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US MILITARY

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2017
North Korea conducts another rocket engine test as ICBM drive ramps up, U.S. says
North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine that U.S. officials believe could be part of its program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), officials said Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2017
Three Malaysians held hostage by Abu Sayyaf rebels rescued by Philippine troops
Philippine troops have rescued three Malaysians held captive by Abu Sayyaf rebels, the military said Monday, the second such operation in four days as security forces step up offensives against the notorious Islamist group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2017
Popular Thai city launches 'Happy Zone' in bid to clean up notorious image
With mascots dressed as smiling fish and a police rock band, Thai authorities launched a "Happy Zone" at the weekend to improve the image of a city notorious for sex tourism.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 21, 2017
Vietnam seeks South Korean support in South China Sea
Vietnam's prime minister sought support for the nation's stance in the South China Sea when he met South Korea's foreign minister in Hanoi on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 21, 2017
Tillerson plans to skip NATO meeting, visit Russia in April, sources say
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to skip an April 5-6 meeting of NATO foreign ministers for a U.S. visit by the Chinese president and will travel to Russia later in the month, U.S. officials said Monday, a step allies may see as putting Moscow's concerns ahead of theirs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2017
North Korean state-run propaganda website depicts U.S. aircraft carrier, bomber engulfed in flames
The YouTube channel of North Korea's state-run Uriminzokkiri propaganda website has released a video showing images of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and strategic bomber engulfed in flames.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2017
South Korea complains to WTO about Chinese response to THAAD deployment
South Korea's trade minister said on Monday that Seoul had complained to the World Trade Organization about China's retaliation against South Korean companies over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2017
Amid North Korea threat, Tillerson hints that 'circumstances could evolve' for a Japanese nuclear arsenal
U.S. secretary of state says possibility of Japanese atomic weapons may have to be considered as tensions on Korean Peninsula surge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2017
Missile row drives South Korean culture underground in China
Cai Yufang, 21, is a big fan of South Korean television dramas like "Shopping King Louie," a show about a profligate chaebol heir who loses his memory and learns the value of love and labor from a sweet, simple country girl.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2017
French carrier to lead joint amphibious Pacific drill with Japanese, U.S. personnel in show of force aimed at China
In a display of military power aimed at China, France will dispatch one of its powerful Mistral amphibious carriers to lead drills on and around Tinian island in the Western Pacific, with Japanese and U.S. personnel and two troop-carrying helicopters sent by Britain, two sources have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2017
Philippines to strengthen military facilities in contested South China Sea
The Philippines said Friday it will strengthen its military facilities on islands and shoals in the disputed South China Sea and announced initial plans to build a new port and pave an existing rough airstrip.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 18, 2017
Top South Korean presidential candidate will review THAAD deployment, advisers say
The liberal South Korean politician most likely to become the country's next president would, if elected, review how the government would deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system and would consult China, two of his top advisers said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2017
China planning 'monitoring station' on hotly contested South China Sea shoal
China is planning to build an "environmental monitoring station" on a hotly disputed reef at the center of an ongoing territorial row over the South China Sea, according to a top official who administers Beijing's regional island claims.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2017
China begins new work on disputed South China Sea island
China has started fresh construction work in the disputed South China Sea, new satellite images show, a sign that Beijing is continuing to strengthen its military reach across the vital trade waterway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2017
Taiwan says Chinese military poses growing threat amid uncertain U.S. regional strategy
China's accelerated military development and recent activity by its military aircraft and ships around Taiwan pose an increased threat to the self-ruled island, according to a Taiwanese government defense report draft reviewed by Reuters.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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