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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2017

China's plans launch of first cargo spacecraft in April

China plans to launch its first cargo spacecraft in April, state media reported Tuesday, taking a step toward its goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2017

Philippine police suspend anti-drug operations, declare war on rogue cops

Philippine police are suspending their anti-narcotics operation until they have cleansed their ranks of "scalawags," the chief of the force said Monday, following the killing of a South Korean businessmen by rogue officers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jan 25, 2017

Education in Japan in 2016: new solutions and age-old problems, from teaching English to bullying

With schools well into their final term and the university academic year already winding down it's time to reflect on the most significant events in Japanese education this past year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2017

Alibaba dives into mass marketing with reported $800 million Olympic sponsorship deal

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s deal to sponsor the Olympic Games through 2028 is said to be worth $800 million, according to a person familiar with the matter.
WORLD
Jan 6, 2017

Nuclear-armed subs move ahead at Pentagon before Obama goes

The Pentagon's top weapons buyer has approved advanced development for a fleet of 12 new nuclear-armed submarines, a potential $128 billion project that the U.S. Navy calls its top priority.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 20, 2016

Face of the future: Iwano setting big goals

There is nothing in life like a moment of serendipity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 14, 2016

Philippines' Duterte says he may not 'be around' till end of term

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he might not "be around" until the end of his term, and that, after winning the presidency at 71, he had found out late in the day that "I don't need it at my age."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2016

Fillon's economic shock therapy for France risks side effects

On paper, French presidential favorite Francois Fillon's free market plans to cut business taxes, relax labor laws and shrink the public sector should give corporate France a shot in the arm and boost economic growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 28, 2016

Slew of redevelopment projects give Ginza a face-lift

Tokyo's Ginza district has established itself as Japan's shopping mecca, drawing in people from all over the world.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2016

Swiss vote on ending nuclear power raises prospect of more fossil fuels

Switzerland votes in a referendum on Sunday on whether to make a speedy withdrawal from atomic energy production, a move that would reduce nuclear risks but raise reliance on fossil fuels from Germany or imported nuclear power from France.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2016

A disruptive yet ruinous triumph for the GOP

Republicans are riding high now but demography will dictate a grim destiny for the party unless it acts to counter adverse trends.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2016

MGM Resorts ready to bet up to $10 billion on Japan casino

Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International could plow almost $10 billion into a Japanese casino via a publicly traded real estate investment trust, its chief executive has said, as Tokyo inches closer to legalizing the industry.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 4, 2016

China boosts space program with new heavy rocket's launch

China has launched its new Long March-5 heavy rocket, state media said, sending its payload into orbit in the country's latest step in advancing its space exploration program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2016

In oblique reference to Xi, top Chinese official says party has no set retirement age for leaders

A senior Communist Party policy official dismissed as "pure folklore" a retirement rule widely used to predict Chinese leadership changes, calling into question key assumptions about who will step down after President Xi Jinping's reshuffle next year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2016

China's Xi anointed 'core' leader, on par with Mao, Deng

China's Communist Party gave President Xi Jinping the title of "core" leader on Thursday, putting him on par with past strongmen like Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, but it signaled his power would not be absolute.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 26, 2016

Namie radiation evacuees fear return

Weed-engulfed buildings and shuttered businesses paint an eerie picture of a coastal Japanese town abandoned after a monstrous earthquake and tsunami triggered meltdowns in the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WORLD FORUM ON SPORT AND CULTURE
Oct 19, 2016

Business leaders discuss economic impact of sport

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