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BUSINESS
May 18, 2017

North Korea uses Japan-banned ferry to launch service to Vladivostok

North Korea launched a ferry service to the Russian city of Vladivostok on Wednesday to develop links and boost economic cooperation, the North's state media said, as it faces increasing isolation over its weapons development.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 15, 2017

South Korea names special envoys to five countries, including Japan

South Korea said Monday it will send special envoys to the United States, China, Japan, Russia and Germany to establish firmer ties as tensions mount on the Korean Peninsula in the wake of a missile launch by North Korea over the weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 25, 2017

Japan, U.S., South Korea diplomats discuss ways to 'maximize' pressure on North

Top envoys held a trilateral dialogue Tuesday aimed at discussing measures to pressure North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2017

Thai police arrest woman over tour scam that stranded over 1,000 Japan-bound travelers

Thai police have arrested a woman accused of cheating more than 1,000 people who were left stranded at Bangkok's main airport this week, media said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2017

French envoy to Japan vows not to serve under Le Pen

France's ambassador to Japan has pledged not to serve under far-right leader Marine Le Pen if she becomes president, saying her policies are at odds with French principles.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 4, 2017

'Pachinko': Min Jin Lee writes the struggle of an ethnic Korean family in Japan

Min Jin Lee's second novel, "Pachinko," charts the fortunes and misfortunes of four generations of a Korean family.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 20, 2017

Japan, Germany warn Mnuchin amid G-20 fears of currency policy shift

Within hours of being sworn in, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's counterparts from Tokyo to Berlin started telegraphing warnings to him: Please don't call the yen weak. Be careful how you talk about cutting financial regulations — Europe is listening.
SOCCER
Jan 24, 2017

Nadeshiko Japan to host Costa Rica in April friendly

Former women's world champion Nadeshiko Japan will play Costa Rica in a friendly in Kumamoto on April 9, the Japan Football Association said Tuesday.

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