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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2018

Xi's Manila visit yields raft of deals as Duterte furthers embrace of China

Xi Jinping sealed a raft of deals Tuesday during a trip to Manila as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's administration shrugs off U.S. warnings about accepting Chinese cash.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2018

Japan's ruling bloc votes down motion to remove head of judiciary committee amid clash over immigration bill

In the latest political clash over a controversial immigration bill, the ruling parties on Tuesday voted down a motion calling for the dismissal of the head of the Lower House's judiciary committee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2018

Drug lord 'El Chapo' ordered murder of man who wouldn't shake his hand, witness testifies

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was a ruthless killer who ordered the murder of a man who had refused to shake his hand at a meeting, a prosecution witness told jurors at Guzman's U.S. trial on Monday.
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JAPAN
Nov 19, 2018

Mr. Bean arrested? Twitter meme trends after scandal envelops Nissan chairman

As news surrounding Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s arrest on suspicion of having understated his income dominated social media in Japan, a curious phenomenon was emerging on Twitter: Mr. Bean, the goofball lead character played by Rowan Atkinson in the namesake British sitcom, was trending...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2018

Before a packed court, three Hong Kong Occupy leaders plead not guilty to public nuisance charges

Three leaders of Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy Occupy movement, which paralyzed parts of the Chinese-ruled city for nearly three months, denied public nuisance charges on Monday as international criticism of the erosion of civil liberties grows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / japan since the Meiji Restoration
Nov 19, 2018

Reconjuring the vision of the Meiji Centennial

Japan has thus far succeeded in preserving its national character while fulfilling its growing responsibility toward the international community.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2018

The prolonged torture that is Brexit

The only force that could save Theresa May's deal is the Labour Party, but hopes are very thin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2018

May faces day of reckoning on Monday, lawmaker says

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a day of reckoning on Monday as mutinous lawmakers try to trigger a no confidence vote over their opposition to her draft European Union divorce deal, a rebel member of her Conservative Party said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2018

Brexit is killing the great British curry house

Syed Joynu was in for a rude shock on a September morning when he walked into Indos — the curry house he owns just outside London. It was already 10:30 a.m. and not a single employee had turned up.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 18, 2018

When it comes to teaching English, a theater troupe answer the CALL

Teachers across Japan no doubt understand the struggle to get junior and senior high school students interested in learning English. For elementary school-aged kids, that task takes a lot of creativity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 17, 2018

Ex-German chancellor warns against demonizing China, says the two economic powers should work closely together

Weighing into Germany's debate about its ties with China, former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder warned Berlin against demonizing Beijing, saying the two economic powers should work more closely together in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade threats.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2018

British scholar Ronald Dore, known for his studies about Japan, dies at age 93

British sociologist Ronald Dore, professor emeritus at the University of London and known for his contributions to Japan studies, died in Italy on Tuesday. He was 93.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2018

Brexiteers bet U.K. can defy gravity in post-divorce trade

The U.K.'s hard-line Brexit backers are making their move. If they get their way on the U.K.'s new trade arrangements, they will face a test of gravity.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 16, 2018

The Michinoku Coastal Trail: Tohoku's recovery in action

The Michinoku Coastal Trail is a 2013 initiative by Japan's environment ministry to rejuvenate disaster-stricken Tohoku through ecotourism. At 700-kilometers long, it winds through protected forest, bucolic villages and along dramatic coastlines.
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BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2018

Business bosses alarmed as U.K. Cabinet resignations imperil Brexit deal

Business leaders expressed growing alarm on Thursday as a draft Brexit agreement seen as the only chance of preserving some stability in U.K.-EU trading threatened to unravel, sending stock prices and the pound plunging.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 15, 2018

A Chinese tailwind for Japan's economy?

The Chinese government has reversed its previously chilly attitude and now favors better relations with Japan, creating new economic opportunities for Japanese businesses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2018

China appears to have relaxed North Korea sanctions, U.S. congressional commission says

A U.S. congressional commission said on Wednesday that China appears to have relaxed enforcement of sanctions on North Korea and called on the Treasury Department to provide a report on Chinese compliance within 180 days.
Japan Times
Singapore report 2018
Nov 15, 2018

Enhancing ASEAN Integration through resilience and innovation

As Chair of this year’s 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, Singapore is forging partnerships and creating a resilient and innovation-driven economic region. 
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2018

More than 345,000 foreign workers predicted to come to Japan under new visas: government

Some 345,000 blue-collar foreign workers may join the workforce through the first five years of a new working visa system set to be introduced in April — if it wins Diet approval.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2018

Brexit deal possible in 24 to 48 hours, May's deputy says

Britain and the European Union are on the cusp of a Brexit deal which could be clinched in the next 24 to 48 hours, Prime Minister Theresa May's de facto deputy said on Tuesday.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person