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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2016
Japan airport operators step up security, but analysts warn of vulnerabilities
By Masaaki Kameda
After at least 34 people died in bomb attacks in Brussels, operators of major airports in Japan tighten security.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2016
Abe Cabinet says JCP promoting 'violent revolution,' subject to anti-subversive law
By Tomohiro Osaki
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government says the Japanese Communist Party remains a “violent revolutionary” group.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2016
Boat bow, possibly from tsunami-hit Tohoku, reaches Oregon beach
Algae and an oyster are among the clues Oregon biologists believe may link the vestiges of a sea-ravaged boat that washed up on a state beach Tuesday to the devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan.

ASIA PACIFIC

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2016
Malaysia's Mahathir sues Najib, alleging abuse of power
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad filed a suit against scandal-plagued Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday, alleging corruption and abuse of power, his lawyers said, the latest salvo in his efforts to remove Najib from office.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2016
Australia's Turnbull calls Beijing's moves in South China Sea 'counterproductive'
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday called China's military deployments on the South China Sea "counterproductive," an unusually forceful rebuke against the country's biggest trading partner.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2016
China detains 37 people linked to illegal vaccines
Chinese police have detained 37 people linked to a vaccine scandal and are investigating three pharmaceutical companies, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2016
Australia announces fund for clean energy, in break with past
By Matt Siegel
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday said the country would establish a 1 billion Australian dollar ($760 million) fund for innovation in clean energy, a major departure from his predecessor's much-maligned approach to climate change.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2016
U.S. hopes to talk with China about possible THAAD move to South Korea
The United States hopes to talk with China and address its concerns about the possible deployment of the THAAD missile defense system that Washington is discussing with Seoul, a senior State Department official said Tuesday.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2016
Jeb Bush endorses Ted Cruz for Republican nomination
Former candidate Jeb Bush endorsed Ted Cruz for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, saying the U.S. senator from Texas represents the party's best chance of winning the White House.
WORLD
Mar 23, 2016
Asia most at risk for disasters, but Africa likely to suffer more, report says
Asia has the largest number of people exposed to natural disasters, but African countries are the most vulnerable to them, largely because of political instability, corruption, poverty and inequality, a new global assessment shows.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2016
U.S. airports, airlines on high alert after deadly Belgium bombings
Airports in major U.S. cities were on high alert on Tuesday, with police out in force after at least 30 people were killed in bombings on Brussels airport and a rush-hour subway train, though officials said there was no specific threat to the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2016
Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford dies after bout with rare cancer at 46
Rob Ford, who catapulted into the international spotlight after admitting he smoked crack cocaine while mayor of Toronto, has died. He was 46.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2016
Rooftop solar booms in Japan as market moves beyond utilities
By Chisaki Watanabe
Japan's home rooftops are emerging as the next hot spot in what for years has been one of the biggest solar markets in the world, marking a move beyond the utility-scale projects in rich industrial nations that have fueled most of the industry's growth.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2016
NTT board to discuss Perot bid this week
The board of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. is planning this week to discuss a proposed takeover of Dell Inc.'s Perot Systems division, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2016
BOJ's newest board member Sakurai to cement Kuroda's majority
The Diet approved Makoto Sakurai as a Bank of Japan board member Wednesday, a move expected to strengthen Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's support on the board.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2016
Japan's Obayashi considers major offshore wind project
Obayashi Corp. is considering building a wind power project with as much as 455 megawatts of capacity off the coast of Akita Prefecture, amid a push by the local government to expand the use of clean energy.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Mar 23, 2016
The shinkansen reaches Hokkaido
It remains to be seen whether the latest extension of the shinkansen network will bring economics benefits to Japan's northernmost island.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2016
An end to 'business as usual'
By Yoichi Funabashi
Pyongyang's latest nuclear test should prompt both China and the U.S. to reexamine their policies toward North Korea.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2016
What would Donald, Hillary or Bernie do?
By TED RALL
What would Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders do in their first 100 days as U.S. president?
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2016
Belgium warned of attacks — it wasn't enough
By Josh Rogin
The only way to counter the Islamic State group's threat to Europe is to stop it militarily and dry up its finances.

Sports

SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Mar 23, 2016
Halilhodzic looking to stoke competition in World Cup qualifiers
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Japan should have little trouble clinching its place in the final round of 2018 World Cup qualifiers when it faces Afghanistan and Syria over the coming week, but manager Vahid Halilhodzic will nonetheless be looking to lay down a marker for the year ahead.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2016 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 23, 2016
Giants lead pack trying to dethrone Swallows
By Jason Coskrey
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2016 Central League:

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 23, 2016
Forever young: Riko Narumi gives up old roles
By Mark Schilling
In 2000, Riko Narumi made her first appearance on TV at age 7. She has worked steadily in both television and film ever since, and has 24 entries in her filmography, ranging from the drama "Shindo"(2007), where she played a troubled teen piano prodigy, to quirky comedy "Seaside Motel" (2011), in which...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 23, 2016
'A Cappella' conjures up the spirit of revolution in 1960s Japan
By Mark Schilling
When I see Japanese films set in the late 1960s and early '70s, at the height of student protests, I always feel that something is off, while knowing that the "something off" is me.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 23, 2016
Altering the history and gender of 'The Danish Girl'
By Kaori Shoji
Are you into Scandinavian design? If you are, "The Danish Girl" will have you swooning. Even the first 10 seconds of the opening scene will provoke design envy and, for those who care about the details, Copenhagen apartment envy, circa 1926. Director Tom Hooper is clearly enthralled by Danish art and...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 23, 2016
'Banksy Does New York' and throws shade on the art world in the process
By Giovanni Fazio
Who is Banksy? The U.K.'s best-known-yet-unknown street artist/conceptual prankster was in the news again this month after researchers at Queen Mary University of London analyzed maps of Banksy's wall works in London and Bristol to pinpoint a possible suspect. Excited headlines shouted as though Batman's...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Mar 23, 2016
Tokyo cafe to screen controversial short films by Iranian director Keywan Karimi
By Mark Schilling
Iranian filmmaker Keywan Karimi has been sentenced to one year in prison and 223 lashes for making "Writing on the City," a movie authorities consider anti-government propaganda and an insult to the religion of Islam. His subject: The history of Tehran from the 1979 Revolution to the present, as shown...

COMMUNITY

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 23, 2016
Sincerely, Little Nigeria: A reporter signs off
By Dreux Richard
After five years of covering Japan's African community, a writer reflects on progress since 3/11 and speculates about the future.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
Trump: The $550 billion pledged by Japan is 'our money'
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He told CNBC that investment pledges are like signing bonuses.
The United States imposes 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on most Japanese goods
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Wednesday.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
By Elizabeth Beattie

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