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FISHING 3

ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2016
New images suggest China has built reinforced hangars on disputed islands, think tank says
Recent satellite photographs show China appears to have built reinforced aircraft hangars on its holdings in the disputed South China Sea, according to a Washington-based think tank.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 8, 2016
Former Philippine leader Ramos flies to China in bid to 'rekindle' ties soured over maritime row
Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos arrived in Hong Kong late Monday in a bid to "rekindle" ties with China as a special envoy to the country after an international tribunal rejected Beijing's historic claims to much of the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2016
Chinese Air Force flies 'combat patrols' over Spratlys, Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea
China's air force has sent bombers and fighter jets on "combat patrols" near the disputed Spratly Islands and the flash point Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a series of stepped-up military moves that Beijing has said will become a "regular practice."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 1, 2016
Emboldened Chinese military presses Xi for stern response to South China Sea ruling
China's leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling against Beijing's claims in the South China Sea, sources said, wary of provoking a clash with the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2016
China, Russia to carry out joint military drills in South China Sea
China and Russia will hold joint naval drills in the disputed South China Sea in September, China's Defense Ministry announced Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2016
No 'free pass' for Indonesia on China Sea disputes, letter says
Indonesia should step up and play a greater leadership role in Southeast Asia's management of maritime disputes with China, a group of foreign policy experts and academics said in an open letter.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2016
Kerry says U.S. backs resumption of China-Philippines talks on South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday he supported the resumption of bilateral talks between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea, following a ruling against Beijing over the dispute earlier this month.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 25, 2016
Watered-down ASEAN statement could diminish grouping's already waning clout: analysts
A watered-down statement Monday by Southeast Asian nations that failed to mention a landmark legal ruling over China's claims to most of the South China Sea could diminish the clout of the region's key grouping, analysts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2016
Former Philippine leader Ramos accepts post as special envoy to Beijing over South China Sea dispute: reports
Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos has accepted a position as special envoy to China after an international tribunal ruled that Beijing's claims to much of the South China Sea had no legal basis, local media reports said Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2016
Top Obama aide to take call for South China Sea calm to Beijing
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice will urge Beijing next week to avoid escalation in the South China Sea when she makes the highest-level U.S. visit to China since an international court rejected its sweeping claims to the strategic waterway.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2016
After South China Sea ruling, could tiny Okinotorishima be the next flash point?
After an international court issued a stinging rebuke of Beijing's expansive claims in the South China Sea on Tuesday, the next flash point to emerge could be a bit closer to home — but just a bit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2016
Tribunal rejects Beijing's claims to South China Sea; Japan braces for reaction
In a ruling likely to have a dramatic effect on territorial disputes in the South China Sea — and the world's relationship with Beijing — an international arbitration court ruled Tuesday that there was no "legal basis" for China to claim "historic rights" in the waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2016
Rocks, reefs and recriminations: a South China Sea glossary
An international Court issues its ruling Tuesday on a challenge brought by the Philippines to China's claim to more than 80 percent of the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2016
Why the Philippines' South China Sea legal case matters
A panel of five judges at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is set to announce on Tuesday their ruling in a case brought by the Philippines against China over its actions in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2016
Beijing touts South China Sea lighthouses ahead of key maritime court ruling
Just days ahead of an international court ruling over its claims to much of the South China Sea, Beijing has announced that it will soon begin operating its fifth lighthouse in the disputed waters.
EDITORIALS
Jul 9, 2016
Protecting Pacific bluefin tuna
The Fisheries Agency should rethink its policy on allowing fishermen to catch large quantities of mature Pacific bluefin tuna.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2016
China holds naval combat drill in South China Sea near Hainan, Paracels
The Chinese navy conducted combat drills near its island province of Hainan and the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2016
Beijing using English-language videos, tweets and op-eds in PR push ahead of South China Sea ruling
Ahead of a key international arbitration court ruling next Tuesday over China's territorial dispute in the South China Sea, Beijing has unleashed an unprecedented English-language public relations push to tell its side of the story.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 3, 2016
Crab traps pose growing threat to whales along U.S. West Coast
A blue whale found tangled in plastic rope off California has become a symbol for a little-known but growing hazard faced by the ocean's largest creatures along the U.S. Pacific Coast: commercial crab traps dotting the sea floor and drifting astray by the thousands.
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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