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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 10, 2017
Japan tests reaction to obtaining strike capability against North Korea threat
Amid heightened tensions over North Korea, the Liberal Democratic Party has stepped up calls to boost Japan's missile defense in what some experts see as a move to gauge reaction from the public and regional powers, including the United States, about the potential adoption of strike capability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2017
Russia turns iffy on Japan gas future as Abe heads to Moscow
Russia's Gazprom PJSC isn't confident in Japan's future as a growing natural gas user, which may damp prospects of a proposed pipeline between the countries as Premier Shinzo Abe travels to Moscow later this month.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2017
Trump tells acting South Korean president he conveyed THAAD stance to Xi
U.S. President Donald Trump told South Korea's acting president Saturday that he conveyed to Chinese President Xi Jinping, in their just-ended summit, the U.S. intention to proceed with deployment of an advanced anti-missile defense system in South Korea to counter the North's threats.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2017
Abe backs U.S. missile strike on Syria but might draw backlash from Putin
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praises the U.S. missile strike on Syria, but some say that could harm his chances of settling Japan's island dispute with Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 7, 2017
Delinking different elements in Japan-U.S. ties
There is a danger that the Trump administration will continue to resort to the strategy of linking its approaches to Japan and China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2017
Imperial Couple accompany Spanish royals on trip to Shizuoka
Emperor Akihito and Spanish King Felipe VI on Friday had an occasion to look back on the history of the two countries' exchanges by observing a historical Western clock presented by then-King Felipe III to the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in the 1600s at a traditional Japanese building in Shizuoka.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2017
GSDF's withdrawal from South Sudan to begin this month
The Ground Self-Defense Force personnel in South Sudan are likely to begin returning to Japan later this month, ending their five-year deployment for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the fledgling African country, government officials said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 6, 2017
Abe holds meeting with Spanish king and queen in Akasaka
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a meeting Thursday with Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, who are visiting as state guests to strengthen bilateral ties.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 5, 2017
Brando's turn as an Okinawan 'host in a shell' haunts debate over 'yellowface'
Why Marlon Brando's notorious performance in 'The Teahouse of the August Moon,' as an interpreter for the U.S. Occupation forces in Okinawa, deserves a second look.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2017
Diplomatic dialogue paves way for Abe-Xi talks
Senior diplomats from Japan and China held talks in Tokyo Tuesday on measures to counter North Korea's nuclear provocations, laying the groundwork for a possible July meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2017
Critics of Japan's current account overlook overseas benefits
Thanks to its bilateral trade balance with the U.S., and its current-account surplus with the rest of the world, Japan finds itself on America's watch list for currency manipulators at a time when the Trump administration is turning up the heat on economic friends and foes alike.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2017
Chinese wary over U.S. THAAD missile system because capabilities unknown, experts say
China is steadfastly opposed to the deployment of advanced U.S. anti-missile radars in South Korea because it does not know whether the defenses, intended for North Korean missiles, are capable of tracking and countering Beijing's own nuclear program, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2017
Amid North Korean saber rattling, Japan, South Korea, U.S. hold first joint anti-submarine drills
Japan, South Korea and the U.S. have conducted the first joint anti-submarine warfare (ASW) drills involving the three countries amid North Korea's growing submarine-launched ballistic missile threat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 3, 2017
Former U.S. defense chief's North Korea strategy: Deal with it as it is, not as we wish it to be
"We must deal with North Korea as it is, not as we wish it to be."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 3, 2017
High-level diplomatic talks likely to explore Abe-Xi summit, strategy on North Korea
Senior diplomats from Japan and China will meet in Tokyo on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Xi Jinping in July, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2017
Taiwan seeks agreement with Japan on scientific research in disputed East China Sea waters
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said Sunday it is working to sign an agreement with Japan governing scientific research in disputed waters of the East China Sea.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2017
Seoul protests new teachings on disputed islets in Japan's new education guidelines
South Korea on Friday lodged a formal protest regarding a reference in Japan's latest education guidelines to a territorial claim on a pair of disputed islets controlled by Seoul in the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2017
Imagery shows gathering at North Korean nuclear test site not seen since 2013 atomic blast
New satellite imagery taken Tuesday shows a gathering of up to 100 people at the administrative area of North Korea's main nuclear test site — a level of activity not been seen since January 2013, a month before Pyongyang's third atomic test, the influential 38 North website said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 30, 2017
Abe-Putin summit eyed for April 27-28 in Russia: sources
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit Russia around April 27 to 28 for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an effort to make a breakthrough in the nations' decades-old territorial dispute, sources said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2017
Satellite imagery shows North Korea may be in final stages of preparing for nuclear test
Satellite imagery of North Korea's main nuclear test site "strongly suggests" that preparations for the country's sixth atomic test are entering the final stages, a leading U.S. website that monitors the isolated nation said Tuesday.
'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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