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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2018
Trust in Trump remains low but Japan still looks to U.S. for leadership amid China's rise: poll
But the survey also found that, despite the high esteem for the U.S., there are concerns in Japan about the trajectory of American power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2018
U.S. sends warship near man-made islets in South China Sea's Spratly chain
The United States has sailed a warship near two of China’s man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, the latest in a series of recent moves by the U.S. military in the strategic waterway and in the diplomatic arena amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 30, 2018
'We fell in love': Trump touts bromance with North Korea's Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump has fallen in love — with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2018
Chinese warplanes hold live-fire drills in South China Sea days after U.S. bomber flights
The Chinese military has sent fighter planes and bombers to conduct live-fire exercises at a range in the disputed South China Sea, state broadcaster CCTV reported Saturday, just days after the U.S. sent heavy bombers through the strategic waterway twice during the past week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2018
U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber sent over East China Sea and Sea of Japan in training with ASDF
The U.S. Air Force has sent a B-52 bomber over the East China Sea and Sea of Japan for a large-scale training mission involving 16 Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets, both countries' militaries said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 27, 2018
Trump backs off timetable for North Korean denuclearization as top U.S. diplomat announces trip to Pyongyang next month
In the latest twist in Donald Trump's shifting strategy on North Korea, the U.S. president on Wednesday backed off a set timetable for Pyongyang to denuclearize, ahead of a planned visit next month to the North Korean capital by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 26, 2018
Declaring an end to the Korean War: A possible — and controversial — next step in denuclearization talks
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of "a bold and new push for peace" with nuclear-armed North Korea during his speech before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, in a hint at the direction his administration is heading as he gears up for a second summit with Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 25, 2018
Could appealing to Trump's ego be key to solving the North Korean nuclear crisis? Moon and Kim think so.
It's said that flattery will get you everywhere. On Monday, South Korean leader Moon Jae-in put that old adage to the test, showering U.S. President Donald Trump with effusive praise as Seoul — and Pyongyang — seek to bring Washington back to the negotiating table and kick-start deadlocked nuclear...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 25, 2018
Trump says second Kim meeting a go as Moon calls U.S. president 'only person' who can rid North Korea of nukes
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that a second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on denuclearization would happen "in the not-too-distant future," as the South's leader heaped praise on the American president, calling him "the only person who can solve this problem."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 23, 2018
North Korea's Kim flashes K-pop 'finger hearts' gesture in bid to soften image, photos show
What a difference a year makes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2018
Kim Jong Un planning to visit Seoul in December: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is planning to make his landmark visit to Seoul in December, the head of a South Korean conglomerate said Friday, according to a report.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2018
Deadlocked North Korean nuclear talks likely to be at top of Trump's mind after flurry of seemingly tantalizing proposals
Deadlocked denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and Washington are expected to again weigh heavily on U.S. President Donald Trump's mind after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered up a flurry of seemingly tantalizing proposals Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 18, 2018
With latest MSDF submarine exercise, Tokyo expertly navigates Beijing's red lines
The revelation this week by Japan that the Marine Self-Defense Force has conducted submarine exercises in the disputed South China Sea is, while striking, unlikely to dampen enthusiasm on either side for improved Sino-Japanese ties, experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2018
South Korea plays down chances of nuclear breakthrough at Moon-Kim summit but says it will push U.S. for 'reciprocal' moves
A top South Korean official played down the chances of a breakthrough on North Korea's denuclearization during this week's inter-Korean summit, saying Monday that it's "difficult to have any optimistic outlook" but also noted that Seoul would push the U.S. for "reciprocal" moves in stalled nuclear negotiations....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2018
North Korea bashes top Japanese diplomat for saying timing too early for declaration to end Korean War
North Korea's state-run media has bashed Foreign Minister Taro Kono after he said during a recent meeting with the United States' top North Korea envoy that it is too early to adopt a declaration ending the Korean War, and that concrete steps toward denuclearization should come first.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2018
Massive Russian war games see naval forces hunt submarines in Pacific waters north of Hokkaido
Russian naval vessels have conducted anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Pacific waterway between Russia and Hokkaido, as part of the country's largest military exercise in decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2018
Obama weighed pre-emptive strike against North Korea after fifth nuclear blast and missile tests near Japan in 2016, Woodward book claims
Former U.S. President Barack Obama considered a pre-emptive strike on North Korea after it conducted its fifth nuclear test in September 2016, just days after lobbing three medium-range ballistic missiles 1,000 kilometers into Japan's exclusive economic zone, according to a book by Watergate journalist...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2018
Second Kim-Trump summit could lay groundwork for arms control talks — and de facto nuclear state recognition
A second meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being planned, the White House said Monday. Such a summit, some experts say, could help break the current impasse in denuclearization talks and lay the groundwork for what ultimately may be the only way forward:...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 10, 2018
Trump nearly sent tweet that could have sparked war with North Korea, Watergate journalist says
Could a single tweet spark a nuclear war? U.S. President Donald Trump may have narrowly avoided such a scenario had he sent out a missive he drafted that North Korea would have seen as a sign of an imminent attack, Watergate journalist Bob Woodward said in an interview Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 9, 2018
North Korea marks 70th birthday with toned-down military parade amid stalled U.S. nuclear talks
North Korea held a military parade Sunday to mark its 70th birthday but apparently did not display its longer-range ballistic missiles — including those capable of hitting the U.S. — media reports and photos showed, amid what could be a move by Pyongyang to demonstrate seriousness about a pledged...
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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