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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2017
China air force chief rips defense white paper, says 'Sea of Japan is not Japan's'
The head of China's air force has blasted a Japanese Defense Ministry white paper critical of Chinese military drills in and over waters near Japan, saying "the Sea of Japan is not Japan's sea."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2017
Opposition camp fears Abe may call snap election in October
Speculation grows that a vulnerable Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will call a Lower House election in October to keep the opposition camp in disarray while new parties emerge.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2017
Shigeru Ishiba top pick for next prime minister: poll
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba is the public's top choice as Japan's next leader now that gaffes and scandals have damaged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's image, a poll says.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2017
Chimpanzees trained to master rock, paper, scissors by Kyoto University researchers
Chimpanzees can learn the rules of the rock, paper, scissors game through training, matching the intellectual ability of children 4 years old or older, researchers at Kyoto University have found.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2017
Japan said to offer chopper parts to Philippines as counter to China
Japan will use spare helicopter parts to curry favor with the Philippines as China continues to aggressively press its claims in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Aug 11, 2017
Okinawa positions itself as hub for used rental-car exports
Okinawa plans to export more used cars, making use of vehicles retired from the prefecture's prospering car rental businesses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2017
Japan's young farmers pin hopes on technology to revitalize agricultural industry
A new breed of younger, business- and tech-savvy farmers is transforming Japan's shrinking agriculture sector with cutting-edge techniques and marketing strategies, giving new hope to an industry in slow decline.

ASIA PACIFIC

ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 11, 2017
Australia cafe adopts 'man tax' to highlight gender pay gap
A Melbourne cafe went viral on social media this week after introducing an 18 percent "man tax" to raise awareness of Australia's gender pay gap.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 11, 2017
Malaysian man accused of 600 sex assaults against daughter
A Malaysian man was charged on Thursday with more than 600 counts of raping and sodomizing his teenaged daughter, prompting calls for greater protection for women and girls.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2017
China should stay neutral if North Korea attacks first, official newspaper says
If North Korea launches an attack that threatens the United States then China should stay neutral, but if the United States attacks first and tries to overthrow North Korea's government China will stop them, a Chinese state-run newspaper said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2017
Yokosuka-based U.S. destroyer challenges Beijing's claims in disputed South China Sea
China said it was "very displeased" after a U.S. Navy destroyer conducted a so-called freedom of navigation patrol (FONOP) within 12 nautical miles (22 km) of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2017
Canadian pastor freed by North Korea is healthy, passes through Japan on way home
A Canadian pastor freed from a North Korean prison on humanitarian grounds is healthy and not in critical condition, his family said on Thursday.

WORLD

WORLD / Society
Aug 11, 2017
Crime agency finds slavery, human trafficking common in Britain
Modern slavery and human trafficking are more prevalent across Britain than previously thought, the National Crime Agency said Thursday, because more international gangs realize they can make significant sums of money from it.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2017
Pig organs made safer as potential human transplants
Scientists at a Massachusetts company seeking to make pig organs safe enough to be transplanted into humans have used gene-editing technology to clone piglets that lack a potentially dangerous retrovirus, according to a study released Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2017
Islamic State fighters trapped in Raqqa, but Chechen snipers slow U.S.-backed forces
U.S.-backed forces now have Islamic State fighters surrounded in central Raqqa, a Syrian Kurdish commander said, but he predicted that driving the militants out could take up to four months.
WORLD / Society
Aug 11, 2017
10,000 shelter in hospital after militants torch refugee camp in Central African Republic
Thousands of people uprooted by violence in Central African Republic are taking refuge in a hospital after armed groups looted and burned a camp for the displaced, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 11, 2017
Japan's health care is far from free, and ballooning costs could mean higher premiums
Japan's health insurance system is considered "universal," since it covers everyone in the country, but it is hardly "free" in the sense of having the government pay for everything with tax revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 11, 2017
Google cancels staff meeting, fearing online harassment over diversity controversy
Alphabet's Google canceled on Thursday a company-wide meeting scheduled to discuss the controversy over a memo opposing diversity policies, the company said, citing concerns about personal attacks on employees from far-right commentators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2017
Dutch police nab Chickfriend execs in contaminated eggs debacle
Dutch police arrested two suspects on Thursday as part of an investigation into the illegal use of a potentially harmful insecticide in the poultry industry, the Dutch prosecution service said.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Aug 11, 2017
Another round of opposition realignment?
Opposition parties are once again in realignment mode but it remains to be seen whether they can put together a force capable of defeating the LDP.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2017
Key to countering North Korea lies offshore
Given all the maritime capability that is needed in dealing with North Korea, it is clear the U.S. must continue to conduct exercises on the high seas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2017
Iceland could give Google a lesson on gender policy
The valid points in the fired Google worker's gender diversity manifesto shouldn't be drowned out by a chorus of condemnation.

Sports

Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 11, 2017
Manchester City primed to capture Premier League title
Antonio Conte is not happy. Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho are not happy. Arsene Wenger is reasonably happy and so is Mauricio Pochettino.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Aug 11, 2017
Akasaka: Sublime and surreal spots in Tokyo's government district
A diplomat friend and I enjoy lunch at the Akasaka Capital Tokyu Hotel, in the governmental hub of Tokyo. As we part, he tips me off that there's a little-known footpath from the hotel, leading uphill to the Hie Shrine, one of Tokyo's most important Shinto sites. I decide to climb the discreet bamboo-shaded...

Longform

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