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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Oct 4, 2015
Japan rightists' patient wait is over as conveyor belt of death shudders back to life
He's done it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2015
Grandson of atomic bomb crewman writes of hibakusha horrors
The grandson of a U.S. serviceman who flew on both planes that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 has devoted himself to a project almost unimaginable 70 years ago: spreading the stories of horror experienced by the hibakusha.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2015
Survivors' memoirs gain new significance 70 years after atomic bombings
Michiko Hattori, 86, calls herself an "obscure" atomic bomb survivor with no special writing skills. But the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan this year unexpectedly brought her a chance to publish her life story afresh.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Sep 28, 2015
Conductor sings praises of hibakusha peace choir
Chansonnier Kazumichi Terai has been directing a choir of Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors for more than a decade, hoping to convey their wishes for global peace and a nuclear-free world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Sep 23, 2015
Old film and hopeful letter help reunite Japanese teacher, 106, with former students in Taiwan
"Life imitates art far more than art imitates life." Or so said Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, who argued that people often don't see things in the world until an artist shows it to them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2015
Japanese-Americans recall how war tested loyalties, spurred identity crisis
During an annual pilgrimage in late April to the site of a former internment camp, U.S.-born children of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. recounted divisions among Japanese-Americans during and after World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2015
Foes of security laws eager to sue government, punish ruling bloc in Upper House election
The public's division over the defense bills is likely to remain and could undermine confidence in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Sep 20, 2015
Treatment of Mount Fuji horses and WWII mea culpas: readers' responses
Some readers' responses to recent Community articles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2015
U.S. welcomes Japan's enactment of new security legislation
The United States on Friday welcomed Japan's enactment of new laws that ease restrictions on overseas activities of the Self-Defense Forces, including allowing them to help allies even if Japan is not directly attacked.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2015
Japanese business groups welcome new security laws as aiding nation's interest
There was a broad welcome by major business organizations of the passage of bills that will expand the role of the Self-Defense Forces abroad. However, one group said ruling party lawmakers need to explain the changes better to a skeptical public.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 15, 2015
An Obama visit to Hiroshima would send the right message
A visit to Hiroshima by U.S. President Barack Obama could serve as a step toward realizing his vision of 'a world without nuclear weapons.'
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2015
South Korea learns to wield middle-power diplomacy
Park Geun-hye attending the World War II anniversary parade in Beijing is the most visible image yet of an emerging China-South Korea alliance.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2015
Ex-defense chief Onodera warns China against historical revisionism
A former Japanese defense minister on Wednesday warned China against attempting to rewrite history, in reference to promotional materials for a newly released Chinese film about World War II. The posters have drawn scorn even within China for gross inaccuracy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 9, 2015
Forget Germany — Japan must deal with WWII its own way
The onus is on the Japanese to find their own form of moral atonement — and convey it to the world.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2015
Beijing's display of insecurity
With its huge military parade to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II, Beijing unwittingly displayed palpable insecurities about itself and its place in the world.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2015
Japan 'wasting time' griping about U.N. chief at WWII parade: China
China rapped Japan on Monday for complaining about U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's attendance at a World War II victory parade last week in Beijing, at which the defeat of Japanese forces was celebrated with a display of tanks, jets and ballistic missiles.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2015
Hiroshima A-bomb museum admission fees to rise next April
The fee for adults to get into the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum will quadruple to ¥200 next April to help pay for preserving the Atomic Bomb Dome and other buildings, Mayor Kazumi Matsui said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Sep 7, 2015
Over 3,000 Okinawans died in U.S. camps at end of war
A survey of local governments in Okinawa turns up new documentation on the plight that civilians faced in internment camps run by the U.S. military in 1945 and 1946.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2015
Time to heal rifts with Beijing, Seoul
As the events marking the end of World War II draw to a close, the Abe administration should turn its attention to improving ties with South Korea and China.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2015
Japan regrets absence of reference to reconciliation in Xi speech
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has described as "extremely regrettable" Chinese President Xi Jinping's failure to refer to reconciliation with Japan during a speech on the sidelines of a military parade in Beijing on Thursday.
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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