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PRESS / Publications
Jul 29, 2015

『国連を読む 私の政務官ノートから』発売

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役:堤丈晴)は、戦後70年・国連創設70周年企画として、元国連政務官による書き下ろしの単行本を出版しました。
EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2015

Stepping up the war on poverty

The emphasis on Japan's national interests in aid policy raises doubts if the nation can make meaningful contributions to eradicating poverty in the recipient countries.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2015

U.S. training China's military even as tensions rise

The U.S. should enhance its military cooperation with China, but take care to protect its most sensitive tactics, techniques and procedures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2015

Most Pakistan execution drive victims aren't militants, raising questions about deterrent effect

When Pakistan resumed executions after the massacre of 134 pupils at an army-run school last December, the government promised hangings would help deter Islamist militants.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Jul 26, 2015

Three amigos on a mission to protect your rights

The only people who tend to know what I'm talking about when I say the words "labor relations commission" are unionists, labor or corporate lawyers and labor-law scholars. These panels are government enforcement bodies that lack the glamour and fame of the courts, the cops and even the Labor Standards...
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 25, 2015

Growing up to the idea of fighting back

Psychologist Toshio Kawai has an interesting hypothesis. We may, he says in an article written for the Asahi Shimbun's Globe, be entering an age when "becoming an adult will not be necessary."
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 25, 2015

America still rules the world of Japan's theme parks

The success of Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan has a lot to do with their business models and the way they've exploited their appeal to certain demographics in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 25, 2015

Gunman in Louisiana theater rampage had history of mental illness

A 59-year-old man once hospitalized for psychiatric care was identified by authorities on Friday as the gunman who fatally shot two people in a rampage at a central Louisiana movie theater before killing himself as police closed in.
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 21, 2015

JPBL will face many challenges from inaugural season

Unlike the J. League in the early 1990s, the Japan Professional Basketball League will not be an immediate success story when it tips off in the fall of 2016.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2015

Japan's pension fund backs in so-called shame gauge

Japan's pension fund is so big that a $13.5 billion investment barely makes the footnotes.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 20, 2015

Let's discuss the plan for a new National Stadium in Tokyo

The complicated design of Tokyo's new National Stadium meant only a limited number of contractors could tackle the project and was the biggest cause of its budget blowout.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2015

Rising tensions in Eastern Europe

As tensions rise between NATO and Russia, both sides would do well to remember and follow the spirit of the Helsinki Accords.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2015

Legal flaws in government's case on Henoko

The stage is set for a long, bitter, destabilizing battle between Okinawans and the national government over the construction of a new military facility in Henoko.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2015

Russia's war on Ukraine's economy

Ukraine's primary economic challenges are not homegrown; they are the result of Russian aggression.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2015

Why Russia's swing toward China is a mirage

Russia and China have made little progress in the bilateral economic and financial projects that they've announced with considerable fanfare.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2015

U.S. upgrades Malaysia in annual human trafficking report: sources

The United States is upgrading Malaysia from the lowest tier on its list of worst human trafficking centers, U.S. sources said Wednesday, a move that could smooth the way for an ambitious U.S.-led free-trade deal with the Southeast Asian nation and 11 other countries.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jul 7, 2015

NBA treasure Pollack saw it all in his nearly 70 years in the league

This was early in the exciting career of Derrick Rose as he was driving toward the NBA's Most Valuable Player award.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2015

Mediterranean boat people are refugees, not migrants

People fleeing to Europe to escape violence in the Africa and the Middle East should be viewed as refugees, not migrants.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2015

Thai monarchy on verge of dramatic change

With King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the twilight of his reign, Thailand's politically potent monarchy is in for a time of upheaval.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2015

METI eyes label-reading smartphone app for tourists

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday that it is planning to introduce a system for smartphones that allows visitors to Japan to get information in several languages on products they want to buy simply by scanning them.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2015

Japan takes Brazil to WTO over taxes it says favor local firms

Japan launched a complaint against Brazil at the World Trade Organization on Thursday to challenge charges and taxes that it says illegally favor Brazilian-made goods over foreign competition, the WTO said in a statement.

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