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JAPAN
Apr 1, 2016

JR rail pass to be available in Japan, ending frustration for tardy tourists

Cries of "dang" have long rung out from the nation's major railway stations as foreign visitors find Japan Rail Pass vouchers are unavailable after arrival.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 30, 2016

Japan-China tensions simmer as Xi, Abe remain cool on talks in U.S.

Chinese and Japanese leaders have a chance this week to sit down in Washington and discuss ways to stop simmering tensions from once again damaging business ties between Asia's two largest economies. They may pass on the opportunity.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 29, 2016

How Sharp is denting the Japan brand

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should use his bully pulpit to shakeup corporate Japan and bolster competitiveness.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 21, 2016

Ise Jingu: telling Japan's story to the rest of the world

Ise Shrine can offer world leaders a valuable message when they gather there in May.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2016

The Japan-U.S. alliance and robotics diplomacy

Tucked inside the 2017 U.S. defense budget request is about $15 billion to place relatively small research bets on over-the-horizon technologies that can help the U.S. military maintain a leading edge over any competitor over the long term. Close allies like Japan have an interest in seeing this effort succeed.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2016

Sanctions eased but Japan Inc. treads warily in return to Iran

Optimism prevailed when United Nations sanctions against Iran were lifted in mid-January. Since the historic nuclear deal was reached last July between Iran and six global powers, companies, including those in Japan, had been vying for economic opportunities in a Middle Eastern market rich in natural...
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2016

Japan Post scales back graduate hiring in blow to labor union

Japan Post Holdings Co. is hiring fewer graduates than it planned next fiscal year, in contrast with labor union calls for the newly listed financial and mail delivery giant to boost staffing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2016

Toshiba reportedly mulling battery plant in Australia as Japan seeks sub deal

The government has enlisted Toshiba Corp. to help it try to win Asia's biggest defense contract, a $36 billion deal to build a dozen submarines for Australia, three sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2016

Japan pushes ahead with Hokkaido carbon capture test despite quake concerns

Japan is preparing to test its biggest project yet for capturing and storing greenhouse gas pollution under the seabed despite concerns about cost and the safety of pursuing the technology in a region prone to earthquakes.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 29, 2016

The high price of Japan's economic gaffes

Finance minister Taro Aso's ability to survive repeated gaffes shows how little has changed under Abenomics.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 29, 2016

Less than zero in Japan

Japan's economic fundamentals are generally sound, and pessimistic predictions are greatly exaggerated.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2016

Japan to begin working holiday visa program with Slovakia in June

Japan will start a working holiday program with Slovakia beginning this June, with the aim of enhancing friendship and understanding between the two countries.

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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