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National / Politics | Commentary Dec 1, 2019

Aligning interests deepen Japanese-Aussie defense ties

by Grant Wyeth

Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds made her first official visit to Tokyo in November, holding talks with her counterpart, Taro Kono, reiterating their commitment to the security relationship between the two countries, and consolidated a series of new measures designed to deepen their defense ...

Business | Commentary Nov 11, 2019

Four-day workweek could be just what Japan needs

by Noah Smith

In the sitcom "The Office," a bumbling manager spends much of his time distracting the hapless employees of a paper company's local sales branch. Somehow, despite all the antics that seem to interfere with getting anything done, the branch consistently manages to be the ...