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JAPAN XV

COMMENTARY / Japan
May 14, 2015
Branding Japan beyond Abe
The people of Japan need to be reminded of their value beyond Tokyo's central government, its dominant party, the LDP, and its main leader, Shinzo Abe.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 14, 2015
Calling for a Northeast Asia free of all nuclear weapons
Japan can solve its 'nuclear dilemma' by working toward a framework guaranteeing a nuclear-free Northeast Asia.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 13, 2015
Kawabuchi chosen as new Japan Basketball Association president
Japan 2024 Task Force co-chairman Saburo Kawabuchi was officially elected as the new president of the Japan Basketball Association during an extraordinary council and board meeting on Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
May 13, 2015
Grow a new boyfriend with 'ikemen' seeds
Girls are encouraged to buy their favorite “Ripe Boyfriend Growing Set” and watch their dream man grow right before their eyes.
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2015
No need for haste on TPP deal
The government must resist the temptation to make concessions that won't benefit Japan in its effort to conclude TPP negotiations with the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN / TELLING LIVES
May 13, 2015
Nagoya DJ brings Japanese history to life
Chris Glenn's participation in relief efforts in the disaster-hit Tohoku region made the news in 2011, when as a member of a group of pilots he flew a helicopter to deliver food, water and medicines for evacuees.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2015
China declares holiday to mark Japan's surrender
China said Wednesday it would make Sept. 3 a national holiday this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
JAPAN / Society
May 13, 2015
Japan Cabinet minister wary of opening 'Pandora's box' of immigration
The country should fix its shrinking workforce by enabling women to work, before turning to the “Pandora's box” of immigration, the minister for the empowerment of women said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 13, 2015
Trade deal helps boost sales of Aussie beef in Japan
Australia is set to strengthen its dominance over the U.S. as Japan's biggest beef supplier as a trade deal drives shipments toward a four-year high.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2015
Toward an alliance of hope
Japan's agenda under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is simple and straightforward: reform at home and proactive contributions to global peace based on the principle of international cooperation.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2015
Region needs Japan as a counterweight to China
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent trip to the U.S. served as an important reminder of Japan's centrality to Asian affairs.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2015
China's baby steps toward economic disaster
Decisions Japan made in the late 1990s can serve as a cautionary example of what policies China should avoid as it tries to bump-start its stalled economy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2015
New guidelines leave the U.S. defending Japan
During his recent visit to Washington, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was eloquent in stating why Japan enjoyed being allied with America. But it isn't evident what the U.S. receives in return.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 12, 2015
Dog was a savior to tsunami survivor, now a dying friend
About 30 km north of the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, an old shiba dog strains for breath in a temporary, prefabricated house in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture.
Typhoon Ampil lashes eastern Japan with heavy rain and wind
Waves crash ashore amid Typhoon Ampil on Tokyo's Hachijojima Island on Friday. The dangerous storm is brushing by the Kanto region but will not make landfall.
The rule of law is coming for Putin
Efforts to hold the Kremlin accountable for the war in Ukraine have begun, with the International Criminal Court already issuing arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and others for unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children to Russia.
Hurdles remain in Japan for transplants of pig organs into humans
Surgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital in March.
Despite disbandment, factions still loom over LDP leadership race
If two veterans, Toshimitsu Motegi and Shigeru Ishiba, run for the role of Liberal Democratic Party president, the race might come down to a choice between one of former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s allies versus one of LDP Vice President Taro Aso’s allies.
Japan Times revamps iOS mobile app
Dreading the Big One? How to manage pre-disaster anxiety.
Earthquakes are a fact of life in Japan, but there are strategies to keep yourself from spiraling into stress and despair over future catastrophes.
New tales in translation to give you chills and thrills this summer
For centuries, Japanese people have been scaring themselves with horror stories as a way of cooling down during the stifling summer months.
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.

Podcast

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

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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