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JAPAN U 23

EDITORIALS
Mar 12, 2014
Reducing PM2.5 pollutants
Recent spikes in the concentration of so-called PM2.5 air pollutants over wide areas of Japan once again raise alarms over the potential health risks from the small particles.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Mar 12, 2014
Bump of Chicken x Hatsune Miku, plus two other 'must-see' J-pop music videos
Besides news of a Bump of Chicken and Hatsune Miku collaboration, check out the latest from Babymetal and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2014
Japanese jingoism won't help Fukushima's refugees
The Abe government's inability to handle its crisis at home belies its global ambitions.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 11, 2014
JAFA names candidates for worlds
The Japan American Football Association began the first step for the 2015 world championship in Stockholm, announcing the 85 candidates to make the national team on Monday night.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 11, 2014
BOJ maintains ultraeasy monetary policy, economic assessment
The Bank of Japan said Tuesday it will maintain its ultraeasy monetary policy and keep unchanged its assessment of the economy for the sixth consecutive month, saying it has "continued to recover moderately" based on the judgment that deflation is disappearing.
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2014
BOJ forced into treasury bill binge amid failure to spur demand for loans
The Bank of Japan's failure to spur demand for its cheap loans is forcing it to buy more treasury bills rather than make more productive asset purchases.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 9, 2014
Clarify your role, prepare before a disaster strikes
When she first arrived in Japan from Ireland in 2008, Sarah Hickey was mostly concerned with adjusting to her new life in Fukushima Prefecture. The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme placed her in Iwaki, which is itself a large city, but she found herself near the coast in less metropolitan...
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Mar 9, 2014
Anne Frank
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 8, 2014
Still hunting shadows three years after 3/11
One of the great statistical mysteries that persist several years after a natural disaster is the figure that appears without fail each month in columns representing the number of people that are still missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2014
China's top diplomat denounces Japan's take on historical issues
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday criticized Japan's leaders for mishandling historical issues, saying their recent words and deeds are running counter to the spirit the two countries shared when they normalized diplomatic relations in 1972.
COMMENTARY
Mar 8, 2014
A student's responsibility for education
It's good that Japan is open to improving its system of education, but it may want to consider the disadvantages of the American approach that practically exempts students of responsibility for their education.
SOCCER
Mar 8, 2014
Iwabuchi on target in Nadeshiko win
Mana Iwabuchi scored a first-half winner as women's world champion and London Olympic silver medalist Japan beat Denmark 1-0 at the Algarve Cup on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2014
China gains from U.S.-Russia face-off
The clear geopolitical winner from the U.S.-Russian face-off over Ukraine will be an increasingly muscular China, which harps on historical grievances — real or imaginary — to justify its claims to territories and fishing areas long held by other Asian states.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 7, 2014
Mending Japan-S. Korea ties
The downward spiral in relations between Tokyo and Seoul over history issues cannot continue. But both should not expect the U.S. to mediate their dispute.
EDITORIALS
Mar 7, 2014
Enormous tasks ahead for China
As Premier Li Keqiang kicks off the National People's Congress, Japan, for its part, needs to think about developing a coolheaded strategy for dealing with perceived Chinese territorial and political provocations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 7, 2014
Nagoya students give up time for 3/11 survivors
This month marks the third anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 6, 2014
Nadeshiko Japan, U.S. draw in Algarve opener
Nadeshiko Japan failed to avenge their loss to the United States in the 2012 London Olympic gold medal match, but did manage to draw the world's top women's team 1-1 in their Algarve Cup opener on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 6, 2014
East Asia should build resilience through disaster-relief cooperation
The president of Soka Gakkai International urges Japan, China and South Korea to take the initiative in building a model of cooperation that will serve to mutually strengthen regional resilience to extreme-weather events and other disasters.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 6, 2014
Kawasaki commemorates those lost on 3/11
Toro Nagashi, or "lantern floating" is a traditional custom involving the release of candlelit paper lanterns into a river to symbolize the guiding of the souls of the deceased toward peace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2014
China's civilian fleet is a potent force asserting sovereignty in disputed seas
From harassing Filipino fishing boats and monitoring oil exploration off Vietnam to playing cat-and-mouse with the Japan Coast Guard, China's expanding fleet of civilian patrol vessels have become the enforcers in disputed Asian waters.

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