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JAPAN
Jun 29, 2016

Japan census report shows surge in elderly population, many living alone

The number of elderly people is on the uptick, even as the size of the average family shrinks, government numbers indicate.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2016

Much at stake in this election

If voters do not wish to give the Abe administration a carte blanche to revise the Constitution, they must express their intention in this election.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2016

Post-Brexit, Japan redefines idea of safe havens

Risk-averse investors who flocked to the yen in the aftermath of Brexit may want to consider a safer haven.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2016

Mongolians head to polls with slowing economy a worry

Mongolia will elect a new parliament this week hoping it can reverse four straight years of slowing growth, against a backdrop of concerns about an erosion of democratic values in a country sandwiched between autocratic China and Russia.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2016

Constitution as a campaign issue

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe repeatedly emphasizes that economy is the foremost issue in the campaign for the July 10 Upper House election — urging voters to choose whether to endorse his bid to go on with Abenomics or return to what he calls "those dark days" before the policy package was launched. But...
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2016

Abenomics and the Upper House election

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe keeps trumpeting his economic policies. It's time for voters to give him their report card.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2016

South Korea trains next generation of keyboard warriors

In one college major at Seoul’s elite Korea University, the courses are known only by number, and students keep their identities a secret from outsiders.
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2016

Beyond any turmoil linked to Brexit, central bankers dread long shadow of possibilities

Finally, a financial flare-up that the world's central banks will have seen coming.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2016

Japan's first lady, Akie Abe, speaks her own mind

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has outlasted those that scoffed at his return to power as leader of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party in 2012. And yet while the prime minister appears to have established himself as an increasingly dominant force in domestic politics over the past decade, the most...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 14, 2016

Macho assault rifle ads may be silver bullet in U.S. gun-control debate

"Forces of opposition bow down. You are single-handedly outnumbered."
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2016

China may build seabed 'space station' to help hunt for minerals in South China Sea

China is speeding up efforts to design and build a manned deep-sea platform to help it hunt for minerals in the South China Sea, one that may also serve a military purpose in the disputed waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2016

Disputed shoal may become military line in sand on South China Sea

Global defense chiefs meeting in a plush hotel in Singapore over the weekend were faced with one of Asia's biggest looming security challenges, but left without any tangible sense of how to tackle it.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2016

Trans-Pacific shell game

While the Trans-Pacific Partnership might help the U.S. advance its goal of containing China's influence in the Asia-Pacific region, the economic case is not nearly as strong.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jun 5, 2016

West-inspired anime chief propels Polygon Pictures to success

Polygon Pictures, one of the oldest digital animation studios worldwide, has been turning its lights off at 10 p.m. sharp since 2011. Employees can turn them back on again but they automatically go dark every hour.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 3, 2016

Abe's LDP signals dramatic shift on BOJ in election pledge

Though a centerpiece of past election agendas, the LDP makes no reference to monetary policy in its campaign platform ahead of the summer poll.
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2016

The July Upper House election

Much will be at stake in the July 10 Upper House election. The nation's youngest voters should make their voices heard.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 26, 2016

Questions abound as teams prep for new league

What kind of rivalries will develop in the early days of the B. League?
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.
EDITORIALS
May 12, 2016

Getting more women in the Diet

Systemic change is needed to increase female representation in Japan's political sphere.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 9, 2016

Former Yomiuri infielder Gonzalez remains close to game

Edgar Gonzalez may not be playing anymore, but he's still spending most of his time on baseball diamonds.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 8, 2016

Does the Japanese Constitution mean anything?

If the Liberal Democratic Party gets its way, the current charter, full of rights that are barely known, would be replaced with a constitution that's more about duties.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 7, 2016

Elite athletes profess benefits of multisport participation on eve of Golden Grand Prix meet

Justin Gatlin and other top international athletes insist that playing different sports helps develop track and field athletes' potential.
EDITORIALS
May 2, 2016

The Constitution, 69 years on

Despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to convince the public otherwise, there is no need at this time to revise the pacifist Constitution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2016

Scandal-plagued Mitsubishi Motors reliant on ASEAN as redress claims brew

Mitsubishi Motors Corp., embroiled in a car-rigging scandal in Japan, may find that its future increasingly hinges on its performance in Thailand — the automaker's biggest overseas production base.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 30, 2016

Japan's meek media kowtows to the government

Last week I compared the Catholic Church in Boston and Japan's "nuclear village" of atomic-power advocates — two powerful institutions that stifled embarrassing revelations for some time. The Oscar-winning film "Spotlight" depicts the comeuppance of the church hierarchy after investigative reporters...
Eight students recovering after hammer attack at university in Tokyo
Police investigate the scene after eight people were injured by a hammer-wielding woman on Hosei University's Tama campus in Tokyo on Friday afternoon.
Stage set for action-packed New Year Basho with yokozuna promotion battle
Kotozakura is in position to fight his way to a promotion to yokozuna going into the New Year Basho.
Race circuit and resort among post-event proposals for Osaka Expo site
A portion of the Grand Ring at the site of the Osaka Expo during a media tour late last month
Japan's health ministry reports record-high flu cases
A busy street in Tokyo on Dec. 30. The number of influenza patients per clinic, on average, in the final week of December was the highest since health ministry records began in 1999.
U.S. falling behind on aircraft shelters in Asia as China’s missile arsenal grows
Airmen from the U.S. Air Force's 104th Fighter Wing complete post-flight checks on four F-15C fighter jets at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, in October 2023.
Japanese space startup readies for second lunar lander launch
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada with the countdown clock for the launch of the startup's lunar lander, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Thursday
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.
Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further
Prices continue to outpace wage increases in Japan.
Hair removal for kids — boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?
Beauty salon Dione, which has over 100 branches nationwide, offers hair removal treatments for children as young as 3 years old. It uses hair removal equipment that emits a special light heated to around 38 degrees Celsius, unlike conventional equipment that involves temperatures of 60 to 80 C.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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