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FOREIGN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2017
Australia needs to wake up, grow up
Australia must chart an independent foreign policy according to a Canberra-based calculation of national values and interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 11, 2017
Foreign workers: Should they stay or should they go?
As the rest of the world debated the ramifications of U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban on persons from seven Muslim-majority countries last week, Japan was notably silent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 10, 2017
World's biggest FX trader calls Trump currency talk hogwash
Hogwash. Hot air.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 9, 2017
Japanese arms exports can boost regional stability
With the proper policy, calibrated Japanese arms export to Southeast Asian countries can be an effective policy instrument for preserving regional stability.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2017
Foreign policy surprises won't serve U.S. interests
If Trump really wants to make America great again, he's going to have to change his foreign policy approach. Shaking up the world is going to make America weaker and poorer.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2017
Osaka supermarket chain, manager fined ¥1.7 million over foreign students' illegal work hours
Super Tamade Co., an Osaka-based supermarket chain, and its personnel division chief were fined Wednesday for violating labor laws by allowing foreign students to work illegally long hours.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 8, 2017
Japan in 'tricky spot' on yen as Trump meeting looms, Pimco says
The Bank of Japan is seeking to uphold its monetary policy without giving the impression it is weakening the yen before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with U.S. President Donald Trump this week, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2017
The uncomfortable truth: Trump is not an aberration
There is hardly a single bad deed that Trump has or intends to carry out that does not have roots in policies championed by previous administrations.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2017
Nearly 5.46 million tourists visited national parks in Japan in 2016
An estimated 5,457,000 people from abroad visited national parks in Japan in 2016, up 11 percent from the previous year, the Environment Ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2017
Trainee program, small firms drive rise in Japan's foreign worker numbers
The official number of foreign workers in Japan has surpassed 1 million for the first time, thanks in part to aggressive employment by regional companies and small businesses to cope with the labor shortage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2017
Trump's international role model? Rodrigo Duterte
The Phillipines' new president, not Vladimir Putin, is the international leader closest to Trump's heart and mind.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 3, 2017
Will Japan get Trumped next?
U.S. President Donald Trump seems intent on losing friends and alienating allies, placing U.S.-Japan relations on shaky ground.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2017
Trump's tough talk on China may be a positive for the greenback
One clear takeaway from Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davis was that U.S. President Donald Trump has him on the defensive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2017
Foreign workers in Japan hit the 1 million mark for the first time last autumn: ministry
Foreign workers surpass 1 million for the first time as Japan's labor-strapped companies struggle to find workers.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2017
Japan launches entity to oversee foreign trainee working conditions
Workplaces that hire foreigners under a government-sponsored trainee program are set to come under greater scrutiny following the launch of a new oversight body aimed at stamping out human rights abuses.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2017
Brexit, Trump and a warning
In this global network age, a wisely led U.K. should not be too close and committed to America or the EU at the expense of good relations with other countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2017
Japan to double number of national park rangers in nature tourism drive
The Environment Ministry will double the number of rangers operating the nation's 33 national parks to around 200 by fiscal 2020 as part of government efforts to attract more foreign visitors to nature tourism, a source close to the matter said Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2017
The pivot to Asia was Obama's biggest mistake
The U.S. pivot failed to achieve key goals in Asia while America's inattention made matters worse in Europe and the Middle East.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2017
As Trump takes office, U.S. China bashers have a field day
Statements being made by American officials overestimate U.S. power and resolve, and underestimate those of China. That is how wars start.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2017
In Trump era, Asian states must stand together
Asia, like Europe, is now on its own.
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.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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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