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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 21, 2016
In some U.S. cities, police push back against 'open-carry' gun laws
Tents, ladders, coolers, canned goods, tennis balls and bicycle locks are banned in the area surrounding the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 20, 2016
Republican platform blasts China on isles, rights, trade
The U.S. Republican Party has come out guns blazing against China in its latest party platform — a marked contrast from the softer tone of its last charter in 2012.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 20, 2016
Hong Kong candidates must pledge city is an 'inalienable' part of China under Beijing's direct control
Candidates in Hong Kong's September elections must by law pledge that the city is an "inalienable" part of China, and advocating independence could end their candidacy, the head of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2016
Trove of documents from purged Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang, smuggled to Hong Kong, to be published
A collection of documents from Zhao Ziyang, who was China's reformist Communist Party chief until he was toppled in 1989 for opposing the Tiananmen crackdown, has been smuggled out of the country and will be published in Hong Kong this month, according to a publishing house that is turning them into...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 12, 2016
For China, Trump perhaps better the devil they don't know
In 2010, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provoked outrage in Beijing when she pushed the South China Sea to the top of the regional and U.S. security agendas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 10, 2016
Latest U.S. country rankings on human trafficking raise eyebrows in some Asian nations
When the U.S. government last week raised the Philippines to its highest ranking in a report that assesses how much countries are battling human trafficking, putting it alongside the likes of Britain, Switzerland and Australia, the decision was questioned by aid workers in the Asian nation.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2016
Inmates on hunger strike at Osaka immigration detention center
Fourteen inmates in an Osaka immigration detention center are on hunger strike over what they call "inhumane conditions" including poor medical care, drawing fresh attention to the country's detention system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2016
Hong Kong says freed bookseller can't be sent back to China
Hong Kong's security chief said on Wednesday that there is no legal way a Hong Kong bookseller who returned to the city after being detained on the mainland could be sent back to China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 6, 2016
North Korea sends 'state-sponsored slaves' to Europe: rights group
In an attempt to circumvent international sanctions aimed at starving it of cash over its nuclear weapons program, North Korea has been sending hundreds of "state-sponsored slaves" to work in European Union nations, rights campaigners said Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2016
Two Muslim teens beaten outside New York mosque: rights group
Two Muslim teenagers were beaten outside a New York City mosque by an attacker who shouted slurs at them, a rights group said on Monday, calling for police to investigate the incident as a bias crime.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2016
Hong Kong delegation to press Beijing on detainees
Hong Kong will send a delegation of senior officials to Beijing on Tuesday to discuss notification when its residents are detained, after protests in the Asian financial hub over the disappearances of five booksellers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2016
Democracy hopes crushed in Chinese village
Hopes for democracy in the Chinese village of Wukan, where an uprising against corruption five years ago gained global notice and led to direct village elections, have all but evaporated, with protest leaders either in detention, in exile, facing arrest or quitting their posts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2016
On the campaign trail for the foreign right to vote
Permanent residents argue their tax contributions entitle them to a degree of representation at the ballot box. With the Upper House election just around the corner, we examine both sides of the debate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jul 2, 2016
Porn industry takes first step toward recognizing it has a problem
Japan's multibillion-dollar pornography industry suffered a shock last month after police arrested three men connected with one of the country's top talent agencies, in a rare crackdown on illegal practices in the business.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2016
In annual human trafficking report, U.S. to set to upgrade Thailand's status with removal from lowest tier
The United States has decided to remove Thailand from its list of worst human trafficking offenders, officials said, a move that could help smooth relations with Bangkok's military-run government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2016
U.S. to downgrade Myanmar in human trafficking report
The United States has decided to place Myanmar on its global list of worst offenders in human trafficking, officials said, a move aimed at prodding the country's new democratically elected government and its still-powerful military to do more to curb the use of child soldiers and forced labor.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
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.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.

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