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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 31, 2016
Simmering South China Sea dispute expected to boil after court ruling: experts
The simmering dispute in the contested South China Sea is about to turn to a boil.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2016
Science Council of Japan considers overturning long-held opposition to military research
The nation's largest and most powerful group of scientists has started discussing lifting its decades-old ban on defense-related research as the government seeks more collaboration with civilians in the development of weapons technology.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2016
U.S. Okinawa chief states shock at woman's death, explains restrictions
The U.S. military commander in Okinawa on Saturday expressed his shock and regret at the death of a local woman following the arrest of an American civilian worker suspected of dumping her body, and explained measures to tighten discipline among U.S. forces.
JAPAN
May 28, 2016
U.S. to review Okinawa training procedures after report reveals sessions downplayed military crimes, disparaged locals
The top U.S. Marine general in Japan said orientation sessions for new recruits will be reviewed after it was found they contained derogatory statements about Okinawans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2016
As ties deepen, elite U.S., Vietnam forces eye possible opening
Special operations forces from the United States and Vietnam are signaling a readiness to start forging ties should their governments choose to do so, in what would be a major step in relations between militaries that were at war 4½ decades ago.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 27, 2016
U.S. sailor pleads guilty to March rape of Japanese woman in Okinawa
A U.S. Navy sailor pleaded guilty Friday to raping a Japanese woman at a hotel in Okinawa Prefecture in March, at his first hearing at Naha District Court.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2016
China's South China Sea quest
What does Beijing want in the South China Sea? The answer is control.
JAPAN
May 26, 2016
On eve of Obama's visit, calls to revise SOFA grow in Hiroshima
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2016
Former American soldier's Hiroshima visit canceled, POW group says
The former POW was to accompany U.S. President Barack Obama on his historic visit to the atomic-bombed city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2016
Fearing U.S.-Vietnam alliance, Beijing tries to mend fences with Hanoi
China has played down this week's U.S. decision to lift a decades-old ban on sales of lethal arms to Vietnam as it looks to avoid aggravating relations already strained by territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OBAMA VISITS HIROSHIMA
May 26, 2016
WWII fighter pilot's Japan experience: From foe to family
The long and circuitous life of 92-year-old World War II veteran Jerry Yellin reads like a work of fiction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2016
Chinese harassment of Philippine fishermen in disputed South China Sea eases
Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea have been plying their trade without being harassed by the Chinese coast guard for a month, officials said, in what could be an early sign of easing tensions under incoming President Rodrigo Duterte, who will be sworn in on June 30.
EDITORIALS
May 23, 2016
Another heinous crime in Okinawa
The alleged murder of an Okinawan woman by a U.S. base worker could intensify opposition to the heavy U.S. military presence in Okinawa.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 23, 2016
U.S. lifting of Vietnam arms ban 'good news' for Japan: expert
U.S. President Barack Obama announced Monday the lifting of a decades-old ban on the sale of weapons to Vietnam — a move that could have positive effects for Tokyo's already growing security ties with Hanoi.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2016
China planning base station for Spratly advanced rescue vessel
A Chinese government bureau is planning a base station for an advanced rescue ship in the disputed Spratly Islands, state media reported on Monday, as China continues its push to develop civilian and military infrastructure in the contentious region.
WORLD
May 23, 2016
Taliban No. 2 Haqqani may be even more deadly foe than Mansour
Afghan guerrilla commander Sirajuddin Haqqani, a possible successor to Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, would likely prove an even more implacable foe of beleaguered Afghan government forces and their U.S. allies.
JAPAN / Politics
May 22, 2016
Massive rally planned in Okinawa to protest slaying of woman by U.S. base worker
A massive rally is expected to be held in Okinawa to protest the latest crime by a U.S. base worker, organizers said Sunday, with the incident stoking the underlying resentment about the heavy U.S. military presence in the island prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2016
Pentagon chief apologizes over death of Okinawa woman
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter apologized Saturday after an American base worker was arrested over the death of an Okinawa woman, a case that has stoked anger among islanders already upset for decades with the heavy U.S. military presence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2016
Beijing says more than 40 nations back its claim on South China Sea
China's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that more than 40 countries have backed Beijing's position on an international court case over the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2016
Kadena worker admits strangling and stabbing woman found dead in Okinawa
A former U.S. Marine admits killing a young Japanese woman in Okinawa, priming the prefecture for another wave of harsh anti-U.S. sentiment.

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