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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2016
Japan protests Chinese drilling ship activity near East China Sea gas fields
The government has lodged a protest with Beijing after it found a Chinese drilling ship moored and engaging in suspicious activity near gas fields in the East China Sea, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2016
Abenomic's secret success
Japan's economy may be doing significantly better lately than the national statistics seem to suggest.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2016
Nakazaki, Yanagita withdraw from Samurai Japan squad
Hiroshima Carp closer Shota Nakazaki and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita pulled out of Japan's friendlies against Mexico and the Netherlands due to injuries, the national team said Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2016
Carp to retire Kuroda's No. 15
The Hiroshima Carp are set to retire the No. 15 shirt worn by retired right-hander Hiroki Kuroda, the Central League club's owner Hajime Matsuda said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2016
Security, economics likely to move isle row forward at Abe-Putin summit
A meeting just over a month away could finally bring progress to a dispute over a group of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands that has prevented the countries from signing a peace treaty to end World War II.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2016
Fighters live up to name in claiming Japan Series title
The Hokkaido Ham Fighters' never-say-die attitude culminated in a Japan Series title on Saturday night in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2016
Japan mulls deal to retrieve Russian-held isles by banning U.S. military from using them
Tokyo might promise Moscow that returning the disputed islands off Hokkaido to Japan will not mean that U.S. military forces will be stationed there in line with Japan-U.S. security arrangements, diplomatic sources have said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2016
Fighters wrap up Japan Series title with dramatic eighth-inning fireworks
A pitcher getting it done on the mound and at the plate helped the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters bring home a championship, just like everyone expected.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2016
East Asia trade chiefs vow to promote free trade talks
The trade chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea agreed in a trilateral meeting Saturday to promote negotiations on free trade and cooperation in the energy sector.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Oct 29, 2016
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SOCCER
Oct 29, 2016
Ex-Japan defender Ichikawa set to retire
Former Japan defender Daisuke Ichikawa will hang up his boots at the end of this season, his fourth-tier Japan Football League club Vanraure Hachinohe said on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2016
U.S. challenges China's imports of North Korean coal amid U.N. sanctions
China's imports of North Korean coal run counter to global sanctions, a senior U.S. official said Saturday, adding that a U.S. missile system deployed in South Korea should "motivate" Beijing to pressure Pyongyang over its nuclear program.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2016
Plan to develop Russian cities emerges in Japan-Russia economic proposal
Japan and Russia will set up a working group that includes Japanese firms with cutting-edge technology to improve living conditions in Russian cities by upgrading public transport and waste disposal facilities, sources close to the matter said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2016
Starters Nomura, Masui slated to square off in Game 6
One win away from his team's first Japan Series pennant in 10 years, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama has opted not to start ace Shohei Otani in Saturday's Game 6 at Mazda Stadium.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2016
Ishinomaki to appeal ruling over tsunami deaths of school students
The city's mayor says it will appeal a court ruling ordering it to pay, together with Miyagi Prefecture, u00a51.4 billion in damages.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 28, 2016
Abe's risky game with Russia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is going to great lengths to achieve a diplomatic breakthrough with Russia — perhaps too great.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2016
CPI logs seventh consecutive drop in September as weak spending clouds BOJ inflation outlook
Core consumer prices fell for the seventh month straight and household spending slumped in September, endorsing the Bank of Japan's view it will take more time for inflation to accelerate to its 2 percent target as the economy stagnates.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2016
China accuses Japan of endangering its military aircraft
China has accused Japan of "unprofessional and dangerous" provocations — including radar lock-ons of military aircraft — amid a record spike in scrambles by the Air Self-Defense Force.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2016
Unsung hero Bass having sensational postseason for Fighters
For three consecutive games, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters kept the Hiroshima Carp within striking distance. Each time, the Pacific League champions mounted successful comeback victories, taking a 3-2 lead in the Japan Series in the process.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2016
South Korea, Japan to resume talks on military information-sharing pact
South Korea has decided to restart talks with Japan on signing a bilateral agreement on sharing sensitive military information, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said Thursday.

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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.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals