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JAPAN

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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Aug 6, 2016
Helicopter Money
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2016
Trump rips U.S. defense of Japan as one-sided, too expensive
Donald Trump blasted as unfair U.S. defense tie-ups with NATO, South Korea and Japan, a reprise of comments that have earned him scorn by many in the national security community.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2016
China slams Japan's defense minister for ducking Nanking Massacre questions
China on Friday accused Japan's new defense minister of recklessly misrepresenting history after she declined to say whether Japanese troops massacred civilians in China during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2016
Putin to meet Abe, South Korean president in early September
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the first days of September, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2016
First squadron of F-35 jets combat-ready: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday declared an initial squadron of Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35A fighter jets ready for combat, marking a major milestone for a program that has faced cost overruns and delays.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2016
China puts Japan in cross hairs with blistering, sustained attack over alleged role in sea ruling
China has claimed to have unmasked Japanese malfeasance and "manipulation" amid a campaign to discredit an international tribunal ruling two weeks ago that largely invalidated Beijing's claims to most of the South China Sea.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 2, 2016
Tokyo will host two rounds of 2017 WBC
Samurai Japan's quest to reclaim the World Baseball Classic title will begin in the nation's capital.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2016
The Bank of Japan bartender yells 'last call'
The Bank of Japan governor is right to cut off officials and investors getting drunk on the punchbowl of liquidity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2016
Plan for new Korean school in Tokyo threatened by Koike election
Yuriko Koike could complicate already strained Japan-South Korea ties if she follows through with her promise to kill a plan to lease a property in Shinjuku Ward for use as a Korean school.

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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