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Oct 27, 2016
Tomoki Kameda wants to fight in Japan as soon as possible
Former WBO bantamweight champion Tomoki Kameda said Thursday he is hopeful he can make a swift return before home fans after he was issued a license by the Japan Boxing Commission.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2016
Duterte's statements leave Japan, U.S. vexed
After weeks of insulting the U.S. and cozying up to China, the tough-talking leader seemed reasonable at Wednesday's summit in Tokyo.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 27, 2016
Sanfrecce defender Chiba receives tentative ban for doping
Sanfrecce Hiroshima defender Kazuhiko Chiba has been tentatively banned from playing due to a positive test for doping, the reigning J. League champions announced on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2016
Japan, U.S., South Korea agree to put more pressure on North
Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Thursday to increase pressure on North Korea, including through new U.N. sanctions, following its fifth nuclear test and a series of ballistic missile launches this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2016
Japan playing 'victim' in nuclear abolition motion, says China
China again plans to vote against a Japan-led resolution calling to abolish nuclear weapons on the grounds that Tokyo is using the atomic bomb survivors to present itself as a victim of World War II, according to a Chinese envoy.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2016
South Korea, Japan to resume talks on military information-sharing pact
South Korea has decided to restart talks with Japan on signing a bilateral agreement on sharing sensitive military information, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Oct 27, 2016
Flashpoints in Asian waters
There are four flashpoints in East Asia and Japan will be greatly impacted if a crisis develops in any of them.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2016
Taiwan looks to ease Fukushima-linked curbs on Japan food products
Taiwan is considering phasing out restrictions on the import of food products from five Japanese prefectures banned in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima reactor meltdowns.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2016
Laird sends Fighters past Carp to tie Japan Series
Sushi time couldn't have come at a better time for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2016
Duterte vows not to abandon Japan on security matters as he takes more jabs as U.S.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in his role as the chief ally of the United States, on Wednesday pressed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on the importance of the alliance with the U.S. in terms of securing the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2016
Only economic deals with China, Duterte assures Japanese investors
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte assured Japanese business leaders Wednesday that his country's increased engagement with China is limited to economics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 26, 2016
Japan scores tragic own goal
The Abe government's position on 'comfort women' is damaging Japan's international reputation and playing into China's hands.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 26, 2016
Japan slides to 111th in WEF gender equality rankings
Japan's efforts to bridge the gender divide have failed to translate into substantial change, with the nation sliding to 111th in a global inequality ranking report released Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
North Korea giving up nuclear weapons is 'lost cause,' top U.S. official says
A top adviser to the U.S. president on national security issues said Tuesday that persuading North Korea to get rid of its nuclear weapons "is probably a lost cause" and the best Washington can hope for is to cap the capabilities.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2016
Carp legend Kuroda takes potential curtain call in stride
Hiroshima Carp right-hander Hiroki Kuroda gave a phenomenal performance in what could be the final outing of his storied professional career in Tuesday's Game 3 of the Japan Series against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2016
Ministry mulls 2020 start for Monju decommissioning after nine-month activation
The science and technology ministry overseeing the trouble-prone Monju fast-breeder reactor is considering starting decommissioning of the facility in 2020, ministry sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 26, 2016
Namie radiation evacuees fear return
Weed-engulfed buildings and shuttered businesses paint an eerie picture of a coastal Japanese town abandoned after a monstrous earthquake and tsunami triggered meltdowns in the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
North Korea stresses security fears in informal talks with former U.S. negotiators
North Korea appears unwilling to hold formal talks with the U.S. on its nuclear program anytime soon, said a former American official who met senior Pyongyang diplomats in Malaysia last week.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2016
Otani delivers game-winning single in 10th as Fighters prevail in Game 3
The legend of Shohei Otani just continues to grow.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2016
Russia releases Japanese fishing boat seized last month
Russia released a Japanese boat and its 17 crew members after they were seized last month on suspicion of illegal fishing near the Russian-held Kunashiri Island, the Foreign Ministry said.

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