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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 23, 2019
South Korean justice minister's home raided in corruption investigation
South Korean prosecutors raided the home of Justice Minister Cho Kuk, the Yonhap News Agency reported, as part of a widening corruption investigation that has already dented support for President Moon Jae-in.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 22, 2019
Australia to increase investment in U.S. moon missions
Australia will invest 150 million Australian dollars ($100 million) in its companies and technology to help U.S. President Donald Trump's bid for a moon landing by 2024 and subsequent U.S. missions to Mars, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said over the weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2019
Abe will not hold meeting with Moon during visit to New York
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has no plans to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his trip to New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly starting Monday, sources familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 16, 2019
North Korea's Kim invited Trump to visit Pyongyang, report claims
In a move that could see President Donald Trump set foot on North Korean soil again, Kim Jong Un has invited the U.S. leader to Pyongyang, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday, as the North's Foreign Ministry said it expected stalled nuclear talks to resume "in a few weeks."
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2019
Failure to adapt to climate impacts will hike inequality, commission warns
From taxpayer-backed flood defenses in Miami to shelters keeping Bangladeshis safe from storms, investing to protect against the growing effects of climate change pays, a global commission said Tuesday, warning failure to do so will hike inequality.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 6, 2019
South Korean ministerial nominee in cross-hairs over daughter's education perks
President Moon Jae-in's nominee for justice minister may soon take office under the cloud of a prosecution inquiry and public outcry over a scandal that has reignited debate over class privilege.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2019
Abe to visit China in December for meeting with Premier Li Keqiang and South Korea's Moon
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to visit China on Dec. 24 to hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, government sources said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / The Argument: South Korea-Japan relations
Aug 28, 2019
Japan-South Korea relations: Where did it all go wrong?
More than half a century has passed since the normalization of Japan-South Korea ties in 1965. Ahead of the 55th anniversary in 2020, the relationship between the two countries has hit rock bottom.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / The Argument: South Korea-Japan relations
Aug 28, 2019
Tokyo's decision to bring dispute into economic arena ruined ties
No matter how many historical or political issues exist between Japan and South Korea, friendly relations were maintained through economic ties, but such ties were severely harmed when Japan imposed trade restrictions on South Korea in July.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / The Argument: South Korea-Japan relations
Aug 28, 2019
Moon's anti-Japanese policy at the root of fractured relations
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, whose distorted perception of Japan has led to the current deterioration in bilateral ties, has stepped up his administration's harsh anti-Japanese policy since Tokyo decided to implement stricter export controls on its neighbor.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 25, 2019
The changing face of fashion in Japan
Collaborations, ethical statements and flashback trends — is Japanese fashion going through an identity crisis?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2019
North Korea tests new 'super-large' multiple rocket launcher in latest display of firepower
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again oversaw the test-firing of a "newly developed" weapon, state-run media said Sunday, throwing up yet another obstacle to long-stalled denuclearization talks with the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2019
North Korea fires two apparent missiles one day after South severs intelligence-sharing pact with Japan
North Korea fired two apparent ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday morning, the Japanese government and South Korean military said, a day after Seoul severed a key intelligence-sharing pact with Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 23, 2019
Tokyo-Seoul row hits economies
The escalating feud between South Korea and Japan is heightening concerns about the fallout for global supply chains, financial markets and economic growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2019
Seoul and trilateral alliance with Japan and U.S. will suffer most with GSOMIA pullout, Tokyo defense insiders say
The intelligence-sharing pact benefitted the South Korean military much more than it did Tokyo and Washington, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2019
South Korea decides to exit intelligence-sharing pact with Japan
South Korea's decision is “extremely regrettable,” a Japanese government source was quoted as saying.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2019
Recalling work of late President Kim Dae-jung, Moon urges Tokyo and Seoul to pursue cooperation
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that Japan and South Korea need to follow a path of cooperation in line with the 1998 joint declaration.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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