Earlier this month, at a symposium on the Fukushima nuclear disaster held at the Tokyo International Forum, an unlikely cast gathered to vent fears now gaining traction in Japan. The panel included a bank president, investigative …
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Japanese Prime Minister Urges Mothers Back To Work
Japan’s employment rate for women is one of the lowest in developed countries
WATCH: Volcano in Japan Blows Its Top
This is the 500th time the volcano has erupted this year.
More Than Two Years After Meltdown, Doubt and Fear Remain Over Fukushima’s Safety
Two-and-a-half years after an earthquake and tsunami rocked the Fukushima plant and spewed radioactive waste across the region, tens of thousands of evacuees still live in a fugue of fear and confusion
Tension Over Okinawa Bases Mars the Mourning of a Decorated U.S. Airman
If you can find a quicker way to alienate your friends and allies than berating them for crashing a rescue helicopter that took part in a massive earthquake-and-tsunami relief operation just two years ago; and in which a …
Japan’s PM Abe Faces Quandary Over Visiting Controversial Shrine That Honors War Criminals
Will he or won’t he? As Aug. 15, the 68th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, approaches, it’s time to take bets on whether Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine. The Shinto …
Handbags and Champagne: Japan’s Young Forex Divas Make Their Mark
Mrs. Watanabe is back.
Housewife investors were a feature of the Japanese financial landscape during the prolonged recession of the 1990s. Marooned at home because of the lack of career opportunities in a male-dominated …
Japan Unveils the Izumo, Its Largest Warship Since WWII, Amid Tensions With China
On Aug. 6, Japan launched its largest warship since World War II in a fresh demonstration of Tokyo’s steadily expanding naval capabilities. The unveiling of the destroyer — with a conspicuously large flight deck — has drawn …
Tokyo Doesn’t Care Who the U.S. Ambassador Is (but Caroline Kennedy Will Do Fine)
The Kennedys are the last big dynastic name in American politics. With no more Nixons to kick around and the Reagan offspring reduced to infighting, the Kennedys still have clout — which also makes them reliable targets for …
Japan Spends Millions in Order to Be Cool
Just as Washington shuts its stimulus chest, and with the economies of Europe tightening their purse strings in times of austerity, Tokyo’s wallet is suddenly very fat and visible. The object of its lavish spending this time is …
The Identity Crisis That Lurks Behind Japan’s Right-Wing Rhetoric
When anti-Japan protests, the fiercest in years, erupted in China over territorial disputes last September, I was attending a conference in Tianjin, roughly 80 miles south of Beijing. Footage from the capital was chilling: …
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Japan is becoming the dominant economic force in Burma, Pakistan suffers from a severe power shortage and Chinese hackers have reportedly stolen the floorplans for an Australian spy agency’s new headquarters
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