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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / FOCUS
Apr 25, 2019

How the world should deal with North Korea's 'new normal'

North Korea recently tested a "new tactical guided weapon" and criticized U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, signaling impatience with America's refusal to lift sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 19, 2019

Mueller says he lacks confidence to clear Trump on obstruction

Special Counsel Robert Mueller said he lacked confidence to clear Donald Trump of obstruction of justice but suggested Congress could take action on at least 10 instances where the president sought to interfere with the probe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2019

For journalists, self-censorship is credibility suicide

The nanny media we have now cannot be trusted and feeds into the demagogic framing of 'fake news.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 13, 2019

Japan's news outlets toe the line over Aegis Ashore anti-missile system

On March 21, a female student at the Akita University of Art in Araya Okawamachi, Akita Prefecture, was slated to give a valedictory speech at the college's graduation ceremony. According to the Asahi Shimbun on March 31, the unnamed woman wanted to talk partly about the proposed installation of an Aegis...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2019

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy conducts first commercial flight

The most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, launched its first commercial mission on Thursday from Florida in a key demonstration for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's space company in the race to grasp lucrative military launch contracts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2019

Stealthy, numerous and expensive: Examining the F-35 following ASDF crash off north Japan

The F-35A that crashed into the sea off Aomori Prefecture on Tuesday was one of a growing global fleet of advanced stealth aircraft sold to U.S. allies, and among the first to be assembled in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019

Assange shouldn't be extradited to U.S.

Leave it to European courts to decide whether to treat him as a spy or an investigative journalist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 5, 2019

U.S. conducted FISA-approved secret surveillance of Huawei, prosecutors say

U.S. authorities gathered information about Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. through secret surveillance they plan to use in their case charging the Chinese telecom company with violating sanctions against Iran, prosecutors said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2019

The most famous person you've never heard of

Tokyo needs a strategic thinker/planner like the late Andrew W. Marshall and politicians who listen to his or her analyses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 26, 2019

U.S. Congress faces long road ahead in fight over special counsel's report

Lawmakers seeking special counsel Robert Mueller's report are likely to face a protracted legal battle that will turn on U.S. President Donald Trump's right to keep communications with his advisers private, legal and political experts said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2019

Time for America to see the real world

America's endless political battle over Russiagate is eclipsing other important national and international matters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2019

The global threat of white terrorism

Atrocities committed by white supremacists are not isolated attacks. They're part of a broader pattern of far-right terrorism, and they demand a response on par with all other counterterrorism efforts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2019

New gun laws will make New Zealand safer after mosque massacre, PM Jacinda Ardern says

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday she would announce new gun laws within days, after at least 50 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Mar 17, 2019

Startups get a boost in Japan

Late February was a productive time for startups, with two important events taking place in Japan: Slush Tokyo 2019, a major nonprofit conference, and Tohoku Growth Accelerator Demo Day in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, a smaller conference that also offers advice to fledgling startups. Here are a few projects from the events that garnered attention.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 9, 2019

U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson resignation latest vacancy in Trump administration

U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, who was considered a top candidate to become the next secretary of defense, said on Friday she has decided to resign and return to academia, leaving another vacant post at the top level of the Pentagon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2019

How a film influenced Nixon's decision to invade Cambodia

Popular culture plays an underestimated role in shaping policymakers' world views and choices.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2019

Japan No. 4 healthiest nation as Spain tops list

Maybe it's something in the gazpacho or paella, as Spain just surpassed Italy to become the world's healthiest country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2019

Andrew McCabe says 'Gang of Eight' lawmakers didn't object when FBI opened Trump probe

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said congressional leaders — Republicans and Democrats — didn't object when he informed them in 2017 that the bureau was opening a counterintelligence investigation into President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2019

Bellwether for stumbling African democracy: Nigeria goes to the polls

When Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday, there'll be much more at stake than the presidency and seats in the parliament of Africa's most populous nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2019

House panel to probe Trump financial 'entanglement' with foreign governments

Vowing not to be "intimidated" by Donald Trump, the new Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said the panel will probe whether foreign governments had improper leverage over the president or his business interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2019

U.S. OKs planned $2.15 billion sale of two Aegis Ashore missile-defense systems to Japan

The U.S. agreed Tuesday to sell two Aegis Ashore missile-defense systems and other military equipment to Japan at an estimated cost of $2.15 billion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jan 28, 2019

The digital drug: Internet addiction spawns innovative U.S. treatment programs

When Danny Reagan was 13, he began exhibiting signs of what doctors usually associate with drug addiction. He became agitated, secretive and withdrew from friends. He had quit baseball and Boy Scouts, and he stopped doing homework and showering.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2019

Tokyo Metro aims to ease morning rush hour overcrowding — with free soba and tempura

Instead of a worm, Tokyo's early bird commuters could get free soba noodles with tempura if enough of them take part in a new plan to ease congestion on a busy line in the capital.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2019

Are China, Russia winning AI arms race?

Artificial intelligence is creating new avenues for war in what could be the century's defining arms race.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jan 3, 2019

Japanese kamikiri performer's elaborate pieces draw interest from readers of Nagoya newspaper

Hayashiya Niraku is a 51-year-old practitioner of kamikiri, a Japanese performance art that involves cutting silhouette images out of a plain piece of paper based on requests from the audience. Adding to the challenge, artists create their pieces without drawing an outline beforehand.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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