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JR EAST

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2017
The perils of excessive moralism in foreign policy
The liberal moralistic approach to foreign affairs can be welcome, but there is also an obligation to find the causes of the seemingly immoral behavior of the other side.
EDITORIALS
Jan 4, 2017
Tel Aviv's choice
Having an uncritical friend in the White House may not lead to the result expected by the Netanyahu government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2017
The Trump era may be better for Palestinians
The Trump presidency could be the push that Palestinians need to liberate themselves from the weight of an overbearing, arrogant and futile U.S. foreign policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2017
Israel throws a U.N. tantrum
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had only himself to blame for the U.S. decision to not veto a U.N. resolution criticising Israel's settlements in occupied Palestinian territory.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 20, 2016
Putin's oil and gas deals magnify military power in Middle East
After reinventing itself as a major power in the Middle East by force in Syria, Russia is now using its other strong suit, energy, to expand its influence across the region.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2016
China making big diplomat gains in Egypt
China is advancing to the center of the geopolitical stage just as — if not because — American and European leadership seems to be retreating into the wings.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 3, 2016
The British connection
While Brexit may have muddied the waters separating Japan and Britain, the design collaborations between the two island nations are still strong.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2016
Why Tunisia's path looks brighter than Egypt's
Egypt and Tunesia both underwent regime five years ago and face similar economic problems, but Tunesia's embrace of political inclusion means it could soon be on the path to a healthy recovery.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2016
An economic ultimatum for the Arab world
To end regional turmoil, the Arab world must embrace an inclusive merit-based economic system.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2016
China again sends fighter jets, bombers through sensitive strait south of Okinawa
Chinese military planes again fly through a politically sensitive entryway to the Pacific Ocean, prompting Japan to scramble aircraft near Okinawa.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2016
The art of the Middle East deal?
Hopes that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will deal fairly with the Middle East are likely misplaced.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2016
Baghdadi signals IS' next move
Does the Islamic State leader's apocalyptic tone signal the beginning of the end of the extremist group's 'caliphate'?
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2016
Japan's soccer team to return to training camp used in Fukushima cleanup
The base for the cleanup of the Fukushima nuclear plant that suffered core meltdowns in 2011 will be returned by March to its original use: the training camp for the Japanese national soccer team.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2016
China to unveil its J-20 stealth fighter at air show
China will unveil its new generation J-20 stealth fighter jet at an air show next week, the air force said Friday, the first public showing of a warplane China hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.

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