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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2015
Time to hit the reset button on Tokyo-Seoul relations
The chilly relationship between South Korea and Japan doesn't serve either country well in the long run.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2015
Unfortunately, corporate Japan thinks it's 1985
Japan's biggest companies are greeting reforms aimed at improving corporate governance with a halfhearted shrug.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2015
Turning Japan's universities into genuine global players
If Japan wants to raise its own profile in the world, along with its universities, it must place greater emphasis on group discussion, debate and public presentation.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 16, 2015
Risk posed by North Korea fails to push Tokyo, Seoul together
South Korea is not ready to expand military ties with Japan even though cooperation between the two U.S. allies is a deterrent to North Korea, South Korea's defense minister said.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2015
ASIJ sex abuse report is finally released, blames 'cultural taboos'
A 'historical lack of formal policies' and 'cultural taboos' allowed child sex abuse committed by former American School in Japan teacher Jack Moyer to go unchecked for decades, according to an independent legal team tasked with probing the pedophilia scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2015
Speculation swirls over result of Abe-Hashimoto meeting
Speculation is swirling among the politically well-connected that Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto may have agreed to help Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pass contentious security legislation when the two met in Tokyo on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2015
Will Japan repeat past errors?
A repetition of events in the 1930s is inconceivable but there is much about politics in Tokyo to cause alarm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2015
Outgoing JPX chief brushes off media concerns about earnings leaks to Nikkei
The outgoing head of Japan's top bourse is unperturbed about a disclosure practice that has characterized the nation's stock market for years.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2015
Government puts Japan Tobacco sell-off on back burner without immediate need for cash
The central government has decided to push back the sale of its remaining stake in Japan Tobacco Inc., Asia's largest listed cigarette-maker, according to officials familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup / SOCCER SCENE
Jun 15, 2015
Japan has room for improvement at Women's World Cup
Japan has made it through to the knockout phase of the Women's World Cup with the minimum of fuss, but the reigning champions will have to move up a gear if they are serious about defending their title.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 14, 2015
Guards Yoshida, Machida aiming high with national team
Looking to retain its title at August's FIBA Asia Championship for Women, the latest Japan national basketball team plans to play with more vigor and speed, partly to make up for its lack of height on the international stage.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 13, 2015
Above and below the Yamaguchi plains
Three meters above my head, the rectangular offering box of Motonosumi Inari Shrine seems impossibly out of my reach. For the 23rd time, I wind back my arm and attempt to lob my chosen donation between the narrow slats. For the 23rd time, the coin takes on a trajectory I'm certain I didn't intend ......
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 13, 2015
David Bickle: 'Never be afraid to ask (people) questions'
BCCJ president on the challenges of doing business in Japan and playing for the national rugby team.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 13, 2015
Suntory gains ground in battle of the machines
Suntory Beverage is buying a bigger piece of a shrinking but lucrative pie with its purchase of the Japan Tobacco's vending machine subsidiary.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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