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JAPAN / History
Jun 26, 2015
Lawsuits based on WWII muddy effort to ease Japan-South Korea tension
South Korean activists are complicating President Park Geun-hye's tentative steps to improve ties with Japan by turning to the courts to seek recognition that they were forced during colonial times to work for Japanese companies, used as "comfort women" in military brothels or suffered after the atomic...
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2015
LDP endorses raising cap on private deposits at Japan Post Bank
The Liberal Democratic Party on Friday endorsed a proposal by a party panel to raise a limit on deposits at state-backed Japan Post Bank to ¥30 million per person from ¥10 million at present, party officials said.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 26, 2015
State Department hits bullying, 'maternity harassment' in Japan, Seoul's arrest of Sankei journalist
A U.S. government report on human rights violations addressed the issue of so-called maternity harassment in Japan on Thursday, while expressing concern about South Korea's indictment last year of a Japanese journalist over reporting on the country's president.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 25, 2015
The case for joining the AIIB
Japan should consider the AIIB as a strategic challenge to work with other countries in Asia to build a regional architecture and order.
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jun 25, 2015
Nadeshiko goalkeeper Yamane has dislocated shoulder
Nadeshiko Japan goalkeeper Erina Yamane is suffering from a dislocated shoulder but should be fit for the remainder of the Women's World Cup, coach Norio Sasaki said on Tuesday.
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JAPAN / History
Jun 24, 2015
South Korean court orders Mitsubishi Heavy to pay Korean women for forced labor
The plaintiffs had been seeking compensation after being forced to work at Mitsubishi Heavy's factories in places such as Nagoya starting in 1944, when they were aged 13 to 15.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 24, 2015
The pathetic state of the DPJ
With the opposition camp, notably the DPJ, in tatters, everything is working to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's advantage.
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JAPAN / History
Jun 24, 2015
Top U.N. official on human rights meets with former 'comfort women'
A top United Nations official on human rights has met with a group of former South Korean "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's military brothels before and during World War II
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 24, 2015
Story of Japan's industrial rise deserves to be told, forced labor and all
Proposed Kyushu UNESCO sites could be a showcase for East Asian cooperation or festering points of contention.
JAPAN / History
Jun 24, 2015
Government to conduct DNA tests on more remains of war dead
The government will conduct DNA tests on more unidentified remains collected from World War II battlefields and internment areas, and store the results in a database, welfare ministry sources said Tuesday.
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SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jun 24, 2015
Japan beats Netherlands to reach Women's World Cup quarterfinals
Defending champion Nadeshiko Japan reached the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over tournament debutant the Netherlands.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2015
Japan may hold G-7 finance meeting in Sendai before summit
The city of Sendai is the leading candidate to host a Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting prior to the industrialized countries' summit in Japan next year, government sources said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2015
Time to move bilateral ties forward
Japan and South Korea need to tackle their differences in earnest and move bilateral ties forward.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 23, 2015
Kokubo eyeing Kuroda for Premier 12
Japan skipper Hiroki Kokubo said Monday he is flirting with the idea of calling up the Hiroshima Carp's veteran right-hander Hiroki Kuroda for the inaugural Premier 12 this fall.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2015
Washington welcomes Tokyo-Seoul thaw on anniversary of ties
The U.S. government welcomed signs of improvement in strained relations between Japan and South Korea as they marked the 50 anniversary of their normalization of diplomatic ties.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 23, 2015
Tokyo museum showing Buddha statue drawings by Tohoku disaster survivors living in temporary housing
An art exhibit in Tokyo is showing 311 drawings of statues of Buddha by those who are still living in temporary housing in areas hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, NHK reported on Tuesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 22, 2015
JFA says search finds no record of World Cup payment
Japan found no record of any payment made to the South American confederation (CONMEBOL) during its bid for the 2002 World Cup hosting rights as alleged by a recent report from Spain, Japan Football Association president Kuniya Daini said Monday.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2015
Japan, South Korea mark 50 years of postwar ties
Tokyo and Seoul celebrate the 50th anniversary of postwar diplomatic ties, with the leaders of both countries attending ceremonies held in their respective nations.
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BASKETBALL
Jun 22, 2015
Future looking bright for Japanese men's basketball
It may not happen right away, but Japan's men's basketball looks set to go nowhere but up.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2015
Activist hedge fund TCI profits in private as Japan Tobacco says no
For four years a hedge fund urged one of Japan's oldest companies to raise its dividend, and each time the answer in public was no.

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