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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2019
With hazy plan for SDF dispatch to Mideast, is Japan pursuing contradictory goals?
It was an unusual meeting starting at around 7:30 a.m. at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 23, hastily organized so government officials could get lawmakers up to speed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2019
Japan film festival scraps screening of 'comfort women' movie
A film festival that began over the weekend in Kawasaki has decided not to show a documentary focused on debates over the issue of "comfort women."
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2019
North Korea raps Japan's release of video showing fishing boat collision
North Korea has criticized Japan for releasing video footage showing the collision between a North Korean fishing boat and a Japanese patrol ship earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2019
Controversial head of South Korean parliament to visit Japan in November
The head of South Korea's parliament, who made a controversial statement that Japan's emperor should make an apology over the "comfort women" issue, will visit Tokyo next month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2019
Japan and South Korea weigh economic cooperation fund to help resolve wartime labor fight
Japan and South Korea have begun exploring ways to resolve their long-running fight over compensation for wartime labor, with one option being the creation of a fund to provide money for economic cooperation, according to sources familiar with the bilateral relationship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Commentary
Oct 28, 2019
Is Japan's rail diplomacy on the right track in S.E. Asia?
The recent development of Japan's high-speed rail projects in Southeast Asia may suggest the shinkansen is leaving the center of its railway diplomacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 28, 2019
Erosion of America's reliability for allies
The Trump administration's actions raise questions about the credibility of the Japan-U.S. alliance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2019
Statue dedicated to Korean 'comfort women' installed near Washington
An unveiling ceremony was held Sunday near Washington for a statue of a girl dedicated to Korean women who worked in Japanese wartime military brothels, referred to as the "comfort women," making it the fifth of its kind in the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2019
Japan's Foreign Ministry to provide Korean-language explanation of Rising Sun flag on website
Japan's Foreign Ministry plans to provide an explanation in Korean on use of the kyokujitsuki Rising Sun flag on its website, in addition to the details currently provided in Japanese and English.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2019
U.S. needs Japan and South Korea to make up
Resumed cooperation between America's most important allies in Asia is a core interest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2019
Prolonged Brexit uncertainty frustrating Japanese companies
Japanese manufacturers are growing frustrated yet again over another delay in Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, as the prolonged confusion is raising concerns over disruptions to their businesses and supply chains.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2019
Japan sees signs South Korea may be ready to work toward repairing bilateral ties
The Japanese government sees signs of a “mood” in South Korea to seek talks to salvage a bilateral relationship that has soured over wartime compensation and trade issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2019
Senior U.S. official for Asia to push South Korea to keep intelligence pact with Japan
Senior U.S. State Department official David Stilwell said Washington encourages the South Korean side to return to the intelligence-sharing agreement because it benefits all sides.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2019
Hiroshima High Court upholds Iwakuni base noise ruling, raising damages to ¥735 million
A high court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the government to compensate residents near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture for aircraft noise, raising the damages to ¥735 million ($6.8 million).
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2019
Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs eyeing mid-November visit to Japan and South Korea
Top U.S. military officer Gen. Mark Milley is considering visiting Japan and South Korea in mid-November, a source familiar with the matter has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2019
Despite warming ties, 85% of Japanese still hold 'unfavorable' view of China
Japanese public impressions of China remain "unfavorable," an annual survey showed Thursday, amid a lingering territorial dispute, a U.S.-China trade war and unrest in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2019
Breakthrough elusive as Abe meets South Korean prime minister amid strained bilateral ties
Abe told Lee that the two countries were important neighbors and it was vital they work together to address North Korea's nuclear program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2019
China says Vice President Wang Qishan and Abe discussed Taiwan
China said Thursday that Vice President Wang Qishan raised the politically sensitive Taiwan issue with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the previous day, a detail that was missing from an earlier Japanese account of their discussion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 24, 2019
A reset in Japan-China relations?
Comparing the state of Japan-China relations in the wake of Shinzo Abe's return to the prime ministership in December 2012 to today, the bilateral relationship has come back to a semblance of normality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2019
Japan's MSDF and Chinese Navy hold first joint military drills in eight years
The Maritime Self-Defense Force has conducted "goodwill exercises" with the Chinese Navy for the first time in eight years, the MSDF has said in a statement.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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