easier to fire public workers, Trump ally Chris Christie said on Tuesday....
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2016

IMF scraps growth forecast amid Brexit uncertainty, top economist warns against 'popular' rants against markets

The International Monetary Fund scrapped its forecast for a pickup in global growth this year, citing Britain's vote to leave the European Union, and warned the damage could worsen if confidence falters among investors and companies.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2016

Japan men's gymnastics squad relaxed, focused before long journey to Rio

Ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, superstar Kohei Uchimura and four other members of the Japan men's gymnastics team got haircuts a few days ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2016

Trump's wife seeks to soften his image at raucous Republican convention

Donald Trump's wife, Melania, in her first major political speech on Monday, portrayed her husband as a talented, compassionate and unrelenting leader who would unify rather than divide the country if elected to the White House.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2016

Romney, McCain, Bush among conspicuous no-shows at GOP fete to tap Trump

As Republicans spilled into Cleveland on Monday to nominate Donald Trump as their presidential candidate, 2012 nominee Mitt Romney had an equally crucial task: Entertaining his grandchildren at his lakeside summer house in New Hampshire.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 17, 2016

With more than 220 acts at Fuji Rock, planning your schedule in advance is crucial

There will be 223 acts performing at this year's Fuji Rock Festival. Planning out your schedule in advance is recommended, traveling to and from the stages can eat up precious time. Here's the route that I'm considering.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 17, 2016

Slot Machine plans to show Fuji fans how Thailand rocks

Thailand has been a destination for Asian artists looking to expand their markets. From J-rock to K-pop, fans in Bangkok have been able to listen to their fill. Rock band Slot Machine wants this to be a two-way conversation and the members say they'll begin it this year by being the first Thai band to...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2016

How to stimulate demand

The true value of flexible fiscal policy lies in stimulating domestic demand through meaningful fiscal spending while at the same time ensuring restoration of fiscal health.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2016

U.S. candidates are getting globalization wrong

The best thing the U.S. can do to improve its international competitiveness is to strengthen its domestic economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 17, 2016

Thailand's tourism minister puts nation's sex industry in target

Thailand's infamous sex industry is under fire, with the tourism minister pushing to rid the country of its ubiquitous brothels and a spate of police raids in recent weeks on some of the largest establishments providing sex services in Bangkok.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 17, 2016

Turkey's bungled putsch: a strangely 20th century coup

It was a strangely 20th century coup, defeated by 21st century technology and people power.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
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
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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