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JAPAN U 23

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JAPAN
Dec 24, 2013
Man's calling to promote Japan-South Korea ties
Having majored in chemistry and played American football at university, Tomoyuki Banba never imagined he would lead an organization to promote relations between Japan and South Korea in the future.
EDITORIALS
Dec 22, 2013
Abe's second strike against freedoms
On the heels of the enactment of the state secrets protection law, the Abe administration is preparing a bill that would criminalize the act of 'conspiracy' for the first time.
EDITORIALS
Dec 22, 2013
Reducing the toll on taxpayers
As government subsidies for discounted expressway tolls are set to be scaled back in April, the current scheme that relies heavily on taxpayer money should be replaced with a more sustainable one that takes into account the need to renovate aging infrastructure this century.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 22, 2013
Secrecy Grinch
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 21, 2013
Upbeat in the face of adversity
Twenty-four-year-old Yura Tsutsumi was first attracted to Yuta Suzuki after seeing how positive he was in everyday life.
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2013
Japan hits top in use of apps
Japan may have become the world's top country for generating mobile app revenue, but this brave new world poses dangers to unwary customers.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 21, 2013
Terrorists unite: All you have to lose is your freedom
Everyone had been wondering when the real Shinzo Abe would bare the dark recesses of his political soul. There had been some glimpses, but with Abenomics in a swoon amid growing skepticism about its sustainability, Japan's prime minister finally ripped off his mask as he rammed secrecy legislation through...
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BASKETBALL
Dec 21, 2013
FIBA warns JBA about problems
FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann has advised the Japan Basketball Association to resolve issues that exist inside the nation's basketball circles or face greater problems in the future, according to Japanese media reports.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2013
Abe tries to speed up Fukushima recovery
The Abe administration on Friday aired new policies for speeding up recovery from the 2011 Fukushima disaster that include more financial aid for Tokyo Electric Power Co. and more support for nuclear evacuees seeking new lives elsewhere.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2013
Work on Rokkasho fuel reprocessing plant to be 'completed' by October
Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said Thursday it expects its spent fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho village, Aomori Prefecture, to pass the state's safety assessment and be ready for operation in October 2014.
EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2013
Defense buildup won't bring security
With the adoption of Japan's first comprehensive guideline for security policy and diplomacy, the Abe Cabinet appears to operate under the illusion that the use of force ultimately could resolve the difficult situation the nation finds itself in.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 19, 2013
Broken Your Party
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2013
New rules for spent fuel reprocessing in effect
Tougher safety standards are introduced for spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plants and other facilities handling nuclear fuel, based on the lessons learned from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2013
Grateful granddaughter sheds light on Japan-Russia goodwill voyage
A woman whose grandparents were saved by a Japanese vessel during the 1917 Russian Revolution spent years searching for the identity of the ship's captain and in the process has shed light on a little-known story.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 17, 2013
Kameda camp interrogated over title fight outcome
The Japan Boxing Commission on Tuesday questioned representatives of boxer Daiki Kameda about how the fighter retained his IBF super flyweight title despite losing his fight on Dec. 3.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2013
So far, so good for 'Abenomics'
Give the first year of 'Abenomics' an 'E' for effort, as the 'third arrow' of the plan — long-term growth strategy — cannot yet be fairly assessed. Hopefully bureaucratic resistance to deregulation will soften in the coming year.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2013
Fault under reactor to be checked once more
The Nuclear Regulation Authority may send experts to the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture to further study a geologic fault that the NRA determined in May to be active, sources said.
EDITORIALS
Dec 16, 2013
Defaulting to the old ways
The Abe administration seems to be reverting to an old energy policy by revisiting an old policymaking process, despite the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2013
MHI maintains wartime reparations issue settled
The president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said the company will maintain its stance that wartime compensation issues related to Korean workers forcibly conscripted as laborers have already been settled.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 15, 2013
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