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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 5, 2018

Election victory in Nago seen as LDP win but new mayor may prove tough to crack

Sunday's victory in the Nago mayoral election by a candidate who appears to favor the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the city's Henoko district is widely seen as a political victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a defeat for anti-base advocates in Okinawa, starting with Gov....
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 5, 2018

'Let's talk': Japan hopes low-key strategy will avert U.S. trade flare-up

Economic talks between the United States and Japan, tackling topics from persimmons and potatoes to energy and infrastructure, have helped keep Tokyo clear of protectionist moves such as those that recently hit Chinese solar panels and South Korean washers.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2018

U.K. will not 'surrender' over bespoke Brexit deal with EU, minister says

Britain will not "surrender" in its fight to win a bespoke deal with the European Union that would offer tariff-free trade as well as control over immigration, a minister said on Sunday before a crunch week for the government in Brexit negotiations.
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JAPAN
Feb 3, 2018

Hopes wither for World War II peace treaty as Russian military muscles onto Kurils

The Russian Air Force last week took joint control of a newly operational airport in the disputed Northern Territories, in a sign that Moscow is digging in over the islands.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2018

Tokyo takes more steps to deal with Sanchi oil spill

Japan steps up measures to deal with what has been described as potentially one of the worst oil spills in decades before it taints Kyushu and Okinawa.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2018

Gifu election loss bad news for potential LDP challenger to Abe

The loss by a ruling party candidate in Gifu's mayoral election over the weekend has spurred speculation that the outcome may deal a blow to a potential successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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JAPAN
Jan 30, 2018

University of Tokyo opens center to promote use of big data from Japan's public sector

The University of Tokyo has embarked on a quest to unearth Japan's latent assets that could be worth more than ¥700 billion — big data held by the public sector.
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JAPAN
Jan 26, 2018

Head of U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees urges more Japanese aid amid slash in U.S. funding

The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has called on the government to offer additional urgent support following a U.S. decision to cut more than half of its funding.
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BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2018

North Korea exporting coal to South Korea and Japan via Russia despite U.N. sanctions: Europe intel sources

North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year that was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of U.N. sanctions, three Western European intelligence sources said.
EDITORIALS
Jan 25, 2018

Annual labor-management wage talks begin

It's time for Japanese businesses to ask whether the collective form of annual wage negotiations serve their interests as they face increasingly tough global competition.
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JAPAN
Jan 25, 2018

Elderly drivers willing to surrender licenses when they experience physical decline: survey

Three quarters of drivers intend to voluntarily return their driver's licenses when they age and become aware of physical decline, a government survey released on Friday showed.
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BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2018

At Davos, Modi calls out isolationist trends as attention turns to how Trump will respond

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum kicked off Tuesday in Davos, Switzerland, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi openly railing against anti-globalization and urging a halt to isolationist trends.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2018

Okinawa governor expresses anger after third U.S. military helicopter makes precautionary landing in the prefecture

“The U.S. military is out of control. They can't exercise any oversight, there are no signs they will reform,” said Okinawa's governor after another American helicopter made an emergency landing.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2018

Abe confirms plan to attend Winter Olympics despite tension with South Korea over 'comfort women' pact

The announcement puts an end to speculation he may forgo the trip to protest Seoul's recent move to revisit the 2015 deal on the comfort women issue.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2018

Japan studies how to support 2011 disaster areas after Reconstruction Agency folds in 2021

The government has started preliminary work on determining how best to support rebuilding efforts in areas of northeastern Japan devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster when the Reconstruction Agency is abolished in March 2021, sources said Tuesday.
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CULTURE / Art
Jan 23, 2018

The explorations of Emperor Rudolf II

The strides in Western culture that took place around the 16th century are all too often associated with the Italian Renaissance, but other centers of learning in Europe deserve equal attention. Of note is Prague, where Rudolf II, the Holy Roman Emperor from the House of Habsburg, supported developments...
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Innovative maps show relationships among key issues

In 2016, World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab proclaimed the fourth industrial revolution as a distinct evolution from its predecessor because of the rapid onset of ubiquitous change.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 22, 2018

Why is Japan populist-free?

Japan's middle-class mentality helps keep the dangerous populist politics roiling other countries at bay.
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BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2018

A year ago, Davos thought Trump would be a normal president

If there was one message that echoed through the mountains ringing Davos a year ago, it was that the business world could ignore tweets from U.S. leader Donald Trump.

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