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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2016
Japan, Norway agree to cooperate on whaling, Arctic research
Japan and Norway have agreed to step up cooperation on whaling as well as research and development of the Arctic.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 18, 2016
Why Japan and India must be partners in Myanmar
A Japan-India partnership on major projects in Myanmar can help reduce the salience of Chinese influence there.
EDITORIALS
Oct 18, 2016
SDF's expanding missions
Lawmakers in the Diet should once again scrutinize how far the administration intends to expand the SDF's overseas missions under Abe's call for 'proactive contribution to peace' and how that should be controlled.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2016
Japan denies reported plan to jointly administer Russian-held islands
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Monday denied a media report that the government is discussing jointly administering with Russia the disputed islands off Hokkaido as it seeks a breakthrough deal on a row that has prevented the two nations from inking a peace treaty to formally end World War...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 17, 2016
Abe-Putin summit to open door to isle row solution
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Russian resort town of Sochi in May, they agreed on one thing: the need for a new approach to settling the dispute over four islands off Hokkaido.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2016
Never-say-die attitude takes Fighters to Japan Series
Hokkaido Nippon Ham slugger Sho Nakata knew what he had to do when the Pacific League champion was trailing four runs behind the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks after the first inning of a crucial postseason game Sunday to decide who will advance to the Japan Series — never give up.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2016
Fighters rally to down Hawks, punch ticket to Japan Series
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters overcame a first-inning four-run deficit to reach the Japan Series on Sunday, defeating the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 7-4 at Sapporo Dome in Game 5 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2016
Japan-based U.S. aircraft carrier wraps up joint drills with South Korean Navy
The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier was due Sunday to call at Busan, South Korea, after almost a week of maneuvers with South Korea's navy.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Oct 15, 2016
Abdication Ab Edication
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2016
Japan and Mongolia agree to strengthen ties further
Mongolian Prime Minister Jargaltulga Erdenebat and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Friday during talks in Tokyo to accelerate ongoing efforts to draw up a 2017-21 action plan to strengthen bilateral ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2016
ASDF scrambled against Chinese aircraft over 400 times from April to September
The Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets against Chinese aircraft approaching Japanese airspace a record 407 times in the first half of fiscal 2016.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2016
Japan holding back payment to UNESCO
Japan is facing an uphill battle in its attempt to wield influence at UNESCO.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2016
China brushes off Japan's protest over maritime gas exploration
China is brushing off a diplomatic protest by Japan over gas exploration in the East China Sea.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 13, 2016
Nakada expected to take over as Japan women's volleyball coach
Masayoshi Manabe, who managed the Japan women's volleyball team to an Olympic bronze medal, will step down and likely be replaced by Kumi Nakada, a source said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 12, 2016
At last, Japan and Russia are drawing closer
Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin, both nationalist hawks, may be in a position to cut a deal that more moderate predecessors never could.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2016
Seoul to post marines near Japan-claimed Takeshima
South Korea's Marine Corps Command plans to station a combat unit on the eastern island of Ulleung from 2018 in a bid to help deal with North Korea's military threats, the military command said in a report to parliament on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2016
Tokyo to delay decision on new SDF peacekeeper duties in restive South Sudan
Japan is seeking to spend more time than earlier planned to assess the situation in South Sudan and other issues before deciding whether to assign its Self-Defense Forces members to new tasks during U.N. peacekeeping operations there, government sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 11, 2016
Abe considering collecting North Korean missile debris in Japan's exclusive economic zone
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government is 'seriously considering' collecting the debris of North Korean ballistic missiles that have fallen in waters near Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 11, 2016
Russia requests Japan's cooperation on farm exports and energy
Russia has requested Japan's support for agricultural exports and energy development as part of intensifying negotiations on bilateral economic cooperation ahead of President Vladimir Putin's talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in December, according to sources.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2016
China appears to push back on U.S. bid to choke North Korea coal exports
China appears to have pushed back on a U.S. bid to close a U.N. loophole that allows North Korea to export coal for "livelihood purposes," saying the well-being of North Koreans is a priority in negotiations on possible new U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang.

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