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JAPAN
Feb 18, 2015
Embassy in Beijing issues safety alert to Japanese after media report getting terrorist attack info
The Japanese Embassy in Beijing is warning Japanese nationals living in China of possible terrorist attacks in public locations during the seven-day holidays that started Wednesday in conjunction with the Lunar New Year.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2015
High-ranking official to attend Takeshima Day ceremony
The government is sending a high-ranking official to the ceremony this Sunday commemorating the day of Japan's incorporation of the Takeshima islets, despite the organizer's request for a Cabinet member.
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2015
Komeito urges Abe to retain remorse for 'aggression' in WWII statement
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II should retain wording from past apologies, according to a high-ranking Komeito official.
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2015
How two small rocks stop Japan and South Korea from getting along
They were once a source of fortune for Japanese fishermen hunting sea lions and abalone, but now the pair of remote rocks in the Sea of Japan are preventing Japan and South Korea from getting along.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 17, 2015
China's defense budget expected to defy economic lilt
President Xi Jinping is expected to authorize robust defense spending for this year despite China's slowing economy, determined to strengthen the country's armed capabilities amid growing unease in Beijing at Washington's renewed focus on Asia.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 16, 2015
In appearance on far-right TV, U.S. official calls Okinawa base protests 'hate speech'
A senior official for the U.S. military has branded anti-base demonstrations in Okinawa as 'hate speech' in an appearance on a rightist TV network in Japan.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Feb 16, 2015
Readers split over issue of U.S. military presence in Okinawa
Some emails and online comments in response to the claim by a U.S. military official that Okinawan protesters have faked their injuries.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 16, 2015
Putin, fearing Russia's subservience to China, casts wider net over Asia
Boxed in by the U.S. and its allies, faced with an uneasy relationship with China and needing new friends and income, Russia is popping up everywhere in Asia.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 16, 2015
North Korea briefs Japan on its questioning of suspected abductors
Pyongyang briefed Tokyo on its questioning of people suspected of involvement in the abductions of Japanese nationals when the two sides held an informal meeting in late January in Shanghai, according to a Japan-North Korea diplomatic source.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2015
Korean court rejects Sankei journalist's petition to lift travel ban
A court in Seoul on Friday rejected a petition by a Japanese newspaper journalist accused of defaming South Korea's president that demanded he be allowed to leave the country, informed sources said.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 9, 2015
Injuries to Okinawa anti-base protesters 'laughable,' says U.S. military spokesman
In an email, a top marine official likens protesters hurt in demonstrations to diving soccer players.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2015
University of Tokyo, top school in China to form strategic partnership
Japan and China's top universities will expand their collaboration to open the door for more academic and student exchanges, a move encouraged by the first meeting last year between the two countries' current leaders, university officials said.
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2015
Japan, Poland plan Tokyo summit this month
The Japanese and Polish governments are arranging to hold a postponed summit meeting in Tokyo in late February, diplomatic sources said Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 6, 2015
Tokyo, Okinawa stuck in cold war over U.S. base
The central government and the Okinawa Prefectural Government are now in an apparent cold war.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 6, 2015
East Asia foreign minister talks set for Seoul in March
Japan, China and South Korea are planning to hold a foreign ministerial meeting in late March in Seoul, Japanese government sources said on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 4, 2015
Japan, U.S. fail to resolve TPP differences but may meet again soon
Japan and the United States failed to narrow gaps over the Trans-Pacific Partnership in a week of meetings that ended Tuesday, but the two sides may hold additional working-level talks later this month, Japanese officials said.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2015
Keidanren expresses interest in investing in Thai infrastructure
A Japanese business mission led by Eizo Kobayashi, head of the Japan Business Federation's Japan-Thailand Trade and Economic Committee, met with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday and expressed interest in investing in projects related to Thailand's infrastructure.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2015
Japan proposes tariff cuts on U.S. pork imports; TPP meeting planned
The Japanese government has proposed sharply cutting its tariff on a certain amount of U.S. pork over a 10-year period in talks with the United States on the Asia-Pacific free trade initiative, sources said Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2015
Japan, Russia to hold vice ministerial talks
Senior Japanese diplomats and their Russian counterparts will meet in Moscow on Feb. 12 to lay the groundwork for Russian President Vladimir Putin's planned visit to Japan this year, a source said Saturday. The delegations will include vice foreign ministers.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2015
Japan TPP offer chops beef tariffs to 9% over 15 years
Japan has proposed during negotiations with the United States to slash its 38.5 percent tariff in imported beef to 9 percent over 15 years under an envisioned Pacific Rim free trade deal, negotiation sources said Thursday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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