The latest news, business and opinion stories from The Japan Timeshttp://mix.chimpfeedr.com/7f595-JT-news-opinionThe Japan Times: News & Business2018-03-03T14:00:00+00:00http://www.chimpfeedr.com/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1369137K. International spelling whiz wins ninth Japan Times BeeCory Baird2018-03-03T14:00:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368996Japan’s media out of step with mental health issuesPhilip Brasor2018-03-03T13:54:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368990Anniversaries loom for gum producer Lotte and the Yoshiwara red-light districtMark Schreiber2018-03-03T13:42:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368987NHK puppet show offers a rare glimpse into unconventional livesPatrick ST. Michel2018-03-03T13:40:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368993Putting the express in espresso2018-03-03T13:38:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368971Private Tokyo girls’ school in deep fermentElliott Samuels2018-03-03T13:32:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368947Criminals in Japan are profiting from the public’s fear of prosecutorsJake Adelstein2018-03-03T10:00:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1369101Arrested former Taisei exec denies maglev bid-rigging allegations2018-03-03T09:10:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1368956Immigrant labor contradictions2018-03-03T09:02:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1368958Gun laws may finally change, thanks to kidsTyler Cowen2018-03-03T09:00:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368980Setting out Brexit vision, May asks EU to show flexibility2018-03-03T08:54:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368929Dozens dead in attacks on Burkina military HQ, French Embassy2018-03-03T08:37:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1369060LDP action plan to call for strong push to revise Constitution: draft2018-03-03T08:33:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368898As Trump touts trade restrictions, the world prepares to push back2018-03-03T08:26:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368887Japan to invite Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for three-day visit in May2018-03-03T08:12:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368913Slain Filipina in freezer shows risks to overseas workers2018-03-03T07:15:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368889Japanese department store cancels photo exhibition on women’s thighs amid kiddie porn concerns2018-03-03T07:11:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368917Dam executive arrested over death of Honduran activist2018-03-03T07:07:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368954Trump sours NAFTA talks with steel trade war threats2018-03-03T07:00:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368950History belies Trump’s trade war confidence2018-03-03T06:57:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368879Fukushima looks to ease blanket radiation checks on rice starting in 20202018-03-03T06:53:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368939Nor’easter hits East Coast, grounds flights and halts trains2018-03-03T06:38:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368936Shivering Europe hopes for weekend respite as deep freeze persists2018-03-03T06:31:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368924Spanish women decry macho culture and domestic violence with first national strike2018-03-03T05:56:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368922Family of each person slain in Vegas shooting to get $275,000 from victims’ fund2018-03-03T05:40:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368909San Diego-area governments sue over Mexican sewage2018-03-03T05:07:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368907Trump picks Dow Chemical lawyer for key role on toxic sites2018-03-03T05:06:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368900911 tape details skeleton found in walls of Houston home2018-03-03T04:32:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368894Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono to visit U.S. this month to discuss North Korea2018-03-03T04:05:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368849Trump: ‘Trade wars are good, and easy to win’2018-03-02T15:10:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368824Trail of Coincheck’s stolen cryptocurrency leads to Canada: researcher2018-03-02T14:55:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1368727Finance Ministry unit says it will probe Moritomo document-tampering allegation2018-03-02T14:50:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1368740Speculating on the future of initial coin offeringsRichard Solomon2018-03-02T09:47:02+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1368743Is the Quad the new Trump card?David Howell2018-03-02T09:47:01+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1368745Relief for victims of eugenics law2018-03-02T09:47:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1368575LDP electoral plan reasonable2018-03-02T05:43:01+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1368577No rule of law for Abe and the LDP2018-03-02T05:43:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1367337The artificial intelligence race heats up2018-03-01T08:55:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1367335Journalist murders are a major EU problemLeonid Bershidsky2018-03-01T08:54:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1367340Why Japan is rethinking its energy diplomacyDaniel Hurst2018-03-01T08:53:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1366857CCP once again embraces the strongman model2018-02-28T10:20:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1366860China faces the downsides of dictatorshipNoah Feldman2018-02-28T10:19:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1366863The yen finds its sweet spot after 50 years of tryingPeter Tasker2018-02-28T10:18:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1366244Push to expand legitimate private lodging services2018-02-27T10:05:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1366239Japan asks wrong question about Olympic GamesWilliam Pesek2018-02-27T10:04:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1366233The future of fish farmingLinus Blomqvist2018-02-27T10:03:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1366236Why ‘Emperor Xi’ should worryJames Stavridis2018-02-27T10:02:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1366247Can lab meat feed — and save — the world?Paul Shapiro2018-02-27T10:01:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1366242The end of America’s leaderless foreign policyHal Brands2018-02-27T10:00:00+00:00https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=opinion&p=1365684Still more ‘maximum pressure’2018-02-26T10:30:00+00:00