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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 9, 2018

Northeast Asia as seen from Okinawa

Tokyo will continue to be the capital that is most concerned about North Korean medium-range ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Seoul after “a good trip to Pyongyang to meet with Chairman Kim” (Jong Un).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo doesn't see tensions with China hurting talks with North Korea

China will be part of the solution to the North Korean crisis, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, brushing aside the possibility that worsening U.S. tensions with Beijing could hamper efforts to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Oct 5, 2018

Banking on the riverside alleyways of Komagata

Venerated establishments and new shops putting their own spin on traditional food and craft exist side by side in Tokyo's aquatic Komagata neighborhood.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2018

Five reasons to take Putin's treaty suggestion seriously

Japan and Russia should aim for a compromise on the territorial dispute so they can reap the benefits of better bilateral ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2018

How China is losing the world

Beijing's overreach risks creating a well-spring of resistance to its global ambitions.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 23, 2018

'My Year in Japan' books offer reassuring words to armchair travelers, but expats need more

The most successful works remain true to both the author's time abroad and to Japan itself.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2018

Accuser of Trump's high court nominee willing to testify if terms are fair and her safety is ensured: reports

A lawyer for the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual assault told a Senate panel the professor would be willing to testify next week if it provides "terms that are fair and which ensure her safety," an email obtained by U.S. media on Thursday...
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2018

May appeals to EU leaders to reciprocate, come up with 'serious, workable' plan

British Prime Minister Theresa May appealed directly to fellow European Union leaders on Wednesday to drop "unacceptable" Brexit demands that she said could rip Britain apart, urging the bloc to respond in kind to her "serious and workable" plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 8, 2018

Japan loses sleep over a variety of modern-day issues

"O sleep, o gentle sleep, nature's soft nurse" — Shakespeare, as usual, says it best.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2018

May stands firm on her Brexit plan, but skepticism among other lawmakers persists

Prime Minister Theresa May said she will not allow compromises to her Brexit strategy that go against the national interest, seeking to allay fears among some in her Conservative Party that she will cave in to Brussels' demands in negotiations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

U.S. and Mexico reach NAFTA overhaul deal, upping pressure on Canada

The United States and Mexico agreed on Monday to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), putting pressure on Canada to agree to new terms on auto trade and dispute settlement rules to remain part of the three-nation pact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2018

'Catastrophic' shutdowns expected at Rusal if U.S. sanctions continue

Russian aluminum giant Rusal is concerned about an impending catastrophe if U.S. sanctions are not lifted, with some of its production halted as early as September, two sources close to the company said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2018

Mike Pompeo says South Pacific nations would choose U.S. over China

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday after meetings with his Australian counterpart that he was confident South Pacific nations would choose the United States as an ally over China, despite Beijing's growing clout in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2018

West warily waits as Trump is set to enter political minefield in secretive summit with Putin

After months of exchanging long-distance compliments, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sit down on Monday for their first ever summit, a potential political minefield at home for the U.S. president but a geopolitical win for his Russian counterpart.
EDITORIALS
Jul 15, 2018

Brexit continues to stump Britain

Businesses, including more than 1,000 Japanese firms, need clarity and stability to make plans and Brexit negotiations promise anything but.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2018

In white paper, May spells out what U.K. wants in post-EU era

After months of dither and delay, Prime Minister Theresa May finally spelled out in detail the U.K.'s vision for its post-Brexit partnership with the European Union.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2018

Pompeo in Pyongyang to 'fill in some details' on North Korean denuclearization

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met North Korean officials in Pyongyang on Friday, hoping to "fill in" details on how to dismantle the North's nuclear program and recover the remains of U.S. troops missing from the Korean War.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2018

U.S. softens North Korea approach as Pompeo departs for more nuclear talks

The United States appears to have shelved an "all-or-nothing" approach to North Korean denuclearization as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads back to North Korea, hoping to agree on a road map for its nuclear disarmament.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018

China tries to rally Europe in anti-U.S. alliance on trade but finds resistance

China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies at a summit later this month but is facing resistance, European officials said.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 12, 2018

Is Tokyo's commitment to abduction issue a diplomatic stumbling block?

As the world waited for Trump and Kim to emerge from their summit, Japan looked for signs that the two had addressed its top priority: abductees.
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2018

No deal is better than a bad one in Singapore

When he meets Kim on Tuesday, Trump must remember that it is not just the U.S. that is threatened by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs; a deal that only caps the North's intercontinental missiles will not do.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 4, 2018

U.S. struggles to counter China and uphold rules-based order amid 'America First' agenda

For many U.S. allies, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is the last of the Trump administration's so-called grown-ups in the room. So at Asia's main annual security forum he got a warm reception for his firm defense of the rules-based order the U.S. helped to build after World War II.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2018

Trump says Kim summit is on for June 12, but puts Japan and South Korea on spot for economic aid

It's back on. U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course Friday, announcing that his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will, indeed, be held on June 12 in Singapore, but noted pointedly that Japan, South Korea and China — not the United States — would cover the cost of economic...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 25, 2018

Trump-Kim summit failure: Improvised diplomacy and skipped meetings

A historic summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un — abruptly agreed to with little plan for how events would unfold — collapsed as the leaders talked past each other on their goals, phone calls weren't returned and rhetoric turned from hopeful to sour.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 22, 2018

Time to reform Japan's political parties

Lawmakers must place priority on national interests, not partisan politics.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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