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BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY

The BJP¡¯s failure to secure even a simple majority has damaged Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s reputation not only in the eyes of Indian voters, but also within his own party.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2024
The Indian election¡¯s winners and losers
The BJP¡¯s failure to secure even a simple majority has damaged Modi¡¯s reputation not only in the eyes of Indian voters, but also within his own party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 6, 2018
Five Indian states to go to polls at year-end in test for Narendra Modi
Five Indian states will go to the polls later this year, the country¡¯s election commissioner said Saturday, in a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s popularity ahead of his re-election bid in May.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Nov 20, 2017
Bollywood studio delays release of film about Rajput queen following protests
The producers of ¡°Padmavati¡± ¡ª a Bollywood movie based on an epic poem about a Rajput queen ¡ª said Sunday they have indefinitely delayed the release of the film, which has been accused of distorting history and has sparked protests.
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2015
Narendra Modi is too old for modern-day India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s Hindu nationalist agenda is out of synch with the values of India¡¯s youth.
COMMENTARY
Jan 22, 2015
Hindu zealots drag down India¡¯s great-power destiny
A tussle is going on between the cultural and economic right wings of India¡¯s ruling party. The former helped to bring the Bharatiya Janata Party to power, but only the latter can ensure it retains power by using it for the common good.
WORLD / Society
Dec 21, 2014
In challenge to Modi, India Hindu group to convert Muslims, Christians
The head of India¡¯s most powerful Hindu group vowed to press ahead with a campaign to convert Muslims and Christians to Hinduism, stoking a sensitive debate that has stalled parliament and threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s economic reform agenda.
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2014
Rise of aspirational India
The charismatic Narendra Modi will lead a majority government in India, as voters decisively repudiate the politics of dynasty, inheritance, entitlement, corruption and sycophancy.
EDITORIALS
May 19, 2014
Hope beats fear in India election
While the prospect of a strong Indian government led by Narendra Modi appeals to those who decry the horse-trading that has sapped the energy of previous Delhi governments, others worry that Modi could prove to be a Hindu nationalist who ratchets up tensions in South Asia.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2014
Singh: missing for a decade
It would be interesting to know just what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh — in office for a decade but rarely in power during that time — thinks the job requires beyond being a sycophant toward the first family.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2014
Big money backs wrong man in India
There is a great, virtual storm blowing through India today to make Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat, seem like the nation¡¯s natural and inevitable leader.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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