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JAPAN U 23

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 29, 2017
Abe and May agree to preserve free trade and unite on North Korea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and British counterpart Theresa May agree to preserve free trade and to cooperate more closely on pressuring North Korea to stand down.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Apr 29, 2017
Trade Barrier Wall
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2017
Diplomats hint at oil embargo if North Korea carries out more missile tests
Japan, South Korea and the United States will accelerate efforts to press China to mull possible new sanctions, including an oil ban, if North Korea carries out another nuclear test or launches a long-range ballistic missile, several diplomats have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2017
North Korea fails in latest test of ballistic missile
North Korea watches another ballistic missile test fizzle in its own territory, while Tokyo Metro plays up the drama by shutting down all its subway lines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2017
Japan presses South Korea to block statue plan honoring forced laborers
A Korean civic group's plan to honor forced laborers from the war with a statue at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul spurs Tokyo to ratchet up the pressure.
Figure Skating
Apr 28, 2017
Mao receives lifetime achievement award
Mao Asada was presented with a special lifetime achievement award at the Japan Skating Federation's annual awards ceremony Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2017
More Chinese naval ships sail through Miyako Strait
The Chinese Navy has again sent vessels through the Miyako Strait, a strategic entryway into the Western Pacific between the islands of Miyako and Okinawa, as part of drills, Chinese state-run media said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2017
Japanese fighter jets conduct joint drill with U.S. carrier off Okinawa
Fighter jets from the Air Self-Defense Force linked up with aircraft from the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group for joint drills Friday in waters east of Okinawa as the U.S. vessel steamed toward the Sea of Japan amid soaring tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2017
IAEA inspectors ready to return to North Korea if situation warrants it: Amano
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said Thursday that nuclear inspectors from the Geneva-based agency are ready to go back to North Korea at any time if there are political developments that warrant it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2017
In rare speech, novelist Murakami likens translating to a hobby
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, an accomplished translator and author whose works have been rendered into different languages for readers around the world, said in Shibuya, Tokyo, on Thursday that translation is "almost in the realm of a hobby" for him.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2017
Japan breaches international cap on annual Pacific bluefin catches
The government said Thursday that Japan has exceeded the annual limit on its catches of immature Pacific bluefin tuna, breaking an international commitment only two years after the regulation was introduced.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 27, 2017
Aoki rewrites record as oldest participant in JGTO
Isao Aoki rewrote his own record as the oldest golfer to play in the Japan Golf Tour Organization on Thursday after appearing in the first round of The Crowns at the age of 74 years, 7 months and 27 days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2017
Abe's Trumpian opportunity
Building a close and effective working relationship with the U.S. president is vital to Abe's effort to accelerate Japan's security policy reform.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 27, 2017
Japan, China to resume bilateral dialogue on finance in May
Japan and China are planning to discuss financial issues on May 7 in Yokohama in the first session of the bilateral dialogue in nearly two years, sources said Wednesday, reflecting a recent thaw in relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 27, 2017
U.S. to start moving Okinawa-based marines to Guam in 2024
The United States plans to transfer about 4,000 of 19,000 marines stationed in Okinawa Prefecture to Guam over a period from 2024 to 2028, the head of the U.S. Pacific Command said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2017
EU hurries to fill Trump trade void with Pacific partners Japan, Mercosur
Europe's claim to be the global champion of open trade and a counterweight to the threatened protectionism of U.S. President Donald Trump risks ringing hollow if it cannot sign a new Pacific free trade deal by the end of 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 26, 2017
For Japan and U.S., joint drills could signal the start of a new 'normal'
As the impasse with nuclear-armed North Korea reaches a critical juncture, Japan and the U.S. have seen their security bonds grow ever closer, conducting new naval exercises.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 26, 2017
Abe-Putin summit in Russia to spotlight territorial dispute and North Korean threat
From North Korea to scallops, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin have a wide range of items on their agenda when they meet Thursday in Moscow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2017
Abe's dreams and nightmares
The issue of North Korea is instructive for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Japan because the room for maneuver is limited and Japan is trapped.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 26, 2017
Seoul slams Tokyo's claim over Takeshima islets in diplomatic bluebook
South Korea on Tuesday protested Japan's fresh claim to sovereignty over a pair of rocky islets in the Sea of Japan, which have been under South Korean control for decades, and called on it to "immediately cease its futile attempt."
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
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.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
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.

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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.
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