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Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 19, 2018

Yuki Kimura may have struck out on 'The Bachelor Japan,' but she won the people's rose

On the first episode of the reality dating series "The Bachelor Japan," 25 women took turns stepping out of a limousine, walking down a red carpet and introducing themselves to their potential future husband.
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SOCCER / World cup
Apr 9, 2018

Japan names Akira Nishino to replace Vahid Halilhodzic just two months before World Cup

Akira Nishino will lead Japan at this summer's World Cup in Russia after the Japan Football Association confirmed Monday that it had fired manager Vahid Halilhodzic just two months before the tournament begins.
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BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2018

Japan aims revamped TPP at reducing reliance on U.S.: former high-level diplomat

Donald Trump’s erratic posture on trade is forcing Japanese policymakers to rethink their reliance on the economic and political alliance with the United States, according to a former high-level diplomat from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 3, 2018

How Japan can help turn bunkers back into classrooms

The Japanese government should reach out to children around the world by endorsing the Safe Schools Declaration.
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SPORTS
Mar 29, 2018

With new name and mission, Japan Sport Association seeks greater public participation in sports

The Japan Sports Association is modifying its organizational name beginning with the start of the new fiscal year on Sunday.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 26, 2018

Japan's flower-power diplomacy

When it comes to winning hearts and minds in springtime, it's almost impossible to beat Japan's influence in Washington.
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BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2018

Washington snubs Japan on metals exemptions as $60 billion in new tariffs on China roil markets

After hitting China with punishing tariffs, U.S. President Donald Trump snubs Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by leaving Japan off the list of allies exempt from new steel and aluminum duties.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2018

Trump's twin blows to Japan test limit of Abe's charm offensive

After 16 months of warm words, lavish gifts and rounds of golf, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be discovering the limits of personal rapport with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 21, 2018

Top diplomats from Japan and Russia meet in Tokyo, keen on promoting joint economic projects on disputed islands

The foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Wednesday to further promote negotiations over joint economic projects on four disputed islands off Hokkaido ahead of a planned visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Moscow in May.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2018

Japan lauds Putin's victory as isle row anchors Russo-Japanese diplomacy

The Japanese government lauds Russian President Vladimir Putin's re-election with a reminder that it still wants the four disputed islands off Hokkaido back in its grasp.

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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