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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2017

China confirms deployment of fighters to South China Sea island for first time

China has for the first time confirmed the deployment of fighter jets to Woody Island in the disputed South China Sea, state media have reported.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 1, 2017

Bitcoin futures poised for launch as regulators rush to catch up

CME Group Inc. and Cboe Global Markets Inc. are poised to offer bitcoin futures contracts, easing the way for mainstream investors to bet big while dragging regulators into a realm skeptics call a fad and fraud.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2017

Volcanic science labs offer climate clues

Climate scientists are tracking an erupting volcano on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali for clues about a possible shortcut to curb global warming by injecting sun-dimming chemicals high above the Earth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2017

China's investments in Iran surge as those coming from western nations flounder

China is financing billions of dollars' worth of Chinese-led projects in Iran, making deep inroads into the economy while European competitors struggle to find banks willing to fund their ambitions, Iranian government and industry officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2017

U.N. report says Yemen rebel missiles fired at Saudi Arabia appear Iranian

Remnants of four ballistic missiles fired into Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels this year appear to have been designed and manufactured by Riyadh's regional rival Iran, a confidential report by United Nations sanctions monitors said, bolstering a push by the United States to punish the Tehran government....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2017

The thinking behind Kim Jong Un's 'madness'

On an icy December day in 2011, North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un was accompanied by seven advisers as they escorted the hearse that carried his father, Kim Jong Il, through the streets of Pyongyang.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 30, 2017

Cumulative stats tell big part of story

There are 12 categories of traditional team statistics that the B. League religiously charts and distributes to the media.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 30, 2017

Basking in afterglow of solid sophomore album, Suchmos reflects on a stellar year

Picking one highlight from 2017 proves a tough task for Suchmos vocalist Yosuke Kasai. The past 11 months have been good for him and his six-member band. They've gone from a Jamiroquai-inspired outfit playing late-night sets at small Shinjuku venues to a national phenomenon, their music moving tens of...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2017

Alibaba planning $7 billion bond sale in year's biggest Asian deal

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to sell $7 billion in bonds in the biggest dollar bond sale this year by an Asian corporate issuer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2017

Bitcoin's surge little comfort for burned Mt. Gox clients in international legal limbo

When Mt. Gox, the world's largest bitcoin trading exchange, collapsed in early 2014, more than 24,000 customers around the world lost access to hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency and cash.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Nov 29, 2017

Japanese firm uses VR simulations to offer a glimpse into the world of dementia

On a moderately crowded train, I've just woken up after dozing off, but I can't remember where I am or where I'm going. Apart from the noise of the moving train, it's quiet, and the other passengers are half asleep, fiddling with their phones or spacing out.
EDITORIALS
Nov 28, 2017

Hasten efforts to put Paris accord into action

Japan's efforts to combat climate change are falling far short of what's needed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2017

Learning to unlock the hidden wealth of cities

Smarter use of their commercial assets would enable cities to ease their budgetary woes and improve their quality of life.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 28, 2017

'Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller'

Nov. 25-March 11
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 28, 2017

Top Chinese military official hangs himself amid corruption probe

A top Chinese general hanged himself at his home last week after becoming the latest prominent official to be swept up in President Xi Jinping's wide-ranging corruption campaign, state-run media reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 28, 2017

Dying at home increasingly an option in Japan for those who want to 'go to the afterlife quietly'

After he was diagnosed with leukemia in July, Katsuo Saito decided not to treat it and opted for palliative care. He had a hard time finding a bed in a hospice or hospital, so he spent most of his remaining weeks at home.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2017

Eight bodies found as second suspected North Korean boat washes up in Akita Prefecture

Eight bodies were discovered in a wooden 7-meter boat that washed ashore in Oga, Akita Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast facing North Korea, the Japan Coast Guard said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2017

Nominees announced for Japan's sixth annual Black Company Awards

Hollywood's bad-film awards are not much more than a joke.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 27, 2017

A clash brewing between the CCP and China's entrepreneurs?

China's rising private-sector corporate stars view Communist Party control as a recipe for economic disaster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2017

Xi prods China to spruce up toilets in bid to boost tourism and quality of life

China must keep up efforts to "revolutionize" its toilets until the task is completed, state media quoted President Xi Jinping as saying Monday, amid efforts to boost the domestic tourist industry and improve the quality of life.

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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