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JAPAN / Politics
May 9, 2017
Abe says defining SDF in revised Constitution is 'the responsibility of our generation'
By Tomohiro Osaki
The remarks were among only a handful he would make on his desire to amend the charter during a face-off with Democratic Party leader Renho.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 9, 2017
Group will use drone to help prevent suicide at remote Fukui Prefecture site
By Magdalena Osumi
A suicide prevention group will dispatch a drone to monitor remote areas around Tojinbo in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture — whose lonely cliffs remain romanticized in popular imagination as a destination where people go to end their lives — in the hopes that the effort will help reduce the suicide rate....
JAPAN / History
May 9, 2017
Japan's little-known, but significant, role in World War I
By Eric Johnston
In the midst of debates about whether the Self-Defense Forces should be dispatched to the far corners of the globe to assist a military alliance partner, an obscure episode involving the Imperial Japanese Navy a century ago in the Mediterranean Sea offers key lessons for today's politicians, bureaucrats...

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2017
China conducts live-fire drills, weapons tests in waters near two Koreas
By Jesse Johnson
China's Defense Ministry announced Tuesday that the country's rocket force, which oversees its ballistic missile force, conducted live-fire drills and weapons tests "in recent days," according to a brief statement on its website.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 9, 2017
South Korean President-elect Moon's main policy pledges
By Cynthia Kim and Jane Chung
South Korean liberal human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in won the presidency in an election on Tuesday, exit polls showed, ending nine years of conservative rule.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 9, 2017
China says North Korea plans to attend Silk Road summit in Bejing
China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that North Korea will be sending a delegation to next week's summit on President Xi Jinping's ambitious Silk Road project.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 9, 2017
China cries 'fake news' in reaction to report about U.S. Navy chief Harris
By Jesse Johnson
China's Foreign Ministry has labeled as "fake news and not worth refuting" a report that Beijing urged Washington to fire the top U.S. naval commander in the Pacific in return for boosted pressure on North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 9, 2017
Liberal Moon seen as favorite as South Koreans vote for new president to succeed ousted Park
South Koreans flocked to polling stations to elect a new leader on Tuesday, with a high turnout suggesting voters are eager to move on from a corruption scandal that brought down the former president and shook the political and business elite.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2017
U.S. to test Beijing's South China Sea claims, navy says
The U.S. Navy will still challenge claims by nations like China to exclusive access in the South China Sea, Pacific Fleet Commander Scott Swift said, insisting a hiatus in "freedom of navigation" patrols doesn't mean the disputed waterway is a lower priority for the Trump presidency.

WORLD

WORLD
May 9, 2017
Islamic State says it beheads Russian officer in Syria: SITE
The Islamic State group has issued a video showing the beheading of a man it described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria, the U.S.-based SITE monitoring website reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2017
U.S. anti-Muslim bias incidents increased in 2016, group says
When the Masjid Al-Kareem mosque in Providence, Rhode Island, received a threatening letter in November calling Muslims a "vile and filthy people," its members were frightened enough they asked for and got extra police protection.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 9, 2017
Obama warned Trump in November not to tap Flynn as national security adviser: ex-aide
Former U.S. President Barack Obama warned then-President-elect Donald Trump not to give the post of national security adviser in his administration to Michael Flynn, who was eventually fired in a controversy about ties to Russia, a former Obama aide said.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 9, 2017
Step aside, Siri: A new AI-powered assistant is in town, and she's kawaii
By Pavel Alpeyev
When Siri is asked whether she has a boyfriend, the iPhone's digital assistant is usually quick to deflect the question with a quip about drones always trying to pick her up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2017
Toshiba warns Western Digital to stop impeding chip unit sale
By Takako Taniguchi
Toshiba Corp. has told partner Western Digital Corp. to stop interfering in plans to sell its memory chip business, warning it may take legal action to prevent the U.S. company from derailing the sale.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2017
IMF warns Asia to learn from Japan's experience, act early on rapidly aging populations
Asia has enjoyed demographic dividends in the past, but the growing number of elderly is set to create a demographic “tax” on growth, a report said.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
May 9, 2017
Victory for the center in France
While the ideological center has held in this election, France's established political parties have been rejected.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 9, 2017
Should the U.S. share the 'spear' with Japan?
By David Song and James L. Schoff
Is it worth the potentially high political and fiscal costs for Japan to pursue missile-strike capabilities?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2017
A third nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula
By Yoichi Funabashi
it is difficult to imagine that North Korea, now in possession of nuclear weapons, will accept denuclearization.
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2017
The personality cult lives on
By Hugh Cortazzi
Despite the horrific legacies of the 20th century's ruthless and criminal despots, the cult of personality shows no signs of decline.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2017
Why I'm still happy Hillary lost
By TED RALL
Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's dangerous flaws, the world is still better off without Hillary Clinton leading America.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 9, 2017
Helping all children reach their potential
By Walt Gardner
When it comes to meeting the needs of children with disabilities, the contrast between Japan and the United States is jarring.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2017
Trump has a dangerous disability
By GEORGE F. WILL
Donald Trump's fathomless lack of interest in America's path to the present and his limitless gullibility leave him susceptible to being blown about by gusts of factoids that cling like lint to a disorderly mind.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 9, 2017
Intuition pays off as Fukudome switches bats, slugs homer in victory over Giants
By Jason Coskrey
Kosuke Fukudome just had a feeling.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 9, 2017
Tigers' Messenger off to sensational start this season
By Jason Coskrey
A baseball season may be a marathon, but there's something to be said for getting off to a fast start.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 9, 2017
Injured Parker remains perfect fit for no-nonsense Spurs
By Sam Smith
Tim Duncan was the most famous; OK, maybe co-famous with David Robinson.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 9, 2017
Renick Bell discovers the art inside the algorithms
By Mike Sunda
In 2017, algorithms are everywhere.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 9, 2017
Keeping up with the Joneses, Edo style
By Yoko Haruhara
The Edo Period (1603-1868) is renowned for the flourishing of material culture — a time when major advances and innovations in Japanese folk crafts and design were prized by the burgeoning commoner class of Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Osaka.
CULTURE / Art
May 9, 2017
'Dreaming Media: TV Drama Exhibition'
By Yukari Tanaka
May 13-Aug. 6
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 9, 2017
'Roman Cieslewicz: Melting Mirage'
By Yukari Tanaka
May 15-June 24
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 9, 2017
'The Secret of Simplicity: Dick Bruna's Design'
By Yukari Tanaka
May 13-July 2
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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