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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 22, 2013

Already a huge hit, Line aims for SNS market

The instant messaging app Line is already dominating the lives of young smartphone users in Japan and has spread rapidly elsewhere in the world, but its developer is eyeing even more aggressive growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 22, 2013

Senkaku showdown taxing forces

The past few months have put the Japan Coast Guard and Air Self-Defense Force to the test, as they defend the nation's territorial waters and airspace around the Senkaku islets in the East China Sea, a flash point for potential military clashes with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2013

Pro-Pyongyang schools barred from tuition waiver

Pro-Pyongyang high schools are banned from the government's tuition-waiver program, almost three years after every student in Japan was declared eligible to receive the financial aid.
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2013

Avoiding a currency war

The Group of 20 ministers' communique urges member countries, including Japan, to avoid actions aimed at lowering the value of their currencies.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2013

Third branch of Abenomics

Fiscal and monetary policies will do little to stimulate economic growth in Japan. So, it is time for a strategy to encourage private-sector investments.
Japan Times
JAPAN / INTERPRETATION & TRANSLATION
Feb 18, 2013

Making a living using foreign language skills

What would it be like to make a living using foreign language skills as a freelance professional? Missa Takahashi, an interpreter and translator of English, French and Italian, shares how she established her career, expanded her work and deepened her understanding of language and culture.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 17, 2013

Whoever could pass a test to list 'values at the heart of being Japanese'?

Calling all those readers who in their heart of hearts have always wanted to be British! Well, you've got your chance now, you presumptuous Penny-Laners and putative Pythons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 16, 2013

China digs in history to bolster isle claims

Beneath its bellicose rhetoric, China has been quietly bolstering its territorial claims with ancient documents, academic research, maps and technical data.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 14, 2013

The message Asians hope Abe will say to Obama

Neither Japan nor China can give up its claims to the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, but stoking up conflict in today's world economy would hurt them both.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 10, 2013

Abe's 'unpredictable past' runs counter to his people's remorse over wars

“They were remarks made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. But since then we have welcomed in the 21st century.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2013

Beijing denies MSDF target-lock

A war of words flares between Japan and China over fire-control radar lock-ons by Chinese warships against a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer and chopper near the Senkakus.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Feb 8, 2013

Founder of TIS makes creativity cornerstone of school's curriculum

Patrick Newell, 47, founder of Tokyo International School, calls himself a “learning activist,” a zealot on the frontlines of learning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2013

Abe presses ahead on collective self-defense

Japanese corporate executives doing business with China as well as diplomats stationed in Japan and neighboring countries are probably breathing a sigh of relief now that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dialed down his hawkish stance from the campaign trail in December and has instead focused on stimulus...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2013

Abe to meet Obama with hands tied

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing a major challenge ahead of his summit with U.S. President Barack Obama later this month, as calls have mounted within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for Japan not to participate in U.S.-led free-trade talks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2013

U.S. to Abe: Collective self-defense off agenda

Washington does not want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to bring up the issue of collective self-defense at the Japan-U.S. summit to be held later this month, diplomatic sources said.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 3, 2013

Constitutional revision may bring less freedom

Article 18 of Japan's Constitution states, "No person shall be held in bondage of any kind. Involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime, is prohibited."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2013

Abe continues gambit denying row exists over Senkakus

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated Japan's stance Friday that there is no territorial dispute with China that needs to be resolved, a comment likely to trigger further anger in Beijing.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 2, 2013

Eased limits now allow sale of U.S. beef below 30 months

Japan eases its limits on U.S. beef imports, permitting retailers to begin selling meat from cattle less than 30 months old.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2013

Wake-up call for Asia's leaders

Whether East Asia's politicians and pundits like it or not, the region's current international relations are more akin to those of Europe before World War I.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Feb 1, 2013

Canadian uses sports as bridge to teaching, writing, understanding

Writer, teacher and sports fan Trevor Kew, 32, pedals and kicks his way through culture shock. He uses sports to help him adapt to unfamiliar cultures or new places when traveling, trusting his bike or a soccer ball to bridge the gap with locals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 31, 2013

Kaieda lashes LDP on works spending

Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda lashed out Wednesday at the massive ¥4.7 trillion public works spending package compiled by the Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 31, 2013

Schools have knack for healthy meals

In Japan, school lunch means a regular meal, not one that harms your health. The food is grown locally and almost never frozen. There's no mystery behind the meat. From time to time, parents even call up with an unusual question: Can they get the recipes?

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