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Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 4, 2013
Diet reform paralyzed by hypocritical habits
Indecision is a much-criticized feature of Japanese politics. Diet sessions are rife with unproductive wrangling as the ruling and opposition camps dispute the timing of the submission of bills while avoiding constructive discussions on them.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 29, 2013
Public 'fed up' with vested interests
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reforms may be aided by excluding the agriculture, trade and welfare ministries from oversight of special economic zones, according to the head of a working group on the plans.
COMMENTARY
Oct 24, 2013
Chances of eurozone reform
How will Europeans strengthen motivations for generally unpopular economic structural reform in debtor eurozone countries, given the political constraints in democratic societies?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2013
Don't scapegoat schools over economic ills
American education reformers charge that companies can't find enough qualified workers in science and technology. But these workers are here — in the form of unemployed college grads.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2013
Japan Post, bank, insurer all plan IPOs in 2015
Japan Post Holdings Co. plans to go public together with its banking and insurance units in spring 2015, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2013
The GOP's take on U.S. immigration reform
Ultimately the fate of U.S. immigration reform rests with the Republican leadership. But the electoral consequences of killing reform won't be felt until after 2014.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2013
Social security reform outline OK'd
The government adopted an outline of a social security reform bill Wednesday prior to its submission to the Diet's extraordinary session in the fall, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 16, 2013
Reformers set sights on Scotland's immense private estates
On bleak Scottish moors and soft, mossy hills, the oldest and grandest theme park in the world rose on Aug. 12. The vast and sprawling sporting estates that possess most of Scotland's surface thrummed with the frantically beating wings of grouse and echo to the gunshot, bravo and jolly well done. The...
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2013
Abe vows to trim ¥17 trillion; details few
The Abe administration approves a medium-term fiscal reform plan, pledging to narrow the budget deficit by ¥17 trillion over the next two years but offering no specifics on how to improve public finances.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2013
The real mission for Pope Francis
Pope Francis has yet to initiate a conversation on where the Catholic Church might end up if organizational reforms and attitudinal concessions are carried out.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2013
Japan social security reform proposal seeks to double contributions from seniors
A government panel's social security system reform proposal calls for greater contributions from the elderly and high-income earners as well as other reforms to make the system more sustainable.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 18, 2013
China economy 'unsustainable': IMF
China's economy, fueled by credit and government debt that has increased far faster than official statistics reflect, is heading in an "unsustainable" direction that poses major risks in the years ahead, the International Monetary Fund reported Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2013
DPJ ruins chance at power reform
The multipartisan anti-bullying law enacted by the Diet is no panacea for the nation's schools as it fails to take into account all aspects of the bullying problem.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2013
Abe asks Tax Commission to come up with new tricks
The Tax Commission takes on tax evasion by multinational corporations and is asked by the prime minister to solve a baffling contradiction in 'Abenomics.'
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2013
Ultra-easy money experiment impedes reform
The ultra-easy monetary experiment is impeding the necessary process of deleveraging, threatening central banks' 'independence' and raising asset prices.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 10, 2013
Abe to finalize tax break for corporate investment by fall
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday his government will finalize a tax break for corporate investment by this fall in addition to its already announced growth strategy.
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2013
Let more structural reform lead EU's next deal
Europe needs a new deal that trades less national austerity for creditable plans for more structural reform. This can be done without costing Germany a euro cent.
EDITORIALS
Apr 29, 2013
Pseudo electoral reform
The bill just passed by the Liberal Democratic Party and ally Komeito to rectify vote-value disparity between districts is no more than pseudo electoral reform.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 16, 2013
Mad court rush could brake or bless Abe's vision
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet rush to diminish the Bank of Japan's bothersome independence, join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations (sort of . . .), start pouring lovely, popular concrete before the summer House of Councilors elections and (sotto voce) maybe even amend the Constitution,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2013
LDP panel binds TOEFL to degrees
The Test of English as a Foreign Language will be needed to enter public universities and graduate from them if the LDP's educational reforms are formalized.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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