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JAPANESE

EDITORIALS
Jul 13, 2017
The Democratic Party's woes continue
The Democratic Party remains unable to turn popular criticism of the Abe administration into support for the opposition.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2017
Why Yuriko Koike is the new face of brand Japan
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's embrace of the concept 'citizens first' is proving to be a recipe for success.
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CULTURE / Art
Jul 11, 2017
Painting between the lines
The pairing of Hideki Kimura's prints with the seemingly sculptural assemblages of Sadaharu Horio is perhaps unexpected. What draws them together, however, are conceptions of their practices as painting. Both veterans of Japan's contemporary art scene, they pursue painting by other means, working within...
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2017
Hosting the Olympics won't raise Japan's economic game
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's team details plans to revive growth and increase competitiveness, four numbers keep coming up: 2020.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2017
Anti-conspiracy legislation fights terrorism and organized crime
The scope of Japan's anti-conspiracy law is much more restricted than similar legal steps taken in other countries.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 7, 2017
Japan's real wages up 0.1% on year, the first rise in five months
Japan's real wages in May gained 0.1 percent from a year earlier for the first rise in five months, the government said Friday.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2017
Dentsu execs off the hook after ad giant summarily indicted for overworking employees
Prosecutors summarily indict ad giant Dentsu for labor violations but give three of its top executives a pass, including the boss of an overworked woman who committed suicide.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 6, 2017
Experts say key criteria aligning in Japan's long battle to escape deflation
Japan's economy is running the hottest relative to capacity since the global financial crisis. More than four years after the Bank of Japan launched its radical monetary easing, key conditions are aligning in its long battle to truly escape from deflation.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2017
Why Koike matters to Abenomics
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should take the hint delivered by the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, roll up his sleeves and reclaim the mantle of economic progress.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2017
Can Tokyo become a truly global financial center?
Japan must do much more if Tokyo is to become a major global financial center.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 3, 2017
Tips for nailing that Japanese interview
You've found the right job, sent off your u5c65u6b74u66f8 (rirekisho, resume) and now it's time for the u9762u63a5 (mensetsu, interview).
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 3, 2017
New service connects Japanese travelers to compatriots living abroad
A website created by a Nagoya-based venture firm offering help from Japanese living overseas is gaining popularity with travelers.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jul 1, 2017
Blogger Namiko Chen satisfies an appetite for Japanese fare
Every day for the past six years, Namiko Chen has been sending recipes from her cookbook of Japanese dishes out into the world from her home in San Francisco via her website and through a mix of social media channels.
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SPORTS
Jun 29, 2017
Plan to reform Japanese college sports greeted with mixture of hope, skepticism
Discussions over the introduction of a "Japanese version of the NCAA" to oversee this country's collegiate sports have prompted positive and negative reactions since they began last year.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2017
Toshiba deal repeats Japan Inc.'s old mistakes
With their persistent interference, the bureaucrats are hurting, not helping Japan's prospects.
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BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2017
Japan's corporate chiefs face more scrutiny over cushy retirement roles
For decades, boards allowed former executives to linger on as highly paid advisers, without offering shareholders much detail about their roles. Now, there are signs that cushy retirement gigs may no longer be a sure thing.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 27, 2017
The ongoing collapse of parliamentary politics
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's actions and behavior are more suited to a patrimonial state than a democracy.
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CULTURE / Art
Jun 27, 2017
The scope of cultural displacement
Mercedes Benz Art Scope is an exchange program that allows Japanese artists to spend time in Germany and German artists to visit Japan. The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art has been a partner in this project since 2003, and in this year's group show, Stuttgart-based artist Menja Stevenson and Tama Art...
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 26, 2017
Asking questions to the Japanese internet
The website Yahoo! u77e5u6075u888b (Chiebukuro, literally 'bag of knowledge') is a great resource for language learners and for anyone interested in observing Japanese interact online.
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LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 25, 2017
Fashion veterans make new moves
They may be newcomers to Tokyo, but behind the fashion names picking up traction this summer is a wealth of experience combined with honed artisanal skills.

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'