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COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2016

Saudi Arabia should take in Syrian refugees

The world should stop focusing on Europe and instead turn to those Arab countries capable, with relative ease, to take in, house and employ their desperate brethren fleeing Syria.
JAPAN
May 28, 2016

U.S. to review Okinawa training procedures after report reveals sessions downplayed military crimes, disparaged locals

The top U.S. Marine general in Japan said orientation sessions for new recruits will be reviewed after it was found they contained derogatory statements about Okinawans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2016

As ties deepen, elite U.S., Vietnam forces eye possible opening

Special operations forces from the United States and Vietnam are signaling a readiness to start forging ties should their governments choose to do so, in what would be a major step in relations between militaries that were at war 4½ decades ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2016

More than 1,000 protest Trump in San Diego; Trump rules out debate with Sanders

Donald Trump brought his message of walls and deportations to San Diego, the doorstep of America's busiest border crossing, on Friday amid one of the largest protests against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2016

Why Obama blinked on rights in Vietnam

The Obama administration has chosen to reward one of Asia's least democratic regimes, with one of the region's worst rights records, without notable progress on freedoms and liberties.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2016

China's South China Sea quest

What does Beijing want in the South China Sea? The answer is control.
JAPAN / Politics
May 27, 2016

G-7 leaders reaffirm commitment to adopting Paris Agreement

Meanwhile, Japan managed to keep the Fukushima nuclear disaster from taking center stage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 27, 2016

From the sidelines of the G-7 Ise-Shima Summit

After many months of preparation the finale of the 2016 G7 meetings, attended by state leaders from the seven nations, is finally taking place in Ise-Shima surrounded by considerable media attention and security. Here's a selection of social media peeks at the big event.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2016

Socialist Sanders, billionaire Trump warm to possible California debate

Republican Donald Trump and second-placed Democrat Bernie Sanders could be heading to an unconventional U.S. presidential debate in California, in the latest twist to an unusual campaign.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 26, 2016

Will Manchester United regret bringing in Mourinho?

If nice guys finish second, it is easy to see why Manchester United believes Jose Mourinho can deliver another Premier League title.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2016

Top elected Republican Ryan yet to rally behind neophyte Trump

Paul Ryan, the top U.S. elected Republican, on Wednesday continued to withhold his support from Donald Trump for the Republican Party's presidential nomination, saying he is not ready to endorse the real estate billionaire, a political neophyte.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 25, 2016

U.S. Marines briefing links crimes to 'gaijin power'; for Okinawans, 'it pays to complain'

Internal U.S. Marine Corps documents reveal that lectures supposed to improve marines' understanding of Okinawa instead downplay military crimes and disparage local residents.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 25, 2016

Mitsubishi Motors books ¥19.1 billion charge over fuel efficiency scandal

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Wednesday added a ¥19.1 billion special loss to its fiscal 2015 earnings due to the recent fuel efficiency manipulation scandal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2016

Philippine death squads very much in business as Duterte set for presidency

On May 14, five days after voters in the Philippines chose Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as their next president, two masked gunmen cruised this southern city's suburbs on a motorbike, looking for their kill.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G7 ISE-SHIMA SUMMIT SPECIAL
May 25, 2016

A place for transcending cultural differences

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Ise-Shima in Mie Prefecture for hosting the 2016 G7 summit, while welcoming the leaders and other people from all over the world. It is a great honor for Mie residents that world leaders come to our prefecture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 24, 2016

'Tell Me' lays bare one woman's quest

The first thing Yojiro Ichikawa said when we sat down for our recent interview in a Tokyo rehearsal studio was, "Shall I speak in English?"
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 24, 2016

Even under Trump, U.S. can't go it alone in Asia

Japan-U.S. relations will likely remain the cornerstone of America's foreign policy in Asia regardless of who wins the presidential election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2016

Pyongyang envoy calls Trump overture to meet Kim just campaign 'propaganda'

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposal to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a "kind of propaganda or advertisement" in his election race, a senior North Korean official said on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016

Due process is being kicked off U.S. campuses

A lawsuit by a suspended Colorado university student should be remedial education for administrators.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 23, 2016

Barack Obama at Hiroshima

U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima will show the world how bonds of alliance and solidarity are forged and maintained.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016

Can France foster Mideast peace?

France deserves applause for its brave effort to revive the Middle East peace process, but success will require more than courage.

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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