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WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2017
U.S. to send most senior officer to Thailand since 2014 coup
The highest-ranking U.S. officer to visit Thailand since a 2014 coup will attend a military exercise next month in what the Thai army hailed on Wednesday as a sign of improving relations.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2017
Thai junta gives go-ahead to buy Chinese submarine and tanks
Thailand's military government has approved 13.5 billion baht ($380 million) to buy a submarine from China after putting the purchase on hold last year, Thai officials said on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 9, 2017
Thailand considers death penalty for officials convicted of graft
Thai officials convicted in corruption cases involving more than 1 billion baht ($28 million) could face the death penalty under a proposal approved Monday by the military-appointed National Reform Steering Committee.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2017
Why is Thailand's middle class so quick to reject democracy?
The Thai middle class and civil society organizations place top priority on their political interests rather than democracy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 3, 2017
The special effect of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong Weerasethakul pokes a little fun at Thailand's superstitions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2016
Tokyo hawks air defense radar to Thailand as Beijing cozies up to Bangkok
With U.S. contractors blocked and Chinese influence growing in Southeast Asia, Japan is offering Thailand an air defense radar system to bolster its position in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2016
Tokyo court upholds deportation order for Thai teenager born and raised in Japan
A Thai teenager born and raised in Japan lost an appeal on Tuesday against a lower court ruling that upheld his deportation order, highlighting the country's deep reluctance to accept non-Japanese people, even as its population ages and shrinks.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2016
Thailand in 2016: The end of the Bhumibol era
Concerns over the future are running high in Thailand amid the change in monarchs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2016
Thai activist becomes first to be arrested for defaming monarchy under new king
Thai police arrested an anti-junta activist on Saturday for defaming the monarchy in what rights groups said was the first case of lese-majeste brought under Thailand's new king.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2016
Targeted protectionism can aid developing economies
Thai-style targeted protection example could work wonders, even in some of the basket-case economies in Africa and the Middle East.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 24, 2016
Japan-born son, Thai mom split by heartbreak legal deal
On a morning in mid-September, Utinan Won hugged his mother and then watched as she passed through departures at Tokyo's Narita airport on her way to Bangkok.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2016
Thai internet laws raise questions about privacy protection
Thailand's military government, which has cracked down on online dissent since seizing power in 2014, is pushing ahead with cybersecurity bills that rights groups say could mean more extensive online monitoring, raising concerns over privacy protection.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2016
Thailand to begin building late king's funeral pyre next year
Thailand will begin building the funeral pyre for late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died last month at the age of 88, next year, the government said Monday, adding that 8,000 people will be involved in the cremation ceremony.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2016
Trump is not the only one casting political risk cloud over Southeast Asia
Donald Trump's protectionist policies aside, rising political risk in Southeast Asia is casting a shadow over economies that have been a driver of global growth in recent years.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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