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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2015

Senior North Korean official to attend China WW II parade next week

A senior North Korean official will visit China next week to attend a military parade in Beijing marking 70 years since the end of World War II, a top Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2015

Taiz residents claim Houthi rockets killed 14 civilians

Rockets fired by Houthi militiamen killed 14 civilians, most of them children, as fighting intensified for control of Yemen's third largest city, Taiz, residents said on Monday.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 25, 2015

[VIDEO] Presentation of 8K resolution display — one of the highest in the world — at NHK Studio Park, Shibuya

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / EXECUTIVE DECISIONS
Aug 24, 2015

First non-Japanese chief of Tomy believes innovation is key to reviving toymaker's fortunes

Tomy Co.'s new CEO said the company plans to introduce innovation that changes the way people play with toys and will improve the branding of its iconic products, such as its Licca-chan dolls, as part of a global expansion strategy.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2015

China to grant rare prisoner amnesties for war anniversary

China plans to grant prisoner amnesties to mark this year's commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, only the eighth time this has happened since the Communists took power in 1949, state-controlled Xinhua News Agency said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2015

Politicizing of international justice and flight MH17

International politics are getting in the way of truly impartial, independent and credible international investigation into the crash of flight MH17.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2015

U.S. told Ukraine to stand down on Crimea

If the West doesn't do more to help Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin may conclude he won't pay a price for meddling even further.
EDITORIALS
Aug 24, 2015

Regulating virtual currencies

Along with preventing the abuse of the virtual currency transactions for money laundering and criminal purposes, new cybermoney regulations should aim to protect the interests of its users.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 24, 2015

Aichi meets challenge of surge in non-Japanese students

Schools in Japan are struggling to meet the needs of children with non-Japanese parents who come from a diverse range of countries.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2015

China wants great power, not responsibility

Beijing still believes money can buy the trust and soft power it craves, but as long as the government's pronouncements aren't seen as genuinely reliable, skepticism about the yuan will only grow.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2015

In Africa, good fences make for safe species

An innovative conservation project in Kenya using electric fences is both protecting endangered species from poachers and agricultural crops from foraging animals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2015

Iran develops missile with 500-km range

Iran on Saturday unveiled a new surface-to-surface missile that it said could strike targets with pin-point accuracy within a range of 500 km (310 miles), and it said military might is a precondition for peace and effective diplomacy.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2015

MH370 civil investigators fear criminal probes could hurt efforts to make flying safer

Air crash investigators risk being sidelined in a tussle to unlock the secrets of lost Flight MH370, fueling concerns that their role in making flying safer could be diminished.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 23, 2015

After failed attempts to remove rival, Myanmar's president used force

Myanmar President Thein Sein had tried and failed at least twice before to topple his archrival Shwe Mann, but when armed police burst into the headquarters of the country's ruling party late on Aug. 12 he finally succeeded.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 22, 2015

Abe's revisionism and Japan's divided war memories

The Abe statement, approved by the Cabinet on Aug. 14, has elevated a myopic and exonerating revisionist narrative of history to Japan's official policy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 22, 2015

Newest "Super Mario," Forza Motorsport" and Metal Gear Solid" games set to impress

"Super Mario" takes you to a whole new level
CULTURE / Books
Aug 22, 2015

Descending to the depths of Yukio Mishima's 'Sea of Fertility'

It was 45 years ago this summer that Donald Keene, a leading critic and translator of Japanese literature, visited Yukio Mishima at his summer writing retreat on the Izu Peninsula.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 21, 2015

History of a health-obsessed shogun; soccer star beauty challenge; CM of the Week: Asahi Beer

Every Japanese schoolkid knows that Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first shogun of Japan and initiated the long, war-free Edo Period (1603-1868), but few know that he didn't rule from Edo (present-day Tokyo). He ostensibly handed rule of the country over to his son, Hidetada, only two years after establishing...
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 21, 2015

Well-traveled Ranieri keeps landing job after job

If nothing succeeds like failure, Claudio Ranieri will remain in a job for a long time. At the highest level, managers tend to be judged on their record . . . what they have won . . . how much success they have brought to clubs or national teams.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE PERSISTENT VEGETARIAN
Aug 21, 2015

The best ways for vegetarians to get tied up with summer noodles

There seems to be a noodle shop almost everywhere you look in Japan. All varieties can be had at almost any hour and any cost. They may be ubiquitous, but appreciating different noodles as the seasons change from hot to cold is what makes them special.
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.
European leaders to join Zelenskyy for key meeting with Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived for a meeting on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
Trump shifts stance on road to Ukraine peace after meeting Putin in Alaska
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
Reading the Japanese clock: Are times a-changin'?
People walk past a time board at Hakata Station in Fukuoka. Luckily for those trying to catch a train, reading a clock is universal.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.

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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.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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