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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 12, 2018
In Seoul talks, Japan and South Korea lawmakers agree to seek a denuclearized North Korea
Japanese and South Korean lawmakers agreed Monday to closely cooperate bilaterally, and also with the United States, toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the head of the Lower House said.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2018
Switzerland all but ends Japan's hopes of women's ice hockey medal
Japan fought hard but was unable to overcome Switzerland in the women's ice hockey competition on Monday, falling 3-1 in its second preliminary round match and seeing its hopes of advancing all but dashed at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 12, 2018
Pence raises prospect of U.S. talks with North Korea amid pressure campaign
In what could amount to a significant recalibration of its stance toward nuclear-armed North Korea, the United States has said it is open to talks with the isolated country, Vice President Mike Pence said in an interview published Sunday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2018
NBC boots Ramo over insensitive comment on Japanese-Korean ties at Pyeongchang Games
NBC commentator Joshua Cooper Ramo, who offended residents during coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics opening ceremony, has been taken off the air.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 12, 2018
Japan urges Singapore to enforce UNSC sanctions against North Korea
Foreign Minister Taro Kono urged his Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan, to ensure that U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea are implemented.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2018
Dutchman Sven Kramer bags speedskating gold; Japanese duo far back but win pairing
The Netherlands' Sven Kramer skated to his third consecutive men's 5,000-meter Olympic gold at the Pyeongchang Games on Sunday, further confirming his place among the greats of the sport.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 11, 2018
Japan worried Korean thaw will melt united front against Pyongyang
The government is worried that Seoul's rapid thaw with Pyongyang will undermine the international pressure campaign to denuclearize North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 11, 2018
Divide and conquer? North Korean 'charm offensive' likely to exacerbate fissures in U.S. alliance
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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018
Sweden scores decisive goal in third period against Smile Japan in tournament opener
Smile Japan suffered a 2-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening Group B preliminary-round match at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Saturday night.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Feb 10, 2018
Smoke & Mirror Myth
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2018
New group to promote agricultural tourism in rural Japan
An association has been set up to promote minpaku private lodgings in farming, mountain and fishing villages in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2018
Abe and Moon show unity as Winter Games open
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in affirmed their stance of raising pressure on North Korea in talks Friday ahead of the opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018
SoftBank, Aeon and Yahoo Japan mull online shopping business as Son works on ride-hailing app with China's Didi
SoftBank Group Corp., Aeon Co. and Yahoo Japan Corp. are considering launching a joint online shopping business to catch up to U.S. online retail giant Amazon.com Inc., a source close to the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018
Japan sounds Brexit alarm: We cannot continue in U.K. without profit
Japan's ambassador to Britain tells Prime Minister Teresa May that Nissan, SoftBank, Nomura and other companies will likely leave if post-Brexit trade barriers make them unprofitable.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2018
Japan sits in third place midway through opening round of team competition
Japan is in third place at the halfway point of the first round of the figure skating team event on Friday with 13 points, behind Canada (17) and the United States (14).
Japan Times
SUMO
Feb 8, 2018
New third-party committee to investigate every Japan Sumo Association member
In response to successive scandals involving physical violence, the Japan Sumo Association announced Thursday that a third-party committee has convened and will question every member of the JSA.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2018
Amid Olympic detente, Pence talks tough
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence talks up the Japan-U.S. alliance and Washington's resolve to dismantle North Korea's arsenal, during a visit to Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2018
Olympic diplomacy: VIP seating plan a headache for Pyeongchang's opening party
The neighbors don't get along but you are still obliged to invite them all to the party. So where do they all sit?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 7, 2018
Kim Jong Un sister to visit South Korea as part of Olympic delegation
In a stunning move, North Korea will dispatch the powerful younger sister of leader Kim Jong Un as part of a high-level delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the South, Seoul said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2018
Abe and Pence say no divide on North Korea during Tokyo meeting, warn against Pyongyang’s ‘smile diplomacy’
Amid signs of a gradual thaw in inter-Korean relations, Prime Minister Abe and visiting U.S. Vice President Pence reaffirm the policy of maintaining “maximum pressure” on North Korea.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
Accident halts Tokaido Shinkansen services between Hamamatsu and Nagoya
Workers engage in restoration work on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, where two maintenance trains had derailed on Monday.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Tiny Japanese startup is bringing AI dating to the masses
Goki Kusunoki, CEO and co-founder of Samansa, with the company's Loverse app in Tokyo on May 10. The app allows interaction only with generative artificial intelligence.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Why Japanese researchers are looking to submarine cables for faster tsunami warnings
Lamposts and other signs throughout Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, display warnings, evacuation routes and measurements of height above sea level. The town has been hit by eight tsunami in its recorded history.
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
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.

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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
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