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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2018

Putin has Russia guessing before election: How long will he keep power?

Soon after Vladimir Putin is re-elected on Sunday, his thoughts will turn to the question that is likely to dominate his next term as Russia's president: What will he do when it ends?
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2018

U.K. awaits Putin's next move as tensions mount over ex-spy's nerve agent poisoning

Britons have steeled themselves for President Vladimir Putin's reaction after Prime Minister Theresa May threw out 23 Russian diplomats in retaliation for the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter on U.K. soil.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2018

Bitcoin slides as Google bans cryptocurrency advertising amid crackdown on scams

Alphabet Inc.'s Google said on Wednesday it was banning advertisements for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings, the latest internet company to clamp down on the sector amid growing concerns about scams.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 14, 2018

'B: The Beginning': Netflix anime gets a 'B' for effort

Whatever you've thought of their quality up until now, Netflix's original animated series have definitely rocked the boat in some way, whether by assembling an international production team ("Castlevania"), putting an X-rated twist on a classic franchise ("Devilman Crybaby") or, uh, inspiring people...
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 14, 2018

Duterte to withdraw Philippines from International Criminal Court

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will withdraw from the International Criminal Court's (ICC) Rome Statute, officials said on Wednesday, due to what he said were attacks by U.N. officials and violations of due process by the ICC.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 14, 2018

Trade wars aside, Trump's 'Taiwan card' is China's real worry

Forget steel and intellectual property. The biggest potential flashpoint between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is an island of 23 million people sitting off China's coast.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 14, 2018

Turkish Kurd seeking refugee status in Japan losing hope amid what critics call a flawed system

On a chilly afternoon in mid-January, more than 30 Kurdish asylum-seekers gathered in front of United Nations University in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward to call for U.N. action on Turkey's continued all-out attacks on Kurds in the northern Syrian town of Afrin.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 14, 2018

YouTube to display Wikipedia blurbs alongside conspiracy videos

YouTube will begin displaying text from Wikipedia articles and other websites alongside some videos in a couple of weeks as the unit of Alphabet Inc.'s Google attempts to combat hoaxes and conspiracy theories on the service, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2018

Russia threatens military response if U.S. strikes Damascus government quarter

Russia said on Tuesday it had information that the United States planned to bomb the government quarter in Damascus on an invented pretext, and said it would respond militarily if it felt Russian lives were threatened by such an attack.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2018

Only Putin could be behind U.K. poison attack: 'incurable' toxin's exiled co-developer

A Russian chemist who helped develop the Soviet-era nerve agent used to poison a former Russian double agent in southern England said only the Russian government could have carried out the attack with such a deadly and advanced toxin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2018

Trump lawyer ignores porn star's offer to return hush money

A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump ignored a suggested Tuesday noon deadline on an adult-film star's offer to return $130,000 in hush money so that she can speak freely about an alleged affair with Trump, her attorney said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2018

Gina Haspel, linked to 'black site' torture and coverup, tapped by Trump to head CIA

Gina Haspel, a veteran CIA clandestine officer picked by President Donald Trump on Tuesday to head the CIA, is a controversial figure, backed by many in the U.S. intelligence community but regarded warily by some in Congress for her involvement in the agency's "black site" detention facilities.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 13, 2018

Pressure from above possibly behind Moritomo document alterations, former Finance Ministry official says

'A bureau chief alone wouldn't be able to rewrite everything. So several other people had to be involved,' the former official said.
EDITORIALS
Mar 13, 2018

CPTPP: A victory for reason in trade

The CPTPP is a bold statement in favor a multilateral, rules-based approach to international governance — at a time when other troubling approaches are gaining favor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2018

Japan's overworked and underpaid teachers

The nation's school teachers are in dire need of better working conditions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 13, 2018

'Hokusai and Hiroshige: The Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji and the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido'

March 16-April 24
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 13, 2018

Mako Yamashita's bronze at world juniors impressive

Lost in the glare of Alexandra Trusova's phenomenal performance in landing two quadruple jumps on the way to victory at the world junior championships in Sofia on Saturday was the fact that Mako Yamashita picked up another medal for her growing collection.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 13, 2018

'Secrets from Forest: Company'

March 17-April 22
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2018

'Remain patient,' Tillerson says of Trump-Kim meeting specifics

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. expects North Korea to be in direct touch after President Donald Trump agreed to Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet, urging patience as preparations for the potentially historic handshake are worked out.
Japan Times
Mar 13, 2018

“Xiushan Hospital” opens on Xiushan Island — TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING contributed to construction costs

On 18 January, the “Xiushan Hospital” to which TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING, Inc. (Location: Xiushan Island, Daishan County, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, P. R. of China; President: Jiro Sato) contributed to the construction costs, opened its doors on Xiushan Island.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2018

Porn star Stormy Daniels offers to pay back hush money in order to reveal Trump affair

A pornographic film actress who is seeking to publicly reveal the details of her affair with President Donald Trump offered to return a settlement payment in exchange for releasing her from confidentiality obligations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2018

U.N. rights investigators hit 'beast' Facebook's role in spreading hate speech amid Myanmar crisis

U.N. human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar said on Monday that Facebook had played a role in spreading hate speech there.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2018

Trump seen caving to NRA, relegates gun purchase age to states and courts

President Donald Trump said on Monday he put off action on raising the minimum age for gun purchases, one of several measures he had backed after the latest U.S. school shooting but skirted after heavy opposition from gun rights groups.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2018

Trump-Kim meeting: What role should China play?

The fear of marginalization in Beijing is palpable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 12, 2018

Trump-Kim summit expectations high, but North Korea unlikely to part with its 'treasured nuclear sword' any time soon

After years of failed attempts by the United States and others, is U.S. President Donald Trump the man who can strip North Korea of its nuclear weapons and bring lasting peace to the Korean Peninsula?
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.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
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.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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