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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2016
An isolationist Trump could save American lives
Donald Trump believes that subsidizing prosperous allies and attempting to remake failed states provides little benefit to most Americans, who do the dying and paying.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 23, 2016
G-7 finance meeting reveals sharper gap on currency tactics
Two days of talks last week between finance chiefs from the world's biggest advanced economies at a hot springs resort in Sendai were marked by some of the sharpest dissonance in years between the U.S. and Japan over exchange-rate policies.
BUSINESS
May 20, 2016
Yen intervention wouldn't spur growth, Obama adviser says
The U.S., heading into a major summit of advanced economies, is warning that currency intervention by countries such as Japan won't help the cause of boosting global growth, reinforcing Obama administration pressure on the nation to avoid weakening the yen.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 17, 2016
How China boosts Japan's security role in Southeast Asia
Japan has gained the trust and confidence of Southeast Asian nations as all parties seek to cope with regional challenges presented by China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2016
James Baker: A Trump presidency would make world 'far less stable'
Former Secretary of State James Baker told a U.S. Senate hearing that Donald Trump's foreign policy proposals would make the world a less stable place on Thursday, just as the Republican presidential candidate met with party congressional leaders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2016
Japan's foreign workers policy riddled with contradictions, says lawmaker
As the government tells it, Japan doesn't accept unskilled foreign labor. Except it does.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
May 6, 2016
Abe vows to respond to excessive foreign exchange volatility
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday he was ready to respond to excessive currency moves if needed, adding that he may raise the issue of foreign exchange volatility at a meeting of Group of Seven leaders in Japan later this month.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
May 2, 2016
Over 80% of non-Japanese residents aware of 'Big One' threat, but not all prepared: survey
A recent survey by the Nagoya Municipal Government revealed that more than 80 percent of foreign residents in the city are aware of the risks of a Nankai mega-thrust earthquake and the devastation it would bring to the area.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 27, 2016
World to watch as Trump outlines his foreign policy
Donald Trump will set aside his bad-boy antics, and with the help of a teleprompter to keep him on message, outline on Wednesday his vision for foreign policy if elected U.S. president in November, campaign aides say.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Apr 17, 2016
Two years after Japan signed Hague, children have been returned but old issues remain
A couple of years have passed since Japan signed the international convention on child abduction, and there is cause for celebration — and concern.
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2016
Japan Inc. faces biggest Abe-era profits drop on strong yen
For the past three years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could usually count on surging corporate earnings to back up the case that his policies were turning around Japan, but that is no more.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2016
Yen bruises Hong Kong retailers that sell Japanese products
Times are tough for Hong Kong retailers. And even worse for those with links to Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 12, 2016
Mr. Yen says currency may strengthen below 100 by year-end
After correctly predicting its advance beyond ¥115 and then ¥110 per dollar, Eisuke Sakakibara now says the nation's currency may strengthen to ¥100 by year-end.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2016
Will America turn isolationist?
If the U.S. is going isolationist again during a period of global instability, that may not be a good thing for the rest of us.
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.
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
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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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