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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2016
Trump blasts Obama for not mentioning Pearl Harbor during Hiroshima visit
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump targets the United States' relationship with Japan again when he slams President Barack Obama for not raising the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2016
More than 1,000 protest Trump in San Diego; Trump rules out debate with Sanders
Donald Trump brought his message of walls and deportations to San Diego, the doorstep of America's busiest border crossing, on Friday amid one of the largest protests against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2016
No masking Trump's popularity at Chinese party supply factory
There's no masking the facts. One Chinese factory is expecting Donald Trump to beat his likely U.S. presidential rival Hillary Clinton in the popularity stakes.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 27, 2016
Abe says he may delay tax hike to help ward off global economic 'crisis'
Prime Minister cites deteriorating conditions of certain emerging economies, including China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2016
Socialist Sanders, billionaire Trump warm to possible California debate
Republican Donald Trump and second-placed Democrat Bernie Sanders could be heading to an unconventional U.S. presidential debate in California, in the latest twist to an unusual campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2016
Top elected Republican Ryan yet to rally behind neophyte Trump
Paul Ryan, the top U.S. elected Republican, on Wednesday continued to withhold his support from Donald Trump for the Republican Party's presidential nomination, saying he is not ready to endorse the real estate billionaire, a political neophyte.
WORLD / Politics
May 24, 2016
Shaken Austrian government pledges action on asylum after far-right surge
Austria's centrist government, shaken by a far-right near-victory in an election for president, pledged Tuesday to take measures on asylum for migrants and to boost security in an effort to win back voters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 24, 2016
Even under Trump, U.S. can't go it alone in Asia
Japan-U.S. relations will likely remain the cornerstone of America's foreign policy in Asia regardless of who wins the presidential election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2016
Pyongyang envoy calls Trump overture to meet Kim just campaign 'propaganda'
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposal to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a "kind of propaganda or advertisement" in his election race, a senior North Korean official said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016
Why millions of Democrats won't vote for Hillary
Hillary Clinton is more than 'flawed' in the eyes of many Bernie Sanders supporters, she's a warmongering monster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 23, 2016
New Philippines leader Duterte plans to strongly push family planning law, aide says
In a move that could add to simmering tensions with the Catholic church, Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will aggressively implement the country's family planning law to push his economic growth agenda, one of his aides said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2016
Sanders ratchets up feud with Democratic establishment's Clinton 'anointment process'
Democrat Bernie Sanders cranked up his fight with his party's leaders on Sunday, backing a challenger to the Democratic National Committee's chairwoman and accusing the party establishment of trying to anoint Hillary Clinton as the presidential nominee.
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2016
U.S. allies must prepare for a President Trump
Looking at the upcoming contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, America's friends and allies may want to hope for the best, but they need to prepare for the worst.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
May 22, 2016
Osaka Ishin in existential crisis as election looms
A year after Osaka city voters rejected Osaka Ishin no Kai's most fundamental policy proposal in a referendum, the party finds itself heading south.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2016
Peru's Fujimori faces probe on money laundering ahead of election
Prosecutors in Peru are investigating potential irregularities in presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori's campaign finances, the attorney general said on Friday, confirming press reports based on leaked documents ahead of the June 5 election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2016
The idea of 'President Trump' scares some, bolsters others in Asia
Donald Trump's "isolationist" foreign policy pronouncements are feeding insecurity in some Asian nations fearful of China's growing power, and risk emboldening nationalists and authoritarians in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 20, 2016
Australian police raid opposition Labor over suspected leak of documents
Australia's election campaign was hijacked on Friday by police raids on the Labor opposition, over a suspected leak of documents citing cost blow-outs in a multibillion-dollar broadband upgrade, sparking concerns about abuse of power.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2016
Trump talks tough on firms that outsource but also invested in them
Donald Trump has been tough on American companies that have moved jobs to other countries. That hasn't stopped the presumptive Republican presidential nominee from investing in them.
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.
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
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.
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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