Editorial Japan has duty to help other nations through ODA
One point of note in the recently completed Ministry of Foreign Affairs whitepaper on Japan's overseas Official Development Assistance (ODA) programs is how many of the nations that came to this ...
View ArticleEditorial Japan must take more active role in nuclear security
Japan barely left an impression at the Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul on March 26 and 27. This is despite a major debate on the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, as ...
View ArticleMurata enjoying first playoff appearance
Murata smilingly said before Saturday's Game 1 of the 2012 Japanese Fall Classic against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters that it was sort of a curious feeling to be playing at this time of ...
View ArticleInsider trading clouds confidence in Japanese financial market
"The securities market is like a mirror. You can polish it, but never stain it." The president of Nomura Securities Co. said this about four years ago, after one of the firm's traders ...
View ArticleJapanese companies complete record number of overseas MAs
The number of mergers and acquisitions of foreign businesses by Japanese companies in the January-September period rose 7.4 percent from last year to 364, a record high for the reporting period, ...
View ArticleTragedies make bad laws
Obviously, overreacting to such tragedies with bans is ridiculous, yet the mother of Yoshihiro Hattori has spent the last 20 years campaigning to deprive U.S. citizens of one of their constitutional ...
View ArticleEditorial Japan must be more humble toward foreign care workers
Thirty six applicants passed the first care worker exam held for foreign care workers under Japan's Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with Indonesia and the Philippines. While the passing ...
View ArticleBOJ cuts pay to aid quake relief
Pay cuts are being implemented within the government and independent administrative agencies, and the BOJ feels the need to do so as well, officials said ...
View ArticleHashimoto needs a much thicker skin
Questionable practice: The Shukan Asahi was forced to apologize to Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto after he took offense at an article written by journalist Shinichi Sano. ...
View ArticleMainali brother details familys ordeal
KATMANDU — This is a special article written by Indra Prasad Mainali on behalf of his younger brother, Govinda Prasad Mainali, who was freed from a Yokohama prison last ...
View ArticleIs poetry lost or found in translation
Two books of poetry, both pocket-size, and put out by small publishers in the United States, one in Boston, the other in Virginia (the former specializing in spiritually uplifting works, the latter ...
View ArticleFernandez the surprise leader at Skate Canada
WINDSOR, Ontario — Patrick Chan has new programs, new choreographers and new coaches. The two-time world champion found himself in a familiar position at Skate Canada International after the ...
View ArticleContext the key at alt fashion fest
Watching the Fashion Week Tokyo models pounding polished catwalks in the glitzy Hikarie building in shopping-central Shibuya, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in ...
View ArticleCoe company approved for sale
LONDON — Enjoying a high profile after successfully running the London Olympics, Sebastian Coe has agreed to sell his management company and the rights to his earnings for 15 ...
View ArticleMenswear looks hot to trot
The menswear element of this Oct. 13-20 event may have opened with the Facetasm show on Oct. 14, where Hiromichi Ochiai's blend of cultures and hyper layering, reflected the current look on the ...
View ArticleNew stimulus piles pressure on BOJ
The government's unveiling of an economic stimulus package Friday despite its fiscal woes sent a strong message to the Bank of Japan: The next move is ...
View ArticleReds blow chance to close gap on leaders
SAITAMA — Urawa Reds let a precious chance to make up ground in the J.League title race slip through their fingers after a frustrating 0-0 draw with Cerezo Osaka on ...
View ArticleKimutaku as a loser Kabuki posture CM of the week Coca-Cola
Kimutaku is back in the coveted Monday 9 p.m. Fuji TV drama slot, which he used to own. SMAP's enduring heartthrob Takuya Kimura used to play topical professionals — airline pilots, ...
View ArticleCalf problem sidelines Lampard
Lampard won't be available for Chelsea's significant matches at home against Manchester United in the English Premier League and League Cup, as well as the visit of Shakhtar Donetsk in the ...
View ArticleFletcher fights to get on field
Durable: Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher (left), who has never missed a game in his 15-year NFL career, is questionable for Sunday's contest against Pittsburgh with head and ...
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