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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 4, 2017
The silencing of an anti-U.S. base protester in Okinawa
The extended detention of Hiroji Yamashiro is a shocking display of raw government power.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 4, 2017
Japan's Amano to return as IAEA chief unopposed
Japan's Yukiya Amano is set to be re-elected unopposed as head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2017
Japan's Inpex in running for Azadegan oil field deal, Iranian official says
As the firm begins intense negotiations, a high-ranking Iranian official says it is a strong candidate for the contract.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 4, 2017
Children in Japan struggle to break out of poverty cycle
The relative poverty rate — the percentage of children living under the poverty line — has increased from 10.9 percent in 1985 to 16.3 percent in 2012. The figure translates into roughly 1 in 6 children.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 4, 2017
North Korea's claim of ICBM test plausible, experts say
North Korea has been working through 2016 on developing components for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), making the isolated nation's claim that it was close to a test-launch plausible, international weapons experts said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 4, 2017
Trump's North Korea red line could come back to haunt him
In three words of a tweet this week, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed North Korea would never test an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2017
Trump taps Reagan ex-official Lighthizer as trade chief
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he will nominate former trade official Robert Lighthizer as the next U.S. trade representative.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 3, 2017
Japan representative to Taiwan says bilateral ties are at their 'best'
Ties between Japan and Taiwan are at their best, Japan's representative on the island said at the unveiling of a new name for Japan's representative office that has riled China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 3, 2017
With U.S. security umbrella at stake, Abe to go all out forging ties with Trump
Japan's foreign policy this year is drifting into uncharted waters inhabited by President-elect Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 2, 2017
Trump's rise spurs students in Japan to broach touchy subjects
With Donald Trump set to assume office as president of the United States on Jan. 20, some Japanese and American university students are coming to terms with the reality that the new leadership could be a catalyst to spur debate on uncomfortable topics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2017
Kim says Pyongyang close to testing ICBM, breaks tradition with New Year's address
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Sunday that the isolated nuclear-capable country was close to test-launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 31, 2016
Relaxing ban on Japanese food needs rational discussion: Tsai
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said Saturday the public should rationally discuss the issue of whether to ease restrictions on food imports from five Japanese prefectures imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 31, 2016
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EDITORIALS
Dec 31, 2016
The political landscape in 2017
With the opposition in disarray, the ruling bloc can bide its time and call the next election when Abe is good and ready.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2016
Yangon rail system to get upgrade
Tourists visiting Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, could lose one of the star attractions of the former capital after the railway that encircles the city is upgraded with the help of Japanese investment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 31, 2016
For sake of summit, Japan snubbed G-7 leaders in condemning Russia for Syria crisis
Prime Minister Abe's decision not to join Western leaders in December in condemning Russia over the Syrian civil war because of his summit with Putin is being criticized.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2016
'Comfort women' statue installed near Japanese consulate in Busan
A civic group on Friday installed a statue symbolizing women forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels in front of the Japanese Consulate in Busan, a move that could strain Japan-South Korea relations.
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2016
Plan to upgrade Indonesian railway moves forward
Progress has been made in talks between Indonesia and Japan on a railway project to link its two largest business hubs.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2016
What Japan, Asia should hear from President Trump
Given U.S. interests in Asia during a time of increasing tension, it is vital that the Trump administration show where it stands on key economic and defense issues affecting Tokyo and the broader region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Dec 29, 2016
Japan-U.S. ties under Trump
Japan's lack of strong connections with the Trump team could leave it at a loss as it faces the unpredictable new U.S. administration.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
Japanese culture festival kicks off in London
Matthew Barry (right) tastes sake at the Hyper Japan Festival on Friday in London.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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