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U 22 JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2015
Japan, South Korea remain apart on 'comfort women' issue despite talks
Japan and South Korea have concluded talks on the issue of "comfort women" procured for the Japanese military's wartime brothels without a breakthrough.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2015
Yahoo Japan agrees to buy travel site Ikyu for ¥100 billion
Yahoo Japan Corp. has agreed to acquire Ikyu Corp. for as much as ¥100.2 billion, using its biggest-ever deal to bolster its online travel business.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 16, 2015
Japan a virtual nonentity at Paris climate talks
As people across the world witnessed the birth of a landmark international agreement on combating global warming, Japan remained almost invisible throughout the two weeks of high-stakes negotiations at the U.N. climate talks on the outskirts of Paris.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 16, 2015
Indonesia looks to boost defenses around Natuna Islands in South China Sea
Indonesia plans to strengthen its capability to defend its land and waters in the South China Sea, namely the Natuna Islands around which the country has declared an exclusive economic zone that overlaps with China's "nine-dash line" maritime claim, its defense minister said Tuesday.
Rugby
Dec 15, 2015
Joseph leading candidate to replace Jones: source
Super Ruby-winning coach Jamie Joseph is Japan's first choice to replace Eddie Jones as the head coach of the Brave Blossoms, a Japan Rugby Football Union source said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2015
Japanese official warns that South China Sea activities may be precursor to ADIZ
A top defense official has warned that China may be creating artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea as a forerunner to declaring an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the waters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 15, 2015
Studio Ghibli on a roll with licenses for new toys
Nibariki has new wind-up toys inspired by Studio Ghibli's “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Nausicau00e4 of the Valley of the Wind.”
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 15, 2015
Japan and India get serious
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India highlighted the two countries' growing economic and security ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2015
Tokyo Olympic stadium designs draw praise from critics but fail to excite public
Sports critics heaped praise while members of the public were divided over the two proposed designs for the new National Stadium.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2015
Japan to keep host-nation support for U.S. forces around current level
The Abe administration plans to keep Japan's host-nation financial support for U.S. forces at around the current level for the next five years, according to government sources.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 14, 2015
Impulse down Frontiers to win Japan X Bowl
The X League championship is heading to western Japan for the first time since 2008. So is the overall national championship.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 14, 2015
Japan's U.S. entanglement
Japan's overreliance on America at times causes its diplomacy to act in a way seemingly at odds with its own interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 14, 2015
Abe-Modi deals shows Asia's top powers moving to keep rising China in check
India and Japan took their biggest steps yet to deepen strategic ties, and it's mostly thanks to China.
JAPAN / History
Dec 13, 2015
Xi, top officials absent as China holds Nanking Massacre ceremony
China's president and senior party officials are absent at a ceremony in the city of Nanjing for victims of the 1937 Nanking Massacre committed by the Imperial Japanese Army.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2015
Abe says Japan will not sacrifice growth as world agrees to combat climate change
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan intends to balance efforts to fight global warming without sacrificing economic growth.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 12, 2015
The changing view of Onomichi town
Last September, the town of Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture became a headline-grabbing topic around the world with its Cat Street View project. In its first two weeks online, this Google-style map of the town, filmed from a cat's perspective, went viral, racking up 1.7 million views. CNN, Huffington...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 12, 2015
'Shirai 3' new flip application to be filed
World floor exercise champion Kenzo Shirai pulled off a new technique Saturday, with the Japan Gymnastics Association set to apply for accreditation of what will likely be named the "Shirai 3" to the International Federation of Gymnastics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2015
Civic groups, A-bomb survivors blast Japan-India nuclear power deal
Civic groups and atomic bomb survivors on Saturday criticized the Japanese government for agreeing with India to work toward sealing a civil nuclear cooperation pact, fearing the move might lead India to divert the technology to weapons production.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2015
Suspicious box found at South Korean consulate in Yokohama: Yonhap
A box containing dried feces was found at the South Korean Consulate General in Yokohama on Saturday, Yonhap News Agency reported, quoting consulate officials.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 12, 2015
Rising Sun Whaling
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
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Longform

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