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JAPAN / Society
Aug 20, 2017

Japan's farm ministry to promote rental of urban farmland

The agriculture ministry plans to establish a new system for promoting urban agriculture by making it easier to rent farmland, ministry sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2017

Those under 20 will be barred from gambling even if Japan's age of adulthood drops, sources say

Even if Japan's official age of adulthood is lowered to 18 from 20, those under 20 will still be barred from gambling, sources said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2017

U.S. sends bombers to drill with Japan, South Korea as Moon lambastes North over Warmbier death

The U.S. Air Force sent two B-1B strategic bombers stationed on Guam on a wide-ranging flight for joint drills with the Air Self-Defense Force and South Korea's military Tuesday, just hours after the death of a former U.S. detainee in North Korea was announced.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2017

North Korea uses Japan-banned ferry to launch service to Vladivostok

North Korea launched a ferry service to the Russian city of Vladivostok on Wednesday to develop links and boost economic cooperation, the North's state media said, as it faces increasing isolation over its weapons development.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 15, 2017

South Korea names special envoys to five countries, including Japan

South Korea said Monday it will send special envoys to the United States, China, Japan, Russia and Germany to establish firmer ties as tensions mount on the Korean Peninsula in the wake of a missile launch by North Korea over the weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 25, 2017

Japan, U.S., South Korea diplomats discuss ways to 'maximize' pressure on North

Top envoys held a trilateral dialogue Tuesday aimed at discussing measures to pressure North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami