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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 18, 2019
Japan distancing itself from U.S. claims of Iranian involvement in tanker attacks
The government is avoiding taking sides in the dispute surrounding U.S. claims of Iranian involvement in Thursday's attacks on two oil tankers, including one operated by a Japanese company, near the Strait of Hormuz.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2019
U.S. preparing to send more troops to Middle East, sources say
The United States is preparing to send additional troops to the Middle East in response to mounting concerns over Iran, which Washington blames for attacks on oil tankers last week, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2019
Pentagon shares new photos and time-line of Gulf oil tanker attacks
The Pentagon on Monday released new photos and a time-line that it said bolstered U.S. accusations that Iran was behind a pair of attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 16, 2019
Saudi Arabia seeks oil supply protection as U.S. and Iran face off
Saudi Arabia called for swift action to secure Persian Gulf energy supplies and joined the United States in blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in a vital shipping route that have raised fears of broader confrontation in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2019
Tanker attacks in Middle East spark concerns among Japanese companies
Concerns are growing among Japanese energy and shipping companies over the situation in the Middle East following Thursday's attacks on two tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2019
Liquefied natural gas is another fuel in Persian Gulf firing line
News of more mysterious tanker attacks, this time in the Gulf of Oman, is having its predictable effect on oil prices. But there is another fuel at risk: liquefied natural gas. What might conflict, or the threat of it, mean for this fast-growing segment of the energy business?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2019
U.S. reportedly consulting allies on how to protect shipping after Gulf of Oman tanker attacks
The United States is discussing with its allies a variety of options on how to protect international shipping in the Gulf of Oman in the wake of tanker attacks that Washington has blamed on Iran, senior Trump administration officials said on Thursday.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2019
Iran has little to gain from Gulf of Oman tanker attacks
Two oil tankers have been damaged in a suspected attack in the waters between the United Arab Emirates and Iran as they were leaving the Persian Gulf. This is the second incident in four weeks, and raises the question of who gains what from them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 13, 2019
Two tankers targeted by unidentified attackers in Gulf of Oman
The incident unfolded during Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Iran for talks with the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2019
Stray fishing boat turns up eight years after Japan's devastating tsunami
A fishing boat swept away from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, by the March 2011 tsunami was discovered recently off Kochi Prefecture, about 900 kilometers from its home port, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 12, 2019
North magnetic pole's movement forces unprecedented navigation fix
Rapid shifts in the Earth's north magnetic pole are forcing researchers to make an unprecedented early update to a model that helps navigation by ships, planes and submarines in the Arctic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2018
Melting ice in Arctic Ocean opening up new faster, cheaper energy trade route
A new trade route for energy supplies is opening up north of the Arctic Circle as some of the warmest temperatures on record shrink ice caps that used to lock ships out of the area.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2018
Maersk Tankers tests wind-driven rotor sails in bid to cut fuel bills
Maersk Tankers is testing the use of wind power to fuel its ships, a new technology it says can cut fuel consumption by up to 10 percent and help the industry reduce polluting emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2018
Maersk sends first shipping vessel through Arctic route
A Maersk vessel loaded with Russian fish and South Korean electronics will next week become the first container ship to navigate an Arctic sea route that Russia hopes will become a new shipping highway.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 30, 2018
Japan Times 1918: Captain Yoshita Masaki saved after insisting on going down with his ship
Capt. Yoshita Masaki is said to have remained aboard his ship until the last moment, apparently determined to share her fate, and paying no heed to the officers and men who besought him to leave while there was yet time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2018
Over 2,000 fire ants exterminated at Osaka port
More than 2,000 fire ants are exterminated in Osaka port after being found in a shipping container that originated in China.
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2018
Japan won't report suspected sanctions evasion to U.N. after South Korea denies goods transfer to North
Seoul has dismissed a query by Japan over whether a South Korea-flagged vessel may have been involved in the transfer of goods to North Korea on the high seas, in violation of U.N. sanctions, according to the Japanese government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2018
Japan's first ice-breaking LNG tanker enters service in Arctic Ocean
Shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. put an ice-breaking tanker into service in the Arctic Ocean on Thursday to transport liquefied natural gas from a Russian plant to Europe, becoming the first Japanese firm to own and operate such a vessel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 15, 2018
Black smoke billows from tanker sinking site as worries grows over Japan EEZ sea damage
Black smoke was billowing from the East China Sea site where a burning Iranian oil tanker sank, Japanese authorities said Monday, as worries grow about damage to the marine ecosystem from the worst oil ship disaster in decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2017
Nippon Yusen cooking up trans-Pacific container ship test in quest to automate shipping
Japan's largest container line plans to test a remote-controlled vessel across the Pacific Ocean in 2019 as it pursues fully autonomous technology that could disrupt the global shipping industry.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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