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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2018

China's second century of humiliation

The conduct of Xi and the CCP will ultimately bring China a new century of shame.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2018

China's Hainan says will partly lift 'Great Firewall' to lure foreign tourists

China's southern province of Hainan will offer foreigners unrestricted internet access to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as part of new incentives to boost tourism.
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JAPAN
Jun 19, 2018

Anxious travelers cancel bookings, spooked by deadly Osaka quake

Monday morning's deadly earthquake in Osaka has affected tourism in the region, with travelers at home and overseas canceling bookings in the affected areas.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2018

China seen flexing loan muscle as it pushes further into Pacific

In the gritty, steamy streets of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, signs of China's push into the Pacific island nation are inescapable.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 15, 2018

Yuta Watanabe working out for teams ahead of NBA Draft

The 2018 NBA Draft is less than a week away, and Yuta Watanabe remains focused on pursuing his dream.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 30, 2018

At Beijing security fair, an arms race for surveillance tech

It can crack your smartphone password in seconds, rip personal data from call and messaging apps, and peruse your contact book.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
May 26, 2018

Calling on chefs to lead the charge against overfishing

Chefs for the Blue and its partners, NGO Sailors for the Sea Japan and consulting firm Seafood Legacy, are part of a small but growing movement to promote sustainable seafood in Japan.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2018

South Korean journalists' tech gear taken as foreign media start marathon trek to North Korea nuke test site

International journalists left on a marathon journey to a North Korean nuclear test site on Wednesday, after Pyongyang belatedly cleared a number of South Korean media to witness what it says will be the dismantling of its only nuclear test facility.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 23, 2018

China jails Tibetan language promoter Tashi Wangchuk for 'inciting separatism'

China jailed a Tibetan businessman for five years on Tuesday for "inciting separatism," his lawyer said, after he advocated the use of Tibetan in schools and was featured in international media reports.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2018

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lifts ban on Filipinos working in Kuwait

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Wednesday the "total" lifting of a ban on Filipinos working in Kuwait after the two countries agreed on measures to regulate employment following a diplomatic row over the alleged abuse of workers.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2018

North Korea's Kim vows transparency in nuclear site closure, says foreign experts and journalists can view dismantling

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to shutter his country's nuclear test site next month and will invite foreign experts and journalists to view the dismantling, as planning ramps up for a landmark meeting between him and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2018

Trump falsely claims North Korea has agreed to denuclearize, but will it ditch its 'treasured sword'?

U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to serve up the dubious claim that North Korea has "agreed to denuclearization" ahead of his meeting with Kim Jong Un — an assertion at odds with what the White House has previously said and something Pyongyang has yet to say publicly.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 15, 2018

Advice on HIV tests, Japanese pensions, rugby and reuniting with kids

Lifelines works through a selection of topics that have come our way recently.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2018

Holy smokes: South Korean envoy reportedly told Kim to kick cigarette habit

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, a notoriously heavy smoker, was advised by South Korean National Security Council chief Chung Eui-yong to quit smoking during their meeting early last month — an exchange that left Kim's onetime spy chief reportedly frozen in terror over how the supreme leader might...
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2018

Pyongyang has discussed possibility of holding Abe-Kim Jong Un summit in June: report

The Asahi Shimbun cited an unidentified North Korean source regarding the potential talks.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2018

How will Kim tell his country he's ready to give up nuclear arms?

State media calls North Korea's nuclear weapons a "treasured sword of justice."
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2018

China's coming propaganda offensive

Beijing is overhauling its state media to better control domestic content and to create a propaganda behemoth that will spread its message around the world.
WORLD / Society
Mar 24, 2018

Death during childbirth of Paraguay teen rape victim fuels South American country's abortion debate

The death of a 14-year-old rape victim in Paraguay during childbirth has put the spotlight on the country's high levels of sexual violence against girls and its strict abortion law, campaigners said.
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2018

Expect a more assertive Russia after Putin win

Putin needed a large majority of voters to go to the polls. In this — as in so many other things — he got his wish.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 12, 2018

Trump-Kim summit expectations high, but North Korea unlikely to part with its 'treasured nuclear sword' any time soon

After years of failed attempts by the United States and others, is U.S. President Donald Trump the man who can strip North Korea of its nuclear weapons and bring lasting peace to the Korean Peninsula?
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 9, 2018

Rebels and civilians flee to last remaining pockets of Ghouta as Syria regime closes pincers

Syria's army is poised to slice rebel-held eastern Ghouta in two as forces advancing from the east link up with troops at its western edge, a pro-Damascus commander said on Thursday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 7, 2018

Trump optimistic, U.S. officials cautious amid signs of progress with North Korea on talks over relinquishing its nukes

U.S. President Donald signaled an openness to talks with North Korea on Tuesday, citing "possible progress" after the regime told visiting South Korean envoys that it was prepared to halt tests of nuclear weapons and missiles and would put scrapping its atomic arsenal on the table for discussion —...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2018

North Korea denies cooperating to help Syria produce chemical weapons

North Korea denied reports it had cooperated with Syria on chemical weapons, dismissing them as a fabrication by the United States to pressure the country, state media reported late Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2018

Chemical weapons watchdog investigates Ghouta attacks, sources say

The world's chemical weapons watchdog is investigating recent attacks in the besieged, rebel-held Syrian region of Eastern Ghouta to determine whether banned munitions were used, sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2018

Syria regime airstrikes pound last rebel strongholds and hospitals, allegedly choke civilians with gas

Warplanes launched heavy attacks on the two last major rebel-held areas in Syria, killing at least 29 people in the Ghouta suburb near the capital and choking people with gas in Idlib in the northwest, rescue workers and a war monitor said on Monday.
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JAPAN
Jan 28, 2018

English teacher challenges students to plug in to the world

The English-language learning programs in Japan's public schools have long been criticized for being too focused on rote learning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2018

North Korea exporting coal to South Korea and Japan via Russia despite U.N. sanctions: Europe intel sources

North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year that was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of U.N. sanctions, three Western European intelligence sources said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2018

North Korea agrees to send orchestra to South as Pyongyang's harsh words cast cloud over Olympic talks

Pyongyang and Seoul agreed Monday to send a 140-member orchestra to South Korea for next month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and hold concerts in Seoul, just a day after the North laid into South Korean President Moon Jae-in for pushing the nuclear issue and what it called a "brown-nosing attitude."...
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WORLD
Jan 14, 2018

Inbound missile warning sent in error by Hawaii authorities prompts panic

An emergency alert was sent mistakenly on Saturday to Hawaii's residents warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack when an employee at the state emergency management agency pushed the "wrong button," Hawaii's governor said.

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