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US JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2018
South Korea will not seek renegotiation of 'comfort women' deal with Japan
At the same time, Seoul indirectly urged Japan to extend a fresh “voluntary, heart-felt apology” for the victims.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 8, 2018
South Korea reportedly won't scrap 'comfort women' accord with Japan
South Korea reportedly plans to announce on Tuesday its position on the agreement with Japan to permanently resolve their dispute over the 'comfort women' and will not demand that it be renegotiated or scrapped.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2018
Yet another U.S. aircraft has emergency in Okinawa
A U.S. attack helicopter makes an emergency landing in the village of Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jan 8, 2018
U.S. launched massive attacks on Japanese mainland after taking Okinawa, documents show
Toward the end of World War II, the United States was able to launch massive attacks on mainland Japan after seizing Okinawa, dropping around 7,000 tons of bombs, a study of U.S. documents shows.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2018
Nikki Haley defends Trump's 'nuclear button' tweet, says it keeps North Korea's Kim 'on his toes'
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley has defended President Donald Trump over his recent "nuclear button" tweet, denying that it hurts Washington's credibility with its allies and calling such moves necessary to keep North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "on his toes."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 7, 2018
Sunflowers see off early challenge to rout Iris in All-Japan Championship final
Star center Maki Takada kept hitting jumpers and the Denso Iris were giving the undisputed best women's team in Japan a challenge early in their contest.
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2018
U.S. trade deficit with Japan fell 10.5 percent in November
The U.S. goods trade deficit with Japan narrowed 10.5 percent in November from October to $5.76 billion, due partly to smaller imports of automobile parts, the U.S. Commerce Department said.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2018
Four Chinese ships enter Japanese waters around Senkakus
Four China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands on Sunday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2018
Trump puts rhetoric aside, says he'd be open to talking with North Korean leader Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump holstered his fiery rhetoric toward nuclear-armed North Korea and its leader, saying Saturday that he would "absolutely" be open to talks over the phone with Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 6, 2018
SeaHorses overpower Brave Thunders, await showdown with Jets in Emperor's Cup final
The SeaHorses Mikawa took advantage of their depth and ferocious inside power to return to the Emperor's Cup final for the first time in two years.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 6, 2018
Wild Knights, Sungoliath secure spots in Top League final
The Panasonic Wild Knights and Suntory Sungoliath will face off in the Japan Rugby Top League final following two contrasting semifinals Saturday at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 6, 2018
Abe On Ice
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2018
Economic relations with China
There are signs that economic cooperation between China and Japan, stagnant for the past several years, is being revived.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 6, 2018
Former NPB star pitcher, manager Senichi Hoshino dies at 70
Senichi Hoshino, the last Japanese manager of New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka and a Hall of Famer, has died, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles said Saturday. He was 70.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2018
Japan might ask Russian President Putin to visit in 2019 to discuss isle row
The government is considering inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to Japan around May 2019 in the hope of making progress in resolving a decades-long territorial row, government sources said Friday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 5, 2018
'Comfort women' deal should be honored by Seoul
The South Korean government should carefully weigh the potential damage that seeking to rework the agreement would have on diplomatic relations with Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2018
As people in Japan smoke less, Japan Tobacco's new CEO looks abroad for growth
Japan Tobacco Inc.'s Masamichi Terabatake is in the hot seat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 5, 2018
Terrorism link not seen in Japanese man's fatal street stabbing in Ireland allegedly by Egyptian teen
There is no evidence that the fatal stabbing of a Japanese man in a series of random and unprovoked attacks in the northeastern Irish town of Dundalk this week was related to terrorism, police said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 5, 2018
2017 was second-hottest year on record, after sizzling 2016, but had its share of wildfires, Arctic thaw
Last year was the second-hottest worldwide on record, just behind a sweltering 2016, with signs of climate change ranging from wildfires to a thaw of Arctic ice, a European Union monitoring center said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 4, 2018
Japan tells Pakistan not to allow 'loopholes' in North Korea sanctions
Foreign Minister Taro Kono told his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Asif in Islamabad on Thursday that South Asian countries must not allow "loopholes" in U.N. sanctions against North Korea.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals