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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 4, 2015

Spurred by Myanmar radicals, Thai Buddhists push for state religion status

A campaign to enshrine Buddhism as Thailand's state religion has been galvanized by a radical Buddhist movement in neighboring Myanmar that is accused of stoking religious tension, the leader of the Thai bid said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2015

China's five-year plan shows Xi's influence in promoting 'Chinese dream,' pledging to 'purify' Internet

The details of China's new development blueprint, which was officially handed down Tuesday by the Communist Party's Central Committee, leave little doubt as to President Xi Jinping's role in crafting the document.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 4, 2015

Metrojet slowed radically at altitude, then plunged at 300 mph, data show

The Russian plane that crashed Saturday in Egypt slowed suddenly and then plunged to the Earth at 300 miles per hour (483 kph), according to revised data of its final moments captured by flight-tracking website FlightRadar24.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 3, 2015

'College for all' obsession is fueling truancy

The 'college for all' obsession of many high schools is alienating children who would benefit more from vocational education.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2015

China loses a 'lawfare' skirmish

An international arbitration tribunal's decision provides South China Sea claimants with an opportunity to breathe new life into negotiations designed to turn the 2002 ASEAN-China Declaration on a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea into a real code of conduct.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2015

Beijing found to be covertly operating global public radio network

In August, foreign ministers from 10 nations blasted China for building artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea. As media around the world covered the diplomatic clash, a radio station that serves the most powerful city in America had a distinctive take on the news.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2015

Christie says Obama doesn't back cops as president visits N.J. to pitch ex-con rehab

President Barack Obama announced new measures to smooth the integration of former criminals into society but his visit to New Jersey on Monday irked the state's governor, a struggling Republican presidential candidate.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 2, 2015

Gymnastics superhero Uchimura continues to amaze

Kohei Uchimura is no fan of "noisy arenas," so the Japanese superhero should invest in some heavy-duty earplugs when he heads to Rio next August bidding to become the first gymnast in more than 40 years to win back-to-back Olympic all-around titles.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 2, 2015

Top League looking to capitalize on Rugby World Cup fever

Top League stars, including some of Japan's Rugby World Cup heroes, assembled for a news conference in Tokyo on Monday as the 2015-16 season prepares to kick off around the nation on Nov. 13.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2015

Nothing harmless about Putin's new 'Moscowteers'

Across Europe, apologists for Russia and Russian policy have coalesced into what amounts to a fifth column.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 2, 2015

During visit, Kerry raises human rights issue with autocratic central Asian states

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday met Uzbekistan's autocratic ruler and officials from other Central Asian states accused of being among the world's worst human rights offenders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2015

Decorated U.S. sailor turned missionary, who served at Okinawa leprosy facility, dies at 88

The Rev. Charles Brozat, an American missionary whose 54-year service in Japan included a decade ministering to leprosy sufferers in Okinawa, has died at the age of 88.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 1, 2015

Schabowski, man who accidentally spilled news of Berlin Wall opening, dies

Guenther Schabowski, the former senior East German Communist Party official who accidentally announced the opening of the Berlin Wall, has died at the age of 86, German media reported Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2015

Chinese supersonic ship killer makes U.S. Navy's job harder

Increased interactions between the Chinese and U.S. Navy in the contested South China Sea risk becoming more complicated by the increasingly sophisticated missiles being carried by submarines.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2015

'Abenomics' is doing fine

The economy is slowing due to factors totally outside of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's control — demographics and China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2015

Quiet East China Sea ADIZ highlights Beijing's struggle to control contested waters

As the battle for control of the South China Sea heats up, Beijing's struggle to assert its authority over another disputed waterway may prove instructive.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 31, 2015

Halloween takes over the streets of Shibuya

The large intersection in front of Shibuya Station saw a massive convergence of people decked out for Halloween Saturday evening, some on their way to events in the area. Here's a selection of the night's scary monsters and super freaks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 31, 2015

U.S. sea patrols fuel war of words in print

As this column went to press, the Japanese media had their collective attention focused on a potential hot-spot in the disputed South China Sea, where the destroyer USS Lassen, in a modern-day show of "gunboat diplomacy," took an in-your-face drive-by (or sail-by if you prefer) past Chinese encamped...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Oct 31, 2015

Not-so-friendly neighborhood associations

When the U.S. military took charge following Japan's surrender in 1945, one of the first things it did was ban jichikai, or community associations. The thinking was that these organizations had carried out the work of the military government at the neighborhood level and their continued existence might...
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2015

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's new party debuts

With the launch of Osaka Ishin no Kai on Saturday, which aims to take control of the Lower House within five years, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto kicked off his latest attempt to build an Osaka-based national political movement.
Seven & I and Nissan deal fallout leaves Japan companies vulnerable
The rapid collapse of the plan to take Seven & I private reflects how personal egos and domestic competitiveness ultimately outweighed the nationalistic desire to fend off Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard, whose pursuit of the Japanese retailer emerged last August.
China’s military puts Pacific on notice as U.S. priorities shift
A photo released by the Australia Defense Force showed an Australian Navy ship in the foreground and two Chinese navy ships in the Tasman Sea in February.
Japan struggles to fend off a world without enough matcha
Once a boon to tea farmers' bottom lines, the global matcha craze is now pushing producers and distributors to their limits with few options to adequately meet demand.
7-Eleven owner to appoint first foreign CEO, report says
Seven & I Holdings CEO Ryuichi Isaka is stepping down from his position, the Nikkei newspaper has reported.
Wayne Gretzky faces backlash in Canada over support for Donald Trump
Wayne Gretzky arrives for the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, on Jan. 20.
Japan’s climate heroes show potential and limits of local initiatives
Hidetaka Ishii, an official at the Chiba Municipal Government, says close coordination with private-sector operators is key for regional decarbonization efforts.
Aboard Japan’s most luxurious train, the journey is the destination
The luxury Seven Stars in Kyushu train trades the hyper-efficiency of typical rail travel in Japan for a slower, more decadent version.
Taiwan comics on the rise: Local storytellers, global aspirations
Taiwanese comic artist Rishiazao and interpreter Yun-wen Huang greet an attendee at the 2025 Angouleme International Comics Festival in France.
Not even Japan is safe from counterfeit luxury goods
While Japan's luxury goods market remains strong, its seconhand resale market is proving just as much a draw for tourists searching for great bargains — as long as they can manage to get their hands on the real deal.
Nils Nielsen's vision for Nadeshiko Japan comes to life at SheBelieves Cup
Nadeshiko Japan celebrates after winning the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday.

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