Tag - us-japan

 
 

US JAPAN

JAPAN
Jan 6, 2014
Common-law pairs OK'd for in vitro births
The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology will officially approve in vitro fertilization for people in common-law marriages, relaxing a voluntary curb.
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2014
Attracting more tourists to Japan
If Japan is really serious about attracting 20 million tourists a year by the time of the 2020 Olympics, the nation has a lot more to do to make visitors feel more welcome.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2014
Hagel makes case for mending fences
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urges Japan to make nice with its neighbors following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upsetting visit to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2014
Japan offers Myanmar minorities aid package to sweeten peace talks
Japan plans to provide ¥10 billion chiefly in grants over the next five years to Myanmar to bolster the living standards of ethnic minorities that have suffered from years of internal conflict in the country, government sources said.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 5, 2014
Proactive Peace Dove
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 4, 2014
Aisin routs Tsukuba, books spot in Emperor's Cup semifinals
Former UConn player Gavin Edwards and NBL rookie Makoto Hiejima scored 22 points apiece to help the Aisin SeaHorses advance to the semifinals of the 89th All-Japan Championship with a 96-79 win over the Tsukuba Robots on Saturday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 4, 2014
Not all kids can fete the new year
The extreme poor in Japan make up a larger percentage of the poor than in all except five other OECD nations. The children of this group do not have the basics for learning.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jan 4, 2014
Here's eyeing Japan 2014 — warts an' all
"To know the future, look at the past," is a familiar Buddhist aphorism. However, it's also said that a prophet isn't honored in his hometown — which is why I live in Tokyo. As we ride into the Year of the Horse, I thought I'd canter awhile through times to come and report back on what I found. My...
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 3, 2014
Kuroda chosen as 'Central Banker of the Year 2014'
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has been named "Central Banker of the Year 2014" for his "bold and decisive" style of carrying out ultraeasy monetary policy, the British financial magazine Banker said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 2, 2014
Public's reaction to 'betrayal'
In light of the recent enact of the state secrets protectiion law, it is urgent that Japan improve its handling and disclosure of government information.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Jan 1, 2014
History overshadows present and future Japan-China relations
Can Japan and China find a way to reduce the risk of conflict, and prevent continuing hostilities that could last decades? Can they peacefully coexist in the new era when they are both great powers?
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2014
Bank of Japan likely to maintain easing policy, chief says
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda indicated the central bank will keep intact its current monetary easing policy in 2014 with prospects that the economy will continue to recover despite possible adverse impact from the consumption tax hike in April.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 30, 2013
Is being nice to customers really so disgusting?
That women in Japan are oppressed, neglected, or otherwise compelled to speak well above their natural pitch in formal settings has become a tired, cheap refrain among some American journalists.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: ARCHITECTURE
Dec 30, 2013
Building on strong foundations in 2013
The end of the year is traditionally a time of review and new prospects, a time to weave memories of the past with plans for the future to form the narrative cloth of a coherent identity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2013
Cool Japan Fund chief says crafty marketing key to regional revivals
Japan has a wealth of undiscovered products that can be sold around the world, with a little ingenuity, the CEO of the Cool Japan Fund says.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 29, 2013
Inose Bows
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2013
Oka Gakuen captures back-to-back Winter Cup titles
Oka Gakuen didn't repeat its nearly miserable state of the previous day.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 27, 2013
Oka Gakuen edges St. Catalina Girls in Winter Cup semifinals
High school basketball giant Oka Gakuen survived a late surge from St. Catalina Girls to earn a 68-65 win in the girls semifinals of the 44th All-Japan High School Tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Friday.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 26, 2013
Magi Drone
EDITORIALS
Dec 25, 2013
Breaching the weapons-export ban
It is deplorable that the Abe administration decided to provide rifle ammo to South Korean troops engaged in U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan without consulting government officials first.

Longform

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'