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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jun 3, 2017
Abe's Ties Closet
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2017
North Korea labels U.S. interceptor test a bluff, says system can't handle 'shower' of missiles
North Korea has blasted the United States' test of a long-range interceptor missile designed to gauge American readiness to counter potential threats from Pyongyang.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 2, 2017
Exhibition highlights legacy of U.S.-Japan baseball ties
Warren Cromartie, formerly of the Yomiuri Giants in NPB and the Montreal Expos and Kansas City Royals in MLB, pointed at Masanori Murakami and called him "a hero."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2017
Japan said to ink deal to promote U.S. LNG in Asia
Japan plans to sign an agreement to promote American liquefied natural gas exports during U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry's visit to Tokyo, which started this week, according to people familiar with the plans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 2, 2017
BOJ is more minnow than whale in Japan stocks, SocGen finds
The Bank of Japan has had a lot less impact on the Japanese stock market than some have assumed in recent years, and the effectiveness of its purchases in reflating the economy may be limited, according to analysis by Societe Generale.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 2, 2017
Japan ghosts ahead of France in almost no-wind America's Cup conditions
SoftBank Team Japan outclassed Groupama Team France in their Louis Vuitton America's Cup qualifying race on Thursday, with the Japanese catamaran coping better with a very light breeze in Bermuda's Great Sound.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 31, 2017
Volleyball league announces shakeup but will not turn professional
The Japan Volleyball Organization (V. League) announced Wednesday it will launch a new league but said there would be no professional competition coming anytime soon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2017
South Korea's military intentionally left out THAAD missile launchers in report: Blue House
South Korea's Defense Ministry "intentionally dropped" mentioning that four more launchers had been deployed for the controversial U.S. THAAD anti-missile system in a report to President Moon Jae-in's top aides, his office said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2017
Divide still large as Japan pushes to tighten noose on North while China emphasizes dialogue
In a meeting of top-level diplomats on Tuesday, Tokyo urged Beijing to impose more decisive sanctions on North Korea, seeking to end China's apparent inaction amid a recent litany of provocations by Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 30, 2017
North Korea blasts South for 'nuclear bomb-dropping' drill with U.S. B-1B strategic bomber
North Korea lambasted the U.S. on Tuesday over the staging of what it called a "nuclear bomb-dropping drill" by flying a two B1-B strategic bombers close to its border with the South a day earlier.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.

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