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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 19, 2017

Malaysia searching for four North Korean suspects in Kim Jong Nam murder

Malaysian police said Sunday that four North Korean suspects in the murder of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un fled Malaysia on the day of the killing.
EDITORIALS
Feb 15, 2017

South Sudan mission and semantics

The government shouldn't downplay the security situation in South Sudan to justify the deployment of SDF troops there.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2017

Australia pressures asylum seekers to return home, offers cash

Officials at an Australian immigration center in Papua New Guinea are increasing pressure on asylum seekers to return to their home countries voluntarily, including offering large sums of money, amid fear that a deal for the United States to take refugees has fallen through.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 13, 2017

Let's discuss bans on smoking

The health ministry is considering a legal revision banning smoking in public areas to help bring Japan's battle against secondhand smoke in line with the global standard ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2017

Trump's pointless, senseless war on Mexico

If Donald Trump starts a trade war, all the NAFTA countries will be losers, even if he — through his incendiary and distorted rhetoric — is a political winner.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jan 24, 2017

Trump's election is bad news for human rights in China

If Donald Trump doesn't care about human rights, why should Beijing?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2017

Yahoo Japan defies calls to halt ivory sales as poaching soars

Yahoo Japan, the country's biggest online auction site, is rebuffing calls to end online ivory trading despite Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer's misgivings over facilitating a business blamed for the illegal slaughter of African elephants.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2017

Philippines defense chief calls China arms on South China Sea islands 'troubling'

China's recent installation of weapons on artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea was "very troubling", the Philippines' defense minister said Tuesday, after Manila quietly protested Beijing's activities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 17, 2017

Manila admits protest was lodged with Beijing over South China Sea arms buildup

The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest with China, its foreign minister said on Monday, over Beijing's installation last year of anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems on its man-made islets in the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 8, 2017

Japan's human rights issues fared better in 2016

Welcome back to JBC's annual countdown of the top issues as they affected Non-Japanese (NJ) residents of Japan. We had some brighter spots this year than in previous years, because Japan's government has been so embarrassed by hate speech toward Japan's minorities that they did something about it. Read...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 3, 2017

How ties to an 'equestrian princess' landed Samsung at the center of the Park scandal in South Korea

Samsung Electronics' sponsorship of the equestrian daughter of a longtime friend of President Park Geun-hye has helped to land South Korea's top company in the center of the country's influence-peddling scandal.
EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2016

The year the establishment failed

Key events in 2016 were moments of disintegration that exposed a frail and fragile political order.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 22, 2016

Russia's disinformation campaign caught U.S. off guard

The U.S. government spent more than a decade preparing responses to malicious hacking by a foreign power but had no clear strategy when Russia launched a disinformation campaign over the internet during the U.S. election campaign, current and former White House cybersecurity advisers said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 18, 2016

Everything you hope you never have to know about divorce, separation and visa status in Japan

Lifelines addresses questions received about what is unfortunately a common concern among readers: divorce.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2016

From Aleppo to the world, a Syrian girl's Twitter feed chronicles war up close

Bana Alabed's home had just been destroyed, and the 7-year-old Syrian girl was injured and on the run.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 17, 2016

Yoshiki prepares for classical tour amid a new appreciation for his legacy

Not many musicians are able to say that they've taken the stage at both New York City's Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall, two of the most prestigious venues in rock and classical music, respectively. Drummer, pianist and songwriter Yoshiki Hayashi, however, is stepping up to take claim of that...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2016

China's sole ally in Asia might get more than it wished for

The implications of China's growing strategic penetration of Pakistan are ominous for the region and for Pakistan's own future.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2016

Suu Kyi visits Japan amid concerns over plight of Rohingya minority

De facto Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport Tuesday evening, kicking off a five-day visit where she will meet with government officials, business leaders and students at Kyoto University, where she was once a visiting scholar.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 31, 2016

Tokyo University ranked 4th best in Asia

The University of Tokyo ranked 39th in this year's Times Higher Education list, making it the fourth best institution of higher learning in Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 21, 2016

Hundreds of rare snow leopards killed illegally every year, study says

Hundreds of snow leopards are killed illegally every year in remote mountains from China to Tajikistan, further endangering the big cats, which number only a few thousand in the wild, a report said on Friday.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 17, 2016

Paralympic flag handed from Rio to Tokyo

The curtain came down Sept. 18 on the Rio Paralympics, the world's largest event for athletes with disabilities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2016

Tokyo watches for North Korea nuclear test ahead of Workers' Party anniversary

Signs of activity are detected near the North's nuclear test site ahead of a key anniversary and amid mounting tensions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2016

Tokyo faces tough decisions over Japan's role in South Sudan

Defense Minister Tomomi Inada has a mission she can't screw up when she visits the South Sudanese capital of Juba starting Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2016

IAEA says Iran is obeying nuclear deal

Iran has kept to the nuclear deal it agreed on with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could be used to make atomic weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency told the French daily Le Monde.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2016

Syria's civil war and the bias in Western media

Is there one standard of morality for our friends and another for those we choose to demonize?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Sep 27, 2016

Behind Xi's Senkaku moves

Domestic political considerations play a major role in Chinese President Xi Jinping's Senkaku Islands policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2016

North Korea sends a clear message, but who's listening?

North Korea is getting to the point where it'll have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles ready to fly.
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.

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What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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