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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 28, 2016
Ousted Thai leader Thaksin's influence shows signs of waning
Sitting in her busy Bangkok noodle shop, Bunruen Klinnak professes "love" for Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was toppled in a 2006 military coup and later fled abroad.
WORLD
Feb 26, 2016
U.S. test-fires missile amid debate about upgrades to aging nuclear arsenal
The U.S. military planned to test-fire its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a week overnight on Thursday to demonstrate the reliability of American nuclear arms at a time of rising strategic tensions with countries like Russia and North Korea.
WORLD
Feb 26, 2016
India near inducting its first nuclear-armed submarine
India is close to becoming the world's sixth country to put a nuclear-armed attack submarine into operation, a move that would give it a leg up on neighboring Pakistan and intensify a race for more underwater weapons in Asia.
EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2016
Draw a line in the South China Sea
Despite its protestations to the contrary, China is clearly militarizing the South China Sea.
WORLD
Feb 25, 2016
Islamic State bomb supply chain includes firms in 20 countries: report
Firms from 20 countries are involved in the supply chain of components that end up in Islamic State group explosives, a study found Thursday, suggesting governments and firms need to do more to track the flow of cables, chemicals and other equipment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2016
China seen locking in gains as fighter jets reported on isle in South China Sea
In the latest in a series of moves that is likely to stoke already heated tensions in the South China Sea, Beijing has sent fighter jets to an island where it has deployed surface-to-air missile batteries, U.S. media said Tuesday.
WORLD
Feb 24, 2016
U.S. must deploy anti-ship missile in Asia soon, admiral says
The U.S. should deploy a new anti-ship missile made by Lockheed Martin Corp. as quickly as possible to counter improved Chinese and Russian naval capabilities in Asian waters, the top U.S. Pacific commander said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2016
Military tensions set tone for frosty U.S.-China discussions
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for talks this week as each country accuses the other of escalating military tensions in the western Pacific.
WORLD
Feb 23, 2016
Italy agrees to let anti-Islamic State drones depart from Sicily
Italy has agreed to let armed U.S. drones take off from an air base in Sicily on a case-by-case basis for defensive missions against Islamic State militants in North Africa, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 23, 2016
China's 'princelings' urge patience with 'complex' changes under Xi
The atmosphere in the gilded banquet hall at Beijing's State Guesthouse was festive Sunday afternoon, as the children of Communist Party revolutionaries gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year and praise the most prominent member of their class, President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 22, 2016
Money trail shows China middlemen at heart of North Korea’s illicit cash-flow network
A trail of money stretching from a Panamanian shipping agent to an octogenarian Singaporean to a Chinese bank provides a window on why U.S. efforts to tighten sanctions on North Korea may be harder to achieve than in the case of Iran.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2016
Chinese closing tech gap, but American pilots 'still have edge'
China's military is closing the technology gap with the U.S., though the experience of America's pilots still gives them an "unbelievably huge" edge, according to the U.S. Pacific Air Forces chief.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2016
Diet surrounded by 28,000 as synchronized protests in Japan rip Futenma base move in Okinawa
Thousands of protesters surround the Diet to oppose the long-fought plan to move U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma as simultaneous rallies take place nationwide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2016
A lot more war than peace
After decades of relative peace, the death toll from armed conflicts is rising once again. While countries rarely go to war with each other, a constellation of other kinds of conflicts rages on.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2016
U.S. restrictions on arms sales mean Thai military needs to shop elsewhere
Thailand is pursuing closer ties — and possible arms deals — with Russia, with relations between Thailand and its traditional partner, the United States, cooling in the wake of a May 2014 coup.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Feb 20, 2016
In first, U.S. admits nuclear weapons were stored in Okinawa during Cold War
The Pentagon revealed Friday “that U.S. nuclear weapons were deployed on Okinawa prior to Okinawa's reversion to Japan on May 15, 1972.”
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2016
Vietnam protests China missile deployment, Australia, New Zealand urge restraint
Vietnam protested to China on Friday at a "serious violation" of its sovereignty over Beijing's apparent deployment of an advanced missile system on a disputed South China Sea island, while Australia and New Zealand urged Chinese restraint.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2016
U.S. says China conducted missile drills in Paracels before recent deployment
The United States said Friday that China conducted missile drills in the disputed Paracels archipelago in the South China Sea even before its recent deployment of an advanced surface-to-air missile system there.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2016
North Korea satellite tumbling in orbit again: U.S. sources
North Korea's recently launched satellite is once again tumbling in orbit after stabilizing briefly, according to a U.S. official and other sources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2016
Asian countries eye stronger maritime surveillance capabilities
The market for spy planes and surveillance platforms is buoyant in Southeast Asia, where countries are facing off against China — and each other — in the resource-rich South China Sea, industry insiders at the Singapore Airshow said.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris but later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
A mysterious plot prompts a rare call from Russia to the Pentagon
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in April. In July, Russia's defense minister said he needed to talk to Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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