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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 10, 2016

A U.S.-Japan-Taiwan grand bargain for Senkakus

Japan should recognize Taiwan in exchange for Taipei's acknowledgement of Japan's sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2016

If formed, a Tokyo assembly committee could pry Masuzoe from governorship

Public calls for Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe to step down grow despite his apology a day earlier and a pledge to refund some of the ¥4.4 million he misspent.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2016

Russians prefer Trump as president: poll

Russians would overwhelmingly prefer Republican Donald Trump be elected U.S. president over Democrat Hillary Clinton, Russia's Interfax news agency said Tuesday, citing a poll.
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2016

Trump snubs Republican critics of his claims of bias against Hispanic judge

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday rejected a barrage of criticism from his own party over his allegations of bias against a Hispanic judge, insisting his concerns were valid.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 6, 2016

In ongoing anti-corruption drive, China aims to speed up extradition treaties with foreign countries

China aims to speed up the signing of extradition treaties with countries where corruption suspects have fled to, a senior official wrote in state media, as Beijing steps up its overseas hunt for citizens suspected of graft.
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2016

Peru's Kuczynski narrowly leads Fujimori in election

Center-right economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had a slight lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of an imprisoned former president, as early results came in from Peru's presidential election on Sunday.
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SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 5, 2016

Veteran writer Izenberg recalls special moments with Ali

A few months ago, Jerry Izenberg, who has seen it all in his one-of-a-kind newspaper career, told me Muhammad Ali was once "one of my five best friends in the world."
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 5, 2016

Clinton criticizes election rivals over immigration

Hillary Clinton fought on two fronts in California on Saturday as she sought to wrap up her battle with Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination, taking aim at him and at Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, with attacks on their immigration stances.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Jun 4, 2016

There's no hiding in Japan's toilets

When it comes to toilets, Japan presents several paradoxes. On the one hand, public toilets are ubiquitous, easy to access and, for the most part, quite clean. On the other hand, they can also be primitive, or at least to a Western sensibility.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 4, 2016

Aviator dazzles Emperor; Poets inaugurate new national association; Beatles face press; Mount Unzen erupts

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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 3, 2016

Police to step up patrols in Okinawa after woman's murder

The government vows to increase police presence in Okinawa amid fears about crimes by U.S. military personnel.
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2016

The July Upper House election

Much will be at stake in the July 10 Upper House election. The nation's youngest voters should make their voices heard.
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2016

Peru to vote on returning a Fujimori to presidential palace

Less than a decade after Peru imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, voters will decide on Sunday whether to put his 41-year-old daughter back in the presidential palace, where she once served as his first lady.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2016

On streets of Tokyo, opinion divided over tax-hike delay

Passers-by polled by reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday were split over the prospect of another delay to the consumption tax hike.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 30, 2016

Center for 'socialist journalism' opens in China as part of Xi push to cow media

Amid Chinese President Xi Jinping's moves to bring the media to heel, a "teaching and research center for socialist journalism with Chinese characteristics" opened in Beijing on Sunday, state media reported.
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BUSINESS / Economy
May 30, 2016

LDP grandees fall into line on postponing second-stage tax hike

Despite their earlier opposition, top executives in the Liberal Democratic Party effectively endorse Abe's plan to shelve the planned second-stage hike of the unpopular consumption tax.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 29, 2016

Mystery shrouds origin of the ubiquitous V sign

Despite its history in Japan being a mere few decades old, what started the 'peace sign' craze here is hotly disputed.
EDITORIALS
May 29, 2016

Turning Obama's words into action

U.S. President Barack Obama's tribute to the 140,000 people who died from the atomic attack on Hiroshima was a symbolic moment, but efforts must be made to turn it into catalyst for action.
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WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2016

More than 1,000 protest Trump in San Diego; Trump rules out debate with Sanders

Donald Trump brought his message of walls and deportations to San Diego, the doorstep of America's busiest border crossing, on Friday amid one of the largest protests against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2016

China's South China Sea quest

What does Beijing want in the South China Sea? The answer is control.
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JAPAN / History / OBAMA VISITS HIROSHIMA
May 26, 2016

Obama's Hiroshima visit reveals progress of reconciliation, disagreements over history

When it comes to hibakusha and the victorious Americans, one can expect a portrait of contrasts.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 25, 2016

U.S. sees wars' end through the prism of Hiroshima

Post-World War II belief that anything less than unconditional surrender is defeat has cost the U.S. dearly, in blood and treasure.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 25, 2016

U.S. Marines briefing links crimes to 'gaijin power'; for Okinawans, 'it pays to complain'

Internal U.S. Marine Corps documents reveal that lectures supposed to improve marines' understanding of Okinawa instead downplay military crimes and disparage local residents.
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SOCCER
May 25, 2016

Mourinho, Man Utd. agree to terms

English soccer's biggest club seems to have secured the services of the sport's most colorful manager after Jose Mourinho agreed to personal terms with Manchester United on Tuesday, according to Sky TV reports.
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JAPAN / Politics / OBAMA VISITS HIROSHIMA
May 23, 2016

After 71 years, debate over A-bombs shows no sign of resolution

It was a fine, clear day in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. That fact determined the fate of the city, together with its numerous inhabitants.

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