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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2015

Hong Kong lawyers 'edit out' criticism of China in electoral reform report

The Law Society in Hong Kong edited out criticism of Beijing in its report to the government on electoral reform, one member said Tuesday, adding that he was "embarrassed" by its silence.
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JAPAN / History
Mar 10, 2015

Statement adviser to Abe: Acknowledge Japan waged 'war of aggression'

A noted political and diplomatic scholar widely considered to be a close adviser to Prime Minister Shinu00adzo Abe takes a surprising stance.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Mar 9, 2015

Sexist acts upset 54% of female lawmakers

A nationwide survey of assemblywomen says that more than 54 percent of female lawmakers feel uncomfortable when exposed to sexist acts, remarks or verbal abuse from assemblymen.
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BASKETBALL
Mar 4, 2015

Kawabuchi upbeat as Japan tries to solve basketball impasse

Sometimes making absurd demands can be the best way to drive people to better their efforts.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 28, 2015

Shibuya's same-sex move kicks off debate

On Feb. 13, Asahi Shimbun's daily Vox Populi, Vox Dei column mentioned Morizo and Kiccoro, the official mascots of the 2005 World Expo held in Aichi Prefecture. These two "woodland fairies" supposedly hailed from Seto, which issued them the same resident cards (jūminhyō) held by everyone who lives...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2015

Who'll prevail in the Greece-Europe face-off?

The immediate danger of a run on Greek banks may have eased, but could resume at any point. Neither Europe nor Greece has caved to the other's economic demands because nothing is decided.
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2015

Abe turns to veteran of TPP talks as new farm minister

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe taps a veteran of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations as his new agriculture minister as he seeks to wrap up an agreement this year that will require wringing concessions from the powerful farm lobby.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 23, 2015

Homeland Security shutdown can be avoided by Friday: senators

Senior Republican senators said they expected Congress will avoid a shutdown over the Department of Homeland Security, which faces a partial shutdown on Friday amid a GOP push to roll back President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2015

Three reasons why Merkel acts so stubborn

There are three possible explanations why German Chancellor Angela Merkel seems so relentlessly uncompromising in the standoff between Greece and its euro creditors.
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2015

Japan, Qatar agree to strive for Middle East peace

Japan and Qatar agreed Friday that stability in the Middle East serves as a foundation for international peace and prosperity and pledged to cooperate on addressing the threat of terrorism.
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JAPAN
Feb 20, 2015

Outrage grows over Sono 'apartheid' column

Public outrage over what is widely seen as a pro-apartheid column penned by conservative author Ayako Sono shows no sign of abating more than a week after its publication.
EDITORIALS
Feb 20, 2015

Japanese support for the AEC

Japan should throw its support behind the regional plan to establish the ASEAN Economic Community by yearend, thus creating a single market and production base of more than 600 million people.
JAPAN / History
Feb 19, 2015

Panel named to advise Abe on WWII statement

The 16-member advisory body will consider what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should say in his planned statement to mark 70 years since World War II's end.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 19, 2015

Student wrestlers learn the ropes ahead of university 'battle royale'

Want to be a lawyer? Go to law school. A doctor? Med school. But where do you enroll if you want to learn how to fly off the top rope to deliver a brutal body slam?
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2015

Putin's European fifth column

A battle of values is looming in Europe. In one corner is the EU, standing for democracy, freedom, the rule of law and institutionalized international cooperation; in the other stands Putin, representing authoritarianism, intolerance, and the use of force and intimidation as instruments of foreign policy.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 17, 2015

In post-coup Thailand, student protesters are the 'last group standing'

Thai student protesters billing themselves as the "last group standing" in seeking to end military rule said Monday they would openly defy what one leader called a tyrannical regime nine months after the army seized power.
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JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Feb 15, 2015

LGBT students may be ready to come out, but are Japan's schools ready to accept them?

When university student Osamu Inoue, 19, came out openly in high school two years ago and admitted he was gay, he had hoped that at least his school would have adopted a more positive attitude toward sexual minorities.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2015

Uranium-rich Australia puts its nuclear taboo under review

While Australia is home to the world's largest uranium reserves, it has never had a nuclear power plant. Now, amid growing concerns over climate change, the government is weighing whether to reverse its long-held ban.
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JAPAN
Feb 12, 2015

Author Sono calls for racial segregation in op-ed piece

A prominent author and former government adviser calls for Japan to adopt a system to force immigrants to live separately from Japanese in zones based on race.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 9, 2015

Teach yourself to master the word 'sensei'

Today, we will introduce various ways of using the noun u5148u751f uff08u305bu3093u305bu3044uff09, which means teacher, as in u9234u6728uff08u3059u305au304duff09u3055u3093u306eu304au7236 uff08u3068u3046uff09u3055u3093u306fu3001u5c0fu5b66u6821uff08u3057u3087u3046u304cu3063u3053u3046uff09u306eu5148u751fuff08u305bu3093u305bu3044uff09u3067u3057u305f (Ms. Suzuki's father was a teacher at an elementary school).
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BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2015

ASEAN integration a boon for TPP nations

The proposed ASEAN Economic Community could offer new market opportunities for nations such as Japan that are currently in talks to form the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a Malaysian minister has said.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2015

Abe could learn from Weizsaecker

As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares a statement for this summer's 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, he might take a cue from the words of the recently departed former German President Richard von Weizsaecker, who faced up to Nazi German's war crimes with honesty and sincerity.
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JAPAN
Feb 4, 2015

Abe condemns Islamic State's slaying of Jordanian pilot

The apparent execution of Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh, a Jordanian air force pilot captured by the Islamic State, is “inhumane” and “despicable,” the prime minister said.

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