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BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2016
Abe, top EU officials agree to accelerate free trade talks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the European Union's top officials agreed Friday to accelerate negotiations for a free trade deal to reach a broad agreement as soon as possible this year, a Japanese official said.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 15, 2016
After one-medal showing in London, Japan track team aims for better performance in Rio
With less than a month until the track and field competition begins at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the Japanese delegation for the sport assembled at Tokyo's National Training Center for a send-off event hosted by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 15, 2016
JPBPA opposes potential mid-season change to collision rule
The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association on Friday decided to oppose Nippon Professional Baseball's potential mid-year introduction of the revised guidelines on preventing home plate collisions.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2016
DP chief says Constitution's Article 9 must stay unchanged, is open to discussing other changes
Democratic Party leader Katsuya Okada on Thursday reiterated that the main opposition party is against revising the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution, but indicated there may be room to discuss amendments in other areas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2016
Japan, Mongolia agree to boost economic ties
The top leaders of Japan and Mongolia agreed Thursday to boost economic ties by taking full advantage of a new bilateral trade deal.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 14, 2016
Japan slashes growth forecast to 0.9% amid slack consumption and investment
The government has slashed its domestic economic growth projection for this fiscal year because an anticipated purchasing surge did not materialize after the second stage of a consumption tax hike was postponed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2016
After South China Sea ruling, could tiny Okinotorishima be the next flash point?
After an international court issued a stinging rebuke of Beijing's expansive claims in the South China Sea on Tuesday, the next flash point to emerge could be a bit closer to home — but just a bit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2016
Nationalist leader predicts constitutional revision in 10 years
The head of the country's largest nationalist lobby group told reporters Wednesday that he believes Japan's pacifist Constitution will be revised in 10 years and that the country will turn into "a normal nation" thanks to the results of Sunday's Upper House election.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 13, 2016
No tax hike, no spending spike so Japan to slash growth outlook to 0.9% from 1.7%
The government is expected to cut its growth projection for the Japanese economy for fiscal 2016 to 0.9 percent in price-adjusted terms from 1.7 percent due to the absence of last-minute purchases, given the postponement of the consumption tax hike, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 13, 2016
Seniors living alone in Japan topped 6 million for first time in 2015
An estimated 6.24 million people in Japan aged 65 or older were living alone in 2015, exceeding the 6 million mark for the first time, according to a welfare ministry survey released Tuesday that also showed economic distress felt by many of the elderly.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2016
Biden to meet Tokyo, Seoul officials in Hawaii before heading Down Under
Vice President Joe Biden will begin a trip to the Pacific region on Wednesday that will include meetings with Japanese and South Korean officials in Hawaii and visits to Australia and New Zealand, officials said on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2016
Tokyo to send top Foreign Ministry bureaucrat to Beijing on Monday
The Japanese government plans to send the Foreign Ministry's top bureaucrat to Beijing from next Monday for talks with his Chinese counterpart, in an effort to improve bilateral ties despite China's rising assertiveness at sea, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2016
Taiwan, city of Gotemba sign banana deal
Taiwan's Council of Agriculture and Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, have signed a letter of intent to cooperate on the city's school lunch program in a new cooperation model meant to strengthen ties between the two sides.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2016
Time to embrace strong yen
Here's three reasons why the yen's 16 percent rise this year provides a chance for a major reboot of Abenomics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 12, 2016
Japan's dark fantasies thrust back in the light
In 1995, the multitalented Kyoichi Tsuzuki created a gorgeous, encyclopaedic book that visually documented the messy apartments of creative friends and acquaintances. The photography was beautiful, though Tsuzuki did not at the time consider himself a photographer, or have aspirations to be called an...
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 12, 2016
Experts see Shinzo Abe's victory as good news for U.S. ahead of November election
The victory Sunday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition will reinforce the Japan-U.S. alliance and contribute to stability in the Asia-Pacific region, especially as Americans are focused on domestic issues in the run-up to November's presidential election, according to U.S. experts on Japanese...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2016
Column says Obama weighing declaration of 'no first use' nuclear policy
U.S. President Barack Obama is considering declaring a "no first use" policy for America's nuclear arsenal as part of a set of nuclear policy options he is expected to promote in his final six months in office, according to a column carried in the Monday edition of the Washington Post.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2016
Japan and the consequences of the Brexit vote
Brexit has taught the Japanese of the potential dangers of a generational divide.
EDITORIALS
Jul 10, 2016
SOFA-related change falls short
Japan should renegotiate the Status of Forces Agreement it has with the U.S. so it can have greater jurisdiction over crimes committed by Americans with U.S. military ties.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jul 9, 2016
Oz Abe
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.

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