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MOON

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2019
North Korea's Kim praises new weapons tests and vows 'invincible military capabilities'
North Korea's test-firing of "projectiles" Friday morning was of a "new weapon," state-run media said Saturday, with leader Kim Jong Un urging his scientists to continue building weapons "to discourage any forces from daring to provoke us."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2019
North Korea fires more 'projectiles' into Sea of Japan and vows not to meet with South
North Korea added insult to injury Friday when, hours after blasting South Korea's leader as "impudent" and vowing not to meet with Seoul officials, it launched two more "projectiles" into the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2019
Betting on the future of mobility, Toyota pours billions into variety of deals and partnerships
Everywhere you turn in the transportation industry these days, Toyota Motor Corp. already seems to be there.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2019
U.S. military mum as report says joint exercises with South Korea begin despite warnings from North
South Korea and the United States kicked off joint military drills Monday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, despite warnings and weapons tests from North Korea in recent weeks.
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BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2019
Japan officially approves scrubbing South Korea from 'white list' of countries
In response, South Korean President Moon pledged countermeasures that might affect military information exchanges with Japan — a key part of their three-way security pact with the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 31, 2019
North Korea fires two short-range missiles into Sea of Japan for second launch in six days
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from its east coast Wednesday, the South Korean military said, less than a week after the launch of two similar weapons as it looks to heap pressure on Seoul and Washington to halt upcoming joint military drills.
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JAPAN
Jul 28, 2019
Anti-Moon YouTubers in South Korea win fans in Japan
Japanese citizens angry at South Korea's role in a diplomatic row over their wartime history that has spilled into trade have found some unlikely allies: South Korean commentators using YouTube to attack their own president, Moon Jae-in.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2019
The new moon race could define our future
Nations are heading back to the moon because they wish to ultimately stay there.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2019
The day hope landed on the moon
Fifty years later, it's hard to convey how much joy there was when the Eagle finally landed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2019
Apollo 11's achievement still dazzles
Apollo 11 was a final flaring of American postwar confidence and pride.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2019
From moon walk to space wars
Guaranteeing the freedom to navigate the stars has become no less essential to global peace than safeguarding the freedom to navigate the seas.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2019
Moon landing's 'Dish' telescope still transmitting from Australia
It is known as "The Dish" and it soars above a nondescript paddock in rural Australia. Without it, hundreds of millions of people would never have seen all of the generation-defining footage of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon 50 years ago.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 16, 2019
Robots to install telescopes to peer into cosmos from the moon
As the United States races to put humans back on the moon for the first time in nearly 50 years, a NASA-funded lab in Colorado aims to send robots there to deploy telescopes that will look far into our galaxy, remotely operated by orbiting astronauts.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2019
61% of South Koreans blame Japanese government for diplomatic row
A total of 61 percent of South Koreans blame the Japanese government alone for the recent diplomatic friction between Seoul and Tokyo, an opinion poll in South Korea has shown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2019
No exit in sight from worst Japan-South Korea dispute in decades
Japan and South Korea say they're willing to meet over Tokyo's move to tighten regulations on vital tech exports to its neighbor, but neither has much political incentive to climb down from one of their worst economic disputes in decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 10, 2019
Japan, 'surprised' by South Korean response to export control, accuses Seoul of trying to make the issue about free trade
Japan was taken aback by the strong reaction from South Korea to its decision to tighten export controls on some chemicals, a senior foreign ministry official said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 10, 2019
'Five Million Dollar Life': Assessing the value of a single life
The weight of expectations — from family, friends, community — can be tough on any young person. Now imagine those people once paid $5 million to save your life.

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