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BUSINESS
May 27, 2014
JAMA chairman downplays dangers for automakers
Fumihiko Ike, chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, said Tuesday he doesn't think last week's military coup will have a major impact on the production operations of Japanese carmakers in Thailand.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2014
Nationalistic sentiment keeps Abe's popularity ratings high
The Abe Cabinet continues to enjoy an approval rating of more than 50 percent, according to a recent survey, because of the knock-on effect of 'Abenomics,' the dearth of other viable leaders and, like it or not, nationalist sentiment.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2014
Recent events in Asia could be tipping points
Russia's struggle to conclude a long-term gas-supply deal with China seems to suggest that China is happy to see Russian President Vladimir Putin poke his finger into the West's eye but that China is more interested in turning Russia into the sort of vassal state that Putin seeks for Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2014
Bangladesh, Japan seal aid deal, agree to nuclear power talks
Visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina signed a joint statement with counterpart Shinzo Abe on Monday in Tokyo to seal Japan's pledge to extend up to ¥600 billion in economic assistance to the country over the next four to five years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 26, 2014
Beijing strangely silent as rival beefs up outpost
Taiwan is building a $100 million port next to an airstrip on the lone island it administers in the disputed South China Sea, a move that is drawing hardly any reaction from the most assertive player in the bitterly contested waters — China.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 25, 2014
Funding higher education
The percentage of Japanese high school graduates entering university is not growing as fast as one would expect. It is well below the average ratio for the 34 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 25, 2014
Ultra Hawai’i: Even superheroes need a vacation
Your favorite Ultraman characters finally get a break and hang ten in Hawaii.
JAPAN
May 24, 2014
Japan Times chairman paid hefty back taxes
Nifco Inc. Chairman Toshiaki Ogasawara paid more than ¥100 million in back taxes in 2012 after failing to declare ¥1 billion in income, his tax accountant says.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
May 24, 2014
Vote Disparity Dryer
EDITORIALS
May 24, 2014
Stop the bullying of LGBT students
A recent survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Kanto area finds that 70 percent were bullied during their school years. Learning respect and tolerance for individual differences should start earlier.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2014
Modi's foreign policy agenda
When Shinzo Abe led his party to a landslide victory in Japan's 2012 general election, he broke from protocol by taking a congratulatory call from Narendra Modi, then a state leader in India. The mutual respect between the two strongly nationalist prime ministers could pay handsome dividends.
JAPAN / Politics
May 22, 2014
Abe, Malaysian leader discuss deeper relations
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met his Malaysian counterpart, Najib Razak, in Tokyo on Wednesday for the third meeting of its kind in a year as the two nations try to deepen economic and security cooperation.

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