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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
San Diego to South China Sea: U.S. Navy tested new command in latest challenge to China
The U.S. Navy destroyer that sailed near Chinese-claimed islands in the South China Sea last week was under orders from the Third Fleet headquarters in San Diego, a first aimed at bolstering U.S. maritime power in the region, two sources said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
China working with U.S. on returning corrupt fugitives and their assets, paper says
China and the United States are in "advanced negotiations" on returning to China five of its most wanted corruption suspects who have fled to the United States, a state-run newspaper said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
North Korea stresses security fears in informal talks with former U.S. negotiators
North Korea appears unwilling to hold formal talks with the U.S. on its nuclear program anytime soon, said a former American official who met senior Pyongyang diplomats in Malaysia last week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2016
At least 14 people killed, 147 hurt in northwest China mystery explosion
A powerful blast at a prefabricated house in northwestern China on Monday killed at least 14 people and injured 147, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 25, 2016
China says it has a political promise from the West in fight against graft
China has been given a political promise by Western countries that they will not become havens for corrupt fugitives, a senior official told state television, though he offered no assurances to assuage concerns about mistreatment of suspects.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 24, 2016
China admonishes U.S. for ambassador's visit to disputed India-China border
China admonished the United States on Monday for sending its ambassador in India to a contested stretch of land on the India-China border, warning that a third party's meddling would only complicate the dispute between Beijing and New Delhi.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2016
Guess what, Duterte: America doesn't need you
The U.S. should drop its expensive and risky commitment to go to war on behalf of a nation largely irrelevant to American security.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2016
Chinese warships make first visit to Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay as South China Sea tensions simmer
Three Chinese naval warships arrived in the Vietnamese port of Cam Ranh Bay on Saturday, just weeks after the first visit to the strategic site by U.S. vessels since the former wartime foes normalized relations 21 years ago,
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 22, 2016
Why is Japan refusing to pay UNESCO its dues?
The Japanese government announced that it is withholding its payments owed to UNESCO. This is a $37 million expression of displeasure over the organization's decision last year to include a Chinese submission on "Documents of Nanjing Massacre" in the Memory of the World Register. It is also a warning...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2016
Tokyo braces for fence-mending role in U.S.-Philippine estrangement during Duterte visit
As Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte prepares to make his first visit to Japan since taking office in June, Tokyo is looking to play peacemaker between Washington and Manila.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2016
U.S. warship challenges Beijing's claims in disputed South China Sea
A U.S. Navy warship sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea on Friday, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which accused it of intentionally stirring tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2016
Kerry calls North Korean regime 'illegal and illegitimate'
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday labeled the North Korean government led by Kim Jong Un an "illegal and illegitimate regime" — unusually strong language from America's top diplomat.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2016
Czech president accused of denying medal to Holocaust survivor who met Dalai Lama
Czech President Milos Zeman has decided against awarding a state medal to a Holocaust survivor whose nephew, a government minister, met exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama against the president's wishes, the minister said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 21, 2016
A Japanese perspective on China's G-20 gathering
China needs to demonstrate 'reciprocity' if it wishes to act as a superpower.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2016
China is poised to win if the U.S. withdraws
China may offer a poor alternative for global leadership to the U.S., but it's hard not to see it as an increasingly credible one.
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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