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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2020

What Hong Kong losing its 'special status' would mean

U.S. President Donald Trump could rescind that 'special status” to punish China for recent moves to tighten its grip on the city.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2020

F-35's flaws include a gun that can't even shoot straight

Add a gun that can't shoot straight to the problems dogging Lockheed Martin Corp.'s $428 billion F-35 program, including more than 800 software flaws.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 21, 2020

Time for Japan to take on a new role

Japan must successfully hedge itself between a less engaged America and a more aggressive China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 12, 2020

Condemnation, protests spread after Iran admits to shooting down airliner

Iran's admission that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all 176 aboard, has provoked international outrage and triggered protests against Iranian authorities in Tehran and other cities, including one in which Britain's ambassador was detained.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2019

Time for U.S. pivot on North Korea?

It is now time for the U.S., along with Japan and South Korea, to prepare to pivot on North Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2019

In South Korea's deadly shipyards, subcontracted workers most at risk

Park Chol-hee was working a holiday shift at Samsung Heavy Industries' Geoje shipyard on Labor Day in 2017 when a giant crane collided with another and crashed to ground, killing six people, including Park's younger brother.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2019

Chinese hackers who pursued Uighurs also targeted Tibetans, researchers says

Sophisticated Chinese hackers who used a previously unknown iPhone security flaw to target ethnic minority Uighurs also went after Tibetans in exile, according to a report published on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2019

No, robots are not coming for your jobs

Cheer up, innovation also creates employment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2019

U.S. sends warships through Taiwan Strait amid rows with China

The United States Navy has sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. Pacific Fleet told The Japan Times, as military and trade tensions continue to fester between Beijing and Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2018

U.N. watchdog says no signs North Korea has halted nuclear activities

The United Nations' atomic watchdog has said it has not seen any signs that North Korea has halted its nuclear activities — including those at secret sites — despite its vows to work toward denuclearization at a landmark summit with the U.S. in June.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2018

Place your bets: Local governments in Japan weigh the benefits of applying for a casino license

As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped over the border of the demilitarized zone in Panmunjom for a historic summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on April 27, a group of local politicians and international business leaders meeting in Osaka hailed another milestone moment reached that same...
EDITORIALS
Dec 7, 2017

A victory for clean sports

Punishing Russia for its behavior is only part of the Olympic task: It is must also ensure that this does not happen again.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2017

North Korea steps up work on parts for new reactor, IAEA says

North Korea has increased its efforts to produce parts for a new nuclear reactor it is building while continuing to operate the main existing one that provides fuel for its atom bombs, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in an annual report released Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2017

Trump threatens to unleash 'fire and fury' on North Korea as Pyongyang takes aim at Guam

On a day typically remembered for the devastating atomic attack on Nagasaki in 1945, North Korea and U.S. President Donald Trump both unleashed an unprecedented verbal barrage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2016

China returns seized U.S. drone at center of diplomatic row

Beijing has returned a U.S. underwater drone seized last week in the South China Sea by a Chinese Navy vessel after "friendly" talks between the two countries, China's Defense Ministry said in a short statement posted to its website Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 5, 2016

Japan's English-language print media feel the pinch

Publications struggle for relevance in a world where news is available free, to all, all the time.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2016

Free trade losing its luster

The years since 2005 have shown globalization to be a double-edged sword.
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 6, 2016

Climate change threatens nation's agriculture

Dark clouds cast gloom over future domestic food production as global temperatures rise
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2016

Japan short of 'minimum' standards on human trafficking: U.S. State Department

The U.S. State Department on Friday credited Japan with making "modestly increased" efforts against human trafficking in 2015, including the identification of some labor-trafficking victims for the first time in two decades.
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2016

Asia's misguided war on drugs

The harsh, punitive approach to illegal drug use in Asia stands in stark contrast with the health approach in many Western countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2016

Chinese closing tech gap, but American pilots 'still have edge'

China's military is closing the technology gap with the U.S., though the experience of America's pilots still gives them an "unbelievably huge" edge, according to the U.S. Pacific Air Forces chief.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 25, 2016

Dozens of nations discriminate against women in citizenship laws, study finds

More than a quarter of the world's nations have sexist laws on nationality, such as stripping women of citizenship if they marry a foreigner, that can deprive women of access to jobs, education and other benefits available to men, a new study says.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2015

Japan again among worst performers in climate protection effort index

Japan ranks among the worst performers in an index comparing the emissions of 58 countries and measures to protect the climate, far below other major emitters like the United States and India, according to a report by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015

A new blueprint for U.S.-China ties

In the coming decades, nothing will matter more for global peace, prosperity and governance than how the U.S. and China handle the ongoing shift in their relative power.
WORLD
Mar 23, 2015

Syrian insurgents 'mimicking ruthlessness' of army, rights group says

Insurgent groups in Syria have carried out scores of indiscriminate attacks that have killed and maimed civilians in violation of the laws of war, a Human Rights Watch report said on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2015

Sanctioned North Korea shipping firm still active, has renamed ships, U.N. panel says

A United Nations-blacklisted North Korean shipping company has renamed most of its vessels in a bid to disguise their origin and continues illicit shipments in violation of sanctions, according to a U.N. experts report seen by reporters on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 15, 2014

How China spies on Hong Kong's democrats

James To was growing uneasy. When the veteran Hong Kong Democratic Party lawmaker looked in his rearview mirror, two silver Mercedes Benz saloons kept appearing behind his gray Volvo sedan.

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