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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ASIAN GAMES
Aug 26, 2014
Togashi, Takeuchi twins named to Japan's 12-man squad for Asian Games
Quick-footed guard Yuki Togashi and the Takeuchi twins headline Japan's 12-man basketball squad for the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, the Japan Basketball Association announced on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2014
Strong leaders in an increasingly fragile Asia
Stronger leaders are finally in place in fragile Asia — leaders who can deliver domestic reform and economic growth. But if these leaders assert their strength against each other or vis-a-vis the U.S. over security matters, regional stability could be upended.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 26, 2014
Women's needs to get greater emphasis in disaster policies
The Abe administration is hoping to give women's voices greater prominence in crafting policies to deal with disasters and in resolving international conflicts, according to the current version of an upcoming action plan.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 26, 2014
U.S. official mum about Putin's planned visit to Japan amid Ukraine crisis
A U.S. official refrained Monday from elaborating on whether Japan should follow up on its invitation to have Russian President Vladimir Putin visit this fall amid the crisis in Ukraine.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2014
Briton finishes epic motorcycle charity ride at tsunami-hit Ishinomaki school
A British man has reached the finish line for his epic motorcycle trip from Britain to Japan to raise money for orphans from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, arriving Monday at an elementary school hit by the disaster in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 25, 2014
Japan awaits North Korean report on fate of abductees
It may soon become clear whether the Japanese government's decision to bet on the power and ability of North Korea's State Security Department to resolve the fate of past Japanese abductees was justified.
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2014
Difficult time for pensioners
Pensioners' lives are likely to become even more severe in fiscal 2015 as scheduled increases in pension payments track lower than the rise in general prices.
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2014
The municipal survival cluster
Japanese ministries are floating the idea of creating regional clusters of financially strapped municipalities to support each other so that they can keep delivering a full range of services to residents and businesses.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 25, 2014
'Abenomics' needs reform
Abenomics' has made a good start, thanks to the expansionary monetary policy and fiscal expenditures. But it relies too much on monetary policy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 25, 2014
Modi's focus on the India-Japan relationship
Given Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's admiration for India, expect Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tokyo to bring about a major transformation in India-Japan relations.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2014
Shinkansen section halted by power outage
A power failure on Sunday night briefly suspended Tokaido Shinkansen Line trains between Mishima Station and Shizuoka Station in Shizuoka Prefecture.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2014
Japan's universities can't win
In view of the disparity in professors' pay between Japanese and American universities, the notion of elevating Japanese universities' global rankings simply by bringing in outstanding 'foreign talent' as instructors and researchers is a castle in the sky.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 23, 2014
JOC official Hashimoto issues apology after unflattering magazine report is published
Upper House member and Japanese Olympic Committee official Seiko Hashimoto on Saturday apologized for trouble caused by a report which claimed she sexually harassed Vancouver Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2014
Thousands march on Henoko base site
More than 3,500 demonstrators marched to U.S. Marine Corps Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday in the largest show of anger to date against the new American base being built off Henoko Bay to replace Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in crowded Ginowan further southwest.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Aug 23, 2014
Orphan Abe
EDITORIALS
Aug 23, 2014
Women tend to manage schools
The upward trend for women in school managerial positions is welcome, but their total number continues to be disappointingly low.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2014
How WWII could have ended
A Soviet attack on Japan proper leading to the destruction of the Emperor system and the establishment of a communist government frightened Japan's militarists even more than the atomic bombings at the end of World War II.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2014
Put Japan's casinos where they're most needed
Japan would do better to steer gargantuan casino projects to regions that really need them — like economically depressed Okinawa or Tohoku, the northeast region that still hasn't recovered from the March 2011 earthquake.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2014
Chongryon leader plans to visit North Korea from early September
Ho Jong Man, the chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongyron, plans to visit North Korea for several weeks from early September to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, sources close to bilateral relations said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2014
Japan, India eye launch of security dialogue involving foreign, defense chiefs
Japan and India are in the final stages of negotiations to establish a consultative framework involving their foreign and defense ministers with the aim of reaching a formal agreement at upcoming summit talks on Sept. 1, a Japanese government source said Thursday.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'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.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
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Longform

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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