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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2016
In battle for Mosul, Syria could be the real loser
When it is eventually forced out of the Iraqi city of Mosul, Islamic State will want to prove its resiliency in neighboring Syria.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2016
South Korea, Japan to resume talks on military information-sharing pact
South Korea has decided to restart talks with Japan on signing a bilateral agreement on sharing sensitive military information, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2016
South Korea, Japan to resume talks on military information-sharing pact
South Korea has decided to restart talks with Japan on signing a bilateral agreement on sharing sensitive military information, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2016
Duterte vows not to abandon Japan on security matters as he takes more jabs as U.S.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in his role as the chief ally of the United States, on Wednesday pressed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on the importance of the alliance with the U.S. in terms of securing the region.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
China set to conduct military drills in South China Sea less than a week after U.S. patrol
China has announced that it will hold military exercises in the South China Sea all day Thursday, the country's Maritime Safety Administration said in a short statement on its website.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
Firm that helped build South China Sea islands wins Philippine contract
A Chinese state-owned firm that helped build man-made islands in a disputed area of the South China Sea has clinched a big-ticket infrastructure deal with the Philippines, a rival claimant to the strategic waters, amid Manila's newfound detente with Beijing, a report has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
North Korea giving up nuclear weapons is 'lost cause,' top U.S. official says
A top adviser to the U.S. president on national security issues said Tuesday that persuading North Korea to get rid of its nuclear weapons "is probably a lost cause" and the best Washington can hope for is to cap the capabilities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
San Diego to South China Sea: U.S. Navy tested new command in latest challenge to China
The U.S. Navy destroyer that sailed near Chinese-claimed islands in the South China Sea last week was under orders from the Third Fleet headquarters in San Diego, a first aimed at bolstering U.S. maritime power in the region, two sources said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
North Korea stresses security fears in informal talks with former U.S. negotiators
North Korea appears unwilling to hold formal talks with the U.S. on its nuclear program anytime soon, said a former American official who met senior Pyongyang diplomats in Malaysia last week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2016
A tale of two Middle Eastern cities under siege
Two great sieges are getting under way in the Middle East, one in Mosul, Iraq, and the other in Aleppo, Syria.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2016
Chinese warships make first visit to Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay as South China Sea tensions simmer
Three Chinese naval warships arrived in the Vietnamese port of Cam Ranh Bay on Saturday, just weeks after the first visit to the strategic site by U.S. vessels since the former wartime foes normalized relations 21 years ago,
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2016
U.S. warship challenges Beijing's claims in disputed South China Sea
A U.S. Navy warship sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea on Friday, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which accused it of intentionally stirring tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2016
Kerry calls North Korean regime 'illegal and illegitimate'
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday labeled the North Korean government led by Kim Jong Un an "illegal and illegitimate regime" — unusually strong language from America's top diplomat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 21, 2016
Former Thai leader Yingluck ordered to pay $1 billion compensation over rice scheme
Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's ousted former prime minister and sister of fugitive Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said Friday she has received an administrative order from the Finance Ministry on Wednesday, seeking 35.7 billion baht ($1.01 billion) in compensation over a controversial rice-pledging...
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2016
Okinawa, Osaka governors at odds over police officer's insult
An ethnic slur hurled by a riot police officer at a group of anti-base protesters in Okinawa has sparked a bitter exchange between the governor of the prefecture and his counterpart in Osaka, from where the officer was dispatched.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 21, 2016
Iran steps up weapons supply to Yemen's Houthis via Oman: officials
Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen, U.S., Western and Iranian officials said, a development that threatens to prolong and intensify the 19-month-old war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2016
North Korea again fails in test of powerful medium-range missile
North Korea conducted a failed missile test Thursday — its second in a week — of what was believed to be a powerful medium-range Musudan, the U.S. and South Korea said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2016
Vietnam backs U.S. military intervention in region
Vietnam supports U.S. "intervention" in the Asia-Pacific if it helps keep peace and stability, the defense ministry has said, in a timely endorsement of a continued U.S. presence amid uncertainty over Washington's faltering "pivot."
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2016
Damascus, allies see risks in campaign to retake Mosul from Islamic State
The Syrian Army and its allies see a risk that Islamic State will regroup in eastern Syria as it is forced from the Iraqi city of Mosul in a U.S.-backed operation, posing new risks for President Bashar Assad.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2016
U.S. says Islamic State likely to use chemical weapons in Mosul fight
The United States expects the Islamic State group to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on the city of Mosul, U.S. officials say, although adding that the group's technical ability to develop such weapons is highly limited.
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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