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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 22, 2016
Sakamoto, Shiraiwa display huge potential at Japan Junior Championships
It was a revelatory weekend at the recently concluded Japan Junior Championships at Tsukisamu Gymnasium.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2016
Japanese man indicted in China for alleged national security threat
China has indicted a Japanese man who was detained last year for alleged espionage, a Japanese government source said Monday.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
In potential setback for Abe, Putin maintains tough stance on island dispute
In a potential setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing no signs of softening his position on negotiations over concluding a peace treaty with Japan.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
Powerful Japanese lawmaker urges re-evaluation of U.S. relationship with Trump taking office
Japan must undertake a major review of the way its decades-long alliance with the United States works and adopt a more proactive approach toward its top ally after Donald Trump takes office in January, a veteran Diet member says.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
Abe seeks to improve ties with China ahead of 45th anniversary of normalization
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Xi Jinping have agreed to improve relations ahead of the 45th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China.
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Figure Skating
Nov 20, 2016
Sakamoto holds off Shiraiwa, Honda to win Japan Junior Championships
Kaori Sakamoto captured the women's singles title on the final day of the Japan Junior Championships at Tsukisamu Gymnasium on Sunday.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2016
Abe, Putin hold preliminary isle talks in Lima
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds intensive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Peru as he pursues a breakthrough in their summit in Japan next month.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2016
Russia-friendly Trump likely to give Abe leeway on Putin negotiations
U.S. approval is vital if Tokyo intends to bargain with sanctions-hit Moscow, and Donald Trump will be more likely to oblige than Barack Obama.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2016
Sapporo lauds Fighters with victory parade
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters held their first victory parade in four years on Sunday, celebrating their Japan Series and Pacific League championships in the streets of Sapporo.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2016
Japan to grant Colombia ¥1 billion for mine clearance, recovery from civil war
Japan will provide Colombia ¥1 billion ($9 million) in grant aid to help remove land mines left by the country's decades-long civil war, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during a summit Saturday in Peru.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2016
Japan, Australia aim to expand military logistical support
Japan and Australia will seek to revise a bilateral pact to boost logistics cooperation between their forces, with a signing ceremony expected in late December when the two countries' ministers meet for security talks, a Japanese government source said Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2016
Japan, Peru vow to cooperate on seeking new North Korea U.N. sanctions
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski agreed Friday to cooperate in adopting a new U.N. Security Council resolution that imposes tougher sanctions on North Korea in response to its fifth and largest nuclear test in September.
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Figure Skating
Nov 19, 2016
Inspired Sakamoto takes lead over Honda at Japan Junior Championships
Kaori Sakamoto grabbed the lead ahead of reigning world junior champion Marin Honda on the first day of the Japan Junior Championships at Tsukisamu Gymnasium on Saturday night with a sublime short program.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2016
Japan, Russia to ease visa rules, push tourism under cooperation plan
Japan and Russia have agreed to promote tourism and ease visa requirements for each other's citizens under an economic cooperation plan proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in May, government officials said Friday.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 19, 2016
Will Trump join forces with Abe or push him toward Putin?
What do intellectuals know?
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 19, 2016
Can Asia survive the shock of Trump-ageddon?
Donald Trump made some outlandish promises to win the U.S. presidential election. America and the world will survive, but he poses significant risks to the global economy and the peace that has prevailed in East Asia since 1979. His denial of global warming also means America will provide no leadership...
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Nov 19, 2016
TPP sinkhole
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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 19, 2016
With Trump coming to power, Japan could pivot away from U.S.-centric policy
Although Prime Minister Abe described his talks Thursday with President-elect Trump as “very warm,” analysts say Japan may need to consider more self-reliant diplomacy when working with the new U.S. leader.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2016
State-backed fund to extend ¥70 billion in loans to Japan Display
A state-backed fund is considering lending more than ¥70 billion ($630 million) to struggling Japan Display Inc. to help it boost production of interior display screens for vehicles, sources close to the matter said.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2016
Kishida to visit Russia early next month in preparation for Putin trip to Japan
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida will travel to Russia on Dec. 3 for talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to lay the groundwork for a bilateral summit in Japan in mid-December, according to the Kremlin.

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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