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Snowden defends leaks, denies spying for China

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Snowden defends leaks, denies spying for China

Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian newspaper and attacked U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. “The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover ...

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Will new 'NSC' enhance security?

Creating a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council would risk adding rigidity to the decision-making process during a national emergency.

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Apps to keep track of everything, Acer's new tablet and a better way to make presentations

Digital | ON: TECH

Apps to keep track of everything, Acer's new tablet and a better way to make presentations

by Yukari Mitsuhashi

Keeping track of your assets Money Forward is a personal financial asset management service (in Japanese) that works similar to the U.S.-based service Mint.com. With more than 160 partners including banks, credit-card companies and mobile carriers, the service automatically pulls all your financial information ...

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Chatting about Japan with Snowden, the NSA whistle-blower

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Chatting about Japan with Snowden, the NSA whistle-blower

by Christopher Johnson

Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ...

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The 'Sunny' side of Taiyo Matsumoto

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The 'Sunny' side of Taiyo Matsumoto

by Anne Ishii

The Toronto Comics Arts Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has of late made its name bringing over cutting-edge Japanese artists for signings, live drawing sessions and speaking events. The atmosphere at this year’s event, held in May, in many ways like ...

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Ginobili brings Spurs to brink of NBA title

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Ginobili brings Spurs to brink of NBA title

Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back Sunday — and the real party might be just a ...

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National | MISSILE THREAT Mar 28, 2009

Aside from U.N., Japan has few options against launch

by Masami Ito and Jun Hongo

Second of two parts North Korea’s launch of what it claims will be a rocket carrying a satellite into space will draw international criticism, but experts said the outrage may not be strong enough to win Japan another U.N. resolution or tougher economic sanctions ...

When push comes to shove, can Japan shoot down missile?

National | MISSILE THREAT Mar 27, 2009

When push comes to shove, can Japan shoot down missile?

by Alex Martin

First of two parts As tensions mount over the planned launch of a North Korean rocket, so too are doubts about the effectiveness of Japan’s ballistic missile shield, which has never been used in a real-world situation. The communist state announced plans last month ...

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