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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2015

Why Russia's swing toward China is a mirage

Russia and China have made little progress in the bilateral economic and financial projects that they've announced with considerable fanfare.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2015

Japan interested in joining NATO anti-ship missile consortium

Maritime Self-Defense Force officers traveled to a NATO meeting in The Hague in May to learn more about the consortium, says Reuters, citing unnamed sources.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2015

Ishin, DPJ press ruling coalition to amend security bills ahead of Lower House vote

With passage of the government's national security bills through the Lower House coming into sight, deliberations on counterproposals submitted by the two largest opposition parties kicked off Friday at a special Lower House committee, in parallel with the state-sponsored legislation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / A TASTE OF HOME
Jul 10, 2015

Britain's food revolution hits Tokyo

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that, generally speaking, English meals are bad." So begins Nozomu Hayashi's best-selling 1991 treatise on British food, "Igirisu wa Oishi" ("England is Delicious").
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jul 10, 2015

'Super sour lemon' potato chips are not an entirely terrible idea

In the crowded and frequently disappointing world of novelty potato chips, a "super sour lemon" flavor seems especially unneeded.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 10, 2015

Pre-orders of Harper Lee's new novel biggest since 'Harry Potter' on Amazon

"Go Set a Watchman," the much-anticipated second novel by "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee, is the most pre-ordered print title on Amazon.com since the last book in the "Harry Potter" series, Amazon said Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2015

U.S. father seeking access to daughter blasts Japan's family courts

Seeking to regain custody of a daughter he hasn't seen in years, an American father called on the Tokyo Family Court on Thursday to stop "endorsing child abduction" by parents and demonstrate that it is capable of prioritizing the best interests of children.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 10, 2015

U.S. spy agency tapped German chancellery for decades: WikiLeaks

The U.S. National Security Agency tapped phone calls involving German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her closest advisers for years and spied on the staff of her predecessors, according to WikiLeaks.
Rugby
Jul 9, 2015

All Blacks coach Hansen named high chief of Samoan village

Three-time World Rugby Coach of the Year Steve Hansen has earned another accolade when the New Zealander was named an honorary high chief, or matai, of a Samoan village.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 9, 2015

Akiko Kikuchi thinks you can go home again in nostalgic new flick

In a restless country where it's common to work overtime, a bit of the slow life is needed now and then, even if it's via the silver screen.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2015

U.S. upgrades Malaysia in annual human trafficking report: sources

The United States is upgrading Malaysia from the lowest tier on its list of worst human trafficking centers, U.S. sources said Wednesday, a move that could smooth the way for an ambitious U.S.-led free-trade deal with the Southeast Asian nation and 11 other countries.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2015

SMBC Nikko aims to hire rare experts to manage riskier bank debt

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is seeking as many as six new hires for a team specializing in underwriting bonds issued by banks that would insulate taxpayers from costs if the lenders later fail.
WORLD
Jul 9, 2015

Pope drinks coca tea on way to highlands of Bolivia

Pope Francis drank a tea of coca leaves, chamomile flower and anise seeds on the plane to Bolivia from Ecuador Wednesday to ward off altitude sickness upon arrival at the highest international airport in the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2015

China stocks nosedive as regulator warns of 'panic'

Chinese stocks dived on Wednesday, as the country's securities regulator warned investors were in the grip of "panic sentiment" and the market showed signs of freezing up as companies scrambled to escape the rout by having their shares suspended.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 8, 2015

Rural migration, shaved ice and no easy endings in 'Umi no Futa'

Why not abandon your stressed urban existence, move to a picturesque part of the world and live the simple life? An old dream, but still powerful, as shown by the recent spate of Japanese movies about women getting back their grooves by relocating to a beautiful middle-of-nowhere. Usually their dream...
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2015

Takata air bag deployed abnormally for first time in Japan: Nissan

Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday an air bag made by Takata Corp. installed in one of its cars had deployed abnormally while the vehicle was on the road in Japan, the carmaker's first such case in the country.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2015

After JAZA ban, Taiji mayor plans new association to sell drive-hunt dolphins: NHK

Kazutaka Sangen, the mayor of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, which conducts annual dolphin drive hunts, said he wants to set up a new association with aquariums wishing to obtain dolphins from the town, NHK reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 8, 2015

Australian Kyrgios stunned by criticism at home

Nick Kyrgios has been stunned by the ferocity of criticism leveled at him over his behavior at Wimbledon and has called on his fellow Australians to show him respect even if they cannot love him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2015

PGA match joins exodus, dumps Trump links over slur on immigrants

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump suffered a fresh blow on Tuesday with the announcement that a professional golfing event scheduled for October at a Trump course in Los Angeles will be moved, the latest fallout from his vitriol against undocumented immigrants from Mexico.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2015

Carnival gets U.S. nod to start running themed cruises to Cuba starting next May

Carnival Corp. has won U.S. approval to operate cruises to Cuba and plans to start taking travelers there in May, joining a growing list of maritime companies hoping to profit from a thaw in relations between Washington and Havana.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2015

China eyes safe smart-grid system by 2020 to push clean energy

China plans to build a safe and environmentally friendly smart-grid system by 2020 as it promotes the spread of clean energy.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2015

Unique stadium design biggest reason for cost blowout: sport council

The complicated design of Tokyo's new National Stadium meant only a limited number of contractors could tackle the project and was the biggest cause of its budget blowout, the Japan Sport Council revealed Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2015

Why the euro experiment is destined to fail

The euro is destined to fail because it imposes a common monetary policy on economies that requires different ones.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2015

China's bull market in conspiracy theories

China's financial world has officially entered the paranoia zone.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2015

The Greeks have voted, now kick them out

Now that Greece has voted overwhelmingly against a compromise that would have allowed Europe to continue financing it, it must be forced out of the eurozone and perhaps the EU.

Longform

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