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JAPAN / Politics
May 11, 2015
Japan has no future if it only follows U.S.: Chinese military officer
A senior Chinese military officer has warned a group of senior Japanese politicians that Tokyo should avoid expanding its security alliance with Washington if it doesn't want relations with Beijing to deteriorate, a source with direct knowledge of their meeting said+.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2015
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa set to snip car insurance premiums for first time in over 11 years
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. is ready to trim car insurance premiums for the first time in more than 11 years, thanks to solid earnings and increased competition from online insurers, company sources said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 11, 2015
Japanese, South Korean lawmakers meet in Seoul
Senior Japanese and South Korean lawmakers met Monday to discuss the agenda and schedule for a future meeting of lawmakers' groups from the two countries to promote bilateral ties.
JAPAN
May 10, 2015
Japan Today says it will retain foreign perspective despite acquisition by conglomerate Fuji Media
Recently acquired Japan Today will stick to its motto of presenting news 'through the perspectives of foreigners,' the Fuji Media Holdings group says.
JAPAN / Politics
May 10, 2015
Chinese paper slams Japan for lack of WWII contrition
China praises Germany and blasts Japan in an article contrasting their approaches to reflecting on World War II.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
May 9, 2015
Abes I & II
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2015
Senior Chinese leader urges Abe to admit wartime mistakes
China's fourth highest-ranking leader, Yu Zhengsheng, said Friday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to more readily admit Tokyo's past militarism and voiced dissatisfaction with his recent remarks ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2015
Keidanren chief to meet South Korea's president next week
Sadayuki Sakakibara, head of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), Japan's most influential business lobby, will meet South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul next Wednesday, the Japan-Korea Economic Association said Friday.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 8, 2015
Visiting Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii; Swimmer Miki Kamata eyes return to form; CM of the week: Shop Japan
The most active volcano in the world, Kilauea, is located in a park on the island of Hawaii that is appropriately named Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. In June 2014, Kilauea exploded and a river of lava flowed out of it and eventually reached the village of Pahoa, 20 km away.
JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2015
Abe's absence from WWII ceremony to not affect dialogue: Russian envoy
The Russian ambassador to Japan indicated Thursday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's absence from a World War II-related event in Moscow later this week will not affect the schedule for bilateral dialogue, including President Vladimir Putin's possible visit to Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2015
Japan, China agree to boost exchanges in first consular talks in three years
Japan and China agreed to boost people-to-people exchanges on Thursday during the first talks between their consular officials in three years, the Foreign Ministry said in Tokyo.
EDITORIALS
May 7, 2015
Japan should revisit Vietnam policy
Vietnam has been growing, and Japan needs to rethink its policy toward Hanoi.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2015
Japan rediscovers joy of bonsai after tiny trees put down roots in global affections
After years of withering in obscurity, the art of creating carefully cultivated bonsai potted trees is starting to show green shoots of renewal.
JAPAN / History
May 7, 2015
Seoul lawmaker petitions UNESCO over Japan's World Heritage bid
The head of the South Korean National Assembly's foreign affairs committee has sent letters to UNESCO panel members expressing opposition to Japan's bid to register a group of 23 industrial sites for World Heritage status, a source close to the parliamentarian said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2015
Japan's monetary base rose 35.6% to another record in April
Japan's monetary base stood at a record ¥305.88 trillion ($2.56 trillion) at the end of April, up 35.6 percent from a year earlier, as the Bank of Japan continued to provide more liquidity to raise the inflation rate to its targeted 2 percent, BOJ data showed Thursday.
JAPAN
May 7, 2015
Australia to get classified Japanese data on stealthy submarines ahead of bid, sources say
Japan will agree this month to give Australia classified submarine data, an unprecedented step signaling Tokyo's intent to join competitive bidding to sell Canberra a fleet of stealth subs, said two Japanese officials familiar with the plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 6, 2015
Philippine and Japanese coast guards hold anti-piracy drills
Philippine and Japanese coast guard teams staged an anti-piracy drill on Wednesday, featuring the storming of a cargo vessel after a mock hijack, in a show of maritime cooperation between the two nations amid rising tension in Asian waters.
JAPAN
May 6, 2015
Commemorative Tokyo Olympics coins said in the works
The government has begun preparations to issue a variety of commemorative coins for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, with the first eyed for release just after the end of the 2016 Games in Brazil, a government source said Tuesday.
JAPAN / History
May 6, 2015
Tokyo, Seoul to discuss Japan's contentious World Heritage listing issue: report
South Korea is expected to discuss with Japan later this month the proposed UNESCO World Heritage listing of some Japanese industrial sites that Seoul opposes, considering them a legacy of Tokyo's wartime practice of conscripting Koreans for forced labor, a media report said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2015
Desktop PC queries topped by Google mobile searches in 10 countries
Google Inc. users in the U.S., Japan and other key countries have shifted more than half their Internet searches to handheld devices from personal computers, driving the company's investments in features for mobile gadgets.

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