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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2017

Overbooking is a problem as old as the airline industry

Overbooking was the solution to the costly problem of 'no-shows' — people who reserved a seat but failed to board — that emerged in the late 1940s.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 17, 2017

Japan's private schools fill a niche but at a cost

The saga of scandal-plagued, Osaka-based Moritomo Gakuen, which advocated a nationalist education, has thrown the spotlight on private educational institutions in Japan and how they are operated.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 16, 2017

Schizophrenia support exists in Japan, but state is wary of stepping in

A reader asks, 'Is there some system in Japan for the police, ambulance or hospital to take an unwilling schizophrenic patient to hospital?'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2017

Two peas in a pod: Duterte in Bangkok

The Thai junta and the fiery Philippine president appear to have found a convergence of interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 7, 2017

Delinking different elements in Japan-U.S. ties

There is a danger that the Trump administration will continue to resort to the strategy of linking its approaches to Japan and China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 3, 2017

Let's discuss the cherry blossom season

Every spring, people across Japan are enraptured as the cherry trees explode into bloom, clothing the country in pink.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 25, 2017

How the word 'terrorism' can help pass a bill

During the recent Diet grilling over his alleged involvement in the Moritomo Gakuen land purchase scandal, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accused his opposition party tormentors of resorting to inshō sōsa. The most accurate English translation is probably "image manipulation," which, in the age of fake...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 18, 2017

False sense of security? Experts weigh the threat that terrorism poses Japan

Widely regarded as a safe place to live, Japan currently sits in ninth position on the Global Peace Index's list of the most peaceful nations on the planet. The East Asian nation is generally believed to be an orderly society that has incredibly low homicide and assault rates, and it certainly doesn't...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2017

Europe's state of uncertainty

Now is an uncomfortable time to be a European.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2017

Can Tillerson tackle a tense East Asia?

North Korea has ramped up regional anxieties ahead of the U.S. secretary of state's visit to the region.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 13, 2017

Let's discuss making home deliveries easier

Major courier firm Yamato Transport Co. hopes to implement measures to ease the burden on delivery drivers and improve their working conditions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Mar 11, 2017

Measuring the economics behind a shift to streaming

An article in the Feb. 17 issue of the Asahi Shimbun describes a restaurant in Osaka where diners can watch J. League soccer games. The restaurant has three TV monitors hooked up to Sky PerfecTV, one of Japan's satellite broadcast services. At the end of January, however, the J. League shifted its exclusive...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 6, 2017

Let's discuss changes to education in Japan

The education ministry will lay out new school curriculum guidelines that urge elementary and junior high schools to teach students that the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets are 'integral parts of Japanese territory.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 2, 2017

Kyoto's Kotzur deft with both hands

There's no rule, written or spoken, that requires basketball players to have the ability to shoot with both hands.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 27, 2017

Let's discuss a new, cheaper breast cancer test

Researchers say they have developed a method to assess the risk of breast or ovarian cancer through genetic checking that is 10 times cheaper than the current way.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 20, 2017

Let's discuss the flu season

The influenza season is in full force, with an estimated 2.01 million people across the nation seeking treatment during a single week recently.
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.
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.
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
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Feb 5, 2017

No country for old emperors

Brushing over precedents and kicking looming threats down the line, a government-appointed panel has dutifully paved the way for a politically convenient one-off abdication.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2017

Mattis clarifies U.S. defense pledge, stays mum on host-nation support

Japan breathes a sigh of relief after visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis reaffirms America's commitment to the bilateral security treaty and keeps quiet about host-nation support.
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.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jan 23, 2017

Let's discuss the Emperor's abdication plan

The government is considering giving Emperor Akihito the title of 'joko,' an abbreviation of 'daijo tenno,' meaning retired sovereign, should he abdicate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jan 22, 2017

Reversing Japanese names for Western use?

When did the Japanese start reversing the family-personal name order for Western consumption?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 21, 2017

Emperor's abdication highlights the inconvenience behind the country's Imperial naming system

For two weeks the media has been buzzing about the news that Emperor Akihito will abdicate before 2019.
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
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.

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