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JAPAN
Dec 14, 2016
Pyongyang slams U.N. report on abductions, separated families
North Korea on Tuesday denounced a U.N. report on alleged abductions of foreign nationals by Pyongyang and the many Korean families forcibly separated across the divided peninsula since the 1950s war.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2016
Australia-Japan high-level defense talks postponed
A high-level security dialogue between Japan and Australia scheduled for later this month in Tokyo has been postponed until early next year, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Tuesday, citing the ill health of Defense Minister Marise Payne.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 13, 2016
When Rene Redzepi brought Noma to Japan
In April 2014, chef Rene Redzepi was riding the crest of a wave. Noma, his iconic Copenhagen restaurant, had just been voted back to No. 1 on the World 50 Best list, cementing its place as one of the top global dining destinations. And then, at the awards ceremony, he dropped a bombshell announcement....
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2016
Japan, South Korea, U.S. to fully implement sanctions on North Korea
The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Tuesday to work closely on fully implementing the latest sanctions imposed on Pyongyang by the U.N. Security Council along with unilateral measures taken by the three allies.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2016
Japan-China-South Korea summit postponed until next year
Japan, China and South Korea have postponed until next year a trilateral summit that was to be held next week in Tokyo, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday amid the political turmoil in Seoul.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2016
Japan explores aid for Philippines to deal with drug addiction
The Japanese government has sent a team to the Philippines to conduct a five-day study on ways to cooperate with the sometimes violent anti-narcotics campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Dec 12, 2016
Cameron leads Frontiers to Japan X Bowl win over Seagulls
Colby Cameron completed 11 of 20 passes for 116 yards while Gino Gordon scored the game's only touchdown as the Fujitsu Frontiers defeated their archrival Obic Seagulls 16-3 on Monday in the Japan X Bowl for the X League championship.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2016
Japan denies Chinese allegations of dangerous conduct by ASDF fighter jets
Japan issues a strong protest over allegations that its fighter jets engaged in “dangerous and unprofessional” behavior against Chinese aircraft.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2016
Japan disputes China's claim ASDF fighters fired 'interference bomb'
Tokyo on Sunday disputed China's claim that two Japanese fighter jets fired what Beijing calls an "interference bomb" as Chinese military planes passed over the Miyako Strait in Okinawa Prefecture the previous day.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2016
Japan brushes off U.S. opposition to upcoming Abe-Putin summit in Tokyo
Japan has disregarded U.S. opposition to a planned bilateral summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tokyo later this week, diplomatic sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2016
Japanese, Chinese military aircraft engage in latest tit-for-tat moves in airspace above Western Pacific
China and Japan have continued their recent tit-for-tat moves in the airspace above the Western Pacific, with aircraft from the two Asian giants on Saturday again engaging in an apparently tense encounter over the high seas between Okinawa's main island and Miyako Island.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 10, 2016
Japan Table Tennis Association reveals plan to establish new league
The Japan Table Tennis Association's board approved Saturday a plan to establish a new league for professional and amateur players with an eye to launch it in the fall of 2018.
OLYMPICS
Dec 10, 2016
Murofushi expresses shock over McLaren Report findings
Former Olympian Koji Murofushi said Saturday that the McLaren Report released on Fridayby the World Anti-Doping Agency implicating over 1,000 Russian athletes in an institutional doping conspiracy was "shocking."
Japan Times
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Dec 10, 2016
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016
Trilateral summit with China, South Korea unlikely by year-end, Japan's top government spokesman says
A planned trilateral summit in Tokyo between Japan, China and South Korea is unlikely to be held by the end of this year, the top government spokesman said Saturday.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016
Ahead of Putin visit, Russia declines Japanese 'puppy-love diplomacy'
Russia appears to have snubbed a Japanese attempt at puppy-love diplomacy by declining a gift of a dog for President Vladimir Putin at a summit next week with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016
Valentine denies official talk of being offered Japan ambassador post by Trump
Ex-Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine says he has not been in contact with the Trump team amid reports he is under consideration to become the ambassador to Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016
Japan, China fail to make any progress during talks about Senkaku hotline
Japan and China on Friday failed to make a breakthrough in their negotiations toward the early implementation of a maritime hotline, aimed at averting accidental clashes in the East China Sea.
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Dec 9, 2016
Ski Association of Japan suspends snowboarders, staff after scandalous behavior
The Ski Association of Japan suspended all its scholarship holding snowboarders and staff members and set up a third-party investigation committee on Friday following a number of incidents involving the use of marijuana and underage consumption of alcohol.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 9, 2016
Review: Yoshiki at Tokyo International Forum
Despite being billed as a solo tour, X Japan's Yoshiki Hayashi's "Yoshiki Classical" tour is undoubtedly deeply rooted in the lore of one of the biggest rock acts of the country.
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.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' is an immersive journey into Murakami's world
“Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” incorporates six Murakami short stories from three books into a single intertwined narrative that centers on a trio of lonely Tokyoites.
CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say
The CrowdStrike offices in Sunnyvale, California, on Friday
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.
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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