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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2017

Trump ramps up efforts to reassure Japan with phone call from new top U.S. diplomat

In the lead-up to U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's summit this week, Washington is upping its efforts to reassure Tokyo of its security commitment to Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 6, 2017

Pavicevic concocts grand plan for Japan men's national team

Last week, the Japan Basketball Association and its interim men's national team head coach Luka Pavicevic announced a 15-man squad for its upcoming exhibition series against Iran in Sapporo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2017

Japan Tobacco sees no quick output fix for alternative smoking device

The capacity constraints that have dogged the domestic launch of Japan Tobacco Inc.'s heated-tobacco device will take a while yet to resolve, according to a company executive, handing a further boost to Philip Morris International Inc. in the world's most advanced market for next-generation tobacco products....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2017

Japan, like other allies, fear next Trump tweet could scuttle post-WWII order

For the first time in decades, America's oldest allies are questioning where Washington's heart is.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 1, 2017

Confusion reigns in U.S. Forces Japan's battle against drunken driving

Mixed messages and double standards regarding alcohol limits and penalties may be exacerbating the problem of DUI offenses committed off-base.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 1, 2017

Trump's Pentagon chief seeks to steady allies on trip to Japan, South Korea

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis will seek to reassure allies worldwide that they can still rely on an increasingly inward-focused America as he heads to East Asia on the first overseas trip by a Trump administration Cabinet member.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 26, 2017

East Asia, China and Japan in the age of Donald Trump

Given the grave concerns and uncertainties posed by the Trump administration's 'America First' policy, Japan and China should focus on improving their bilateral relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 25, 2017

Books on Trump prove tough sell in Japan — so far

Dozens of books bearing U.S. President Donald Trump’s face on their covers have been piling up at bookstores across the nation since his stunning victory in November.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jan 24, 2017

Japan fills out team for World Baseball Classic

Samurai Japan mostly filled out its roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, adding eight players, but no major leaguers, to the 19 names released in December.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 23, 2017

Hovasse appointed as Japan's first foreign-born women's basketball national team head coach

Having achieved successful results over the past several years, the Japan women's national basketball team is shooting for a medal finish at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2017

Japan and U.S. sign deal clarifying civilian protection under SOFA

In a bid to reduce crimes committed by U.S. military base workers, Tokyo and Washington sign a supplementary agreement to limit and clarify the definition of the civilian component protected under the Status of Forces Agreement.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2017

How Trump could push China and Japan together

Both China and Japan should work together to map out how to survive the Trump era.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2017

Japan scrambles fighters as Chinese bombers transit Tsushima Strait for first time since August

Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets were scrambled Monday after a number of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force bombers and reconnaissance planes were detected flying over the East China Sea and Sea of Japan, the Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office in Tokyo said.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2016

What Japan, Asia should hear from President Trump

Given U.S. interests in Asia during a time of increasing tension, it is vital that the Trump administration show where it stands on key economic and defense issues affecting Tokyo and the broader region.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2016

Japan, U.S. agree to narrow scope of base workers protected by SOFA

Tokyo and Washington have effectively agreed to sign a supplementary treaty narrowing the scope of protection afforded to such workers by the Status of Forces Agreement.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Dec 21, 2016

Japan may have to wait for more Club World Cup heroics

Kashima Antlers showed how far Japanese soccer has come when they gave Real Madrid a mighty scare in the Club World Cup final last Sunday, but it may be some time before a J. League champion gets to take advantage of Japan hosting the tournament again.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.

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