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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2016

Regional interests fuel Middle East's Cold War

The Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry could derail efforts to stabilize the Middle East and make a bad regional environment much worse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2016

Analysis finds North Korea faked footage showing submarine-launched missile test

Footage of a North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test released by Pyongyang two days after it announced it had conducted the country's fourth nuclear test last week was faked, according to an analysis by a California-based think tank.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 12, 2016

Despite poverty, sanctions North Korea nuclear program thrives with low-cost labor

North Korea has developed a nuclear weapons program despite poverty and international sanctions, using home-grown technology and virtually free labor to cut costs, experts said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2016

Hong Kong's 'Umbrella Soldiers' visiting Taiwan to see democracy at work

Hundreds of residents of Hong Kong, the Chinese-ruled territory rocked by street protests demanding free elections in 2014, have flown to Taiwan for Saturday's elections to see free-wheeling democracy in action.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2016

Time for the world to face up to climate reality

Technological progress makes it possible to build a low-carbon economy; but strong public policies are necessary to ensure implementation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2016

Did Kim just provoke China?

President Xi Jinping should tighten the screws on China's recalcitrant ally after the rogue nation's latest nuclear test.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2016

Thai king leaves hospital, for outing since admission last year

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej left hospital on Monday to visit his Bangkok palace, his first such outing since he was admitted last year.
WORLD
Jan 11, 2016

Spanish Princess Cristina in court as fraud case begins

Spanish princess Cristina de Borbon has arrived in court as proceedings in a landmark fraud trial that became a lightning rod for anger at institutional corruption get under way.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2016

Sharp drop in Rohingya migrants after Thai, Bangladesh crackdowns

The number of migrants leaving Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat in the past four months has plummeted because of Thai and Bangladeshi crackdowns on human smugglers, the United Nations and a rights activist said on Friday.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2016

Yuan loan rates soar in Hong Kong as Beijing halts currency's slide

Interbank yuan lending rates in Hong Kong climbed to records across the board after suspected intervention by China's central bank last week mopped up supplies of the currency in the offshore market.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 10, 2016

Isao Tomita's journey from snowflakes to holograms

Composer Isao Tomita will turn 84 this year, but that won't stop him creating a synth soundtrack for a dancing hologram, to realize the dream of his ballet dancer (and rocket scientist) friend who passed away in 1999.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 10, 2016

Treaty obligations and severity of crime key in extradition cases

Although the number of fugitives extradited from Japan is small, this does not mean that the crime concerned has to be particularly grave for an extradition to go ahead.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2016

How the Saudi king benefits from cleric's death

By beheading of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi King Salman is sending a message to adversaries at home and abroad.
EDITORIALS
Jan 10, 2016

Reforming mobile phone rate plans

The nation's three big mobile phone providers are finally coming under pressure to make their rate plans more fair and easier to understand.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 9, 2016

KBO suspends duo for gambling

The Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) handed out half-season suspensions to pitchers Lim Chang-yong and Oh Seung-hwan on Friday, following allegations they were involved in illegal gambling in Macau.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 9, 2016

Low wages at the heart of foreign labor shortage woes

There has been a lot of discussion recently about allowing more foreign workers into Japan to make up for severe labor shortages in some fields. As of the end of 2014, the labor ministry estimated there were 790,000 foreign nationals working in Japan legally, which is more than the number of national...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2016

South Korea-Japan ties strengthen in wake of latest North Korean nuclear test

North Korea's nuclear test this week set off alarm bells in Japan and South Korea, but its more enduring outcome may be the cementing of a fragile reconciliation that could lead to military cooperation between the two key U.S. allies.
TENNIS
Jan 8, 2016

Nishikori renews Uniqlo endorsement deal

Asia's highest-ranked tennis player, Kei Nishikori, has renewed his endorsement deal with Fast Retailing Co.'s Uniqlo clothing brand.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 8, 2016

North Koreans face renewed ban on travel as Japan considers penalties

The revival of a ban on travel from North Korea is high on the list of possible punitive steps following Pyongyang's nuclear test, informed sources say.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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