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JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 9, 2021

'I still have dreams about it': Volunteers reflect on 3/11 aftermath

Ten years on from the disaster, expats who gave their time to help the victims have found the experience has stuck with them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 4, 2021

Can Japan really shoot at vessels over the Senkaku Islands?

My American friend in San Francisco said he could not believe Japan could not shoot at invading foreign vessels. His comment hit the nail on the head.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2021

Virus concerns loom for Japan with Olympic torch relay a month away

The relay begins March 25 in Fukushima Prefecture and what's normally a time of excitement and hope ahead of an Olympics will instead be held under the shadow of a pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 22, 2021

Road to renewed Iran nuclear deal likely to be long and bumpy

It took seven years from the summer's day in 2008 when a top U.S. diplomat first sat down with his Iranian counterpart until the two sides sealed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that aimed to keep Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2021

As suicides rise amid the pandemic, Japan takes steps to tackle loneliness

What constitutes loneliness is a trickier question in Japan, where the overarching term 'kodoku' has been used to describe both loneliness and solitude, essentially lumping them together.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2021

Biden’s Asia strategy: 'Personnel is policy'

Considering the weak domestic position of the United States, its demands for human rights could be perceived as self-righteous and end up alienating other countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2021

For Trump, no conviction, but a historic repudiation

One thing that Trump made clear was that nothing in the constitutional system makes presidents respect the U.S. political system and respond to that system's incentives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 14, 2021

For Trump, an escape, but not an exoneration

Having failed to convict, Democrats hope that the trial nonetheless made it implausible if not impossible for Trump to ever run for president again as he has hinted he might do.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2021

Trump is acquitted for second time even as seven Republicans vote to impeach

With most of Trump's party coalescing around him, the 57-43 tally fell 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2021

Beijing already using information warfare with Biden team

Whatever the reason, China was clever enough to take advantage of the omission of one-China discussions in the U.S. readout to make the narrative conform to their interests.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Feb 12, 2021

Confess! Dating in Japan requires short set phrases to spark the fire

Valentine's Day is coming up, and knowing what to say to make things official with your crush is half the battle. The good news is the steps to a kokuhaku (confession) are straightforward.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2021

New Zealand Maori leader ejected from Parliament for not wearing a necktie

Rawiri Waititi said forcing him to a Western dress code was a breach of his rights and an attempt to suppress indigenous culture.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2021

Trump’s Senate trial moves forward after vote on constitutionality

The move clears the way for arguments to begin on whether Trump incited an insurrection by inflaming the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2021

Did I make a mistake becoming an American?

As an American abroad, my question was personal: Did I make a colossal error five years ago?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 3, 2021

GameStop and other Reddit-favored stocks plunge as trading frenzy fizzles

Analysts predicted that the market frenzy, which has drawn the attention of regulators and politicians, was likely to fade, and said it was just a question of how soon.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 30, 2021

Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians reflects on decision to go all in on Tom Brady

'You can't hit a home run unless you're going to swing for one,' Arians said. 'You can't do anything special in life sitting on a fence.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021

Biden and Putin agree to extend New START nuclear treaty

White House officials said Biden also confronted the Kremlin leader over the poisoning of an opposition activist and a hacking of government and private computer networks in the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2021

Biden may struggle to calibrate his Asia policy

The first challenge for the new Biden team, made up of many veterans of the Obama administration, is to resist the instinct to resume where it left off four years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 25, 2021

How space became the next ‘great power’ contest between the U.S. and China

Among the most important national security issues now facing U.S. President Joe Biden is how to contend with the threat that China poses to the American military in space.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2021

How could the storming of the U.S Capitol have even occurred?

The motto of the worldwide Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement is, “Be Prepared.” It is clear that there were not many Boy Scouts around on Capitol Hill in Washington on the fateful day of Jan. 6.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2021

Will Biden undo Trump’s last minute legacy?

The Biden administration may be trapped in a quandary over Taiwan because the U.S. may send the wrong signal to China if the new secretary of state nullifies Pompeo's Jan. 9 decision.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2021

Europe after Brexit and COVID-19

But, Brexit aside, the EU is also divided internally over economic policy, the rule of law, and the separation of powers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2021

The Korean War emptied the town. Those who rebuilt it may now be rewarded.

A decades-old struggle for land by villagers in the 'Punch Bowl' has become a symbol of the war's unfinished business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 7, 2021

How Japan can become a data powerhouse

The country's new digital agency must take a lead in forming Japan's data infrastructure and global data rule-making, while benefiting the people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 4, 2021

As rollout falters, scientists debate new vaccination tactics

Some experts are asking if it is wisest to give as many people as possible an inoculation now — and push back the second doses until later.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 26, 2020

20 Questions: The best answers of 2020

The 20 Questions format aims to get people in Japan to tell us about their thoughts and beliefs in their words. Here are some of the most interesting answers from 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 26, 2020

In 2020, kids still say the drollest things

2020 was a year to forget, if only we can u2026
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2020

These two jailed Canadians deserve your Christmas wishes

Hopefully, the buildup of publicity of people sending Christmas cards to the imprisoned Canadians will put moral pressure on China, causing it to abandon its practice of hostage diplomacy.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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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