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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 16, 2015
Putin, fearing Russia's subservience to China, casts wider net over Asia
Boxed in by the U.S. and its allies, faced with an uneasy relationship with China and needing new friends and income, Russia is popping up everywhere in Asia.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 16, 2015
North Korea briefs Japan on its questioning of suspected abductors
Pyongyang briefed Tokyo on its questioning of people suspected of involvement in the abductions of Japanese nationals when the two sides held an informal meeting in late January in Shanghai, according to a Japan-North Korea diplomatic source.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2015
Korean court rejects Sankei journalist's petition to lift travel ban
A court in Seoul on Friday rejected a petition by a Japanese newspaper journalist accused of defaming South Korea's president that demanded he be allowed to leave the country, informed sources said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 9, 2015
Injuries to Okinawa anti-base protesters 'laughable,' says U.S. military spokesman
In an email, a top marine official likens protesters hurt in demonstrations to diving soccer players.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2015
University of Tokyo, top school in China to form strategic partnership
Japan and China's top universities will expand their collaboration to open the door for more academic and student exchanges, a move encouraged by the first meeting last year between the two countries' current leaders, university officials said.
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2015
Japan, Poland plan Tokyo summit this month
The Japanese and Polish governments are arranging to hold a postponed summit meeting in Tokyo in late February, diplomatic sources said Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 6, 2015
Tokyo, Okinawa stuck in cold war over U.S. base
The central government and the Okinawa Prefectural Government are now in an apparent cold war.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 6, 2015
East Asia foreign minister talks set for Seoul in March
Japan, China and South Korea are planning to hold a foreign ministerial meeting in late March in Seoul, Japanese government sources said on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 4, 2015
Japan, U.S. fail to resolve TPP differences but may meet again soon
Japan and the United States failed to narrow gaps over the Trans-Pacific Partnership in a week of meetings that ended Tuesday, but the two sides may hold additional working-level talks later this month, Japanese officials said.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2015
Keidanren expresses interest in investing in Thai infrastructure
A Japanese business mission led by Eizo Kobayashi, head of the Japan Business Federation's Japan-Thailand Trade and Economic Committee, met with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday and expressed interest in investing in projects related to Thailand's infrastructure.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2015
Japan proposes tariff cuts on U.S. pork imports; TPP meeting planned
The Japanese government has proposed sharply cutting its tariff on a certain amount of U.S. pork over a 10-year period in talks with the United States on the Asia-Pacific free trade initiative, sources said Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2015
Japan, Russia to hold vice ministerial talks
Senior Japanese diplomats and their Russian counterparts will meet in Moscow on Feb. 12 to lay the groundwork for Russian President Vladimir Putin's planned visit to Japan this year, a source said Saturday. The delegations will include vice foreign ministers.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2015
Japan TPP offer chops beef tariffs to 9% over 15 years
Japan has proposed during negotiations with the United States to slash its 38.5 percent tariff in imported beef to 9 percent over 15 years under an envisioned Pacific Rim free trade deal, negotiation sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2015
Prisoner swap without pilot thought difficult, Jordanians say
As an apparent Wednesday evening deadline approached, in which extremists again threatened Kenji Goto with death, the freelance journalist's friends, relatives and many others nationwide listened for word of whether Amman would free Sajida al-Rishawi, the Iraqi woman the extremists named as the price...
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2015
South Koreans react online to Japanese character traits demonstrated in hostage crisis
Internet users in South Korea are reacting to Japan's national character represented by muted anger, masochistic apologies and gratitude for others after the Islamic State group released a video showing what appears to be the corpse of hostage Haruna Yukawa, according to a local media report.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2015
Chongryon likely to retain Tokyo HQ by leasing from yet another owner
In a mysterious twist, the North Korea-affiliated group Chongryon is now unlikely to be forced out of its Tokyo headquarters despite losing ownership of the building.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2015
Russia slams Kishida for comparing Ukraine crisis to disputed isles
Russia has lambasted what it called "baffling" comments by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, in which he compared Russia's actions in Ukraine to the Soviet annexation of Japanese territory at the end of World War II.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2015
Japan, Britain agree closer on security cooperation
In their first-ever two-plus-two talks, Japan and Britain agreed Wednesday to enhance security cooperation, including the possible joint development of missile technology and an exercise to evacuate nationals from an overseas contingency.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 21, 2015
Real estate firm sues Chongryon over delayed property sale
Real estate developer Marunaka Holdings Co. has filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, blaming the group for delaying the company's acquisition of the association's Tokyo headquarters, sources close to the matter said...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 21, 2015
Remembering and learning from the Kobe quake
Cooperation in disaster relief efforts have helped strengthen ties between Japan and the United States.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.

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