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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 4, 2015
Sexy China TV drama busted, returns to air more sedate
A Chinese television drama that was pulled off the air after the female characters appeared on screen showing cleavage has returned to the screen, though this time showing only the actresses' heads, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 4, 2015
In Africa, a record year for slayings of rhinos
South Africa lost a record number of rhinos in 2014 as big animals across Africa were relentlessly poached to meet rising demand for horn and ivory in newly affluent Asian countries or to provide meat to fighters in the bush.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 3, 2015
Debate over WW1 role; 21 Nazis snatched off Yokohama; new Red China policy adopted; Nagasaki mayor shot
100 YEARS AGOTuesday, Jan. 26, 1915
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 2, 2015
All eyes on Abe for war's 70th anniversary
As the 70th anniversary of the war looms, the world will be waiting to see how the Japanese government chooses to remember its misdeeds, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement under the microscope.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2015
Senior Chinese diplomat sacked for corruption
A senior Chinese diplomat has been sacked and is under investigation for suspected corruption, the foreign ministry said on Friday, the first time a top diplomat has fallen victim to a sweeping campaign against graft.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2015
Shanghai cancels New Year's celebrations after deadly crush; money scramble alleged
Shanghai called off New Year's events and the central government demanded a review of crowd-safety procedures after 36 people were killed and dozens injured in a deadly crush on Shanghai's historic Bund on Wednesday night.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2014
Chinese man jailed for 13 years for eating tigers
A Chinese man has been jailed for 13 years for buying and eating endangered tigers and making wine made out of their blood, state media reported.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Dec 30, 2014
China banking on projects
The key factor that has led Beijing to create the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank is the belief that creating new demand abroad is the only way to avoid a simultaneous collapse of local governments and state corporations.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2014
Wanted: brides for millions of Chinese men
A fast-growing underclass is sure to pose an array of challenges for China. The victims are the millions of poor, mostly rural men, who cannot meet familial and social expectations that a man marry and start a family because of the country's skewed demographics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2014
Doubts over ambitious Nicaragua canal project grow as work gets underway
When one of the poorest countries in the Americas and a little-known Chinese businessman said they planned to undertake one of the biggest engineering projects in history, few people took them seriously.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 30, 2014
Gmail blocked in China
Google Inc's Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world's biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the Great Firewall was to blame.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2014
China steps in as the banker to call in a pinch
Thanks to China, Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund, Jim Yong Kim of the World Bank and Takehiko Nakao of the Asian Development Bank may no longer have much meaningful work to do.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2014
Four officials reprimanded in China over developer's AIDS scare tactics
Police in central China detained five people and four officials were reprimanded after a construction firm reportedly employed HIV/AIDS sufferers to scare residents into vacating their houses, the state news agency reported on Saturday.
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.
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.
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.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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