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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 11, 2018

Divide and conquer? North Korean 'charm offensive' likely to exacerbate fissures in U.S. alliance

Divide and conquer? Maybe not, but North Korea's "charm offensive" and leader Kim Jong Un's invitation to South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang "in the near future" will exacerbate existing fissures in Washington's alliance with Seoul as Pyongyang seeks to further chip away at the relationship....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2018

Revisiting Chinese neocolonialism

Beijing has been at pains to rebut accusations that it is yet another neocolonial power exploiting partners through unequal exchange.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2018

Snakes on a plane? For emotional support?

The proliferation of emotional-support animals suggests that a cult of personal fragility is becoming an aspect of the quest for the coveted status of victim.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2018

Japan advances in team competition

Japan is in fifth place with 32 points heading into the final day of the figure skating team event following the pairs free skate on Sunday afternoon at Gangneung Ice Arena.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2018

How soaring U.S. exports to China are transforming the global oil game

Bit by bit, the U.S. petroleum industry is turning world oil markets inside out.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 11, 2018

Don't mention the nukes: At Olympics, South Koreans learn how to talk to the enemy

When a hotel on South Korea's east coast was asked at short notice to host nearly 280 North Korean visitors, the problem wasn't finding enough rooms.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2018

Noriaki Kasai fails to medal in men's normal hill; Andreas Wellinger leaps to gold

The Japan trio of Ryoyu Kobayashi, Noriaki Kasai and Daiki Ito failed to medal in the men's normal hill jump on Saturday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018

Sweden scores decisive goal in third period against Smile Japan in tournament opener

Smile Japan suffered a 2-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening Group B preliminary-round match at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Saturday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018

Austria's Matthias Mayer aims for historic defense of downhill title

Austria's Matthias Mayer will attempt to go where no man has gone before on Sunday when he defends his Olympic downhill title in what looks likely to be an open race against a pack of challengers hungry for his crown.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018

Yuna Kim describes lighting Olympic flame as emotional, surreal

South Korea's figure skating queen Yuna Kim said Saturday that the experience of lighting the Pyeongchang Olympic cauldron was "emotional" and admitted she had been scared of dropping the torch.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2018

Pyeongchang Olympics organizers probe possible minor cyberattack on games' opening day

Pyeongchang Olympics organizers were looking into a disruption of noncritical systems on the games' opening day but could not yet confirm if it was a cyberattack, spokesman Sung Baik-you said on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2018

U.S. bobsledders pay emotional tribute to late teammate Steven Holcomb

United States bobsledder Steven Holcomb's untimely death last year shocked the fraternity and brought them closer, members of the team said on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018

At last, Japan gives nod to gaming as a profession

A skinny chain smoker with pale skin, Yota Kachi doesn't look much like a professional athlete. But this weekend, the 31-year-old will get a chance to become one by playing video games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018

China's winter resorts face tougher terrain despite Olympics excitement

At its peak a decade ago, the Muchengjian mine churned out mountains of coal on the western outskirts of Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 9, 2018

Okinawa tourist numbers top those of Hawaii for first time

While Hawaii has long been one of the most popular go-to destinations for tourists from Japan, Okinawa has finally caught up to outshine the rival resort island chain.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2018

Japan sits in third place midway through opening round of team competition

Japan is in third place at the halfway point of the first round of the figure skating team event on Friday with 13 points, behind Canada (17) and the United States (14).
Japan Times
PRESS / Services
Feb 9, 2018

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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 9, 2018

U.S. and China reaffirm commitment to pressure North Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, reaffirmed their countries' commitment to exert pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 9, 2018

Officials look to stem norovirus outbreak at Olympic Games

Olympic officials are discussing measures to combat the spread of a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea after 42 new cases were confirmed at the games, a Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) official said on Friday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2018

Noriaki Kasai, three compatriots qualify for men's normal hill jump finals

Ski jumping legend Noriaki Kasai, competing in his eighth Winter Olympics, placed 20th in the qualifying round of the men's normal hill jump on Thursday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre to clinch a spot in Saturday night's finals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2018

Thaw won't warm South Koreans to unity

Younger South Koreans are either apathetic about or hostile toward North Korea.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2018

Shoma Uno looks sharp in workout; Brian Orser weighs in on Yuzuru Hanyu's training

Shoma Uno looked in good form in a run-through of his short program to "Winter" during an official practice at the training rink beneath Gangneung Ice Arena on Thursday afternoon. The young star landed several crisp quadruple jumps while coming through the session unscathed.
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
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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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