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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2016
U.S. Pacific forces commander Harris to discuss North Korea, China during Japan visit
The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific is planning to visit Japan next month and is likely to discuss with Japanese leaders China's growing maritime assertiveness as well as North Korea's nuclear test earlier this month, diplomatic sources said Sunday.
SOCCER
Jan 17, 2016
Former Nadeshiko forward Maruyama to retire
Former Nadeshiko Japan striker Karina Maruyama is set to hang up her boots at the end of the upcoming season, she said Saturday in a post on her Twitter account.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 17, 2016
Japan routs Thailand to advance to Asian Under-23 quarterfinals
Japan swept aside Thailand 4-0 on Saturday to secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the Asian Under-23 Championship, the continent's final qualifying competition for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 17, 2016
Japan hails Tsai's election victory, hopes for stronger ties with Taiwan
Tokyo hopes to strengthen relations with Taipei following the victory of Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ing-wen in Taiwan's presidential elections.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 16, 2016
Cold Wars
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 15, 2016
World Cup-winning 'keeper Kaihori announces retirement
Nadeshiko Japan goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori announced her retirement through her club INAC Kobe Leonessa on Friday at the age of 29, saying she had passed her physical peak.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jan 15, 2016
100 years of Japanese beauty in one minute
Cut is setting its lens on Japan as it shows the dramatic changes Japanese women have gone through in the past century.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2016
Japan 'sponsorship money' to IAAF may have swayed 2020 Games bid decision: report
In a report released Thursday by the World Anti-Doping Agency, an independent commission mentioned evidence that several million dollars in sponsorship money reportedly paid by Japan to the International Association of Athletics Federations may have swayed then-IAAF chief Lamine Diack to favor Tokyo's...
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2016
LDP lawmaker retracts statement that 'comfort women' were prostitutes
The remarks by Yoshitaka Sakurada, a former senior vice minister, were slammed by South Korea as 'nonsensical and ignorant.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2016
JAXA 'surprised' by response to stress test trial
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said it was surprised at the number of people who submitted applications to take part in a two-week trial to test stress levels in a closed environment that will simulate conditions on the International Space Station.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2016
Japan, S. Korea, U.S. to push for new sanctions against North
Top nuclear envoys from Japan, South Korea and the United States have agreed to push for "meaningful and new sanctions" in response to North Korea's latest globally condemned nuclear test, according to U.S. envoy Sung Kim.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 13, 2016
Japan-South Korea anti-piracy drill went ahead unannounced before 'comfort women' talks
Japan did not announce an anti-piracy drill it conducted with South Korea in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in late December due to concerns that doing so could impede bilateral negotiations to resolve the so-called "comfort women" issue, a senior Japanese government official said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 13, 2016
As Okinawa confronts dioxin, Vietnam offers lessons
Health monitoring and safety measures are urged as U.S. military denials fly in the face of mounting evidence of contamination on the island.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 13, 2016
U.S.-Philippine military deal ruling likely to bolster Tokyo's ties with Manila
A top-court ruling may bolster Manila's security ties with Tokyo as it grapples with an increasingly bellicose Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 13, 2016
Japan can endure yen's gains, says Kuroda's former deputy
While Japan has breathing space before the yen's gains become a serious problem for the economy, policymakers are unlikely to stand by should it climb too fast or if key inflation measures slump, according to Takatoshi Ito, a former colleague of central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 13, 2016
Japan, South Korea seek to deepen economic ties after 'comfort women' deal
Japan and South Korea discussed economic cooperation in high-level talks Tuesday amid a thaw in bilateral relations since a landmark deal was reached last month to help resolve a long-standing dispute over the "comfort women" procured for Japan's wartime military brothels.
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2016
Panel to ease rules for paid accommodation in private homes
A panel of experts set up by Japan's health ministry and tourism agency have agreed to ease regulations regarding paid accommodation in private homes as the number of overseas visitors to Japan continues to surge.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 13, 2016
North Korea turns more erratic as Kim's inner circle shrinks
Days after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test, its official television network showed the No. 2 man in the regime, 60-something Gen. Hwang Pyong So, kneeling and covering his mouth to address leader Kim Jong Un, who nodded in his seat as he turned his face away.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2016
Can China avoid turning Japanese?
Beijing is acting like Tokyo, circa 1998, and courting Japanization instead of much needed reforms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2016
Analysis finds North Korea faked footage showing submarine-launched missile test
Footage of a North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test released by Pyongyang two days after it announced it had conducted the country's fourth nuclear test last week was faked, according to an analysis by a California-based think tank.

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