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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 17, 2023

In pursuing peace, Japan’s leader must also prepare for war

His life’s goal may be nuclear disarmament, but with this G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Fumio Kishida will move the nation even closer to the world’s largest nuclear power.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 8, 2016

Danger in Asia's choppy seas

China's territorial ambitions in the South China Sea are raising the risks of confrontation with its neighbors.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2016

The dark side of Barack Obama's pivot to Asia

The U.S. president needs to avoid getting played by Asian leaders with ulterior motives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 15, 2015

An Obama visit to Hiroshima would send the right message

A visit to Hiroshima by U.S. President Barack Obama could serve as a step toward realizing his vision of 'a world without nuclear weapons.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2023

Biden and Kishida use Hiroshima museum guestbook to push for nuke-free world

Few other details of the leaders’ visit have been disclosed, possibly out of consideration for sensitivities among the U.S. and the other G7 nuclear powers.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2020

Fighting COVID-19: It's the story, stupid

The Japanese government is failing to effectively combat infections and unable to win the confidence of publics at home and abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Feb 18, 2019

World's masterpieces cast in Shigaraki ceramic at museum in Shikoku

The Otsuka Museum of Art in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, drew a lot of attention last year when popular singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu held his first live TV performance there on Dec. 31 for NHK's year-end "Kohaku Uta Gassen" ("Red and White Song Battle") music contest.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 8, 2017

In Japan, female lawmakers in short supply, annual global survey shows

Japan fell in a ranking of female lawmakers, dropping seven slots to 163rd out of 193 countries in 2016, according to the Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2016

Japan and the consequences of the Brexit vote

Brexit has taught the Japanese of the potential dangers of a generational divide.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2016

Brexit could hamper Japan's efforts on EU deal: analysts

Britain's historic decision to leave the European Union could hamper Japan's efforts on a trade deal with the EU as well as its relationship with Asian and other global partners, analysts said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jun 17, 2016

Once considered low class, how did tuna get so valuable?

Fresh, raw tuna reigns supreme in the culinary world these days, especially when it comes to sushi and sashimi. Bluefin tuna, known in Japan as hon-maguro or "true tuna," is so popular that global stocks are dangerously low due to overfishing. But tuna didn't always reign supreme: until the modern era...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 6, 2016

Moral imperative of ridding the world of nuclear arms

Many countries have started to advance toward the shared goal of a world free from nuclear weapons. What is needed now is to breathe new energizing life into that vision.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2016

Big temblors no surprise to experts

Some seismologists said they were not surprised by the disaster, saying evidence suggested the writing was on the wall, although they didn't know exactly when it would happen.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2016

G-7 foreign ministers to weigh nuclear future at Hiroshima meeting

The G-7 foreign ministers' summit taking place in Hiroshima carries a symbolic meaning as it offers an opportunity for world leaders to be reminded of the horrors of nuclear arms.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2016

Without naming names, Japan video showcases effort to halt China maritime expansion

The Foreign Ministry releases a video highlighting Tokyo's own measures to help Southeast Asian nations match Beijing's maritime muscle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2016
Jan 20, 2016

Turning challenges of cybersecurity into new opportunities for growth

As information and communication technology (ICT) has extended into all areas of society, we have become ever more reliant upon it. The subtle ways in which it is changing the world, though both exciting and frightening, are not widely recognized or understood. This year, Japan will host the G-7 summit...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 21, 2015

Press gets tense over possible terrorism in Tokyo

Look around, if you will, for a waste receptacle on any station platform in the Tokyo metropolitan area; you won't find one. Their disappearance, a precautionary measure against urban terrorism, can be dated to the immediate aftermath of the nerve gas attack on the city's subway system by members of...
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2015

Japan lawmakers want to revisit controversial conspiracy law in wake of Paris attacks

Several influential lawmakers have proposed adopting a previously rejected law that would give the government a stronger hand to address terrorism.
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MULTIMEDIA
Nov 6, 2015

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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / 'SUMMER DAVOS' SPECIAL 2014
Sep 10, 2014

Suzuki promotes Mie Pref. globally

Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki, selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum this year, is trying to promote his prefecture on the global stage.

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