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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2018

Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un applied for Western visas using doctored Brazilian passports, sources say

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his late father, Kim Jong Il, used fraudulently obtained Brazilian passports to apply for visas to visit Western countries in the 1990s, five senior Western European security sources told Reuters.
EDITORIALS
Feb 11, 2018

Elon Musk 'boldly goes ...'

Falcon Heavy's success is a milestone in a new space race, one that is fundamentally different from that of the Cold War.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jan 27, 2018

Yumiko Oho teaches the ABC's of life in Italy

The desire to escape Japan's old-school notion of gender roles paved the way for a former bank employee to discover business opportunities overseas.
EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2018

Increasing inbound tourism

Efforts must be made to overcome hurdles that could restrict the number of tourists visiting Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2017

China's border city with North Korea eases tourism curbs: sources

Chinese tourists are still visiting Pyongyang from China's border city of Dandong, tourism sources say, even after authorities unofficially halted the tours just ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China last month.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2017

South Korea may delay military drills to after Winter Olympics — if the North behaves

Any delay in joint military drills with the United States would depend on North Korea's behavior during the 2018 Winter Olympics, officials in Seoul said on Wednesday, while a halt to group tours from China suggested Beijing is still wary.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Dec 13, 2017

Ishigaki package tour has couples scaling cliffs and diving into the sea before tying the knot

A unique package tour on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island for soon-to-be-married couples is creating a buzz.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2017

First class grows more lavish — and less viable

Airlines' latest luxury suites may be fantastic, but for most of the world the only class that will matter is cattle class.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2017

Cuba to make it easier for Cuban-Americans to visit

Cuba will make it easier for its U.S.-based citizens to travel to the island, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Saturday, in a gesture to win support from Cuban-Americans during a diplomatic crisis over allegations of mysterious health attacks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Oct 15, 2017

Fukushima takes camping to a whole new level of luxury with 'glamping'

"Glamping" — i.e., camping but with the comforts of modern amenities — has been growing in popularity in Fukushima Prefecture as more people look to bring a new level of luxury to the great outdoors.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Oct 1, 2017

Kumano Kodo guide unfairly singled out

A letter regarding Amy Chavez's Japan Lite column 'Blame for 'bad tourists' to Japan lies with the advice they never receive.'
WORLD
Oct 1, 2017

U.S. accuses Iran, Venezuela of failing to act against human trafficking

The White House said on Saturday it had ordered that Iran, Venezuela and four African nations be added to a U.S. list of countries accused of failing to crack down on human trafficking, a step that further isolates them from the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2017

Indonesia ready to divert Bali-bound flights if volcano erupts

Indonesian authorities are preparing to divert flights to 10 airports across the country in case an increasingly active volcano on the holiday island of Bali erupts and disrupts travel.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 26, 2017

Retiring coach Richardson leaves lasting legacy on Golden Kings, Okinawa basketball

Successful organizations have people who inspire others and encourage them to build an environment where success is a top priority.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2017

Saudi airline fails to get Doha OK to fly Qatari haj pilgrims

Saudi Arabia's state carrier said on Sunday it had been unable to send planes to transport Qatari pilgrims to the kingdom because it had been unable to get permission to land at Doha airport, amid a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 12, 2017

Views from Tokyo: What are your thoughts on terrorism in Japan and back home?

Foreign nationals in Shibuya give their general thoughts on terrorism, whether conspiracy legislation is necessary to fight it, and how safe they feel in their home and host countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2017

Bad news for Japan's retailers as Chinese tourists cut back on buying

They're still coming in droves — but no longer buying in spades.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2017

Trump expected to unveil new Cuba policy as early as next Friday

President Donald Trump is expected to visit Miami as early as next Friday to announce a new Cuba policy that could tighten rules on trade and travel, rolling back parts of former President Barack Obama's opening to the island, according to a U.S. official and people familiar with the matter.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2017

U.S. bill would ban Americans from traveling to North Korea as tourists

Republican and Democratic U.S. congressmen introduced a bill on Thursday that would ban Americans from traveling to North Korea as tourists and require them to obtain special permission for other types of visits.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2017

Siblings retrace role of Japanese diplomat in mother's escape from Holocaust

Tracing the path of their mother, who escaped the Holocaust with help from some defiant Japanese, New Yorkers Deborah and Shelley Reed experienced myriad emotions on their first visit to Japan during the peak cherry blossom season last month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2017

Trump's Middle East supporters

Donald Trump's embrace of some Arab leaders, while leaving others alone, suits most Middle East governments quite well.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 26, 2017

Japan has no room to criticize U.S. refugee ban

Donald Trump's America isn't the only country turning its back on refugees. Japan is just as guilty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2017

Europe's fear of Muslims runs deep

A poll on European attitudes toward immigration, Islam and terrorism, shows that a majority of Europeans don't want any more Muslim immigration.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2017

Trump immigration policies deja vu for descendants of WWII internees

Seventy-five years ago an executive order issued by then-U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt uprooted the families of Japanese and Americans of Japanese ancestry, or Nikkei, who were removed from Western coastal regions in the U.S. and taken to remote, guarded camps.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 11, 2017

Foreign workers: Should they stay or should they go?

As the rest of the world debated the ramifications of U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban on persons from seven Muslim-majority countries last week, Japan was notably silent.
U.S. designated South Korea a 'sensitive' country amid talk of nuclear weapons
Then-U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol attend an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework event at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco in November 2023.
Canada has a new prime minister with a very hard first assignment
Mark Carney, Canada's incoming prime minister (center), during a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday. Carney has been sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister, bringing the former central banker to power in the middle of an explosive trade war with the U.S.
Unification Church faces dissolution in Japan
The logo of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, better known as the Unification Church, is seen at the entrance of its Japan branch headquarters in Tokyo in October 2023.
Tigers shut out the Cubs as Seiya Suzuki receives warm welcome in Tokyo
Tigers players walk off the field while carrying Cubs caps during a rare exhibition game between NPB and MLB clubs.
Despite tough talk, economic woes may force Iran to bargain with Trump
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting with students in Tehran on Wednesday.
As pollen season peaks, Japan's allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
Japan to get tough on businesses not taking heatstroke countermeasures
A construction site in Tokyo in July 2018. Businesses failing to take measures to prevent severe heatstroke among employees will be subjected to criminal punishment from June.
In a sea of Dodger Blue, Japanese superfan ready to cheer on the Cubs
Takuya “Moby” Okamoto after Game 5 of the 2016 World Series, which the Cubs went on to win in seven games to snap a 108-year drought
Drones, budgets and infighting: Taiwan's daunting defense challenges
Officials from Taiwan's Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), the Ministry of National Defense’s research arm, say the lessons from the Ukraine conflict are clear for the democratic island: drones and other autonomous systems are crucial for its defense.
How Upper House pressure led to Ishiba's stunning reversal on medical cost caps
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends an Upper House Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Monday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly
By Tomoko Otake

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