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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2014
Cost of passive power struggles
The chairman of the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation recalls how the failure of the navy minister to express a truthful personal opinion within a group closed the window on Japanese doves' hopes of averting war months before the Pearl Harbor attack.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2014
Abe's defense policy from a historical perspective
Since Japan, unlike China, neither possesses nor desires nuclear weapons, Japan's use of military power in East Asia has its limits. Therefore, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to let Japan exercise the right of 'collective self-defense' is limited in scope and should not alarm countries that have no intention of attacking Japan or the U.S.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2014
Suga denies report that Pyongyang provided list of Japanese living in North
The government denies a newspaper report that said it has received a list of about 30 Japanese living in North Korea, including abductees, from Pyongyang.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2014
Japan's airlines hope to power planes using biofuels by 2020
An association of Japanese airlines and other entities announced an initiative on Wednesday aimed at enabling the use of biofuels to power passenger jets by 2020, in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 9, 2014
FIBA outlines big ambitions for 3x3 basketball
Formerly recognized as more of a fun, casual sport played on the streets, FIBA, basketball's world governing body, is now trying to develop 3x3 into another legitimate form of basketball.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2014
MSDF officer to take key post at Pentagon
A Maritime Self-Defense Force officer has been assigned to work in a senior U.S. naval office at the Pentagon, in a bid to boost operational integration.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jul 9, 2014
Abe Chiropractor
EDITORIALS
Jul 9, 2014
Abe pushing Beijing, Seoul together
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should realize that his historical revisionism and his new initiative in defense policy are further straining Japan's ties with its two closest neighbors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2014
Universal Studios looking to return to the TSE in 2015
The operator of Universal Studios Japan is considering relisting on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the business year starting next April, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2014
Yahoo cyberattacks reveal gaping holes in Japan Inc.'s hacking shield
Shortly after the alert sounded at 9:10 p.m., Yahoo Japan Corp.'s risk team knew it had a problem. More than 20 million usernames and passwords belonging to its customers were being dumped into a file, primed to be stolen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2014
Cool Japan academies to open across Asia
Leading publisher Kadokawa Corp. has announced plans to open a slew of academies across East and Southeast Asia, starting with Taiwan and Singapore, each pushing knowledge of the core design skills at the heart of Japanese pop culture.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2014
North Korea test-fires more missiles, but abduction talks likely to continue
North Korea's launch Wednesday morning of what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles prompted a fresh protest from Tokyo, but appears unlikely to derail ongoing talks over the abduction of Japanese nationals.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Jul 9, 2014
Japan may act to weaken yen: Pierpont
Japan may intervene to weaken its currency as the yen approaches its strongest level versus the dollar this year, according to Pierpont Securities LLC.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2014
Abe administration finds candidate for first vice defense minister for international affairs
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera plans to appoint Hideshi Tokuchi, currently director general of the Defense Policy Bureau, to the new post of vice defense minister for international affairs, an administration source said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2014
China cautions Japan, Australia against threats to regional stability
China said it welcomes trade and defense pacts signed Tuesday by Japan and Australia but warned the security partnership between Tokyo and Canberra must not harm security in the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2014
National Stadium canopy has design flaw, architect says
The planned replacement for Tokyo's National Stadium — already under fire for its massive size and cost — is now facing further criticism: safety.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OUR MAN IN TOKYO
Jul 8, 2014
Aussie envoy a student of Japan
Bruce Miller, Australia's ambassador to Japan since August 2011, has been interested in Japan since he was a boy of 11.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2014
Japan's innovation challenge
The Abe administration's capacity for deciding how to raise the birthrate, improve child-care facilities, realize an appropriae work-life balance and promote other 'innovations' that enable Japan to solve its many problems is now being tested.
WORLD
Jul 8, 2014
Oklahoma farmer reunited with lost phone found in Japan grain mill
An Oklahoma farmer is celebrating the return of a cell phone lost in October and found nine months later in Japan after it took a trip in a grain shipment down the Mississippi River, through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific Ocean.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 7, 2014
Taiwan think tank backs Japan's defense policy shift
A pro-independence Taiwanese think tank threw its backing Monday behind Japan's decision last week to allow the use of collective self-defense.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.

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