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Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 7, 2015
Abe's Rosy Vision
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2015
Don't duck war responsibility
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe must carefully consider the impact of his upcoming war anniversary message to avoid damaging ties with China and South Korea.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2015
Japan to extend visa validity for rich Chinese tourists
The government will further ease visa requirements for high-income Chinese tourists by extending the validity of their multiple-entry visas to five years from the current three, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2015
Hotel Okura Co. to enter Turkish market
Hotel Okura Co. is planning to enter the Turkish market by operating about five hotels there over the next five years, company officials said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2015
Japan, China to resume talks on maritime crisis management next week
Japan and China have agreed to resume talks as early as next week on establishing a mechanism this year to handle maritime crises, several Japanese sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2015
Suga downplays U.S. comments on upcoming WWII statement
The Liberal Democratic Party will step up efforts this year to revise the Constitution, a long-cherished goal of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 6, 2015
Help at hand for dementia patients
They would enter the bank and ask for their cash. Yuriko Asahara, behind the counter, would check where they would stash it — in the side pocket of a handbag or perhaps deep down in a shoulder bag.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2015
Israel approves plan to strengthen economic links with Japan
The Israeli Cabinet has approved a plan to expand economic relations and cooperation with Japan that calls for a 45 percent rise in Japanese tourists by 2017 and a 50 percent increase in Japan-bound exports to $1.1 billion per year by 2020.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 5, 2015
China says Japan should match 'words and actions' on WWII legacy
China urged Japan on Monday to take concrete actions toward resolving outstanding disputes over World War II following recent comments by Emperor Akihito related to the 70th anniversary of the war's end this summer.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 5, 2015
Think tank gives Japan-U.S. diplomacy an Okinawan voice
Shocked by indifference in Japanese and U.S. government circles toward the island's interests, a lawyer has taken matters into her own hands.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 5, 2015
Why Japan should embrace Angelina Jolie's 'Unbroken'
The attacks on Angelina Jolie's just-released film 'Unbroken' — which is much less about Japanese brutality against an American POW than the resilience of the human spirit — appear part of a revisionist recrudescence under the Abe administration.
EDITORIALS
Jan 5, 2015
Untimely stimulus package
If Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to tame the negative impact of the weak yen, he should try reining in the excessive monetary easing by the central bank instead of drawing up a stimulus package worth trillions of yen.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 5, 2015
Survival of 'freedom, democracy'
From top to bottom, Japanese society seems to be growing more introverted and to be shedding its openness toward the outside world. Can the ideal of 'freedom and democracy' survive this trend?
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2015
Foreign Ministry details 'Japan House' propaganda initiative
The Foreign Ministry plans to set up new cultural centers in London, Los Angeles and Sao Paulo in fiscal 2016 to spread information on Japan's culture, technology and diplomatic policies abroad.
EDITORIALS
Jan 4, 2015
Revitalizing rural parts of Japan
There seems to be a basic discrepancy between the Abe administration's direction in its employment policy and what its regional revitalization program is aiming for.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2015
China needs to embrace 'creative destruction'
As 2015 starts, China's leaders should learn from the experience of Japan in 2014. The travails of 'Abenomics' should be a warning to Chinese President Xi JInping.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2015
Japan unwilling to let up on abduction issue
Tokyo will continue pressuring North Korea to release its first report on the new probe into the abduction issue and may revive sanctions if it doesn't.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 3, 2015
Government may start working on 70th WWII anniversary statement from March
The government is moving to set up a panel of experts toward crafting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in August, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 3, 2015
Counting Sheep
EDITORIALS
Jan 3, 2015
New copyright protections, risks
It is hoped that the revision to Japan's Copyright Law, which took effect this year, will help bring healthy development of digital publication, while affording new protections for publishers and authors.
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.
Trump's VP pick signals stronger focus on China
Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to his vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance, during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
Japan’s minimum wage might not budge much if corporate fears prevail
Unionists hold a rally in Tokyo in April. Households' real cash earnings have been falling year on year for more than two years, with the weakening of the yen making the situation only more difficult as prices of imported goods increase rapidly.
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.
Three novelists named for Akutagawa and Naoki awards
Naoki Prize winner Michi Ichiho (left), and Akutagawa Prize winners Sanzo K. Matsunaga (center) and Aki Asahina pose with their award-winning books at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.

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