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JAPAN

SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jun 25, 2015
Nadeshiko goalkeeper Yamane has dislocated shoulder
Nadeshiko Japan goalkeeper Erina Yamane is suffering from a dislocated shoulder but should be fit for the remainder of the Women's World Cup, coach Norio Sasaki said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jun 24, 2015
South Korean court orders Mitsubishi Heavy to pay Korean women for forced labor
The plaintiffs had been seeking compensation after being forced to work at Mitsubishi Heavy's factories in places such as Nagoya starting in 1944, when they were aged 13 to 15.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 24, 2015
The pathetic state of the DPJ
With the opposition camp, notably the DPJ, in tatters, everything is working to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's advantage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jun 24, 2015
Top U.N. official on human rights meets with former 'comfort women'
A top United Nations official on human rights has met with a group of former South Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's military brothels before and during World War II
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 24, 2015
Story of Japan's industrial rise deserves to be told, forced labor and all
Proposed Kyushu UNESCO sites could be a showcase for East Asian cooperation or festering points of contention.
JAPAN / History
Jun 24, 2015
Government to conduct DNA tests on more remains of war dead
The government will conduct DNA tests on more unidentified remains collected from World War II battlefields and internment areas, and store the results in a database, welfare ministry sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jun 24, 2015
Japan beats Netherlands to reach Women's World Cup quarterfinals
Defending champion Nadeshiko Japan reached the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over tournament debutant the Netherlands.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2015
Japan may hold G-7 finance meeting in Sendai before summit
The city of Sendai is the leading candidate to host a Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting prior to the industrialized countries' summit in Japan next year, government sources said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2015
Time to move bilateral ties forward
Japan and South Korea need to tackle their differences in earnest and move bilateral ties forward.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 23, 2015
Kokubo eyeing Kuroda for Premier 12
Japan skipper Hiroki Kokubo said Monday he is flirting with the idea of calling up the Hiroshima Carp's veteran right-hander Hiroki Kuroda for the inaugural Premier 12 this fall.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2015
Washington welcomes Tokyo-Seoul thaw on anniversary of ties
The U.S. government welcomed signs of improvement in strained relations between Japan and South Korea as they marked the 50 anniversary of their normalization of diplomatic ties.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 23, 2015
Tokyo museum showing Buddha statue drawings by Tohoku disaster survivors living in temporary housing
An art exhibit in Tokyo is showing 311 drawings of statues of Buddha by those who are still living in temporary housing in areas hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, NHK reported on Tuesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 22, 2015
JFA says search finds no record of World Cup payment
Japan found no record of any payment made to the South American confederation (CONMEBOL) during its bid for the 2002 World Cup hosting rights as alleged by a recent report from Spain, Japan Football Association president Kuniya Daini said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2015
Japan, South Korea mark 50 years of postwar ties
Tokyo and Seoul celebrate the 50th anniversary of postwar diplomatic ties, with the leaders of both countries attending ceremonies held in their respective nations.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 22, 2015
Future looking bright for Japanese men's basketball
It may not happen right away, but Japan's men's basketball looks set to go nowhere but up.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2015
Activist hedge fund TCI profits in private as Japan Tobacco says no
For four years a hedge fund urged one of Japan's oldest companies to raise its dividend, and each time the answer in public was no.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 21, 2015
Top envoys meet in pursuit of Japan-Korea thaw
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his South Korean counterpart, Yun Byung-se, agreed Sunday to step up their efforts to set up a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Park Geun-hye "at an appropriate time."
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2015
China's the reason why U.S. needs the TPP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will make the U.S. stronger in the cool war it's waging with China.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 21, 2015
Stop using the term 'sex slaves': Tokyo
Tokyo has demanded Seoul stop using the term "sex slaves" when referring to the "comfort women," Japan's euphemistic term for the tens of thousands of females who were forced to provide sex for Japanese troops before and during the war, sources close to Japan-South Korean relations said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2015
China, Japan discuss easing 3/11 curbs on food imports
A farm ministry official has met with a senior Chinese official in charge of food inspections to request that restrictions be eased of foods from areas tainted by radiation by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, sources said Sunday.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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