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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2018

North Korean hospital director says Otto Warmbier torture allegations 'total distortion' of truth

The director of the Pyongyang Friendship Hospital, which treated American student Otto Warmbier, who died last year after being detained for months in the country, has dismissed new allegations that his death resulted from torture.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2018

Former Olympic runner Izumi Maki dies of cancer at 49

Two-time Olympic long-distance runner Izumi Maki, who later served as a training adviser for Fujita Running Academy, died at her Osaka home on Oct. 18. She was 49.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 24, 2018

Human rights situation in North Korea 'has not changed' despite Pyongyang's warming ties with Seoul and Washington, U.N. investigator says

The ongoing detente between North Korea and the United States has done little, if anything, to improve Pyongyang's abysmal rights record, the U.N. independent investigator on human rights in the nuclear-armed country said Tuesday, just weeks before the expected passage of a Japan-led resolution condemning...
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2018

U.S. should stay in nuclear treaty

Abandoning the INF agreement would harm arms control efforts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 21, 2018

Trump and European leaders call Saudi account of Khashoggi death incomplete

U.S. President Donald Trump joined European leaders Saturday in pushing Saudi Arabia for more answers about Jamal Khashoggi after Riyadh changed its story and acknowledged that the journalist died over two weeks ago at its consulate in Istanbul.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2018

As Jamal Khashoggi crisis grows, Saudi king asserts authority and checks son's power: sources

So grave is the fallout from the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi that King Salman has felt compelled to intervene, five sources with links to the Saudi royal family said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2018

Saudi king orders probe in Jamal Khashoggi case as Turkey plans consulate search

Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Monday ordered an internal probe into the unexplained disappearance of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a joint Turkish-Saudi team was set to search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where he was last seen on Oct. 2.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2018

Solving global warming is mission impossible

Leaders have a hard time inflicting political pain now for possible future societal gains.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2018

ICRC pleads for mercy as Islamic State in Nigeria threatens to kill hostage health workers, schoolgirl

Islamic State in Nigeria might kill health care workers it has held hostage since March within 24 hours, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Sunday, pleading for mercy and urging Nigeria's government to intervene.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2018

New visa statuses proposed for blue-collar workers do not offer permanent residency: justice minister

Comments come as ministry details plan to allow people with knowledge and abilities Japan needs to work in the nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 10, 2018

Evidence of China's computer hardware tampering found at U.S. telecom in August: security expert

A major U.S. telecommunications company discovered manipulated hardware from Super Micro Computer Inc. in its network and removed it in August, according to a security expert working for the telecom company, in fresh evidence that critical technology components bound for the U.S. had been tampered with...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 10, 2018

Trump says second meeting with Kim will happen after November midterm elections

A second meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will have to wait until after the Nov. 6 midterm elections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2018

Time running out in search for survivors of Indonesia's quake and tsunami

Time was running out for anyone trapped in the rubble of a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia on Wednesday, five days after disaster struck, while increasingly angry survivors waited for an aid operation to move into high gear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2018

How China is losing the world

Beijing's overreach risks creating a well-spring of resistance to its global ambitions.
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
Sep 25, 2018

Disclosure of North Korea's weapons program details regarded as key first step in denuclearization

New pledges made last week by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to curb his nuclear weapons program may have opened the door to further talks with Washington, but just how much impact would they have on the North's nuclear arsenal?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2018

Extreme weather at the ballot box

It's time for voters everywhere to hold leaders accountable for their failure to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 24, 2018

Hong Kong pro-independence party formally outlawed in first such move since '97 handover

Hong Kong authorities formally banned on Monday a group promoting independence from China — the first outlawing of a political organization since Britain handed its former colony back to Chinese rule in 1997.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2018

U.S. sanctions Chinese military for buying Russian arms

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia, in breach of a sweeping U.S. sanctions law punishing Moscow for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 15, 2018

Japanese media face hostility in disaster coverage on social media

Typhoon Jebi caused all sorts of damage when the storm — the most powerful in 25 years to hit the country — tore through western Japan earlier this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 14, 2018

China is 'educating' Muslims to avoid extremism's spread, not mistreating them: Beijing official

China is not mistreating Muslims in Xinjiang province but is putting some people through training courses to avoid extremism spreading, unlike Europe, which had failed to deal with the problem, a Chinese official told reporters on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2018

Online firms may face EU fine if extremist posts stay up over an hour

The European Union's chief executive on Wednesday proposed hefty fines on Google, Facebook, Twitter and other online platforms if they fail to remove extremist content within one hour.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 6, 2018

Kim agrees to 'cooperate closely' with U.S. on denuclearizing, says 'stronger' measures possible

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has agreed to "cooperate closely" with the U.S. — even possibly accepting "stronger" denuclearization measures — a top South Korean official said Thursday, amid an apparent rift over progress in U.S.-North Korean nuclear talks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2018

Syrian and Russian warplanes pound Idlib before talks on expected attack, killing 13 civilians: monitor

Russian and Syrian jets hammered a major rebel stronghold on Tuesday, a war monitor said, days before leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey meet to discuss an expected Syrian government offensive that could spark a humanitarian disaster.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2018

As Trump threatens tariffs, China's industrial ambitions loom large

Conflict over China's industrial policies is at the center of a trade war that's set to escalate should President Donald Trump go ahead with planned tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods as soon as this week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2018

New U.S. general takes over command of NATO forces in Afghanistan, but peace still elusive

U.S. Army General Scott Miller assumed command of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, arriving as Washington faces growing questions over its strategy to force the Taliban into talks to end the 17-year conflict.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2018

Japanese helicopter destroyer trains with U.S. aircraft carrier in disputed South China Sea

In the latest sign of Japan's increased activity in the disputed South China Sea, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's largest vessel, the helicopter carrier Kaga, linked up Friday for bilateral exercises with the U.S. Navy's Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier strike group, both countries' navies said.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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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