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EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2017

Seven decades of confrontation

If the situation between India and Pakistan were not so tragic, it would be absurd. There is far more that unites the two countries than divides them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2017

North Korea likely can produce its own missile engines without imports: U.S. intelligence

North Korea likely has the ability to produce its own missile engines and intelligence suggests it does not need to rely on imports, U.S. intelligence officials said on Tuesday.
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BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017

Lufthansa seen circling as Air Berlin files for protection after Etihad pulls support

Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday after key shareholder Etihad Airways withdrew funding following years of losses, leaving valuable runway slots up for grabs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2017

After Charlottesville: If you fire a fascist, you are a fascist

It's time to overthrow the millions of little Hitlers who think that issuing a paycheck turns their employees into slaves subject to thought control.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 14, 2017

Some Japanese brand legacies stand to profit from geographical indication; others, not so much

In the not so distant future, Kraft Parmesan, a household name for grated cheese with its distinctive green package sold by a Japanese dairy company, may disappear from shelves in Japan or reappear bearing a different name.
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2017

Russia probe counsel wants to interview senior White House officials

The special counsel investigating whether Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election and possible collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign wants to speak with current and former senior White House officials, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 12, 2017

Food for thought: Government agencies are joining private initiatives to tackle the growing problem of food waste in Japan

Consumers, retailers and businesses nationwide throw away millions of tons of food each year, with waste ultimately affecting profit levels and keeping officials up at night.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 12, 2017

The role of rules in a 'moral education'

Human beings are born amoral. Infants know no rules, and obey none. They learn a few at home, then go to school and learn more. Everyone agrees rules are necessary. On what the rules should be there is less agreement; less still on the degree of obedience rules call for. There are times and places where...
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 11, 2017

Manchester City primed to capture Premier League title

Antonio Conte is not happy. Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho are not happy. Arsene Wenger is reasonably happy and so is Mauricio Pochettino.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 11, 2017

Japan's health care is far from free, and ballooning costs could mean higher premiums

Japan's health insurance system is considered "universal," since it covers everyone in the country, but it is hardly "free" in the sense of having the government pay for everything with tax revenue.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2017

Iceland could give Google a lesson on gender policy

The valid points in the fired Google worker's gender diversity manifesto shouldn't be drowned out by a chorus of condemnation.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 11, 2017

Malaysian man accused of 600 sex assaults against daughter

A Malaysian man was charged on Thursday with more than 600 counts of raping and sodomizing his teenaged daughter, prompting calls for greater protection for women and girls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2017

Next-generation battery seen powering space projects, cars

Researchers at an Osaka-based firm are closing in on a safer generation of batteries that could weather extreme temperatures in outer space.
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BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2017

Nation's food self-sufficiency rate hits 23-year low as rice consumption decline continues

The nation's food self-sufficiency rate hit a 23-year low on a calorie basis in fiscal 2016 ended in March, due primarily to falling rice consumption, the farm ministry said.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 10, 2017

China's ethnic Yi struggle against poverty

For Jisi Lazuo, the torch festival in her village in southwest China should be a celebration involving colorful ethnic clothes and eating freshly slaughtered pig.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2017

Yazidis rebuild Islamic State-razed Bashiqa shrine during long wait for female abductees' return

Yazidi men and boys in the town of Bashiqa north east of Mosul are rebuilding a shrine destroyed by Islamic State as they wait for the return of women from their community taken captive years ago by the jihadis.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2017

Trump threatens to unleash 'fire and fury' on North Korea as Pyongyang takes aim at Guam

On a day typically remembered for the devastating atomic attack on Nagasaki in 1945, North Korea and U.S. President Donald Trump both unleashed an unprecedented verbal barrage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2017
Aug 9, 2017

Internal affairs minister Noda eyes telecommuting to boost women's empowerment

Newly appointed Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiko Noda said she wants to take the initiative to promote teleworking to pave the way for more flexible working environments.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2017

Canadian officials in North Korea to discuss imprisoned pastor

Canadian officials have traveled to North Korea to discuss the case of a Canadian pastor serving a life sentence there, a spokesman for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2017

North Korea threatens missile strike near key U.S. military outpost on Guam

Nuclear-armed North Korea revealed Wednesday that it has drafted a plan to strike the area near a major U.S. military base on the island of Guam with a barrage of missiles, state-run media said.
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BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2017

Lockheed Martin stock surges as North Korea threat triggers brisk interest in missile defenses

Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's No. 1 weapons supplier, said on Tuesday its customers want to defend themselves against possible incoming missile attacks and are increasingly asking about missile defense systems.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50 years of ASEAN
Aug 9, 2017

ASEAN students increase on high corporate demand

The recent boom in the number of students from ASEAN countries coming to Japan is expected to last until 2020, the target year set by the Japanese government for there to be 300,000 foreign students in the country, industry officials said.

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