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FOREIGN

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BUSINESS
May 25, 2017
China's new cybersecurity law seen hitting foreign firms hardest
Just days before China's new cybersecurity law goes into force, foreign companies are grappling with rules that could tighten what is already one of the world's most restricted technology regimes.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 23, 2017
The Izumo deployment: Japan's hat in the ring
The maiden overseas deployment of Japan's Izumo helicopter destroyer is a clear signal that the waters in the Indo-Pacific region are heating up.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2017
Tourists top 10 million at record pace
Visitors to Japan passed the 10 million mark last Saturday, three weeks earlier than last year, Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Akihiko Tamura said Friday.
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JAPAN
May 18, 2017
Shiga city offers Spanish, Portuguese classes for children of migrant families
A public-private program has been underway in a Shiga Prefecture city to teach Spanish or Portuguese to children of migrants from Latin America working at local manufacturing plants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2017
The U.S. human rights conundrum
All of the Mideast nations playing important roles in U.S. regional strategies have human rights issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2017
A grand strategy for Trump?
Accommodating aggressive behavior by 'defectors' from international cooperation like North Korea will never bring peace, but establishing cooperation as the only viable option might.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2017
Trump suffering a diplomatic deficit
Only by connecting the strategic dots between Afghanistan, Syria and North Korea can the world find a somewhat coherent, but misguided, approach to U.S. foreign policy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 1, 2017
Three years after Japan signed Hague, parents who abduct still win
Despite winning return orders in court, foreign fathers are treated like offenders.
JAPAN
May 1, 2017
Japan NGOs want government to ease curbs on travel to conflict areas
Japan-based nongovernmental organizations engaged in humanitarian assistance have asked the government to ease restrictions on travel to conflict zones, NGO members said Sunday.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2017
Asia's American menace
The need for constant adjustment to Trump's policy flip-flops will only stoke greater anxiety among America's allies and partners, who now run the risk that their core interests will be used as bargaining chips.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2017
North Korea: Is a 'grand bargain' possible?
The U.S. calculus that the cost of pursuing a military solution outweighs the cost of tolerating the Kim regime is changing.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2017
Trump's dangerous blank check
One should welcome America's re-engagement with the world, but not if diplomacy takes a backseat to bombs and tweets.
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JAPAN
Apr 19, 2017
Tourism climbs 13.6% in first quarter but per capita spending falls
Japan drew a significant increase in foreign visitors during the January to March quarter, but spending per person fell, government data show.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Apr 19, 2017
Language barriers at Japanese medical institutions put foreign patients at risk: expert
Here's a little-known, unnerving truth about health care in Japan: for non-Japanese, the death rate is higher than that for Japanese.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2017
Trump's Middle East supporters
Donald Trump's embrace of some Arab leaders, while leaving others alone, suits most Middle East governments quite well.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Apr 14, 2017
Tweeters spill their guts on #gaijinconfessionfriday
Things got real this Friday — real funny —u00a0as non-Japanese living in Japan admitted their biggest blunders, mistakes and unpopular opinions using the #gaijinconfessionfriday hashtag.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2017
U.S. must walk dangerous line to manage Syria, North Korea crises
The Syrian and North Korean crises both bisect Washington's relations with its two top geopolitical rivals — Russia and China — and neither offers an easy solution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2017
Foreign nationals relive 2016 Kumamoto quakes in new English booklet
A group of overseas students at Kumamoto University has compiled an English booklet recording the experiences of foreign nationals during last April's powerful earthquakes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2017
Pyongyang tells foreign journalists to prepare for 'big and important event'
Foreign journalists visiting North Korea have been told to prepare for a "big and important event" on Thursday, although there were no indications it was directly linked to tensions in the region over the isolated state's nuclear weapons program.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2017
Birth of the inept Trump Doctrine?
From Syria to North Korea, the Trump administration struggles to cope with the world, with China caught in the middle.

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