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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 29, 2016

Terror financing laws limited by burden of proof

Last month it was revealed that a Bangladeshi former associate professor at Kyoto's Ritsumeikan University was wanted by police for his suspected involvement in the Dhaka terrorist attack that killed 20 people in a cafe, including seven Japanese. Mohammad Saifullah Ozaki had been teaching business administration...
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2016

Abe dangles $30 billion at Africa leaders in Nairobi in counter to China

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's pledge Saturday to invest $30 billion to boost African growth and infrastructure over the next three years comes as he seeks to win over national leaders already being wooed by China and the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Aug 28, 2016

The longest U.S. conflict and defining a war

Figuring out when wars start and end isn't always as obvious as it might seem.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 27, 2016

Kohama-Casey friendship endures

A few days before the Rio Olympics kicked off, Mototaka Kohama, the godfather of Japanese basketball, reunited with one of his closest friends.
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JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Unique chance for open dialogue on African issues

The sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) will be held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on Saturday and Sunday. This will be the first time TICAD is being held in Africa since its inception in 1993.
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JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Side events offer a variety of business fairs and symposiums

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism are among organizations holding side events at TICAD VI, an excellent opportunity to highlight development issues of the fast-growing continent....
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JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Improved infrastructure key to success moving forward

The Yokohama Plan of Action adopted under fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) in 2013 has centered its priorities on the development of African infrastructure, the growth of its economy and capacity building. To this end, many projects are being implemented on the ground....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 24, 2016

There are some very big issues with 'Little Boy'

Seventy-one years after Japan surrendered in World War II, a taboo in Japan has been broken, or, more precisely, ripped apart. A movie specifically about the U.S-Japan conflict that more than mentions the atomic bombs, directed by Mexico's Alejandro Monteverde, is opening this weekend. For many Japanese,...
EDITORIALS
Aug 23, 2016

Twisted stance on nuclear weapons

Prime Minister Abe needs to show that Japan is serious about seeking a world free of nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2016

GPIF's stock holdings reveal its hand in nearly everything

Companies across Japan have a new name in their top 10 shareholder lists: the world's largest pension fund.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2016

Why were smart people suckered by Abenomics?

There's no magic wand to revitalize Japan — just a lengthy reform to-do list that Shinzo Abe has left unaddressed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2016

Japanese AI hedge fund paves way for evolution of trading

Yoshinori Nomura felt like weeping. It was the morning of June 24, Brexit day, and markets were moving against him.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 22, 2016

Let's discuss Mountain Day

Nearly a third of people have never heard of Mountain Day, the newest official public holiday. a survey shows.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2016

Japanese Olympic Committee hails record medal haul, states case for more funding

The Japanese Olympic Committee cast a satisfied eye over its biggest-ever Olympic medal haul at the Rio Games on Sunday but warned money must be spent to perform even better at Tokyo 2020.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 20, 2016

How to teach moral education in a relative age?

The wartime moral ideal was blind obedience and self-sacrificing devotion to the nation. Could the upgrading of moral education be a first step on the road back to that?
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Aug 20, 2016

An awakening gives birth to modern medicine

Illness we share with our ancestors. Diagnosis and remedies set us and them apart.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 18, 2016

Japanese fans shrug off crime and Zika in Rio, look forward to Tokyo's turn

Japanese attending the Rio Olympics say they have found the host city safer than they were led to believe and are looking forward to welcoming the world at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2016

Brexit and the geopolitics of emotion

The United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union defies logic.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2016

Emperor expresses 'deep remorse' for war on 71st anniversary of surrender; Abe does not

Emperor Akihito on Monday expressed "deep remorse" over World War II during the annual commemoration service at Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo marking Japan's surrender while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used more ambiguous wording.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2016

Better THAAD than dead

China and Russia should welcome Seoul's plan to deploy an advanced missile-defense system because it alleviates the need for South Korea or Japan to pursue other defense options, which could include the development of nuclear weapons.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 12, 2016

Overseas trip to forestall annual visit to Yasukuni by new defense chief Inada

Despite much speculation, new defense chief Tomomi Inada probably won't visit problematic Yasukuni Shrine on Japan's surrender anniversary and will instead catch a flight to Djibouti.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 12, 2016

Foreign workers: neither clowns nor terrorists

The Japanese attitude toward foreign employees must be improved if the nation is to reap the full benefits they offer.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 8, 2016

True meaning of Ichiro even greater than 3,000-hit milestone

There were a lot of people in Japan who awoke early April 3, 2001 (the night of April 2 in the U.S.), with a mix of anticipation and wonder as they watched new Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki's first game in the major leagues. Ichiro was hitless after three at-bats. Then, in the seventh, he...
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2016

Steel king NSSMC cedes crown to Arcelor as yen soars

Japan's biggest steel maker is top of the pile no more, as a resurgent yen hands a competitive advantage to overseas rivals amid an unprecedented global glut.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2016

Automakers urge Abe to act after taking ¥500 billion hit from strong yen

The automaker association asks the new Cabinet to take action in response to seesawing foreign exchange markets and the Brexit.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 4, 2016

Sakurai's xenophobic comments ignites debate over hate speech

In the run-up to Sunday's Tokyo gubernatorial election, one candidate's xenophobic speeches have fanned the flames of an ongoing debate over hate speech.

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