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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 14, 2018

As South Korean births dwindle, 'penis parks' multiply

Even the bright-red lighthouse in the tiny South Korean port of Sinnam is shaped like a penis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 14, 2018

U.S. intel chief Dan Coats says North Korea 'decision time' is near

The U.S. director of national intelligence warned on Tuesday that time was running out for the United States to act on the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2018

Koch network starts ads in Indiana and Missouri plugging Trump tax plan and attacking Senate Democrats

The political network backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch is launching a $4 million advertising campaign against two Senate Democrats facing re-election in 2018, as it starts to fulfill a pledge to spend $20 million selling the federal tax overhaul passed late last year.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2018

Norway's Johannes Hoesfolt Klaebo triumphs in men's sprint classic

Johannes Hoesfolt Klaebo powered to a stunning victory in the men's sprint classic on Tuesday to claim another cross-country gold medal for Norway with a dominant performance in the final.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2018

Canadian curlers overpower Switzerland to capture first mixed doubles crown

Canada was crowned the first Olympics mixed-doubles curling champion on Tuesday claiming gold with a 10-3 blowout win over world champion Switzerland.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 13, 2018

Japan Skating Federation doing an inadequate job of finding, developing pairs and ice dance prospects

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2018

Spanish star Javier Fernandez says he's ready for Olympic competition

After Spanish figure skater Javier Fernandez won his sixth consecutive European title last month, he knew he still had work to do for a chance at the podium in Pyeongchang.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2018

U.S. foreign policy and the missing left

The U.S. left's silence over Trump's disastrous foreign policy has consigned it to irrelevance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2018

From Pyeongchang to peace?

Kim's charm offensive is aimed at resurrecting the North's sanction-battered economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2018

Hackers hit Winter Olympics in apparent attempt to embarrass organizers

A cyberattack paralyzed internet networks at the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, in what appears to have been a bid to embarrass the organizers of the games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 13, 2018

5G is here: Super speed makes worldwide debut at Winter Olympics

The first to experience the future of wireless technology, well before most humans, will be South Korea's wild boars. That's because 5G, the fifth-generation wireless network, is making its worldwide debut at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2018

North Korea dials down border propaganda after Olympics open

North Korea has lowered the volume of its border propaganda broadcasts at the inter-Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) since Friday's Winter Olympics opening ceremony, a senior military official stationed at the border said Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu ready to give 'dream performance' at Pyeongchang Olympics

Yuzuru Hanyu went through a 40-minute practice on the main rink at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Tuesday morning and then met the media afterward to provide an update on his condition.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu has first practice since arriving at Pyeongchang Olympics

The real highlight of the skating day on Monday came not during the team event upstairs in the Gangneung Ice Arena, but downstairs in the evening at the practice rink long after the crowds had gone home. That's when defending Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu made his first appearance on Olympic...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 12, 2018

IOC boss to visit North Korea after Winter Olympics: source

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit North Korea after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics as part of an agreement between the IOC and North and South Korea, a source within the Olympic movement told said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2018

Hon Hai's Terry Gou plots move beyond iPhone assembly to AI and big data

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Chairman Terry Gou says that over the next few years he plans to focus the company's direction on artificial intelligence and big data.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2018

What now for economic integration in the Asia-Pacific?

However the U.S. under the Trump administration acts, the member nations need to calmly move forward on initiatives to ensure the implementation of the TPP 11.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2018

The point of sharp power

The view that despotism is incompatible with 'soft power is a popular one. Yet Russia and China are projecting more influence beyond their borders than at any time in recent memory.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2018

Japan takes fifth in team event as Canada secures gold

Japan settled for fifth place in the figure skating team event on Monday at Gangneung Ice Arena with a final score of 50 points.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 11, 2018

February 12, 2018

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.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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