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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 2, 2017

Japan Times 1942: 'Public to be trained to stab enemies with bamboo spears'

The simplest form of suicide for any enemy parachutist would be to attempt a landing on Japan, for the Dai Nippon Martial Arts Association and the Dai Nippon Physical Training Association will train every Japanese in the manly art of stabbing enemy paratroops with bamboo spears.
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2017

Better response needed to product data falsification

Companies need to come clean on how the data falsification misconduct was allowed to continue for so long.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 27, 2017

Convenience store chain to stop selling pornographic magazines

Ministop has announced that it will suspend sales of pornographic magazines.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 23, 2017

Uber's messy data breach collides with launch of SoftBank deal

Uber, nearing a deal with SoftBank, says it paid hackers destroy data on more than 57 million users stolen from the company but not reported to victims or authorities.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 23, 2017

Will America's bankers oblige Donald Trump?

The debt that should worry Abe's team the most over the next few months is Tokyo's $1.1 trillion of U.S. treasuries.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2017

Lawmakers hold hearings into whether the rape case against journalist was dropped due to Abe ties

A group of opposition lawmakers on Tuesday kicked off the first in a series of hearings where they will question police and ministry officials over a high-profile case involving an alleged rape by a former television journalist with close ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 20, 2017

Gender equality critical for Japanese economic success

'I've never been one of those people who's had a passion for Japan since childhood, like some people in Europe,' smiled Helene von Reis, president and CEO of Ikea Japan K.K. Queried by The Japan Times about when the country 'first appeared on her radar,' she let out a hearty laugh. 'Actually, when I was first asked the question, 'Would you like to go work in Japan?''
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Nov 1, 2017

Alex Kerr on Japan: From 'voice in the wind' to vindication

A quarter-century after his first book warned Japan of what it had to lose, Alex Kerr feels the nation is finally on the same page.
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CULTURE / Books
Oct 21, 2017

'Okinawa': Remembering Takuma Nakahira in a different light

A figure stood on Zushi Beach in Kanagawa Prefecture one night in 1973, silhouetted against a fire as he fed piles of prints and negatives — the bulk of his photographic work so far — into the flames.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 18, 2017

U.S. Pacific Command chief Harris says Kim's nuclear ambitions are a 'recipe for disaster'

The top U.S. military commander in the Pacific warned the situation in North Korea is a "recipe for disaster," as the region prepares for U.S. President Donald Trump's first visit to the region.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2017

A Nobel for humility in field of economics

Instead of trying to design a new theory-of-everything to explain anomalies, Richard Thaler borrowed or created situation-specific theories.
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JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 11, 2017

LDP's secretary-general says election loss 'impossible,' the party is not in danger

As Japan braces for a snap election later this month, Toshihiro Nikai, the No. 2 man of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Wednesday dismissed it as "impossible" that his party will lose big enough to put the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the LDP in jeopardy.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 10, 2017

Rino Kasakake earns bronze in debut at Poland JGP

Rino Kasakake kept Japan's streak of earning at least one medal at every Junior Grand Prix this season alive by claiming the bronze at the JGP in Gdansk, Poland, on Friday. It was an impressive start for the debutante on the JGP circuit.
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CULTURE / Art
Oct 7, 2017

Hiroshi Sugimoto: The illusion of architecture

The renowned artist made a name for himself by capturing time in a photograph. Now he attempts to do the same with an art complex in Odawara ...
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2017

Japan has to spend a little less on its well-off elderly

Lowering pension and medical benefits to well-off elderly people looks like Japan's least-bad option to rein in its debt.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 30, 2017

The education system still has much to learn

There is a driven, compulsive quality to Japanese education, which emerges clearly in a report by Shukan Toyo Keizai magazine titled "Schools are breaking down."
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Sep 17, 2017

Japanese professor studies U.S. 'birth of a nation' and finds common humanity

Understanding racial issues is key to knowing America's history and, through that, modern Japan's, says Keiko Shirakawa.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2017

Daimler launches short-range electric truck in New York, readies long-haul concept for Tokyo Motor Show

Daimler Trucks is trying to gain a foothold in the nascent electric-truck market, with short-range haulers that can make New York City's clogged streets cleaner and quieter.
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WORLD
Sep 14, 2017

German court rules public should have free access to beaches

The public should not be forced to pay to walk on Germany's beaches or swim in the sea, a federal court ruled, calling into question private beaches along the North and Baltic Sea coasts.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2017

Will Trump lower the nuclear bar?

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower had the wisdom to be appalled by nuclear weapons. Not Donald Trump.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 28, 2017

Wasteful spending on medical public works

Unless the current structure is fixed, there will be no hope of medical science becoming a core of the government's growth strategy.
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2017

National energy plan needs a major review

The government continues to place too much emphasis on nuclear power despite the Fukushima crisis and negative public opinion.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 26, 2017

Reconnecting with our nature: teamLab's digital revolution

An interactive art collective wants us all to connect and experience a world without boundaries.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Aug 23, 2017

Podolski's Japan adventure in danger of turning sour

Things are not going well for Lukas Podolski.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2017

Who owns Mars? Mining puts spotlight on out of this world property claims

Can anyone claim the red planet or natural resources on asteroids?
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LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Aug 20, 2017

Learning to become snap happy with an instant camera in Japan

My 5-year-old daughter has something precious in her hands. It's perfectly square, with a bright orange body, a black lens, a neck strap, a distinct red dot logo — and it's making me nervous.
EDITORIALS
Aug 10, 2017

Rules on running casinos in Japan

The government is touting the economic benefits of opening casinos in Japan, but they may be overblown.

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.