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Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2017

Japan’s interpreters struggle to make sense of 'Trumpese'

As political leaders in Japan pay close attention to how U.S. President Donald Trump will go in office, so, too, are interpreters who have had a nightmarish experience translating his disjointed speeches.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2017

Time to repair Tokyo-Seoul ties

Tokyo and Seoul can't afford to let bilateral ties languish given the regional threat posed by North Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2017

Trump will leave analysts guessing on U.S.-China ties

Analysts trying to parse U.S. policy in the Trump era regarding the South China Sea must be prepared for stark contradictions and intellectual whiplash.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2017

U.S. media has long wallowed in 'alternative facts'

The U.S. watchdogs of democracy have long been mostly lapdogs, gently licking the blood-soaked hands of those who fed them — America's political and corporate elites.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2017

Ties to Japan may factor in Kim Jong Nam's mysterious murder

Fears by Kim Jong Un over his legitimacy as North Korea's hereditary leader due to his grandfather's work in a Japanese military factory may have had a role in brother's murder.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 13, 2017

Let's discuss bans on smoking

The health ministry is considering a legal revision banning smoking in public areas to help bring Japan's battle against secondhand smoke in line with the global standard ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 11, 2017

'Japanese Robot Culture: Performance, Imagination and Modernity': Yuji Sone examines the enduring love of robots

It is an experience many in Japan now know: a visit to a SoftBank mobile phone vendor that ends in an attempt to converse with a small, white machine called Pepper.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 11, 2017

Dealing with Taiwan's nightmares past and present

On Feb. 28, Taiwan will commemorate the 70th anniversary of what is known as the 2.28 Incident, when Taiwanese rioted against mainlanders from the Kuomintang (KMT) who had taken over control of the island when the Japanese departed in 1945 following their defeat in World War II.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 11, 2017

Flurry of stadium naming rights continues in NPB

Are you going to any games this coming season at ZOZO?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2017

Trump's tough talk on Iran doomed to backfire

Donald Trump's antagonism against Iran will ultimately hamper his ability to confront Islamic State and other jihadis — his No. 1 enemy.
Reader Mail
Feb 10, 2017

Clarification on Singapore Biennale

I am writing in response to your article on the Singapore Biennale by John L. Tran ("Biennale takes good hard look in mirror" in the Jan. 29 edition), in which an intervention by myself at the Biennale symposium is cited. This fine piece sets out the challenges facing the Singapore Biennale as it moves...
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 6, 2017

Let's discuss Kisenosato, Japan's new yokozuna

Kisenosato is the only Japanese-born wrestler of the four current yokozuna — a designation that will carry enormous expectations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 5, 2017

Koshiro Hino pushes the limits of control as YPY

A couple of years ago, I started to get a sense of deja-vu while loitering on the weirdo fringes of Japan's club scene. Whenever I asked DJs or producers what homegrown music they were most excited about at the moment, the same name kept coming up: Goat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2017

German mini-world tourist attraction builds razor wire-topped wall around U.S.

In a dig at President Donald Trump's plan to build a full-sized wall along the border with Mexico, a German tourist attraction that features miniature models of various parts of the world has put up a wall around the United States.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2017

Trump's court pick conservative but not extremist

Democrats should think hard before trying to depict Neil Gorsuch as a radical conservative — a bruising confirmation fight could push him in the wrong direction.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2017

Untested Trump seen as threat to EU like Russia, China, radical Islam, stirs German protectionism fears

Donald Trump has joined Russia, China and radical Islam as a threat to the European Union, EU leaders were told on Tuesday by the man chairing a summit where they will debate relations with the United States.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jan 30, 2017

Let's discuss the recent heavy snow

A wide swath of the Sea of Japan coast was hit by heavy snow recently as a strong wintry air mass gripped much of the Japanese archipelago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2017

Tens of thousands in U.S. cities protest Trump immigration order

Tens of thousands of people rallied in U.S. cities and at airports on Sunday to voice outrage over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting entry into the country for travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations.
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 2017

China as an open power

For the sake of China's future, Xi Jinping should embrace reforms rather than concentrate power in himself.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2017

Abe warms to bilateral trade deal with U.S. but vows to still protect farmers

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday gave the clearest indication yet that Tokyo may accept Washington's departure from the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2017

Tokyo turns down Australian proposal for TPP without U.S., vows to keep pushing Trump

Tokyo turns down — for now — an Australian proposal to revise the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, saying any TPP deal without the U.S. is “meaningless.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 23, 2017

Under Trump, Asia 'pivot' security plank may rise from the ashes

With the ascension of Donald Trump to the White House, former U.S. President Barack Obama's "pivot" to Asia appears to have been burned to the ground. Its remains must yet cool, but what may ultimately emerge from the ashes could prove reassuring to Asian allies fearful of an American retreat amid China's...
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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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