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BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2018

BOJ chief Haruhiko Kuroda begins new term by vowing to continue stimulus in pursuit of 2% inflation

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda pledged Monday to continue pursuing monetary stimulus in close coordination with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government to achieve 2 percent inflation.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2018

Disclosure that GSDF hid discovery of Iraq logs reignites doubts over civilian control of Japan's armed forces

The ministry acknowledged the activity logs, from an Iraq mission, had been kept hidden from top officials for more than a year ,despite an earlier claim that they didn't exist.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 5, 2018

Women tending to collapsed mayor told to stay out of 'sacred' sumo ring

A referee urged two women to stay out of the ring as they tried to assist an official who was unconscious, reigniting a controversy over gender discrimination in sumo tradition.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2018

Only Pyongyang stands to gain from possible Kim-Trump summit: former U.S. envoy

Any summit between the leaders of North Korean and the U.S. — regardless of the outcome — is likely to be a big win for Pyongyang, according to the former top American diplomat for the Asia-Pacific region.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2018

Japanese government to train teachers on how to keep abduction issue fresh among younger generations

The government will start a training program for schoolteachers in the autumn to foster better youth understanding of the abduction issue involving North Korea, officials said.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 2, 2018

Making Japan a major force in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The government must do more to cope with the major wave of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2018

EPA chief Scott Pruitt under more pressure after conflict-of-interest condo reports: lawmakers

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt may not survive long in his job after reports that he paid below market rate to live in a condo owned by a lobbyist who deals with issues overseen by his agency, lawmakers and a former Trump official said in television interviews on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 31, 2018

Russian accused of massive hacking extradited to U.S., pleads guilty

A Russian on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges he hacked three U.S. technology companies, potentially compromising personal details of more than 100 million users, after being extradited from the Czech Republic.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2018

Pyongyang has discussed possibility of holding Abe-Kim Jong Un summit in June: report

The Asahi Shimbun cited an unidentified North Korean source regarding the potential talks.
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JAPAN
Mar 29, 2018

Marriage quest finds some Japanese men looking to share household duties with female partners

Tokyoite Kiyoshi is 38 years old and is still waiting for luck in love. But when he finds his future life partner, he says he will be willing to handle family duties in the belief that men's and women's roles at home are equal.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 28, 2018

A day after Sagawa's testimony, where do things stand on Japan's Moritomo scandal?

Following the high-profile Diet testimony by a key former Finance Ministry official, ruling lawmakers are trying to bring an end to the Moritomo Gakuen scandal, which allegedly involved Akie Abe, the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 28, 2018

Where there's smoke, there's death

With passive smoking claiming 15,000 lives a year, there is no room for the government to compromise on measures to protect the public.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2018

Poisoning demonstrates Brexit's threat to the security of Britain

Brexiteers must realize a 'Britain alone' is a 'Britain vulnerable.'
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2018

Japan keeps reaction low-key as nations join forces in expelling Russian diplomats after U.K. poisoning

Experts say Tokyo finds itself caught in a dilemma as it tries to be on good terms with both its Western allies and Moscow.
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2018

Another troubling replacement on the Trump team

The appointment of John Bolton as U.S. national security adviser is one more step toward an unfettered Trump presidency.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2018

Hiring Bolton is Trump's most dangerous decision yet

No human being on Earth is less qualified to be Trump's national security adviser than John Bolton.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2018

Wife of Japan's prime minister finds herself in scandal spotlight

First lady Akie Abe, once known mainly for embracing progressive causes that put her at odds with her conservative spouse, is now in the hot seat as doubts revive about the murky land sale to nationalist school operator Moritomo Gakuen to which she had ties.
JAPAN / Explainer
Mar 26, 2018

As moves for dialogue between North Korea and allies gather momentum, Japan prepares to enhance its missile shield

As the world looks to upcoming summits involving Pyongyang, Seoul and Washington with hopes of achieving even slight progress toward denuclearizing North Korea, Japan's Defense Ministry maintains that it's still too soon for the nation to consider dropping plans to boost security.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2018

Abe attempts to rally from scandal, repeating Article 9 vows at LDP's annual convention

In a speech at his LDP's annual convention, the prime minister acknowledged the damage from the Moritomo Gakuen scandal and repeated his plans to revise the pacifist Constitution.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2018

LDP and Komeito at odds over casino resort rules, dashing deadline hopes

The two members of Japan's ruling coalition can't agree on how many gambling resorts to build, how much to charge and whether to prioritize profit over addiction prevention.

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