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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 30, 2016
Who had the worst year? How Asian leaders fared in 2016
In a year dominated by Brexit and Donald Trump's surprise U.S. election win, Asia felt like a relatively stable part of the world. A closer look shows that the region endured its own seismic events in 2016, from a Philippine leader embracing China to massive street protests in Seoul to the elimination...
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2016
The top overseas news stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these world news stories as the most important of 2016.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 21, 2016
U.N.'s Ban offers strongest hint yet of run at South Korean presidency
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave his strongest signal yet on Tuesday that he will seek the South Korean presidency next year as a corruption scandal that reached the highest level of government continues to roil the country.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 21, 2016
South Korea special prosecutors raid National Pension Service office over Park Geun-hye corruption scandal
South Korean investigators raided the office of the National Pension Service, the world's third-largest pension fund, on Wednesday in their probe over a corruption scandal that led to parliament's recent vote to impeach the president.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2016
Citizens petition Tokyo to save trees amid Ueno Park face-lift
As a planned face-lift for Tokyo's Ueno Park goes forward in preparation for the 2020 Olympics, residents are asking that the government refrain from cutting down decades-old trees.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 18, 2016
South Korea's year of reckoning, from H-bomb test to Park impeachment
It began with a nuclear explosion and ended with a street party where some 800,000 people sang and smiled in the freezing Seoul sunshine to celebrate the impeachment of their president. Even for a country with a modern history as tumultuous as South Korea, 2016 has been an eventful year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 14, 2016
Tokyo arcade looks to VR to highlight high-end tech, boost business
A Tokyo arcade operator unveiled a new virtual reality facility on Wednesday, aiming to showcase high-end virtual reality in a casual setting and boost shrinking industry profits.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2016
South Korea's youth unemployment rate rises to record high
South Korea's youth unemployment rate rose to a record high in November, following political protests that paralyzed the government and led parliament to vote to impeach the president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 14, 2016
As Park Geun-hye is impeached and Donald Trump battles China, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un laughs
If the latest round of sanctions against North Korea put leader Kim Jong Un in a bad mood, political upheavals in two of his biggest adversaries are giving him a reason to smile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 12, 2016
South Korea PM to be briefed on state affairs following Park impeachment
South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will begin getting official briefings from aides of President Park Geun-hye on Monday, having assumed presidential authority in a caretaker role following her impeachment by parliament last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016
Trilateral talks on shaky ground after Park impeachment
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga hinted Saturday a pending trilateral summit with Seoul and Beijing was unlikely to be held following the vote to impeach South Korea's president.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016
Trilateral summit with China, South Korea unlikely by year-end, Japan's top government spokesman says
A planned trilateral summit in Tokyo between Japan, China and South Korea is unlikely to be held by the end of this year, the top government spokesman said Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2016
Samsung's Lee in crosshairs as tycoons grilled over Park scandal
Jay Y. Lee, the de-facto head of Samsung Group, became the focus of a public grilling of tycoons in connection with a widening influence-peddling scandal that may cost South Korean President Park Geun-hye her job.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2016
South Korea's opposition sees just enough votes to impeach Park
South Korea's opposition may have secured just enough votes from President Park Geun-hye's ruling party to impeach her this week, getting a boost from the biggest candlelight protests yet over her influence-peddling scandal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 4, 2016
Embattled South Korean president turns to her 'Bulletproof Vest'
When South Korean President Park Geun-hye turned to a lawyer known as her "Bulletproof Vest" to defend her in a corruption case that could lead to impeachment and criminal prosecution, she may have had little choice.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2016
The Park scandal and the fight for Seoul's soul
What is going in South Korea is a clash between a society moving forward and a government creeping backward.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 30, 2016
Park's allies suggest she will resign in April, but opposition will continue impeachment effort
Embattled South Korean President Park Geun-hye may have bought some time in office after offering to resign on Tuesday over an influence-peddling scandal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2016
Park crisis, Trump transition coalesce in perfect storm of uncertainty for Korean Peninsula
Embattled South Korean President Park Geun-hye's surprise move to offer a strings-attached resignation could induce a prolonged leadership crisis just as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks to form a national security team capable of reining in an increasingly assertive North Korea.
EDITORIALS
Nov 30, 2016
Another twist in the Park scandal
Even if President Park Geun-hye does step down, the vacuum at the apex of South Korean politics will persist.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 30, 2016
Japan and China agree to seek three-way summit with South Korea despite Park scandal uncertainties
Japan and China agreed Tuesday to work toward a trilateral summit with South Korea, despite political uncertainties roiling Seoul.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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