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JAPAN U 23

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JAPAN / History
Nov 6, 2015
UNESCO eyes improvement in documentary listing system after Japan objects to Nanking Massacre papers
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova made the comments during a meeting with culture minister Hiroshi Hase in Paris on Friday, according to Hase.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2015
Japanese monitoring team arrives in Yangon ahead of historic Myanmar general election
A delegation of Japanese election monitors arrived in Yangon on Friday afternoon, ahead of Myanmar's general election on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2015
Japan weighs course of action in disputed South China Sea
As tension mounts in the South China Sea over the U.S. military's recent patrol challenging China's territorial claims there, speculation has centered on what action Japan may take in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2015
South Korea urges rapid action on 'comfort women' row
A senior South Korean official on Friday urged Japan to waste no time in presenting acceptable proposals for ending a festering dispute over wartime sex slaves.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2015
Japan defense vessel to stop at Vietnam naval base in South China Sea
Japanese and Vietnamese defense chiefs agreed Friday that a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel can make a port call at a strategic Vietnamese naval base.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2015
Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko meet with Japanese immigrants in Brazil
Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko on Thursday honored Japanese immigrants in Brazil for the role they have played in building ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Nov 6, 2015
Indignant Japan urges UNESCO to overhaul procedures after Nanjing records flap
The government has weighed in again over UNESCO's acceptance of Chinese records of a wartime atrocity, demanding improved procedures.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2015
Samurai Japan whips Puerto Rico in Premier 12 warmup
Kenta Maeda struck out eight of the 10 batters he faced for Japan in Thursday's 8-3 Premier 12 warmup win over Puerto Rico, but it was another story for Shohei Otani, who is slated to start Sunday's opener.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2015
Tokyo mulls trilateral summit close to G-7 next May
The government is considering holding the next trilateral summit involving Japan, China and South Korea next May, the same month Japan hosts the Group of Seven summit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2015
Nuclear operator seeks restart despite active fault under plant
Japan Atomic Power Co. on Thursday filed a formal request for nuclear regulators to conduct safety screening on the Fukui Prefecture plant.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2015
Japan Post's epochal IPO
Japan Post's $12 billion listing is a symbol of the bold change that needs to be embraced to rejuvenate Asia's second largest economy.
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JAPAN
Nov 5, 2015
NRA's 'new management' call for Monju reactor proves divisive
Two decades after a sodium leak and fire shut it down and nearly six decades after it was first conceived, the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, suffered another blow Wednesday when the Nuclear Regulation Authority called for it to be turned over to another operator.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2015
Japan, China agree to maritime communication mechanism to prevent conflict
The defense ministers of Japan and China have agreed in their first talks since June 2011 that defense exchanges and the early launch of a maritime communication mechanism will be important in preventing accidental clashes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 5, 2015
Park-Abe reconciliation comes on heels of TPP, China-Japan thaw
The recently sealed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, Washington's urging for better relations with Tokyo and a thaw in ties between Japan and China appear to be why South Korea's leader decided to meet with her Japanese counterpart at last.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Musk's made-in-USA SpaceX vies in crowded, Russia-powered field for $3.5 billion NASA contract
Less than a decade after its first rocket launch, Elon Musk's SpaceX finds itself in an unfamiliar position.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Japan, five TPP partners agree to review terms after seven years
Japan has agreed with five of the 12 nations involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative to launch talks, if requested, on their terms of agreement seven years after the pact's ratification, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Honda profit falls short of estimates amid Takata-related outlays, domestic demand slump
Honda Motor Co. reported quarterly profit that missed analysts' estimates on quality-related expenses and slumping demand in Japan.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 5, 2015
Part of UNESCO pitch? Seoul seeks to create 'comfort women' research institute, museum: paper
The South Korean government is working toward establishing a research institute with a history museum archiving and exhibiting materials concerning females forced to work in Japanese military brothels during the war, a South Korean newspaper reported online Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 4, 2015
Japan Post goes public, shares soar above offering prices
The final phase of government plans to privatize postal services gets off to a good start as shares in three new companies soar above their offering prices.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2015
Nuclear regulator urges new Monju reactor operator to enhance safety
Japan's regulatory body opts to urge the science minister for a new entity to run a trouble-prone prototype fast-breeder reactor, after insufficient progress in safety management.

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