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UNITED

COMMENTARY
Dec 27, 2013
America's one-sided application of diplomatic law
The entire Indian foreign service bureaucracy has been antagonized by the arrest and search of a colleague in New York. As U.S. relative power wanes, is diplomatic trust worth breaking with a growing number of friends and allies?
COMMENTARY
Dec 27, 2013
Putin outflanking the West
In 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin made U.S. President Barack Obama look like a conman's stooge — a lame duck president so weak that he can barely waddle to the pond.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2013
Do international rules apply only to weaker countries?
China's Nov. 23 declaration of an air defense identification zone extending to territories it does not control and America's Dec. 12 arrest, strip-search and handcuffing of a New York-based Indian woman diplomat epitomize these powers' unilateralist tendencies, demonstrating that universal conformity to a rules-based international order still seems distant,
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2013
Diplomat's arrest sparks clash of political cultures
The escalating diplomatic spat between India and the U.S. over the treatment of an Indian deputy consul-general who was arrested in New York highlights a clash of pathologies of two political cultures.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2013
Is a U.K. breakup in sight?
The white paper that the Scottish government has produced in favor of independence is long on aspirations and short on detailed responses to the problems that an independent Scotland would face.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2013
Cameron eats humble pie in China
British Prime Minister David Cameron was feted by China's leaders during his recent three-day trip to the country, but much of his diet consisted of humble pie.
EDITORIALS
Dec 10, 2013
Karzai balks on a deal
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is playing a dangerous game. His term in office expires next April, yet he is balking on a security deal with the U.S. to try to preserve his political leverage.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 10, 2013
An opportunity for America in China's overreach
Recent Chinese posturing in the East China Sea makes the U.S. pivot to Asia only more welcome. If Washington responds shrewdly, Beijing stands to lose the longer-term contest for leadership.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2013
U.S. aims to mend fences with Iran, critics notwithstanding
It's not only most Israelis, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the policy-community hawks in Washington and acolytes of AIPAC in the Congress who hate the interim nuclear agreement signed by Iran in November with the United Nations Security Council "P5-plus-one."
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2013
Six reasons to worry about the Iran nuclear deal
The interim nuclear agreement between the Great Powers and Iran is creating a lot of anxiety for people who support the deal, because not much proof has been offered to suggest that it will actually work.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 6, 2013
United faces improbable climb to defend title
WARNING: The opening paragraph does not make happy reading for Manchester United fans. The champions have won only two points from their last three games, they are in ninth position, their lowest ever at this stage of a Premier League season. They have scored fewer goals at Old Trafford than basement...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2013
A vital role for Caroline Kennedy
Given the nexus of issues that tie vital U.S. interests to Japan's reform process, Caroline Kennedy, the new U.S. ambassador to Japan, could well prove to be a crucial link between the countries.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Dec 3, 2013
Power shifting in the Pacific
If China continues to strengthen its influence, will Japan, on its own or in collaboration with Australia, help reinforce the U.S. politically and militarily in the Asia-Pacific region?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 29, 2013
Playing chicken in East Asia
Just how does China intend to enforce its new 'Air Defense Identification Zone' in the East China Sea? National pride and the personal reputation of new President Xi Jinping are both committed to this game now.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2013
Why does the U.S. put up with Karzai's chutzpah?
With its guns and money, the U.S. has suspended the feuds of Afghanistan. When the Americans truly pack up their gear, the hard truth of that country will win out.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2013
Obama's risky Afghan gambit
The Obama administration's decision to conduct U.S. training and counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan through 2024 means virtually an indefinite American troop presence there.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2013
The unraveling of Barack Obama's presidency
When it comes to Obamacare, U.S. President Barack Obama is like someone who burns down your house. Then shows up with an empty water bucket. Then lectures you about how defective the house was.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 24, 2013
The immigration question
Despite Japan's low birthrate and rapidly graying population, only one in seven Japanese support the idea of increased immigration.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 19, 2013
U.S. prevails over Japan in FIVB Men's Grand Champions Cup
A strong U.S. men's volleyball squad squad ran into a speed bump in the third set, but managed to defeat Japan, winning 3-1 (25-17, 25-17, 21-25, 25-20) in the teams' FIVB Men's Grand Champions Cup opener on Tuesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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