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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2020
Okinawa marks 75 years since end of fierce World War II battle
Annual memorial service was held on a scaled-down basis due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / EXPLAINER
Jun 23, 2020
The Battle of Okinawa: Fierce fighting at the end of World War II
By the end of the battle, around 100,000 Japanese soldiers had died, either killed in combat or by suicide.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2020
U.S. Army soldier charged with plotting to help neo-Nazis attack his own unit
Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a 22-year-old U.S. Army private with plotting to attack his own military unit abroad by sending sensitive details about the unit to a neo-Nazi group.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2020
Trump demanded Japan cough up $8 billion for U.S. troops — or risk pullout, Bolton says
Ex-top U.S. official writes that the president told him the best way to get allies like Japan to pay for substantial increases is 'to threaten to withdraw all U.S. forces.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2020
Three U.S. aircraft carriers operating on doorstep of South China Sea
The deployment — the first of its kind since 2017 — is likely intended to send a message to Beijing amid rising tensions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2020
Pilot missing after U.S. fighter plane crashes off English coast
A U.S. fighter plane crashed off the coast of northeast England on Monday, sparking a search and rescue operation for the pilot in the North Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 13, 2020
Trump aims to sidestep another arms pact to sell more U.S. drones
The Trump administration plans to reinterpret a Cold War-era arms agreement between 34 nations with the goal of allowing U.S. defense contractors to sell more American-made drones to a wide array of nations, three defense industry executives and a U.S. official told Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2020
U.S. Navy to bar Confederate flags from ships, aircraft and bases
The U.S. Navy is working to ban the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces on Navy installations, ships and aircraft, the service said Tuesday, as the military and the country as a whole grapple with questions about racial inequality.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2020
Trump's troop cut in Germany blindsided U.S. officials, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to cut U.S. troop levels in Germany blindsided a number of senior national security officials, according to five sources familiar with the matter, and the Pentagon had yet to receive a formal order to carry it out, Reuters has learned.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2020
U.S. Navy test finds 60% of crew from embattled aircraft carrier have coronavirus antibodies
A U.S. Navy investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has found that about 60 percent of sailors tested had antibodies for the virus, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, suggesting a far higher infection rate than previously known.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2020
Agreement reached on funding of South Korean workers at U.S. bases, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that it reached an agreement with South Korea on a proposal for Seoul to fund thousands of South Korean workers at U.S. bases who were put on unpaid leave earlier this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 2, 2020
Trump envisions a three-way nuclear pact. China has other ideas.
Washington takes aim at Beijing's atomic ambitions as Trump administration vows to craft 'new era of arms control.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 2, 2020
Japan's new space squadron takes a giant leap forward
The realization of Japan's first space squadron marks a large step forward for the nation's space ambitions at a time when, due to an increased number of satellite launches, the Earth's near space is more crowded than ever.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 20, 2020
U.S. military faces down two challenges in western Pacific: COVID-19 and China
The U.S. military has battled to maintain its formidable presence in the western Pacific while reassuring allies about its readiness.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 18, 2020
A welcome move by the U.S. Marines
The U.S. Marines Corps is a natural ally for Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2020
Okinawa marks 48th anniversary of reversion as pandemic cancels protests
Anti-base activists cancel their annual protests but vow to continue their battle against the Futenma relocation plan with the central government.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2020
F-35’s image as $428 billion bundle of flaws improved by fixes
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. military have eliminated all of the deficiencies believed to endanger pilots.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2020
China to conduct major military drill simulating seizure of Taiwan-held island
The Chinese military is planning to conduct a large-scale landing drill off Hainan Island in the South China Sea in August to simulate the possible seizure of the Taiwanese-held Pratas Island in the future, Chinese sources familiar with the matter have said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2020
Can a broke America fight a cold war with China?
The coronavirus has united Americans against Beijing's aggressions, but it will also devastate the Pentagon budget.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 9, 2020
U.S. rearms to nullify China's missile supremacy in the western Pacific
A long-term struggle between the Beijing and Washington is at a turning point, with the United States rolling out new weapons and strategy in a bid to close a wide missile gap with China.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘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.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
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.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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