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UNION

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2018
OPCW inspectors analyze toxin used on former Russian spy; EU backs Britain
Inspectors from the world's chemical weapons watchdog on Monday began examining the poison used to strike down a former Russian double agent in England, in an attack that London blames on Moscow.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2018
Japanese biz lobbies call for EU-Japan trade deal to apply to U.K. during British exit transition
Japan's leading business bodies have called for Tokyo's trade deal with the European Union to apply to Britain during the around two-year transition phase that will help smooth the U.K.'s exit from the bloc.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 7, 2018
Even Republicans take issue with Trump's labeling of Democrats as 'treasonous' for not applauding him
Some U.S. Republican lawmakers joined their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday in criticizing President Donald Trump for labeling them as "treasonous" and "un-American" in response to the cold reception they gave him during his State of the Union address last week.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2018
Trump's letter of respect prompts African leaders to refrain from criticizing him
African leaders say they have decided to refrain from issuing a resolution to criticise Donald Trump's alleged reference to their nations as "shithole countries" because the U.S. president sent them a letter expressing respect for the continent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 31, 2018
Trump's first State of the Union speech rehashes stances, reveals few new details on North Korea, trade
In his first State of the Union address, U.S. President Donald Trump branded the North Korean regime "depraved" and touted his pushback against "unfair trade deals," but had little new to say beyond rehashed statements about two key issues allied Japan continues to grapple with.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2018
Trump calls North Korea leadership 'depraved,' warns of nuclear missile threat in first State of the Union address
Branding North Korea's leadership "depraved," President Donald Trump told Americans on Tuesday that Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear missiles could "very soon threaten our homeland" and vowed a continued campaign of maximum pressure to keep that from happening.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2018
How (and when) to stream Trump's State of the Union from Japan
Partway through Japan's Wednesday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump will begin delivering his first State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress and special guests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2018
China denies report it hacked African Union headquarters
China and the African Union dismissed on Monday a report in French newspaper Le Monde that Beijing had bugged the regional bloc's headquarters in the Ethiopian capital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 21, 2018
Abused foreign trainees in Japan pressured to leave labor union by technical intern program's supervising body AHM
An organization that supervises foreign trainees brought to Japan under the Technical Intern Training Program attempted to pressure a 25-year-old man from the Philippines to leave his labor union, the union said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2018
For euro reforms, growth is the enemy
The harsh truth is that institution-building in Europe tends to occur when the continent is in crisis.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 2, 2018
Veteran defender Atsuto Uchida finalizes contract with Kashima Antlers
Defender Atsuto Uchida will return to the Kashima Antlers after joining Union Berlin in August, the German second-division side said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2017
Japanese man held by Soviets in Kazakhstan after WWII brings message of peace to Tokyo
Tetsuro Ahiko, a former Japanese prisoner in Kazakhstan, wants his compatriots to steer clear of war.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 19, 2017
Antlers make offer to defender Atsuto Uchida
Kashima Antlers have offered Atsuto Uchida a contract in the hope of bringing the Japan defender back to the club where he started his professional career, a club official said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2017
EU to lift import restrictions on Fukushima rice and other Japanese foods from December
The European Union has decided to lift its restrictions on imports of some foods from 10 prefectures, such as rice grown in Fukushima — site of the country's worst nuclear accident.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 17, 2017
Olympic legend Button's advice for Hanyu: Don't overtrain
One of the great aspects of being a sportswriter is the people the job puts you in contact with.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2017
As Brexit looms, Romania makes case for Japanese investment
Romanian commerce minister Ilan Laufer said Wednesday his country is becoming an attractive destination for Japanese investment following Britain's decision to leave the European Union and the Japan-EU free trade agreement.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 19, 2017
Russian court snubs suit by kin seeking to learn fate of Swedish war hero Raoul Wallenberg
A Russian court on Monday rejected a request to release classified documents about Swedish World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg, whose fate remains a mystery seven decades after his reported death, Russian news agencies reported.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 13, 2017
Inspectors link Cambodian trainee's depression to workplace abuse
Labor standard inspectors have determined that a Cambodian man working under a government trainee program suffered depression after he was verbally and physically abused by his Japanese co-workers, a union that helped with the 34-year-old's case said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2017
Merkel's moral authority sets EU's direction
Germany's European partners now accept that Berlin is able to set and enforce the basic direction for the European Union — even if they don't like the policies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 30, 2017
Loading Docs film website tells the stories of New Zealand
For a Japanese national, the question of why a person from the West would come to Japan is a fascinating one, so much so that there's even a TV show about it: "You wa Nani Shi ni Nihon E?" ("Why Did You Come to Japan?").

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