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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2017

North Korea says U.S. bomber flights push peninsula to brink of nuclear war

North Korea accused the United States on Tuesday of pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of nuclear war after a pair of strategic U.S. bombers flew training drills with the South Korean and Japanese militaries in another show of strength.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2017

Tokyo Metro gets flack for halting subway trains for North Korea missile launch

Tokyo Metro is panned for suspending its subway lines in response to North Korea's latest missile test, which a rival subway and the Japan Railway Group both apparently ignored.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2017

North Korea fails in latest test of ballistic missile

North Korea watches another ballistic missile test fizzle in its own territory, while Tokyo Metro plays up the drama by shutting down all its subway lines.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 27, 2017

All Shizuoka's a stage for SPAC's theater festival

At a recent news conference, Satoshi Miyagi, the artistic director of Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC), gave notice of an imminent invasion — by girigirijin.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2017

U.S. carrier to arrive in Sea of Japan 'within days,' Pence says

The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group is expected to arrive in the Sea of Japan "within a matter of days," U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday amid tensions with North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 20, 2017

Putin-run intel think tank drew up plan to sway 2016 U.S. election in Trump's favor: documents

A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine voters' faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former U.S. officials told Reuters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2017

U.S. aircraft carrier strike group still thousands of kilometers from South Korea, photos show

The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, initially believed to be arriving soon in waters off the Korean Peninsula as part of a show of force to Pyongyang by the U.S., appears to still be thousands of kilometers away, photos posted to the navy's website have shown.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Apr 15, 2017

The real Moritomo Gakuen story is clear as mud

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." — Mark Twain
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Apr 5, 2017

AI will never replace human interaction, forum speakers say

Will there be a time in the not-so-distant future when people won't need to learn a second language — instead relying on machine translation powered by artificial intelligence to interpret real-time conversations?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 3, 2017

Japanese ambassador to return to South Korea

The move comes amid an ongoing diplomatic row over statues symbolizing women forced to provide sex in Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2017

Trump's foreign policy muddle

In contrast to his tough campaign talk, there is little sign that Trump's China approach thus far is different to that of his predecessor, Barack Obama, on whose watch Beijing initiated coercive actions with impunity in the South and East China seas.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Mar 22, 2017

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGE OF CORPORATE LOGO & NEWSPAPER REDESIGN

Tokyo, March 22, 2017 - Today The Japan Times, Ltd. is celebrating its 120th anniversary of its inaugural issue with a new corporate logo - the first in 30 years - and a redesign of the newspaper.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2017

Pressure builds on Trump to dump wiretap claim as allies try to shift focus to 'crime' of leaking Flynn's name

U.S. lawmakers from both parties said on Sunday they had seen no proof to support the claim by Republican President Donald Trump that his predecessor, Barack Obama, had wiretapped him last year, adding pressure on Trump to explain or back off his repeated assertion.
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Mar 16, 2017

Taichung expo showcases green, nature people

The city of Taichung in central Taiwan held the first news conference outside the country to announce in Tokyo on March 8 that it will host the 2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition, from Nov. 3, 2018 to April 24, 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2017

North Korean missile drill simulated targeting Iwakuni base, analysis shows

A new open-source intelligence analysis of North Korean media by missile experts has shown what appears to be the hypothetical target of Monday's test-launches: the U.S. base at Iwakuni.
Reader Mail
Feb 24, 2017

Firms, pay heed to where your ads show up

Regarding the Feb. 13 story "Weaponized buying as shoppers weigh boycott calls over firms' political stands," I ventured into the minefield known as Breitbart News.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 18, 2017

Abe walks a fine line between Trump and Asia

In defending his attempts to bond with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Diet members last week that however critical other countries, and much of America, might be of Trump, he, and by extension Japan, has no other choice but to forge close relations with the president.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2017

Ties to Japan may factor in Kim Jong Nam's mysterious murder

Fears by Kim Jong Un over his legitimacy as North Korea's hereditary leader due to his grandfather's work in a Japanese military factory may have had a role in brother's murder.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 14, 2017

Miyahara's injury should be cause for real concern

Bad news arrived last Tuesday when it was announced that three-time defending national champion Satoko Miyahara has suffered a slight fracture to her left hip and would be forced to withdraw from both this week's Four Continents Championships and next week's Asian Winter Games in Sapporo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2017

North Korea missile test delivers early challenge to Trump and Abe

North Korea says it successfully test-fired a new missile, presenting the administration of President Donald Trump with an early foreign policy challenge and testing his commitment to U.S. allies in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Feb 13, 2017

New technology has display designers thinking outside the rectangle

From smartphones, computers, TV sets to car navigation systems, almost every device's display shape is rectangular.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2017

Trump shows how social media can hurt democracy

Social media is amplifying the sway of the powerful.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 8, 2017

Radio Free Europe debuts Russian-language TV channel as alternative to state-run media

U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty launched a new 24-hour Russian-language channel on Tuesday to offer Russian speakers living home and abroad a new alternative to government-run media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2017

Mattis clarifies U.S. defense pledge, stays mum on host-nation support

Japan breathes a sigh of relief after visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis reaffirms America's commitment to the bilateral security treaty and keeps quiet about host-nation support.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2017

Tokyo turns down Australian proposal for TPP without U.S., vows to keep pushing Trump

Tokyo turns down — for now — an Australian proposal to revise the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, saying any TPP deal without the U.S. is “meaningless.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2017

Trump security pick Flynn had five calls with Russian envoy on day of sanctions: sources

Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser, held five phone calls with Russia's ambassador to Washington on the day the United States retaliated for Moscow's interference in the U.S. presidential election, three sources said.
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
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
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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