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U 22 JAPAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 9, 2015
Managing disputes with China
U.S.-China relations are not a zero-sum game — and that it's dangerous to act as if they are.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 9, 2015
The Japanese government's Peter Pan problem
Until the government does its part by loosening labor markets, lowering trade barriers and creating tax incentives to support entrepreneurship, the BOJ's yen printing won't save the day.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2015
China bans 'Attack on Titan,' other popular Japanese anime from Web
China has blacklisted 38 Japanese cartoons, including the megahit "Attack on Titan," from appearing online, according to state media.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2015
Russia orders quicker buildup of military facilities in isles off Hokkaido
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday ordered the speeding up of construction of military and civilian infrastructure on a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean where Moscow and Tokyo have rival territorial claims.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 8, 2015
Japan, Britain agree G-7 will address anticorruption next year
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his British counterpart, David Cameron, agreed Monday that preventing corruption prevention should be among the issues discussed at next year's Group of Seven summit, a Japanese official said.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 8, 2015
Japan may not revive 2022 World Cup bid if Qatar loses hosting rights
Japan may not bid to stage the 2022 World Cup in the event Qatar is stripped of the hosting rights and a revote takes place, Japan Football Association president Kuniya Daini said on Monday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 8, 2015
Japan's maverick billionaire bets big abroad
Corporate Japan should seriously consider emulating Softbank CEO's Masayoshi Son's gutsy approach to doing business.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2015
First test of Raytheon's new SM-3 missile a success, Japan, U.S. say
The United States and Japan say the first live-fire test of Raytheon Co.'s new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile, under joint development by the two countries, was a success.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2015
In visit to Ukraine, Abe urges Poroshenko to implement cease-fire
Prime Minister Abe calls on Ukraine's leader to implement a cease-fire after fighting broke out between government forces and pro-Russian separatists earlier in the week.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 6, 2015
War and peace on Okinawa's Iejima Island
Beside their coastlines, there are other insistent geographical features that identify islands. In Okinawa, there is the great escarpment of Tindahanata on Yonaguni-jima Island, while Ishigaki Island has the strangely occult form of Mount Maapee, shaped like a sorcerer's hat.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jun 6, 2015
Icarus Debt
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2015
Japanese families leave for disputed Russian isles for annual visit
Former Japanese residents of disputed islands off Hokkaido left Saturday for an annual visit to the Russian-held isles as the two countries struggle to address the long-standing row.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2015
'Cool Japan' complex envisioned in Saitama
Publisher Kadokawa Corp. has unveiled a vision to turn Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, into a hub for the "Cool Japan" movement by creating a cultural complex that it claims Japan has never seen the likes of before.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 5, 2015
Tokyo, Manila eye 'visiting forces' pact to rein in China
Visiting Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Friday that Manila and Tokyo will start discussions on signing a "visiting forces agreement" that could allow Japan to use bases there to refuel aircraft and vessels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2015
Why Japan should, or shouldn't, join the China-led AIIB
When Finance Minister Taro Aso meets with his Chinese counterpart, Lou Jiwei, in Beijing on Saturday, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will loom large in the talks.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2015
Maryland governor takes test ride on maglev train in Japan
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan took a ride Thursday on a magnetically levitated train test line in central Japan in a show of the U.S. state's strong interest in the Japanese technology for a planned high-speed train link in the Northeastern United States.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2015
Japan earns 'Fossil of the Day' award for hampering fight against global warming
An international group of environmental organizations on Thursday awarded Japan a "Fossil of the Day" award for its failure to make sufficient efforts to fight global warming.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2015
Pension hack data was transmitted for days
The Japan Pension Service, which is reeling from the theft of a massive amount of personal data, has discovered two of its personal computers continued to transmit data outside the organization for three days after it contacted police about a possible security breach, sources close to the matter said...
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2015
Abe tells Russian official he has informed U.S. of plan for Putin to visit Japan
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told a Russian official who is close to President Vladimir Putin that the United States is aware of preparations for a presidential visit to Tokyo later this year, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2015
100 virus-laden emails were sent to undisclosed addresses of pension body staff
None of the email addresses had been disclosed to the public, and there is a chance they were obtained by hackers who had previously attacked the organization's computer network.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Yen rally shakes markets, sending dollar to weakest level since May
The yen rose to the ¥155 range against the dollar, the highest in almost two months, in Tokyo on Thursday.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
U.S. forces-linked sex crimes in Kanagawa went unreported to prefectural government
The police reported two sexual crime cases to the U.S. military, but the prefectural government was not aware of the incidents.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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