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JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Feb 13, 2013
Cybercrime-fighting abilities in doubt
After a series of embarrassing missteps — including multiple wrongful arrests — police investigating a high-profile cybercrime case Sunday took into custody a 30-year-old man previously convicted of a similar crime on suspicion of using hijacked computers to threaten murder.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 31, 2013
'Abenomics' could hurt economy in the long term
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" economic policies retain fiscal expansion as a key pillar of the draft budget for the next fiscal year, fanning concern that Japan's swelling debt could hamper the broader economy in the longer term.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2013
An ailing iconic tech giant: Does Apple have an innovation problem?
Analysts blamed flat profits for the steep slide in Apple's stock price last week. But what's ailing the iconic tech company is not a profitability problem. It's an innovation problem. And, perhaps, an expectations problem.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 29, 2013
Guarded optimism for debt-raising budget
Cabinet members are looking to the bright side, stressing that issuance of government bonds in fiscal 2013 won't exceed tax income for the first time in four years.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 21, 2013
Militants' aim: massacre or money?
As Algerian security forces on Sunday tallied up the bodies at a sprawling natural gas facility in the aftermath of a bloody international hostage crisis, debate was emerging about whether the militant group linked to al-Qaida that seized the plant had been intent on a massacre or whether it had simply...
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 20, 2013
Abe bolsters Southeast Asia ties in bid to counter China's rising threat
In his first overseas visit as prime minister, Shinzo Abe enhanced Japan's relations with three Southeast Asian countries in an apparent bid to counter China's growing assertiveness in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 11, 2013
Physical punishment at elite school shows limits of ban
Although corporal punishment is banned by the education ministry, the suicide of a 17-year-old student at an elite sports school in Osaka Prefecture shows the practice of allowing teachers to hit students remains widespread in the school system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 5, 2013
Myanmar trip launches Abe drive
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso's trip to Myanmar marked the start of an economic diplomacy drive by the newly inaugurated administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 27, 2012
'Abenomics' gets off to a flying start
The very idea of big-spender Shinzo Abe's reappointment as prime minister was enough to send the yen falling against the dollar and spurred the Nikkei above the 10,000 mark for the first time in months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 27, 2012
Nationalism takes back seat to the economy
The lineup of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet seems to underline his determination to learn from his mistakes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 27, 2012
Partisan feuds leave judicial posts unfilled
It takes a calculator and perhaps the rigor of Sherlock Holmes to cut through the partisan rhetoric about President Barack Obama's first-term record on judicial nominations. But the bottom line is clear enough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Dec 20, 2012
'Fiscal cliff' deal could carry long-term risks for economy
Now that's what a negotiation looks like.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 17, 2012
Job one for Inose: stepping out from Ishihara's shadow
The Tokyo gubernatorial race ended Sunday with Vice Gov. Naoki Inose winning the top job, drawing the curtain on a lackluster campaign for the capital that was overshadowed by the Lower House election.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 17, 2012
LDP aware voters just punished DPJ
The Liberal Democratic Party's overwhelming victory Sunday means hawkish Shinzo Abe is going to be prime minister again.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 13, 2012
Significant leap for Pyongyang missile tech
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 7, 2012
Xi attempts communist makeover to repair image
Just three weeks after taking over as his country's top leader, Xi Jinping is trying to give Chinese communism a more common touch.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 5, 2012
Poll set to yield just a reign of chaos?
STAFF
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2012
MHI-Hitachi tieup sign of the times
The move by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. to merge their thermal power businesses, announced Thursday, comes as domestic companies that construct power plants face increasing competition from foreign rivals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2012
Netanyahu refocuses on Iran
The domestic criticism started pouring in almost as soon as Israel's ceasefire with Hamas was inked Wednesday night. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had waved a white flag and left the job unfinished, the opposition howled. A snap poll on TV found a large majority of the public did not support the...
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 18, 2012
North Korea agrees to continue talks on abductees
The first senior-level talks held between Japan and North Korea since August 2008 have resulted in an agreement to continue discussing Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals, despite the two sides' vastly differing agendas.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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