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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 21, 2018
Japan lodges protest after South Korean warship locks targeting radar on MSDF plane
The Defense Ministry in Tokyo “strongly protests” to Seoul after a South Korean destroyer allegedly locked its targeting radar on a Japanese surveillance plane.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 21, 2018
Vladimir Putin says U.S. presence in Japan complicates signing of peace treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the United States' military presence in Japan was complicating the search for a formal peace treaty between Moscow and Tokyo.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 20, 2018
Shoma Uno and Daisuke Takahashi making final preparations for Japan championships
Olympic and world silver medalist Shoma Uno and former world champion Daisuke Takahashi went through their paces at practice ahead of the start of the Japan championships here on Friday.
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Dec 20, 2018
JAAF seeks to ban use of iron injections by long-distance runners
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations said Thursday it is looking at stricter controls on iron injections which can enhance the performance of long-distance runners.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Dec 20, 2018
Shohei Ohtani receives Prime Minister Cup for second time at Japan Pro Sports Awards
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has collected another Prime Minister Cup at the Japan Pro Sports Awards.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2018
Japan Post to take 7% stake in U.S. insurer Aflac for closer tie-up
Japan Post Holdings Co. will acquire a 7 percent stake in U.S. insurer Aflac Inc. in 2019, after gaining regulatory approval, and make it an affiliate four years after the purchase to expand their cooperation, both firms said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Dec 19, 2018
Yasukuni Shrine protesters from Hong Kong remanded pending court ruling: activist group
Two Hong Kong activists who were arrested by police over trespassing after staging a protest at the Yasukuni Shrine last week were remanded in custody following a court appearance Wednesday, the duo's activist group said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2018
Taro Kono expresses hope that Japan and South Korea can overcome contentious war-related issues
Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed hope Wednesday that Tokyo and Seoul can work to improve bilateral relations that have cooled following court rulings in South Korea on wartime labor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2018
Foreign visitors to Japan up 3.1% in November, but growth slows after disasters
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in November increased 3.1 percent compared with the same month last year, government data showed Wednesday, but the pace of growth has slowed from the double-digit levels seen in the first half of 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2018
Records reveal detailed strategy to amend pacifist Constitution by former PM Nobusuke Kishi, Abe's grandfather
Ex-Prime Minister Kishi set a two-year timeline to revise the postwar security treaty with the United States as a precursor to amending the pacifist Constitution, declassified records show.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2018
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urges Japan to accept outcome of WWII
On a local radio program Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed the need for Japan to accept the outcome of World War II in order to advance Tokyo-Moscow peace treaty talks.
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Dec 17, 2018
Frontiers ease past IBM for third straight Japan X Bowl title
Trashaun Nixon used to make plays as a linebacker by pressuring quarterbacks and tackling runners. One year later, he became the Japan X Bowl MVP as a running back.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2018
Japan's PayPay to update app after wrongful charge complaints
PayPay, a mobile payment company backed by SoftBank Group Corp., Yahoo Japan Corp. and India's largest digital payments company Paytm, said it's updating its app to strengthen security after multiple complaints from users of erroneous charges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2018
Japanese education for Egyptian kids?
Will adopting Japanese-style education help boost Egypt's future economic growth?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 16, 2018
FIBA task force positive on Tokyo 2020 berth for Japan
Japan's men's basketball team is on the right track to earn a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, FIBA task force co-chairman Ingo Weiss told a news conference on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 15, 2018
SoftBank finds a week is a long time in social media terms
It’s fair to say that commercial enterprises have sometimes struggled to co-exist with social media.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 15, 2018
Steelers claim Top League title
The Kobe Kobelco Steelers claimed their second Japan Rugby Top League title Saturday with a 55-5 drubbing of Suntory Sungoliath at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 15, 2018
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JAPAN
Dec 15, 2018
China calls on Japan to protect rights of arrested protesters from Hong Kong after Yasukuni fire
China has called on Japan to ensure the legal rights of two activists from Hong Kong who were arrested after staging a protest at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2018
South Korean court upholds ruling against Mitsubishi Heavy over wartime forced labor
An appeals court in the city of Gwangju, South Korea, on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay damages to two South Korean women over wartime forced labor.

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