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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2017

Ex-U.S. Attorney Bharara tells of 'unusual' direct calls from Trump before axing

Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara revealed on Sunday that he received a handful of "unusual" phone calls from Donald Trump after the November election that made him feel uncomfortable, and said he was fired after declining to take the third call.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jun 10, 2017

Plastic fantastic: How does Tokyo recycle its waste?

The next time you trek out to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau, situated on the fringes of Shinagawa along Tokyo Bay, look around and you'll see a giant smokestack by the Konan Ohashi Bridge. The visa-dispensing center, essential for foreign nationals who want to live in Tokyo, stands right by a...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 10, 2017

Arrogant Abe disrespects U.N. and the press

What is with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's arrogant disrespect for the United Nations?
EDITORIALS
Jun 10, 2017

Make hate speech law stronger

Lawmakers should take new steps that will contribute to building a society free from hatred and prejudice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2017

NSA backtracks on disclosing how many Americans are caught up in warrantless spying

For more than a year, U.S. intelligence officials reassured lawmakers they were working to calculate and reveal roughly how many Americans have their digital communications vacuumed up under a warrantless surveillance law that was intended to target foreigners overseas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2017

U.S. sends bombers on 10-hour mission to South China Sea from Guam

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers flew a 10-hour mission Thursday from Guam through the disputed South China Sea in an operation with a Navy guided-missile destroyer, the U.S. military said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2017

The reason Republican senators weren't smiling

The picture of the former FBI chief, known for his integrity, taking the oath to tell the truth about Trump under penalty of perjury was a powerful one and not comforting to the White House.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 9, 2017

Pleasure and peril: How to climb Mount Fuji in the off-season

I first climbed Mount Fuji in the summer of 2015, a dizzying ascent up the northeastern Yoshida trail accompanied by a group of friends from university who were as keen as I to summit Japan's tallest mountain.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2017

5% of Zika-infected pregnant women had babies with birth defects in U.S. territories: CDC

The first report on the how Zika virus affected U.S. territories showed that 5 percent of women with confirmed infections had babies with birth defects, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2017

Trump lawyer: Comey leaked privileged info, was never pressured to drop Russia probe

President Donald Trump's lawyer said he denies ever pressuring former FBI Director James Comey to pledge his personal loyalty or to drop an investigation of his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and accused Comey of undermining Trump's administration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2017

How Trump might avoid criminal prosecution for obstruction

Did President Donald Trump obstruct justice? That is the question that will animate Thursday's Senate testimony by ousted FBI Director James Comey.
EDITORIALS
Jun 8, 2017

Tighten measures to combat illegal fishing

It is feared that the products of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing are consumed in Japan in large numbers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 8, 2017

Takeno retires, stays with Storks as assistant coach

Injuries took their toll on Nishinomiya Storks co-captain Akitomo Takeno over the past several years.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2017

Bodies and debris found in search for crashed Myanmar aircraft

Bodies and aircraft debris were found in the sea off the southern coast of Myanmar on Thursday by ships searching for a military plane that went missing with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 7, 2017

Found in translation: At a Japanese hospital, life-saving cancer care and top-class staff

A foreign patient finds much to praise after her stint at a hospital in Japan, despite the language and cultural hiccups.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 7, 2017

Nets star Lopez relishes chance to travel globe

Brook Lopez dunks and rebounds basketballs for a living, and — ouch! — collides with fellow 2-meter behemoths in the lane. So when the grind of the 82-game season comes to a halt, the Brooklyn Nets center is eager to take it easy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2017

With Ginza land prices above bubble-era highs, real estate analysts expect correction

Land prices in Tokyo's central Chuo Ward, home to the famous Ginza shopping district, have jumped by 51 percent in four years. In Osaka, they are up by nearly half.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2017

China missiles capable of sending nuclear warhead to Western Pacific: U.S.

China deployed new ballistic missiles last year capable of delivering nuclear warheads to ground targets in the Western Pacific, the Pentagon said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 6, 2017

Freedom of expression under siege in Okinawa

With respect to democracy, rule of law and human rights, Japan is moving backward under the Abe administration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2017

A fresh look at the long war in Afghanistan

The war in Afghanistan has hardly been mentioned in the early months of the Trump administration. This must change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2017

Merkel wrong about Trump, Brexit

All over Europe, politicians and commentators are rolling up Brexit and Trump into one ball of populist horror, and spitting on it.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 6, 2017

Contractor charged with leaking classified NSA intel about Russian hacking in U.S. election

The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday charged a federal contractor with sending classified material to a news organization that sources identified to Reuters as The Intercept, marking one of the first concrete efforts by the Trump administration to crack down on leaks to the media.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2017

Study abroad and travel agencies on edge in wake of London Bridge attack

Japanese travel agencies and study abroad companies report no casualties or cancellations related to the terrorism turmoil in London but say they are warily mulling their options.
EDITORIALS
Jun 5, 2017

Donald Trump against the world

Once again, U.S. President Donald Trump has shown his readiness to defy both international opinion and common sense to make a political point.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2017

Ban treaty offers chance for a world free of nuclear arms

Nearly 130 states are participating in U.N. negotiations to prohibit nuclear weapons, but nuclear-weapons states and nuclear-dependent states, including Japan, are not among their number.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.

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