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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2015
Japan joins America's presidential campaign
BOJ head Haruhiko Kuroda's recent comments about the yen suggest Washington is very much on Tokyo's mind these days.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 18, 2015
Japan arranging to hold G-7 foreign ministerial meeting in Hiroshima
Japan is making arrangements to hold a foreign ministerial meeting of the Group of Seven countries in Hiroshima before the country hosts the G-7 leaders' summit next year, a government source said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2015
Lawyers' group seeks nullification of Osprey deployment plan at Yokota
The president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations urged the Japanese and U.S. governments on Wednesday to nullify the plan to deploy Osprey military aircraft to Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 17, 2015
Indians in Japan — a love story beset with challenges
While the recent increase in the number of Indian residents in Japan might appear substantial, it is small compared to the influx seen in some other countries. So why the big difference?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2015
Japan rejects report from North Korea due to lack of info on abductees: sources
North Korea failed to include information about Japanese abductees in a report it presented to Japan during negotiations in the spring, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2015
Environmentalist, whaling foe Paul Watson can reapply for passport, Canada says
The Canadian government said on Tuesday it will allow environmentalist Paul Watson to reapply for his passport, three years after the document was confiscated by German authorities.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jun 17, 2015
Japan beats Ecuador to win Group C at Women's World Cup
Holders Nadeshiko Japan secured top spot in Group C with a 1-0 win over Ecuador at the Women's World Cup in Canada on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2015
MSDF anti-piracy mission off Somalia to be extended by another year
Japan plans to extend by another year the deployment of Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel to combat piracy in waters off Somalia in East Africa, a Japanese government source said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2015
Time to hit the reset button on Tokyo-Seoul relations
The chilly relationship between South Korea and Japan doesn't serve either country well in the long run.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2015
Unfortunately, corporate Japan thinks it's 1985
Japan's biggest companies are greeting reforms aimed at improving corporate governance with a halfhearted shrug.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2015
Turning Japan's universities into genuine global players
If Japan wants to raise its own profile in the world, along with its universities, it must place greater emphasis on group discussion, debate and public presentation.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 16, 2015
Risk posed by North Korea fails to push Tokyo, Seoul together
South Korea is not ready to expand military ties with Japan even though cooperation between the two U.S. allies is a deterrent to North Korea, South Korea's defense minister said.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 15, 2015
Japan Post, two financial units expected to go public in October
Japan Post Holdings Co. and its banking and insurance arms will officially file with the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as late June for approval of their simultaneous listing in October, sources close to the matter said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2015
ASIJ sex abuse report is finally released, blames 'cultural taboos'
A 'historical lack of formal policies' and 'cultural taboos' allowed child sex abuse committed by former American School in Japan teacher Jack Moyer to go unchecked for decades, according to an independent legal team tasked with probing the pedophilia scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2015
Speculation swirls over result of Abe-Hashimoto meeting
Speculation is swirling among the politically well-connected that Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto may have agreed to help Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pass contentious security legislation when the two met in Tokyo on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2015
Will Japan repeat past errors?
A repetition of events in the 1930s is inconceivable but there is much about politics in Tokyo to cause alarm.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2015
First A-bomb exhibition in 20 years in Washington begins
An exhibition underscoring the misery inflicted on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the U.S. atomic bombings in 1945 has gotten underway in Washington for the first time in 20 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2015
Outgoing JPX chief brushes off media concerns about earnings leaks to Nikkei
The outgoing head of Japan's top bourse is unperturbed about a disclosure practice that has characterized the nation's stock market for years.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2015
Government puts Japan Tobacco sell-off on back burner without immediate need for cash
The central government has decided to push back the sale of its remaining stake in Japan Tobacco Inc., Asia's largest listed cigarette-maker, according to officials familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup / SOCCER SCENE
Jun 15, 2015
Japan has room for improvement at Women's World Cup
Japan has made it through to the knockout phase of the Women's World Cup with the minimum of fuss, but the reigning champions will have to move up a gear if they are serious about defending their title.

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