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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2016

If formed, a Tokyo assembly committee could pry Masuzoe from governorship

Public calls for Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe to step down grow despite his apology a day earlier and a pledge to refund some of the ¥4.4 million he misspent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2016

Building golden bridges in the South China Sea

Everyone should avoid triumphing at China's expense if a tribunal ruling on a China-Philippines territorial dispute hands Beijing a bitter pill to swallow.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2016

Japan heading toward failure

The Abe administration's attempt to silence critical media coverage could cause the nation's downfall.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 28, 2016

Thomas Bertrand: 'My passion for food makes me very curious'

French entrepreneur on bento boxes on trains and putting a bit of salt and lemon on rice.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 25, 2016

U.S. sees wars' end through the prism of Hiroshima

Post-World War II belief that anything less than unconditional surrender is defeat has cost the U.S. dearly, in blood and treasure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G7 ISE-SHIMA SUMMIT SPECIAL
May 25, 2016

Summit agenda laden with difficult international issues

The G7 Ise-Shima Summit in Mie Prefecture is expected to be a major opportunity to present Japan under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a key member of the international community.
EDITORIALS
May 24, 2016

Abe's promised new policy direction

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new plan to 'promote the dynamic engagement of all citizens' falls short when it comes to specifics on how it will achieve its ambitious goals.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016

Due process is being kicked off U.S. campuses

A lawsuit by a suspended Colorado university student should be remedial education for administrators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2016

Cookpad's maverick founder stirs recipe for unrest

A spat is rocking one of Japan's most popular Internet companies after the founder moved to kick out the board, enraging staff and sending shares tumbling.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 15, 2016

Should Kuroda get the ax?

As the clock ticks on Japan's ultra-easy money gamble, the head of the Bank of Japan must push Abe to make tough choices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2016

Sex versus gender in the U.S. bathroom case

North Carolina and the federal government have sharply different ideas about the acceptance of transgender people. But what about the legal stakes?
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2016

Slim majority see no need for Obama to apologize for atomic bombs: Japan Times poll

Earlier this week The Japan Times polled its readers about U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Hiroshima. A total of 1042 people from 90 countries responded to the question: "Do you think President Obama should apologize for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945?"...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 11, 2016

'Cartel Land' uncovers little hope and no glory

The debate over border policy in the United States has reached levels of nonsense worthy of Lewis Carroll. On the right, you have presidential candidate Donald Trump tarring all immigrants from south of the Rio Grande as "rapists and murderers," and pledging to build a "huge" wall to keep them out. On...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 9, 2016

Abe's questionable handling of the Kumamoto quakes

The Abe administration is making a shameful attempt to use the Kumamoto earthquakes to further and unrelated political agenda.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 9, 2016

JCP uniting with other parties, tries to lose chains of Soviet-era stigma

The Japanese Communist Party is riding high.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 6, 2016

It's time Abe fired Aso as his finance minister

Shinzo Abe should admit that entrusting key parts of his shock-therapy program to Taro Aso was a mistake, and an increasingly costly one at that.
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2016

Tokyo has high hopes for Abe's unofficial meeting with Putin

Officials expect improved relations going into Friday's summit, where a long-standing territorial dispute will likely be discussed.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 4, 2016

Foreign priests find a spiritual home in Shinto

Though few and far between, a handful of non-natives are blazing a trail in Japan's ancient native faith.
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2016

The Filipino game-changer

Electing Rodrigo Duterte as president would return the Philippines to the 'bad old days.'
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2016

Supreme Court's probe falls short

The top court's probe into 'special trials' held for leprosy patients accused of criminal offenses failed to address whether the defendants recieved justice.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2016

Why China's censors silenced a Net sensation

China's leaders, so determined to export their culture to the world, are instead cultivating a neutered entertainment industry with their censorship.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 26, 2016

Hidden poverty growing under Abe, particularly among young and single mothers

As the government tells it, Japanese have it pretty good.
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2016

Mitsubishi Motors' cheating scandal

Mitsubishi Motors' claims that it has rectified the crooked corporate culture that led to its previous scandals is now in doubt.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 22, 2016

A monthly subscription to the craft of specialty coffee

Finding good coffee roasters in Tokyo wasn't always easy. Though there's no shortage of chain cafes and canned coffee, roasters that focus on quality beans seemed few and far between.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 19, 2016

Time to burn ¥10,000 bills?

Japan has a technology problem: it's called paper money. Can a digital currency cure the economy's woes?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 12, 2016

Brilliant-but-humble Curry a product of the modern game

Stephen Curry is about to win his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award. In its penultimate game on Monday, his team tied the all-time record for wins (72) in a season, equaling Michael Jordan's 1995-96 Bulls' record that many believed was as unassailable as Wilt's 100 points.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 9, 2016

Exploring Tabaruzaka's idyllic but forgotten samurai battleground

The gray spring clouds have given way to a gentle drizzle by the time I pull my car into a spacious parking lot bordering the Tabaruzaka battlefield. It's fitting weather, considering the massive battle that took place here in 1877 in this rural corner north of Kumamoto city was fought in similar conditions....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 9, 2016

Japan is as happy as it feels — miserable

Who are the unhappiest people, asks Spa — the married, the single or the divorced?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 7, 2016

The genius of Brian Wilson: Beach Boys mastermind is short on words, long on legacy

As far as I can tell, Brian Wilson is in a good mood. Speaking from his Los Angeles home, the legendary Beach Boys mastermind certainly sounds upbeat, laughing when his dogs interrupt us, and seems enthusiastic about bringing "Pet Sounds," his opulent masterpiece, to Japan to celebrate its 50th anniversary....
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

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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