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COMMENTARY
Jan 9, 2011

The vanishing two-state solution

LONDON — What does it mean when the United States, Britain, France and Spain upgrade the diplomatic status of the Palestinian delegations in their capitals, as they all did in the past year? When the number of countries recognizing Palestinian statehood now exceeds 100?
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 4, 2011

The basics of being a lawmaker at the Diet

Diet members are often addressed as "sensei" (teacher) and seem to enjoy privileges ranging from high salaries and chauffeur-driven cars to free first-class flights and luxury "green car" seats in bullet trains.
EDITORIALS
Jan 4, 2011

Budget with stop-gap funding

The Kan administration has endorsed a general account budget that is a record-high ¥92.41 trillion for fiscal 2011 — the second budget to be formed under the Democratic Party of Japan government. The budget includes several measures that show the characteristics of the DPJ's policy orientation. But...
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2010

Spending big question for 2011

The economy's tepid recovery will have trouble staying on track in 2011 as the effects of government stimulus gradually fade.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2010

2010 — not a good year for once-confident Japan

Japan has been overtaken by China as the world's No. 2 economy. Its flagship company, Toyota Motor Corp., recalled more than 10 million vehicles in an embarrassing safety crisis. Its fourth prime minister resigned in three years, and the government remains unable to jolt an economy entering its third...
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2010

Kan's bid to woo small party flops

The small opposition force Tachiagare Nippon (Sunrise Party of Japan) on Monday snubbed Prime Minister Naoto Kan's overture to join the ruling bloc, undermining his administration's latest attempt to get past the divided Diet.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2010

Kan taps Tachiagare as an ally

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has unofficially asked Tachiagare Nippon (Sunrise Party of Japan), a minor opposition force, to join the ruling bloc, a Tachiagare Nippon executive said Friday.
COMMENTARY
Dec 21, 2010

Wave-spectrum yard sale shadows Singh

CHENNAI, India — India may well be a case of two vastly different stories. One is a grand tale of its phenomenal success, while the other shocks and scandalizes you.
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 19, 2010

Cheap imitations from Osaka, Communists arrested, Japan resumes own air defense, young becoming selfish

100 YEARS AGOFriday, Dec. 16, 1910

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Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat