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JAPAN
Dec 6, 2020
Japan, France and U.S. plan their first joint military drills for May
The exercises will focus on providing relief efforts during a natural disaster, but parts could also form the basis for a defense against attack, according to a media report.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2020
South Korea clamps down as virus cases surge to nine-month high
South Korea imposed stricter social-distancing measures, including a ban on gatherings at high-risk venues such as karaoke bars, as the nation that was lauded for its initial coronavirus containment strategy faces one of its worst resurgences.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2020
Japan considers limited resumption of inbound tourism from spring, report says
The Suga administration is leaning toward allowing small tour groups from Asian countries where coronavirus infections are well under control, such as China and Taiwan, the report said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2020
With Pfizer's COVID-19 shot, Britain prepares for world-first vaccine rollout
Britain gave emergency use approval for the vaccine last week — jumping ahead in the global race to begin the most crucial mass inoculation program in history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2020
Moscow starts mass COVID-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot
Moscow began distributing the Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday, marking Russia's first mass vaccination against the disease, the city's coronavirus task force said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 5, 2020
U.S. efforts on Huawei executive case may save Canada's stalled China policy
Affair shows that without the heft of its southern neighbor, Canada has no bargaining power with China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2020
China tweet that enraged Australia propelled by 'unusual' accounts, say experts
A Chinese official's tweet of an image of an Australian soldier that sparked a furious reaction from Canberra was amplified across social media by unusual accounts, of which half were likely fake, an Israeli cybersecurity firm and Australian experts said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2020
WHO warns against pandemic complacency amid vaccine rollout
World Health Organization officials on Friday warned governments and citizens not to drop their guard over the COVID-19 pandemic now a vaccination was close, saying healthcare systems could still buckle under pressure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2020
South Korea reports 583 coronavirus cases one day after posting nine-month high
South Korea reported 583 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, down from the previous day's 629, which was the highest since a first wave peaked in February and early March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2020
TikTok sale deadline on hold as talks with U.S. continue
A deadline set by the Trump administration for the forced sale of TikTok’s U.S. assets will come and go Friday without a final deal, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2020
Saudi Arabia says resolution of Gulf dispute seems within reach
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Friday a resolution to a bitter dispute with Qatar seemed "within reach" after Kuwait announced progress towards ending a row that Washington says hampers a united Gulf front against Iran.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2020
Nissan joins GM in exiting auto group backing Trump on emissions
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. on Friday joined General Motors Co. in exiting a group of automakers that had backed U.S. President Donald Trump in his bid to prevent California from imposing its own vehicle emissions rules.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Dec 4, 2020
Mission possible? The long road ahead for Fukushima cleanup.
Tepco aims to undertake the crucial removal of fuel debris from Fukushima No. 1 in 2021 ahead of decommissioning the plant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 4, 2020
Some aspects of Sino-U.S. ties 'beyond repair,' China state media warn
Relations between the world's two largest economies have sunk to their lowest point in decades over issues such as trade, technology, security, human rights and COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 4, 2020
Biden pledges to take COVID-19 vaccine and retain top doctor Fauci
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Thursday he would publicly take a coronavirus vaccine to demonstrate its safety to the public and pledged to retain the nation's top adviser on the pandemic, Anthony Fauci, when he takes office next month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail after fraud charge
Lai's fraud charge marks the latest crackdown on pro-democracy figures in the former British colony.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 4, 2020
South Korea considers tighter restrictions as coronavirus cases hit nine-month high
South Korea said it is considering tightening its social distancing rules as it reported 629 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the most since the first wave of infections in the country peaked in late February.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Dec 3, 2020
An alarming assassination in Iran
The assassination last week of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's most important nuclear scientist, was aimed as much at the administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden as it was the regime in Tehran.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2020
Iran approves bill to end nuclear inspections in blow to Biden
Iran’s top political chamber gave final approval to a bill forcing President Hassan Rouhani to end international nuclear inspections unless the U.S. lifts key sanctions by February, giving the incoming Biden administration just weeks to make a diplomatic breakthrough.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2020
U.S. bans cotton imports from China producer XPCC citing Xinjiang 'slave labor'
The U.S. expanded economic pressure on China's western region of Xinjiang on Wednesday, banning cotton imports from a powerful Chinese quasi-military organization that it says uses the forced labor of detained Uighur Muslims.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
Trump’s peace-deal demands leave Ukraine's Zelenskyy with only bad options
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint news conference with the European Commission president in Brussels on Sunday.
Japan watches nervously as Trump ramps up pressure on Zelenskyy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba takes part in an online meeting focused on Ukraine, with leaders from the "coalition of the willing," a group of nations that have pledged support for Kyiv against Russian aggression, late Sunday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'
Rintaro Sasaki hits a home run during a game against Duke at Stanford's Sunken Diamond on March 16.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
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