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WORLD
Apr 5, 2016

Just 10% of global military spending could make big impact on poverty: think tank

World military spending rose 1 percent in 2015, the first annual increase in four years, a Stockholm think tank said Tuesday as it estimated 10 percent of this could cover the costs of global goals aiming to end poverty and hunger in 15 years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016

Trade realities take a beating in U.S. politics

In this bitter U.S. presidential campaign, one area of agreement unites the major candidates: they're all against big trade deals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2016

For Hon Hai, turning around Sharp will be tougher than takeover

Terry Gou has pledged to keep Sharp intact, respect its independence and try to preserve jobs. He will have a hard time keeping those agreements.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 3, 2016

Death by overwork on rise among Japan's vulnerable workers

As the number of compensation claims related to death from 'karoshi' or overwork soars, more and more younger and female employees are being affected by the phenomenon.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 2, 2016

The scourge of binge drinking on youth

As the new academic year begins, Masami Ito looks at efforts that are being made to prevent young people from drinking heavily in group settings.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2016

Sorry Donald, America is not a poor country

Americans may feel poor, but that's only because the U.S.' stunted economic growth can't satisfy all their demands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 25, 2016

Commodity rout cuts ¥970 billion from Japan's major trading houses

The nation's biggest trading companies, stalwarts of the economy, expect to book combined writedowns of at least ¥970 billion ($8.6 billion) as ill-timed investments in commodities ranging from shale gas to copper mines erode profitability.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 24, 2016

U.N. expects record first-day signatures for Paris climate deal

The United Nations expects the number of countries that will sign the Paris climate change agreement at an April 22 ceremony in New York to exceed the record for the number signing up to an international accord on the day it opens, a U.N. official said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2016

Rooftop solar booms in Japan as market moves beyond utilities

Japan's home rooftops are emerging as the next hot spot in what for years has been one of the biggest solar markets in the world, marking a move beyond the utility-scale projects in rich industrial nations that have fueled most of the industry's growth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2016

Gomes expands horizons with Japan move

Yomiuri Giants reliever Tetsuya Yamaguchi, for some reason, thought he could get away with a first-pitch, 128-kph slider over the outside of the plate against Jonny Gomes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2016

U.S.-Japan security pact still fodder for Trump, but numbers paint different story

U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Monday called again for the country's security arrangement with Japan to be renegotiated, saying Washington's allies should pay a higher price for their defense.
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2016

Pro-business policy won't raise pay

The disappointing results of the annual wage negotiations highlight the limitations of the Abe administration's drive to prod firms to raise wages.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2016

French innkeepers share 'minpaku' woes with Japan hoteliers

Operators of hotels and inns wary of the government's plan to deregulate vacation rentals are saying in unison: Look at what happened in France.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 17, 2016

JAAF picks six runners for Rio de Janeiro marathons

Former world championship bronze medalist Kayoko Fukushi headlines Japan's marathon squad for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics as the Japan Association of Athletics Federations revealed its six representatives on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2016

Nissan halts Egyptian plant expansion over currency access snag

Nissan Motor Co.'s Egyptian unit has frozen a plant expansion project in Cairo due to a lack of access to foreign currency that prompted policy changes this week by the central bank to help investors from abroad.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2016

Look for Putin's hidden agenda in Syria pullout

Russian President Vladimir Putin's unexpected announcement that Russian troops would pull back from Syria shouldn't be taken at face value.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 16, 2016

Led by China, Mekong nations take on Golden Triangle narco-empires

The Lao People's Army patrol boat was custom-made in China with night-vision capability and two of the most powerful engines on this remote stretch of the Mekong River.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2016

U.S. should stop making, selling cluster bombs

Cluster bombs should be called 'cowards' bombs' because civilians are frequently their victims.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2016

Hawks owner Son lauds club's business acumen

Masayoshi Son, the founder and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp., is rich. And his telecom and technology company has grown into a giant.
EDITORIALS
Mar 13, 2016

Equal pay for equal work is fair

The Abe administration is finally trying to address the wage gap between regular and irregular workers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2016

Why Abenomics is failing

Only when a synergy is achieved between easy money policy and a growth strategy to stimulate private-sector investments can the engine of a virtuous circle get started.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2016

Japan sees record high number of foreign residents: Justice Ministry

The number of foreign residents reaches an all-time high in 2015 at 2.23 million, according to the Justice Ministry.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 11, 2016

Fighters phenom Otani keeping calm in eye of storm

Shohei Otani might as well be stepping into the swirling winds of a tempest each time he takes the mound for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / REVISITING 3/11
Mar 10, 2016

Fukushima's fishing industry struggles amid safety fears, catch restrictions

Over the past five years, fishermen in the disaster-struck regions of Miyagi and Iwate prefectures have revived their industry, steadily increasing the catch and shipment of oysters, seaweed and other local specialties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2016

BOJ should ease further, says Abe adviser Honda

The Bank of Japan should use a combination of a more-negative benchmark rate and enlarged asset purchases "sometime, before long" to help the economy, according to Etsuro Honda, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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.
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.
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
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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