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JAPAN
Dec 19, 2017
U.S. resumes flights of chopper type from which window fell on Okinawa school grounds
The U.S. military resumed flights on Tuesday of the type of helicopter from which a window fell onto the grounds of an Okinawa elementary school last week, a Japanese government source said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2017
U.S. military personnel fire shots to stop man forcing entry onto British joint-use base
U.S. military personnel fired shots on Monday as they stopped a man who tried to force his way onto a British military base used by the U.S. Air Force, in an incident that police said was not being treated as terrorism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2017
U.S. Marine official apologizes at school where chopper window fell; Okinawa governor bristles at plan to resume flights
A U.S. military official apologizes to the principal of the school in Okinawa recently hit by a helicopter window and says its flight paths will be reviewed.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2017
Vietnam follows Beijing with South China Sea upgrades of its own
As China continues to transform disputed territory in the South China Sea into features capable of sustaining air and naval bases, Vietnam is also upgrading areas it occupies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 17, 2017
Hoping to extend maritime reach, China lavishes aid on Pakistan town
China is lavishing vast amounts of aid on a small Pakistani fishing town to win over locals and build a commercial deep-water port that the United States and India suspect may also one day serve China's navy.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2017
Japan to ask U.S. to fly around Okinawa schools in wake of chopper's window drop
The government will ask the U.S. military to avoid flying over schools in Okinawa Prefecture after a window that fell off one of its choppers almost hit students at an elementary school earlier in the week, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2017
Myanmar faces mounting calls for release of Reuters journalists
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday that the United States was demanding "the immediate release" of two Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar "or information as to the circumstances around their disappearance."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 15, 2017
As focus shifts to North Korea, China keeps building on disputed islands
While global attention has been fixated on the North Korean nuclear crisis over the past year, China has further fortified its man-made outposts in the disputed South China Sea in a bid to create "fully functioning air and naval bases," a think tank said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 14, 2017
'Quad' cooperation in the South China Sea?
Australia, Japan and India are unlikely to risk antagonizing China by joining U.S. freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 13, 2017
What North Korea's ICBM means for Japan's defense planning
Japan's defense planning will need to account for the increased threat from North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2017
ASDF stages large-scale drills with U.S. bombers and stealth fighters near Korean Peninsula
Advanced U.S. stealth fighters and strategic bombers linked up with Air Self-Defense Force aircraft in airspace near Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday in some of the largest joint exercises since North Korea's test of a long-range missile late last month, the ASDF said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2017
Japan, U.S. and South Korea kick off two-day missile tracking drill
The United States, Japan and South Korea began a joint missile tracking drill Monday as tensions in Asia continue to rise over North Korea's fast-developing weapons programs, the Maritime Self-Defense Force said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2017
Chinese diplomat threatens Taiwan invasion if U.S. warship visits self-ruled isle
A threat by a senior Chinese diplomat to invade Taiwan the instant any U.S. warship visits the self-ruled island has sparked a war of words, with Taipei accusing Beijing of failing to understand what democracy means.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2017
Japan considers earmarking funds for Lockheed Martin-made cruise missiles
The government weighs a plan to procure long-range missiles amid North Korea's nuclear threat, starting with the earmarking of funds for research in fiscal 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2017
China confirms deployment of fighters to South China Sea island for first time
China has for the first time confirmed the deployment of fighter jets to Woody Island in the disputed South China Sea, state media have reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2017
North Korea has yet to master critical missile re-entry technology, Seoul says
North Korea's latest missile test places Washington within range, South Korea said on Friday, but the North still needs to prove critical missile technology.
WORLD
Dec 1, 2017
U.S. military indefinitely delays ban on cluster bombs
The Pentagon will indefinitely delay a ban on the use of older types of cluster bombs due to take effect on Jan. 1, 2019, U.S. officials tell Reuters, saying safety improvements in munitions technology failed to advance enough to replace older stockpiles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2017
The thinking behind Kim Jong Un's 'madness'
On an icy December day in 2011, North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un was accompanied by seven advisers as they escorted the hearse that carried his father, Kim Jong Il, through the streets of Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 28, 2017
Top Chinese military official hangs himself amid corruption probe
A top Chinese general hanged himself at his home last week after becoming the latest prominent official to be swept up in President Xi Jinping's wide-ranging corruption campaign, state-run media reported Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2017
Tokyo to urge American schools on bases in Okinawa to accept more Japanese students
Foreign Minister Taro Kono will go to Okinawa this weekend to propose that Japanese students in Okinawa be allotted places at American schools on U.S. military bases to improve their English skills and better prepare them for university, government sources said.
'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.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
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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