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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2018

Republican House Armed Services panel chairman warns Trump against leaving Iran deal

The Republican leader of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee said President Trump should not walk away from the Iran nuclear deal.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2018

Nuclear deal a challenge for Hassan Rouhani as Iran hard-liners close in

Iran's hard-liners are preparing to bring President Hassan Rouhani to heel if U.S. President Donald Trump scraps Tehran's nuclear deal with major powers, officials and analysts believe.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2018

No respite for millions of civilians as Syria war drags on, U.N. says

Syria's war rages unabated despite a fall in the number of besieged civilians, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday, warning of a potential worsening of the conflict in the rebel-controlled governorate of Idlib.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 3, 2018

SoftBank names Sprint's Marcelo Claure COO after T-Mobile acquisition

SoftBank Group Corp. named Marcelo Claure chief operating officer, elevating Sprint Corp.'s top executive into a broader role after he negotiated a merger between the U.S. wireless operator and T-Mobile U.S. Inc.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 2, 2018

Ex-aide to Abe likely to admit meeting with Kake official in LDP move to mitigate opposition criticism

Tadao Yanase, a government official allegedly involved in the favoritism scandal involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is expected to admit he met with a Kake Gakuen representative in April 2015.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 27, 2018

Free trade, energy diversity and 'real' big data vital to Japan's survival, says METI chief Hiroshige Seko

As a resource-poor nation, Japan's prosperity relies on free trade. Under worldwide protectionism, it can't survive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 25, 2018

Is the Indo-Japan rail project a boondoggle?

It appears all but certain that India will ask Japan to shoulder rising costs of the shinkansen project in India.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2018

Japan said to seek role in French-German marine surveillance plane project for first major arms deal since WWII

In a bid to win its first major foreign arms deal since World War II, Japan proposes its P-1 submarine hunter for a French-German project to develop a marine surveillance aircraft.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 25, 2018

Trump taps Pacific Command chief Harry Harris to be South Korea envoy ahead of Kim summit

U.S. Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris, nominated to be ambassador to Canberra, will instead fill the long-vacant post of ambassador to South Korea, Australia's top diplomat said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 23, 2018

PAS Islamic party aims to hold key in upcoming Malaysian election

The outcome of next month's election in Malaysia may hinge on the performance of a party that has strived for decades to turn the country into an Islamic state and enforce harsher penalties on Muslims for adultery, theft and drinking alcohol.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 20, 2018

Education chief reveals email challenging ex-Abe aide's account in Kake vet school scandal

The Kake Gakuen scandal takes another twist as education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi reveals an old email that undermines the testimony of a former Abe aide.
Japan Times
Apr 20, 2018

PLAID Inc., Raises 2.7 Billion JPY in Funding

PLAID Inc., creator of CX platform "KARTE", raised 2.7 billion JPY for further marketing investment, hiring, and development framework.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2018

Massachusetts top court rules stun gun ban violates Second Amendment

The top court in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down a state law that banned civilians from possessing stun guns, saying the law violated the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment, which protects Americans' right to bear arms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 17, 2018

Guilt by association: Kin of Chinese activists face house arrest, harassment from 'smiling tigers'

When a team of Chinese state security agents picked up Li Wenzu and then prevented her from leaving her own home last week, she was scared but not surprised.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Beyond Omotenashi
Apr 15, 2018

Visitors to Okinawa invited to be citizen scientists as tourism takes its toll on coral

Divers equipped with a simple color chart and an app can help keep an eye on the island prefecture's delicate coral ecosystem.
EDITORIALS
Apr 14, 2018

Boost renewable energy sources

The government should lead the effort to make renewable energy a competitive source of power supply in Japan.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2018

Trial of new bug spray on malaria nets in Tanzania sets hopes flying

Using a new bug spray on bed nets that blocks mosquitoes resistant to current insecticides almost halved malaria infections among children in Tanzania in a study that has boosted hopes of protecting more people from the killer disease.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2018

Britons rushed for EU passports in Brexit vote year

The number of Britons becoming citizens of another EU country more than doubled in 2016, data showed, and more than quadrupled in Germany in a development Berlin put down to Brexit.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 9, 2018

Japan names Akira Nishino to replace Vahid Halilhodzic just two months before World Cup

Akira Nishino will lead Japan at this summer's World Cup in Russia after the Japan Football Association confirmed Monday that it had fired manager Vahid Halilhodzic just two months before the tournament begins.
EDITORIALS
Apr 9, 2018

Moral dilemmas for Japan's high-tech researchers

As the line between civilian and military research becomes increasingly permeable, researchers are increasingly forced to assess their involvment in programs that raise important moral and ethical questions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2018

Wife of detained Chinese lawyer begins 100-kilometer march to press for answers

The wife of a detained Chinese lawyer set off on Wednesday on a march of more than 100 km from Beijing to Tianjin city, where she believes her husband is being held incommunicado, in a bid to force authorities to explain his arrest.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2018

Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui eyes second referendum on merger plan during nationwide elections in 2019

Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui announced Monday that a second referendum on whether to merge Osaka's wards might be held during the nationwide local elections in April 2019, six months later than the governor and his supporters originally hoped for.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 2, 2018

UCLA's Gyo Shojima striving to realize NFL dream

All eyes were on quarterback Josh Rosen, a potential top-three pick in this month's NFL Draft, during UCLA's pro day on a mild, sunny day in Los Angeles last month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 29, 2018

Japan-U.S. economic relations can overcome protectionism

The benefits of Japanese companies' investment in the U.S. should be enough to dissuade Donald Trump from implementing unwise trade policies.
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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