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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 13, 2020

Samurai Japan has chance to reach new audience at Tokyo Olympics

Samurai Japan manager Atsunori Inaba, during a lecture in Hokkaido last month, noted there was no parade after the national team's win in the Premier12 in November.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 11, 2020

Japan Post Holdings drags its heels on insurance sales scandal

On Dec. 27, the top three executives of Japan Post Holdings Co. announced they would be resigning on Jan. 5 over the insurance sales scandal that first came to light more than a year and a half ago. The announcement comes on the heels of an order from the Financial Services Agency for subsidiaries of...
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JAPAN / Politics / Outlook 2020
Jan 2, 2020

Japan faces a diplomatic balancing act in 2020 as it seeks to manage ties with the U.S. and China

In the spring, President Xi Jinping is set to come to Japan, the first visit by a Chinese president in nine years.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 31, 2019

Presidential election will define Japan-U.S. ties

The outcome of the U.S. presidential election will have profound implications for Japan and the rest of the world.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 26, 2019

Japan's year that could have been

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe guided Japan's diplomacy in 2019 with a steady hand.
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2019

Amakudari and Japan Post Holdings

The government needs to probe whether a recent bureaucratic leak is part of a broader and deeper collusion.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 23, 2019

2020 relations among Japan, China and South Korea

Don't expect any big surprises or setbacks in 2020 among the players in East Asia.
EDITORIALS
Dec 22, 2019

Rebuild system of governance at Japan Post group

The Japan Post group needs to overhaul the organizational culture that was to blame for the illicit practices.
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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 18, 2019

Hopes low for Japan-Iran summit, with Tokyo hemmed in by competing interests

It's unlikely Japan will be able to bypass U.S.-imposed sanctions and resume importing crude oil from Iran in accordance with Tehran's apparent wishes, experts say.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 1, 2019

Japan is a soft power superpower

Japan has never looked more attractive to the world as it entered the new imperial Reiwa era on the precipice of the Tokyo Olympics next year.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 22, 2019

Japan and India — a special relationship

As the world's economic center of gravity shifts to Asia, it increasingly falls to these two countries to take up the baton to champion freedom, inclusivity, trade and other liberal values.
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MORE SPORTS
Nov 22, 2019

Prolific winner Christophe Lemaire gears up for Japan Cup

Christophe Lemaire started his career as a horse racing jockey in 1999 in France, his home country.
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MORE SPORTS
Nov 22, 2019

Japan Cup provides annual celebration of horse racing

When the entrance gates open at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday, another chapter in the history of one of the world's most prestigious horse races will also open, and those passing through the gates on Sunday will experience the unique atmosphere that accompanies the running of the Japan Cup.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 21, 2019

Japan Post to resume marketing of savings products after suspension due to irregularities

Japan Post Co. said Wednesday that it will resume marketing activities for savings products offered by Japan Post Bank Co. on Monday, following a suspension due to sales irregularities involving Japan Post Insurance Co.
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BASEBALL
Nov 18, 2019

Japan fights back to win Premier12 final

Four years ago, the Samurai Japan bullpen fell apart in a loss against South Korea in the Premier12 semifinals at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 13, 2019

Unwilling or unable? U.S. faces uphill battle in quest to save Japan-South Korea intel pact

As the days tick down before the expiration of a key military intelligence-sharing pact between Japan and South Korea, Washington is dialing up pressure on Seoul to reverse its decision to terminate the agreement.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 9, 2019

Japan women's 3x3 squad vows to earn Olympic berth

Shocking news came out of the blue early last month when the Japan Basketball Association revealed that the wild-card spot for either its men's or women's national 3x3 teams would be negated by the International Olympic Committee.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2019

Nearly half of South Koreans would back North in war with Japan, while 40% 'have no idea'

In a sign of the deep-seated rancor between Seoul and Tokyo, more South Koreans would back their neighbor to the north if it went to war with Japan, according to a new survey by a state-sponsored think tank in Seoul.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2019

What Trump's tough talk might hold for negotiations on U.S.-Japan cost-sharing deal

It's no secret that U.S. President Donald Trump views alliances with a skeptical eye. Trump, who fancies himself a dealmaker, has repeatedly called for allies around the world to shoulder more of the costs of their partnerships with the United States.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 29, 2019

China and Japan make progress on cordiality track

Despite a mutual desire for improved relations, problems keep popping up, underlining deep-seated differences.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2019

With hazy plan for SDF dispatch to Mideast, is Japan pursuing contradictory goals?

It was an unusual meeting starting at around 7:30 a.m. at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 23, hastily organized so government officials could get lawmakers up to speed.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2019

U.S. needs Japan and South Korea to make up

Resumed cooperation between America's most important allies in Asia is a core interest.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 24, 2019

A reset in Japan-China relations?

Comparing the state of Japan-China relations in the wake of Shinzo Abe's return to the prime ministership in December 2012 to today, the bilateral relationship has come back to a semblance of normality.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2019

How a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could destabilize Japan

Is Tokyo prepared to deal with the flood of Taiwanese who would seek refuge in Japan if a cross-strait conflict broke out?
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 10, 2019

Japan's not hedging with Australia security ties

Once willing to let others take the lead in foreign policy and defense, Japan is now employing a comprehensive security strategy.
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JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019

Japan's Rising Sun flag: A bone of contention for South Korea

Late last month, South Korean lawmaker An Min-suk of the ruling Democratic Party stood before the media in Seoul to explain a resolution proposed in the National Assembly.
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BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2019

Where the Japan-U.S. trade deal falls short of the Trans-Pacific Partnership abandoned by Trump

President Donald Trump has called his new trade deal with Japan a "phenomenal" victory for U.S. farmers.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 4, 2019

Saving the Japan-South Korea relationship

Historical and territorial disputes have consistently marred bilateral ties, but relations between the two democracies have hit a new low.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 30, 2019

Japan-U.S. trade deal is a Trump ploy

The Abe administration has sacrificed so much to cooperate with the re-election of Trump.

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