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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2013
Most in U.S. back NSA tracking: poll
A large majority of Americans say the federal government should focus on investigating possible terrorist threats even if personal privacy is compromised, and most support the blanket tracking of telephone records in an effort to uncover terrorist activity, according to a new Washington Post-Pew Research...
WORLD
Jun 11, 2013
Post-9/11 outsourcing of security raises risks
The unprecedented leak of National Security Agency secrets by an intelligence contractor, including bombshells about top-secret programs to collect telephone records, email and other personal data, was probably an inevitable consequence of the massive growth of the U.S. security-industrial complex.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 11, 2013
New sunscreen labels to stop beach lovers from getting burned by lies
Remember that bottle of waterproof sunblock you bought last year? It lied — lotion can't be waterproof or totally block out harmful rays. Thanks to new sunscreen-labeling rules from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that recently came into effect, misleading terminology has been wiped away to help...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2013
Pragmatic path OK for Obama
As a junior senator with presidential aspirations, Barack Obama built his persona in large part around opposition to Bush administration counterterrorism policies, and sponsored a bill in 2005 that would have sharply limited the government's ability to spy on U.S. citizens.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 9, 2013
Data-mining soars even as 9/11 fades
Expanded surveillance by the U.S. government was cast as a price of war in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Yet nearly a dozen years later, the war on terrorism is showing signs of ebbing while the surveillance systems crafted to fight it continue unabated.
WORLD
Jun 8, 2013
Secret U.S. directive plans for cyberwar
President Barack Obama calls on national security leaders to develop destructive cyberwarfare capabilities that could be triggered with 'little or no warning' against global adversaries.
WORLD
Jun 8, 2013
Data-mining claims denied
The top executives of Google, Facebook and other Silicon Valley firms fiercely deny giving intelligence officials broad access to data about their users.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2013
U.S. taps servers in vast data-mining program
The National Security Agency and FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet firms, extracting audio and video chats, photos, emails, documents and connection logs. U.S. taps firms' servers, mines Internet data
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2013
Real scandal is the power IRS wields
American Republicans on Capitol Hill are abuzz with the possibility that the scandal at the Internal Revenue Service will lead to tax reform.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2013
Xi Jinping's 'Chinese dream' and the rule of law
When Xi Jinping accepted the designation as China's leader in March, his speech left analysts guessing about what sort of national 'rejuvenation' he had in mind.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2013
Obama no friend of free press
Barack Obama's tendency to bypass the press for social media and friendly bloggers amounts to the White House reporting on itself, thus avoiding tough questions.
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2013
Obama's dangerous contempt for the rule of law
There is already plenty of evidence in the public record for us to understand President Barack Obama's fundamental indifference and contempt toward the rule of law.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2013
Why Obama can't win with some black critics
It is naive to expect President Barack Obama to introduce a 'black agenda' in a Congress filled with people who believe him to be a socialist destroying the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 26, 2013
U.S. drone program 'tough to dismantle'
The White House is ready to hand U.S. drone operations back to the military from the CIA, but counterterrorism officials are convinced the Pentagon hasn't improved enough yet.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2013
Inaction during 'scandal' will undo a presidency
Few, if any, similarities exist between the redactions of the Benghazi e-mails and the deletions and distortions made by Richard Nixon in his taped conversations.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 25, 2013
Obama's Gitmo plan still faces huge hurdles
President Barack Obama's renewed effort to close the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay faces the same steep political climb as in his first term: To make Thursday's announcement work, Congress would have to accept a plan to move some detainees from Cuba to the United States.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2013
'Obama scandals' could actually hurt Republicans
Three current controversies about the Obama administration won't help Republican politicians if they cannot devise a popular agenda on health care and other issues.
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2013
Five myths about Benghazi
The events surrounding the deaths of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012, look dramatically different depending on your politics. Republicans tend to see a cover-up and a scandal. Democrats see an attempt to damage President Barack Obama and...
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
May 21, 2013
Records offer rare glimpse into Justice leak probe
When the Justice Department began investigating possible leaks of classified information about North Korea in 2009, investigators did more than obtain telephone records of a working journalist suspected of receiving the secret material.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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