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POLITICS.

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2022
The biggest threat to democracy and peace is thuggishness
The operating system of any functioning society is civility, and thuggishness is the virus that makes it crash.
JAPAN / History
Feb 27, 2022
Â鶹´«Ã½ New Left remains a thing of memory, 50 years on from hostage incident
The Asama-Sanso lodge incident, a dramatic 10-day standoff with police that saw three lives lost, sealed the fate of the nation¡¯s student protest movement, some analysts say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2022
U.K.¡¯s Johnson, facing plot to oust him, says he will not resign
The prime minister is struggling to quell an internal revolt by his own lawmakers who are angry over a series of lockdown parties in Downing Street.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2021
Developing young minds for a better future
Many academics and policy pros travel in their own bubbles, seeing only counterparts or folks who pay for the privilege. Who they don¡¯t mix with are tomorrow¡¯s future leaders.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 11, 2021
Nour Eldin Sultan: ¡®Listening and lending your support is the best thing you can do to help someone¡¯
Nour Eldin Sultan came to Japan, fell in love with Yamagata Prefecture and ended up becoming the first Arab Muslim to be elected to a local prefectural assembly.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 30, 2021
The political advantages of the ¡®parent lottery¡¯
The term ¡®oyagacha¡¯ is widely used for the idea that ¡®you can¡¯t choose your parents.¡¯ When you¡¯re born into a political dynasty, however, that¡¯s not such a bad thing.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 23, 2021
Behind the scenes, younger bureaucrats are fed up with overtime
Many young bureaucrats are working late to make leading party lawmakers look good, and it¡¯s taking a toll.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2021
Europe¡¯s region of rogues looks to be on?more shaky ground
Central Europe has seen the abrupt resignation of one leader, a shock election defeat for another and tens of thousands of anti-government protesters flocking to the streets.
JAPAN / Politics / The LDP's game of thrones
Sep 9, 2021
The LDP¡¯s outspoken ¡®maverick¡¯ steps up to fight for the party¡¯s top spot
Cosmopolitan and media savvy, Taro Kono is a reformist but has his share of liabilities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 20, 2021
Make Japanese politics more concrete by training your ears
Training your ears to catch the sounds of certain Japanese words might make listening to people talk about politics a little more comprehensible.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 26, 2020
20 Questions: The best answers of 2020
The 20 Questions format aims to get people in Japan to tell us about their thoughts and beliefs in their words. Here are some of the most interesting answers from 2020.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2020
COVID-19 isn¡¯t the only crisis facing the Olympics
The Summer Games have been postponed; the Winter Games could be a calamity.
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Apr 8, 2020
What changes under Â鶹´«Ã½ state of emergency declaration?
After weeks of intense pressure Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency in seven urban areas, but what does that change?
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2014
Ishihara¡¯s new party embraces ¡®neoconservative¡¯ policies
Jisedai no To, established by conservative lawmakers including former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, unveil policies that include drafting a new Constitution and denying non-Japanese residents the right to vote.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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