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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 18, 2015
China tells its road-rage motorists to cool it
The horrific incident shocked the nation when it went viral in China earlier this month: a woman dragged from her car, thrown to the ground and kicked repeatedly in the face and head in a case of road rage in Sichuan.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2015
Vietnam opposes fishing ban declared by China
Vietnam said it resolutely opposes a temporary Chinese ban on fishing in a some parts of the Gulf of Tonkin, a maritime area shared by the two countries, in the latest of a series of disputes in and around the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 17, 2015
Xi tells Kerry U.S.-China relations stable despite tensions in South China Sea
China's ties with the United States remain stable, President Xi Jinping said Sunday, as he sought to defuse tension over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea that has raised fears of confrontation between them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2015
In Philippine bay, fear of China trumps fear of brothels
Once opposed to the prospect of a major naval base inside the Philippines' picturesque Ulugan Bay, fearing it would mean bars and brothels for visiting sailors, local residents now look forward to the arrival of American and other foreign warships.
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2015
Man who brought down Barings warns on China
Convicted rogue trader Nick Leeson warns that stock trading in China is rife for manipulation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2015
U.S. may dispatch planes, ships near disputed South China Sea islands
The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around rapidly growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. official said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2015
China developing key aircraft to build amphibious capabilities
Chinese researchers are getting closer to developing a military aircraft seen as key to building the country's amphibious capabilities, despite technical obstacles, state media reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2015
China declares holiday to mark Japan's surrender
China said Wednesday it would make Sept. 3 a national holiday this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2015
New naval base off Philippines' west coast is military's 'top priority'
The Philippine military's top priority is to build a naval base on the country's western coastline, opposite the disputed Spratly islands, although the plans have been delayed by funding bottlenecks, the Philippine armed forces chief said in an interview.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2015
Region needs Japan as a counterweight to China
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent trip to the U.S. served as an important reminder of Japan's centrality to Asian affairs.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2015
China's baby steps toward economic disaster
Decisions Japan made in the late 1990s can serve as a cautionary example of what policies China should avoid as it tries to bump-start its stalled economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2015
Philippines watches from rundown outpost as China turns reef into island in disputed sea area
As the Philippine military C-130 transport plane made its approach to the country's most precious outpost in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, it flew past a reef that China is quickly turning into an island.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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