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WORLD / Politics
Aug 1, 2017

U.S. Embassy in Moscow locked out of diplomatic dacha, told it lacked permits

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow accused Russian authorities on Monday of barring diplomatic staff from a property on the outskirts of Moscow, after having earlier agreed to grant access until midday on Tuesday for them to retrieve belongings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2017

How Japan can get Pyongyang's attention

Japan can send China a wake-up call on North Korea by hosting a series of THAAD missile defense system.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2017

Ability to strike more of U.S. feared as North Korean ICBM test splashes down off Hokkaido

North Korea's latest missile test confirms the hermit state now has the capability to strike most of the United States with a nuclear missile of some sort.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 28, 2017

Chinese man sentenced to death for killing parents and 17 others

A court in China's southwestern Yunnan province sentenced a man to death for killing his parents and 17 other people in a spat last year over money, state media said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2017

Sources say Russia used Facebook accounts in attempt to spy on Macron campaign

Russian intelligence agents attempted to spy on Emmanuel Macron's election campaign earlier this year by creating phony Facebook personas, according to a U.S. congressman and two other people briefed on the effort.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 26, 2017

Why the BOJ's lips remain sealed on exit strategy

The central bank doesn't want to talk about why it's lagging behind its peers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2017

Chinese fighter jets intercept U.S. spy plane in latest close encounter between two militaries

Two Chinese J-10 fighter jets have intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane in an "unsafe" and "unprofessional" manner in international airspace over the East China Sea, the Pentagon said Monday, in the latest such incident involving the two militaries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2017

Beijing is watching Justin Bieber

In China it is politics, or the perception of such, that is the surest route to getting stamped 'banned by Beijing.'
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 23, 2017

Osaka's bid to outshine Paris for 2025 Expo still on shaky ground

With only four months to go until it must unveil detailed plans for its 2025 World Expo bid, Osaka's leaders plan to use the rest of the summer and early autumn to ramp up domestic and international efforts to raise the region's profile and tout its advantages over arch-rival Paris .
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2017

Special counsel asks White House to save documents, mails, recordings from Trump Jr.-Russians meeting

The special counsel investigating possible collusion between President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia has asked White House officials to preserve any records of a meeting last year between the president's eldest son and a Russian lawyer, according to a source with knowledge of the request.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2017

Inada resists calls to resign over alleged SDF activity log cover-up

Defense chief Tomomi Inada denies participating in the alleged GSDF log coverup, clinging to her position ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle in which she is widely expected to exit.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 19, 2017

First-time writer Shinsuke Numata wins prestigious Akutagawa Prize

A 38-year-old first-time writer is the winner of the 157th Akutagawa Prize for his story "Eiri," the awards selection committee announced Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 19, 2017

Inada faces flak over renewed claims of SDF-related cover-up

The Defense Ministry was hit again Wednesday by another apparent data cover-up scandal involving Defense Minister Tomomi Inada, prompting opposition lawmakers to further step up their calls for her immediate resignation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2017

Trump, Putin spoke in previously undisclosed dialogue at G-20 dinner

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a previously undisclosed dialogue during a dinner for G-20 leaders at a summit earlier this month in Germany, a White House official said on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 18, 2017

Renho discloses family registry as critics call move setback for minorities

Leader of largest opposition party takes unusual step in bid to prove she has resolved her dual nationality status
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2017

Maduro's foes turn up heat, call for national strike Thursday across Venezuela

Venezuela's opposition called on Monday for a national strike against President Nicolas Maduro in an escalation of protests after a massive symbolic referendum at the weekend.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2017

Collins says up to 10 Republican senators dislike GOP health bill; poll finds most in U.S. favor Obamacare

Eight to 10 Republican U.S. senators have serious concerns about Republican health care legislation to roll back Obamacare, moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who opposes the bill, said on Sunday.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 15, 2017

Fundraising loopholes, a political norm

The Liberal Democratic Party lost a large number of seats to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's upstart Tomin First Party in the Tokyo assembly election. Media surveys reveal that the public is dismayed by recent scandals involving the LDP, in particular the one surrounding educational company Kake Gakuen, which...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 15, 2017

A decade after Niigata's nuclear close call

On July 16, 2007, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the world's largest nuclear power complex at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa — a site that the government and Tepco had insisted was seismically safe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2017

Japanese recount memories of 'noble' Liu

Acquaintances of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo recall a noble and friendly man who dedicated his life to promoting democratic reform and human rights in China.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2017

Renho to disclose family registry in bid to quell furor over dual nationality

Born to a Taiwanese father, the Democratic Party leader says she will show documents to dispel questions of foreign citizenship in a move seen by critics as caving to xenophobia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2017

Trump defends Ivanka 'sitting in' at G-20, draws rebuke from Chelsea Clinton

U.S. President Donald Trump defended his daughter Ivanka Trump on Monday after she took his place at a meeting of G-20 world leaders, raising some eyebrows and drawing sharp rebuke from the daughter of a rival former presidential candidate who was drawn into the fray.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 10, 2017

In Japan everything counts in its own way

When emails first hit Japan in the mid-1990s, these were counted in u901a (tsu016b), the common classifier for letters. However ...

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