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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 30, 2018

China's waste ban is a wake-up call for Japan

Tokyo can adopt solid resource management principles to help stem the rising tide of plastic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 30, 2018

At least 40,000 pregnant Rohingya refugees face monsoon as donor funds run dry: U.N.

Setara had already gone into labor when armed men arrived at her village in Myanmar's Rakhine State last September.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2018

A new keeper of Vladimir Putin's secrets

With the nomination of Alexei Kudrin to the government's central budgeting body, Putin's long-term plan for preserving his power and legacy seems to be taking shape.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 15, 2018

Evidence that Malaysia's Najib received 1MDB funds was ignored, probe panelists say

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) found evidence in late 2015 that 42 million ringgit ($10.6 million) was transferred from a former subsidiary of state fund 1MDB into an account of then Prime Minister Najib Razak, but its recommendation for further investigation was rejected by the attorney...
Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2018

Poland's largest power provider abandons nuclear project for Baltic Sea wind farms

Poland's largest power group PGE has abandoned its leading role in plans to build the country's first nuclear power station as it focuses on new wind farms in the Baltic Sea, two sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 5, 2018

News outlets quick to fall in love with prison break coverage

Did somebody say "prison break"? The thought took me back to the late 1970s, when I was waiting in the outbound immigration queue at Narita Airport, and found myself standing beside U.S. actor David Janssen (1931-80). From 1963, he'd starred in four seasons of the wildly popular ABC TV show "The Fugitive"...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2018

China installs cruise missiles on key South China Sea outposts, report says

China has secretly installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three of its fortified outposts in the South China Sea, a report said Wednesday, as Beijing seeks to further project power in the disputed waters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 1, 2018

Yet another Korean kabuki play?

It is at least the seventh time for Tokyo to see such inter-Korean 'agreements' and, most ominously, they have never been implemented.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2018

North Korea's Kim and South's Moon pledge 'new era of peace'

In a historic summit that few could have imagined just months ago, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced Friday the opening of "a new era of peace" that would end the Korean War and achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2018

Understanding Kim: Inside the U.S. effort to profile the secretive North Korean leader

U.S. intelligence experts are trying to build a profile of Kim Jong Un to give President Donald Trump a competitive edge in one of the most consequential summits since the Cold War, but they face a huge challenge — figuring out a secretive North Korean ruler few people know much about.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 25, 2018

Trump taps Pacific Command chief Harry Harris to be South Korea envoy ahead of Kim summit

U.S. Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris, nominated to be ambassador to Canberra, will instead fill the long-vacant post of ambassador to South Korea, Australia's top diplomat said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2018

Drones aren't progress; they're a recipe for chaos

Drones are dangerous and should be banned.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 21, 2018

'Chikan,' the Japanese term for groping, is increasingly being recognized abroad

Over the past six months, media organizations at home and abroad have published articles that have examined whether or not Japan has embraced the Me Too movement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 20, 2018

Trump looking to rid North Korea of chemical and biological weapons as well as nuclear arsenal: ambassador

The U.S.-North Korea summit could see U.S. President Donald Trump push for eradicating its chemical and biological weapons as well, U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty says.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 20, 2018

Man United faithful restless with Mourinho

Manchester United could probably have had Pep Guardiola, but in January 2013 the Catalan had agreed to take over at Bayern Munich. Instead, four months later, United appointed David Moyes as Alex Ferguson's successor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2018

U.S. bans American firms from selling to Iran sanctions-breaching Chinese phone maker ZTE

The U.S. Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling components to leading Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. for seven years for violating the terms of a sanctions violation case, U.S. officials said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2018

Don't be shocked at spies tracking your cellphone

The 'stingray' discovery in Washington is a reminder of how much data we're giving away
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2018

UNSC expected to meet Monday on alleged Syria chemical attack

The United Nations Security Council is likely to meet Monday afternoon over the recent chemical attack in Syria at the request of the United States and several other members, diplomats said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2018

Wife of detained Chinese lawyer begins 100-kilometer march to press for answers

The wife of a detained Chinese lawyer set off on Wednesday on a march of more than 100 km from Beijing to Tianjin city, where she believes her husband is being held incommunicado, in a bid to force authorities to explain his arrest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2018

Still 'Mr. 97 Percent,' Egypt's el-Sissi defeats token opponent

Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi cruised to a second term as Egyptian president, scooping up more than 97 percent of valid votes in an election where the only other candidate was a little-known supporter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2018

Analysis disputes Japanese foreign minister's claim that North Korea is preparing fresh nuclear test

A leading North Korea-watching website has disputed Foreign Minister Taro Kono's reported remarks that Pyongyang is preparing to conduct a fresh nuclear test even as tensions on the Korean Peninsula ease ahead of a rare summit between the two Koreas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 30, 2018

Strong on diplomacy? Abe seemingly caught off guard by North Korea and trade setbacks

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe likes to boast about his diplomatic skills, but two weeks of humiliating surprises from the U.S. and North Korea are testing his mettle.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2018

Military control of Chinese coast guard adds edge to sea disputes

China's decision to give its top military body control over the country's vast coast guard has increased concerns about the risk of miscalculation in the disputed waters of East Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2018

Wife of Japan's prime minister finds herself in scandal spotlight

First lady Akie Abe, once known mainly for embracing progressive causes that put her at odds with her conservative spouse, is now in the hot seat as doubts revive about the murky land sale to nationalist school operator Moritomo Gakuen to which she had ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2018

Trump's twin blows to Japan test limit of Abe's charm offensive

After 16 months of warm words, lavish gifts and rounds of golf, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be discovering the limits of personal rapport with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2018

Toned-down U.S.-South Korea military drills set for April 1 amid North Korea thaw

The U.S. and South Korea announced Tuesday that a toned-down version of annual joint military drills would begin April 1 amid a potentially monumental thaw in ties with nuclear-armed North Korea that could see the allies' two leaders hold separate summits with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2018

May faces calls to retaliate against Russia after spy attack

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May faces calls to crack down on Russian influence in Britain amid reports that investigators have linked Vladimir Putin's regime to last week's poisoning of a former spy in a city southwest of London.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 11, 2018

It's not just the exhibits that are expensive at art fairs

The month of March inaugurates the spring art fair season, a combination of commerce, parties and culture that attendees love to pretend to hate. Even though the fairs are explicitly designed for galleries to sell art, dealers complain about them whenever they get a chance. For everyone else, the phenomenon...

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