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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 23, 2018
Japan says U.S. military aircraft mishaps more than doubled in 2017
Accidents or incidents involving U.S. military aircraft in Japan more than doubled to 25 cases in 2017 from 11 the year before, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 21, 2018
Japan to help developing nations enforce North Korea trade sanctions
Japan prepares to train developing nations in Africa and Asia to catch arms dealers and money launderers who do business with North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2018
Residents and expats in Kansai mark Trump inauguration anniversary with protest march
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 20, 2018
China sought to water down Vancouver meeting on North Korea
In the weeks leading up to a meeting of foreign ministers this month in Vancouver that discussed ways to rein in North Korea, China exerted strong pressure on some countries involved not to attend it, diplomatic sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2018
One year later, Abe's gamble on the unpredictable Trump appears to be paying off
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 19, 2018
Abductees' kin will urge ICC to prosecute Kim for human rights abuses
The families of suspected abduction victims plan to ask the International Court of Justice to prosecute North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for allegedly refusing to divulge their whereabouts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2018
Prime Minister Abe and Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull meet in Tokyo and agree to boost defense ties
The leaders agreed to bolster cooperation to ensure a “free, open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific region” built on a “rule-based order,” effectively endorsing Japan's strategy to keep China in check.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 17, 2018
Japan-EU trade agreement is about freedom
The Japan-EU FTA sends a powerful sign that U.S. retrenchment on trade will not see the democratic world abandoning the open, rules-based trading system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 17, 2018
Koreas mull Olympic-sized question: Who represents Kim Jong Un?
The third meeting between North Korea and South Korea may answer a question with big implications for talks going forward: Who will represent Kim Jong Un at the Winter Games?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2018
Japan's strategy in the Trump era
How might Tokyo deal with a tilt toward isolationism in the U.S.?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2018
Nuclear-capable B-52 bombers join B-2s, B-1Bs on Guam amid tensions with North Korea
The U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that it has deployed six of its powerful B-52 strategic bombers to Guam amid tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2018
Seven bodies found in capsized wooden boat likely from North Korea
The discovery comes after suspected cases of North Korean boat arrivals rose to a record high last year since comparable data became available in 2013.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2018
Japan Coast Guard seeks to boost response time with new bases for large patrol ships
The Japan Coast Guard is planning to build bases for seven new large patrol ships in a bid to improve response time to incidents — including the frequent intrusions by Chinese vessels into Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, according to a source.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 16, 2018
Plan for joint Olympics team with North gets icy reception in South Korea
While Seoul forges ahead with plans to use the upcoming Winter Olympics to showcase inter-Korean unity, some South Korean athletes are "furious" at proposals to form joint teams with North Koreans, highlighting a broader lack of enthusiasm for some of the government's peace-making plans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2018
North Korea agrees to send orchestra to South as Pyongyang's harsh words cast cloud over Olympic talks
Pyongyang and Seoul agreed Monday to send a 140-member orchestra to South Korea for next month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and hold concerts in Seoul, just a day after the North laid into South Korean President Moon Jae-in for pushing the nuclear issue and what it called a "brown-nosing attitude."
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2018
Young Japanese bureaucrats to resume exchanges with elite Chinese students
Japan and China plan to resume an exchange program between young Japanese bureaucrats and aspiring Chinese government officials in 2018 after a more than five-year hiatus, bilateral sources say.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2018
In new role, MSDF patrolling waters around Koreas to foil oil smuggling
The Maritime Self-Defense Force is sending naval ships up the western side of the Korean Peninsula to make sure the U.N. oil embargo on North Korea sticks.
WORLD
Jan 13, 2018
U.S. sticking to ICBM test flights schedule amid North Korea tensions
The U.S. Air Force is going ahead with two long-planned flight tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles next month despite efforts to damp tensions over North Korea's nuclear ambitions and encourage fragile talks with South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2018
Chinese trade with North Korea dropped 50 percent last month
China's trade with North Korea shrank by more than half last month, as Beijing implements United Nations sanctions against Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons program.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2018
Abe rejects Seoul's new call for apology on 'comfort women' issue
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Seoul's apparent demands for a fresh apology are “completely unacceptable” in light of the 2015 agreement Japan and South Korea signed.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.

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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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