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JAPAN U 23

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2017
U.S. complains to China about North Korea's attendance at Silk Road summit
The United States warned China on Friday that North Korea's attendance at a weekend summit on China's new Silk Road could affect the participation of other countries, casting a shadow over Beijing's biggest diplomatic event of the year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2017
LDP exec Nikai to attend Beijing forum, deliver letter from Abe to Xi
A veteran member of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will attend an international economic forum opening Sunday in Beijing, and plans to deliver a letter from Abe to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2017
Defense chief Inada censures U.S. parachuting drill at Kadena
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on Friday expressed displeasure with a recent U.S. parachuting drill at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa and said it might have flouted a bilateral accord.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2017
Girl, 1, becomes Japan's youngest lung transplant recipient
A 1-year-old girl became the youngest lung transplant recipient in Japan on Thursday after being given the organs from a brain-dead boy, according to a hospital in Okayama Prefecture that performed the surgery.
JAPAN / Society
May 11, 2017
Labor ministry names and shames businesses that exploit workers despite warnings
In a first, the labor ministry publishes the names of 334 “black companies” warned about excessive overtime or other violations online, including Dentsu, Panasonic and Japan Post.
JAPAN
May 11, 2017
U.S. holds another nighttime parachuting drill at Kadena despite Okinawa opposition
The U.S. military on Wednesday conducted a nighttime parachuting drill at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa's main island for the second time in just over two weeks despite local opposition and a request from the Japanese defense bureau to suspend it.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2017
Protectionism, climate off agenda but high in minds at G-7 finance meeting
Europe, Japan and Canada hope a G7 meeting in Italy this week will give them a better picture of U.S. President Donald Trump's direction on key policies that he has yet to spell out.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
May 10, 2017
'The Bachelor' is looking for love in Japan
There comes a moment of truth in every episode of reality-dating series "The Bachelor" when the handsome and wealthy bachelor must eliminate at least one of the 25 women vying for his affection during a "rose ceremony."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 9, 2017
Keeping up with the Joneses, Edo style
The Edo Period (1603-1868) is renowned for the flourishing of material culture — a time when major advances and innovations in Japanese folk crafts and design were prized by the burgeoning commoner class of Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Osaka.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 9, 2017
China cries 'fake news' in reaction to report about U.S. Navy chief Harris
China's Foreign Ministry has labeled as "fake news and not worth refuting" a report that Beijing urged Washington to fire the top U.S. naval commander in the Pacific in return for boosted pressure on North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2017
Japan vows to help energy and urban development in Vietnam
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said their countries will cooperate further on infrastructure projects in areas such as urban development and energy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 8, 2017
North Korea detains second U.S. citizen in two weeks as experts fear arrests becoming part of new normal
The arrest of a U.S. citizen by North Korea on Saturday — the second of an American national in two weeks — could be a prelude to more provocations by Pyongyang amid already surging tensions on the Korean Peninsula, an expert on the regime of leader Kim Jong Un has said.
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JAPAN
May 8, 2017
Vandalized statue of Japanese engineer in Taiwan repaired
A ceremony was held in Tainan Sunday to mark the completion of repair of the vandalized statue of a Japanese engineer who made great contributions to the agricultural development in southern Taiwan during Japan's colonial rule.
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CULTURE / Books
May 6, 2017
'Press Freedom in Contemporary Japan': Persuasive and important but incomplete
May 3 marks the United Nations' World Press Freedom Day, an annual reminder of the necessity of unfettered media in the maintenance of healthy societies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2017
Japanese, Chinese finance chiefs meet for first time since in nearly two years
The finance chiefs of Japan and China resumed their bilateral dialogue for the first time in two years Saturday, agreeing to deepen economic and financial ties.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
May 6, 2017
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BUSINESS
May 6, 2017
U.S. trade body says steel product from Japan, other nations 'injured' industry
The U.S. International Trade Commission has said it has determined that imports of a steel product from Japan and seven other economies and sold in the United States at less than fair value have "materially injured" the U.S. steel industry and antidumping duty orders will be issued on imports of the...
Japan Times
Rugby
May 5, 2017
Brave Blossoms boss Joseph expects stellar performance against Hong Kong
Japan looks to all but wrap up the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship on Saturday when it faces Hong Kong at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.
SOCCER
May 5, 2017
Nadeshiko's Kumagai signs contract extension with Lyon
Nadeshiko Japan defender Saki Kumagai signed a three-year extension with Lyon through June 2020, the women's European Champions League holder announced Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 5, 2017
Anti-Japanese rhetoric of South Korean presidential campaign won't survive geopolitical reality, experts say
Given the political realities of the region, experts aren't worried about the tough anti-Japanese rhetoric coming out of the South Korean presidential election.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals