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Rumors of democracy's death have been greatly exaggerated

Jun. 18, 2013 - 06:39AM JST ( 4 ) By John Lloyd

"The End of History and the Last Man" is 21 years old this year. The book of that name, by Francis Fukuyama, has, in the view of many, matured badly. Published in 1992, it was much lauded for its view that, with the collapse of communism… Read

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Overcoming loneliness through judo

Opinions Jun. 16, 2013 - 06:13AM JST ( 3 Comments ) By Robert Jones

Making the transition from the San Francisco Bay area to Iwate Prefecture was surprisingly easy. One of the main reasons why I was able to adjust so smoothly was being involved with judo. I quickly… Read

Handling nasty questions from nasty people

Opinions Jun. 14, 2013 - 06:16AM JST ( 9 Comments ) By Greg Story for BCCJ ACUMEN

We have probably all been on the receiving end of it or have been a witness to it. The presentation is completed, after which come the questions; some are fact finding, some seek clarification, while… Read

A cry for worker fairness

Opinions Jun. 13, 2013 - 06:18AM JST ( 1 Comment ) By Robert Menendez

The tragedy at the Rana Plaza clothing factory in Bangladesh was a sober reminder that Bangladeshi garment workers still lack basic rights and protections. My mother was a seamstress. She worked in the textile factories… Read

Building America's secret surveillance state

Opinions Jun. 12, 2013 - 06:52AM JST ( 10 Comments ) By James Bamford

"God we trust," goes an old National Security Agency joke. "All others we monitor. First, the Guardian reported details on a domestic telephone dragnet in which Verizon was forced to give the NSA details about… Read

4 tips on preparing to move to Japan

Opinions Jun. 11, 2013 - 06:01AM JST ( 12 Comments ) By Percival Constantine

Summer is upon us, and with that, means a new crop of foreigners coming over to Japan in order to work or study. Whatever your reasons for coming to Japan, preparations can be nerve-wracking, and… Read

Obama's overdue reckoning on secrecy

Opinions Jun. 10, 2013 - 05:34AM JST ( 9 Comments ) By David Rohde

Last Thursday, Washington officials from across the political spectrum scrambled to explain reports in the Guardian and Washington Post of unprecedented government collection of the phone records of Americans and the tracking of the Google,… Read

Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother'?

Opinions Jun. 09, 2013 - 06:35AM JST ( 11 Comments ) By AP

With every phone call they make and every web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and terrorist-hunting government officials. The revelations that… Read

The perils of authoritarian overreach

Opinions Jun. 08, 2013 - 06:53AM JST ( 1 Comment ) By Chrystia Freeland

The past week has been a lesson in the perils and the apparent inevitability of overreach. The most eye-catching example has been in Turkey, where what began as a few people protesting a planned shopping… Read

Sony break-up call shines light on electronic industry problems

Opinions Jun. 07, 2013 - 06:42AM JST ( 0 Comments ) By Hiroshi Hiyama

A proposal by a U.S. hedge fund billionaire to spin off a chunk of Sony's profitable music and movie business is shining a light again on what has been a long-time sore spot for the… Read

Xi seeks to repair China’s image at summit with Obama

Opinions Jun. 06, 2013 - 06:44AM JST ( 6 Comments ) By Andrew Hammond

The massive worldwide attention on the first summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama, on June 7-8 in California, underlines the growing prominence of China in world affairs. While there is… Read

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Rumors of democracy's death have been greatly exaggerated

Overcoming loneliness through judo

Handling nasty questions from nasty people

A cry for worker fairness

Building America's secret surveillance state

4 tips on preparing to move to Japan

Obama's overdue reckoning on secrecy

Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother'?

The perils of authoritarian overreach

Sony break-up call shines light on electronic industry problems

Xi seeks to repair China’s image at summit with Obama

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