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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 28, 2023
Japan’s top diplomat set to skip G20 meeting, snubbing India
Move criticized as a lost opportunity to show leadership ahead of G7 summit in May, which Japan will host.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 27, 2023
Ueda says benefits of BOJ stimulus outweigh side effects
Still, he acknowledged that some policy shifts had to come as a surprise to avoid speculation, a remark that may support the view of market players betting on change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 27, 2023
Lawmaker GaaSyy to apologize for long absence at Upper House
On Wednesday, the Upper House voted to order GaaSyy to apologize in an open parliamentary session as a penalty for his long absence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 20, 2023
At CDP convention, clarity on opposition cooperation in short supply
The opposition party's plan for this year lacks a significant blueprint or concrete signals on how it will build long-term partnerships with other parties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 18, 2023
Japan's fiscal 2023 budget likely to pass Lower House this month
Budget debates have been smooth as the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan refrains from blocking deliberations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2023
The controversy over GaaSyy boils over as absent Japan lawmaker faces discipline
The Upper House’s disciplinary committee kicked off deliberations Friday on potential reprimands for GaaSyy, a member of the NHK Party who has been living in Dubai since his election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2023
Japan's government adopts bills to prepare for future pandemics
The government will also establish an infectious disease crisis management agency at the Cabinet Secretariat possibly in fall this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2023
If Kishida's approval ratings remain in a rut, who might succeed him as prime minister?
Lawmakers like Taro Kono and Shigeru Ishiba might be popular with the public, but whether they can garner support from within their party is a major question mark.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2023
Japan aims to create new law to better protect freelancers
Freelancers in Japan cover a wide range of job categories, including system engineers, designers, instructors and writers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023
CDP questions Kishida on defense spending, nuclear power and child care
Calling for a snap election, the CDP's Kenta Izumi blasted the prime minister for pursuing a tax hike for defense spending without parliamentary discussion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2023
Kishida heads into parliamentary session with packed — and divisive — agenda
Contentious debates in the Diet over increased defense spending, policies aimed at children and extending the life of nuclear reactors could ultimately seal the prime minister's fate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2023
Japan eyes criminal penalties for leaking defense equipment secrets
The move comes as Japan's Defense Ministry aims to expand the joint development of defense equipment with other countries.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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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