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Jun 7, 2014
Rising seas wash Japanese war dead from Pacific island graves
Rising sea levels have washed the remains of at least 26 Japanese soldiers from their World War II graves on a low-lying Pacific archipelago, according to the foreign minister of the Marshall Islands.
EDITORIALS
Jun 6, 2014
Public pension reforms
A new labor and welfare ministry report highlights the possible need to extend the period during which workers pay premiums into national pension plans so that the benefits paid out to retirees can help sustain retirees' livelihoods at the levels promised.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 6, 2014
Securing the rule of law at sea
To resolve conflicting territorial claims in Southeast Asia, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls upon governments in the region to return to the spirit and provisions of the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 6, 2014
Let Japan help defend America — and itself
The growing risk that Washington will be drawn into a confrontation with Beijing over parochial issues in East Asia will go down as soon as Japan takes greater responsibility for its own defense and that of its allies, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposes.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 4, 2014
Osaka Exchange looks to expand into commodity, forex markets
Japan Exchange Group Inc., the country's main exchange operator, is considering expansion into commodities and foreign exchange as Asian economies continue to grow.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jun 4, 2014
Ishin Band Breakup
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2014
Now Pyongyang must deliver
North Korea's new promise to reinvestigate the decades-ago abductions of Japanese nationals as Japan eases sanctions and provides humanitarian aid is a positive move. Tokyo's challenge is ensuring that Pyongyang follows through on its pledge this time.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jun 2, 2014
Letters: What did ASIJ know of Moyer sex abuse and why was nothing done?
Readers want to know why children's accounts of abuse by American School in Japan teacher Jack Moyer were not acted upon much earlier.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2014
The call to raise tobacco taxes and save lives
If the government of Japan increased the amount of excise tax on cigarette packs by 50 percent (to 68 percent of the final retail price), there would be 1.5 million fewer smokers and 330,000 smoking-attributable deaths would be averted.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 2, 2014
Conclude an East Asia FTA
Despite diplomatic problems among the three, business delegations from Japan, China and South Korea recently agreed that a free trade agreement should be concluded soon.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2014
Hanoi due to receive Japan Coast Guard ships next year
Vietnam expects to get its first new coast guard ships from Japan early next year as Tokyo vows to provide its “utmost support” to Southeast Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jun 1, 2014
NPO Fathering Japan shows men how to be better dads
Tetsuya Ando, founder of the nonprofit organization Fathering Japan, wants to do everything he can for dads in Japan to encourage present and future fathers to play a more active role in child-rearing.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
May 31, 2014
Immigration Neko
EDITORIALS
May 31, 2014
Tourists rate Tokyo top city
Tokyo has been voted the world's most satisfying of 37 major world cities for 2013, but the tourist industry needs to work on increasing accessibility to Japan's cultural attractions.

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