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DIET

EDITORIALS
Feb 3, 2018
Victims of the eugenics law
The government has a moral duty to quickly compensate victims of the eugenics law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2018
Abe pledges more robust defense strategy for Japan in annual policy speech to lawmakers
Abe talked tough on defense while easing off from his usual praise for South Korea following the recent flap over the 2015 “comfort women” agreement.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 21, 2018
Constitutional revision, casinos and labor reform top Japan’s agenda as Diet prepares to open
After months of turmoil over a snap election, opposition realignment and stalled legislative progress, this year’s regular Diet session was scheduled to kick off Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 20, 2018
Lowering the age of adulthood
To ensure protection of young adults against unscrupulous business practices, the government needs to widen the scope of salvation measures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2018
Food science caught between the head and the heart
‘Heart-healthy’ foods could be bad for the brain, new research suggests. What’s a careful eater to do?
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2017
Abe, energized five years after comeback, poised for historic third term as Japan’s leader
Tuesday marked the fifth anniversary of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s return to power, making him one of the nation’s longest-serving leaders.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2017
Cabinet OKs record-high ¥97.71 trillion 2018 budget to cover rising social security and defense costs
The Cabinet approves a draft budget of u00a597.7 trillion for fiscal 2018, breaking the record for the sixth year straight.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 20, 2017
Ruling Liberal Democratic Party eyes Jan. 22 for the convening of the next ordinary Diet session
The government and the ruling bloc are considering convening the next ordinary session of the Diet on Jan. 22, an executive with the Liberal Democratic Party said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2017
Shinzo Abe calls for Japan’s ‘rebirth’ in 2020 along with constitutional revision
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday reiterated calls for rebooting long-stalled parliamentary debate on the revision of Japan’s post-war Constitution, saying he wants to see a “significant rebirth” of the nation in 2020.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 3, 2017
A fruitarian diet could make you go bananas
I’ve been living in Japan for a few months now, and since coming here my diet has consisted of four major food groups: carbohydrates, other fried stuff, cigarettes and canned ice coffee. It was somewhere between the fifth and sixth floor stairwell of my building that I decided my diet needed to change,...
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2017
Opposition revives calls for Akie Abe to testify in Diet over Moritomo land scandal
Opposition party policy chiefs demand that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife, Akie, testify in the Diet over a controversial discounted sale of state land to a school operator once linked to her.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2017
Take hypertension news with a grain of salt
U.S. doctors may be changing how they define hypertension, but the need to exercise and eat less junk food remain the best ways to fight off high blood pressure.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2017
Lawmakers try, and fail, to draw out Abe on policy details
The LDP and opposition camp grill Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over policies ranging from diplomacy with U.S. President Donald Trump to national security to immigration.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2017
In key policy speech, Abe sounds alarm over Japan’s ‘most severe security environment ever’
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warns in a policy speech that Japan is facing its most severe postwar security environment ever, condemning nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2017
Millions either malnourished or obese in global nutrition crisis, study says
Almost every country in the world now has serious nutrition problems due either to obesity or to a lack of food, according to a major study published on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2017
Abe will propose a bold ¥2 trillion economic spending package in early December
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday he will compile a bold economic package worth ¥2 trillion early next month to combat various woes related to Japan’s rapidly aging population.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2017
Opposition rips Abe’s reported drive to slash time for grilling top officials in the Diet
Six parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party and Kibo no To, called the LDP’s bid to limit their chance to question the government ‘unacceptable.’
EDITORIALS
Oct 28, 2017
Scrutinize ‘work-style reform’ bill
In some ways, Shinzo Abe’s bill on overwork and other job-related issues does too little, in some ways it does too much.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2017
North Korea blasts Japan for using election to ‘pave groundwork’ for invasion
North Korea on Monday blasted “Japanese reactionaries” for working to “pave the groundwork for a reinvasion of the Korean peninsula” after Sunday’s Lower House election that saw Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc secure a sweeping victory.
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 18, 2017
Views from Osaka: Will you vote on Sunday? If so, based on what? If not, why not?
Japanese citizens in Kansai’s commercial capital were asked whether they plan to cast a ballot in the Oct. 22 Lower House poll — and why (or why not).
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japanese police arrest nine over Sierra Leone-based special fraud
Japanese police have arrested nine individuals for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone as a base.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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