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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 1, 2016

Calls to revise SOFA in wake of Okinawa murder unlikely to bear fruit

As a result of the recent murder of a 20-year-old woman in Okinawa, allegedly at the hands of a U.S. base worker and former marine, calls are once again growing for a revision to the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement, or SOFA.
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MULTIMEDIA
May 29, 2016

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JAPAN
May 29, 2016

Trump blasts Obama for not mentioning Pearl Harbor during Hiroshima visit

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump targets the United States' relationship with Japan again when he slams President Barack Obama for not raising the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
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CULTURE / Music
May 29, 2016

Forget clubbing: Outdoor festivals offer a natural alternative

When the revised adult entertainment business law comes into effect on June 23, bringing an end to Japan's archaic ban on all-night dance parties, it will mark the end of what has been a challenging period for the nation's nightclubs. But beyond the major metropolises, at campsites and off-season ski...
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 28, 2016

Understanding anti-base sentiment in Okinawa

The recent murder of a 20-year-old Okinawan woman by a civilian employee of the U.S. Kadena Air Base on Okinawa has inflamed local antipathy toward the U.S. military's presence. Sadly, this horrific crime fits into a larger pattern of sexual violence that has become all too familiar to Okinawans and...
CULTURE / Books
May 28, 2016

'Butoh': the dance of death and disease

The first dance in Japan may well have been a mythological striptease. In one of the most famous episodes from Japanese folklore, the goddess Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto entices Amaterasu Omikami, the sun deity, to come out of hiding by ripping off her clothes and dancing. The elemental irreverence of this...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 28, 2016

Thomas Bertrand: 'My passion for food makes me very curious'

French entrepreneur on bento boxes on trains and putting a bit of salt and lemon on rice.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2016

Obama Hiroshima visit draws mixed reviews

While U.S. President Barack Obama's Hiroshima speech was widely lauded in Japan and overseas, its substance left some observers disappointed on both sides of the Pacific.
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OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
May 28, 2016

Experts decry bringing pro boxers to Rio

Whether or not the International Boxing Association (AIBA) allows professional boxers to compete at the Olympics for the first time at the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Games, the idea has sparked widespread criticism.
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BASKETBALL
May 27, 2016

Aisin, Toshiba renew storied rivalry in NBL Finals

The Aisin SeaHorses and Toshiba Brave Thunders squared off against each other during the final Japan Basketball League Finals to wrap up the 2012-13 season.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 27, 2016

G-7 broadly agrees on ways to spur growth

Leaders agree to better cooperate on fiscal measures, but they remain sharply divided on how much each country should spend.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 27, 2016

Abe says he may delay tax hike to help ward off global economic 'crisis'

Prime Minister cites deteriorating conditions of certain emerging economies, including China.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2016

NGOs pressure G-7 to take action on Paris climate deal

Nongovernmental organizations fighting climate change on Thursday urged leaders of the Group of Seven countries to swiftly implement the ambitious pledges they made in Paris in December and criticized Japan for thwarting efforts to reduce fossil fuels.
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JAPAN / G7 ISE-SHIMA SUMMIT SPECIAL
May 25, 2016

Leaders expected to focus on economy, refugee crisis

When the Group of Seven leaders meet in Ise-Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Thursday for the two-day summit meeting, the global leaders will spend much of their time discussing wide-ranging issues from terrorism and the refugee crisis to China, which has been asserting its military power in the South China...
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LIFE / G7 Ise-Shima Summit Special
May 25, 2016

Modern take on traditional medicine

"The practice of medicine is an art, based on science."
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LIFE / Food & Drink / G7 Ise-Shima Summit Special
May 25, 2016

Government working to promote wild game as a delicious and healthy cuisine option

While wild game dishes made with deer and wild boar meat have traditionally been popular among the European aristocracy, gibier, as it is known in Japan after the French word for game, has never been the norm here — at least until recently.
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LIFE / G7 Ise-Shima Summit Special
May 25, 2016

Acupuncture treatment dates back centuries

Amid Ise-Shima's ancient groves of cypress giants lies the most revered Shinto shrine in Japan, the Ise Jingu shrine. With over 2,000 years of history, it is dedicated to a goddess considered the predecessor of the Imperial family and the supreme deity among the countless deities of the Shinto faith....
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CULTURE / Stage
May 24, 2016

The Royal Ballet brings two classic romances set to sparkle afresh

In the competitive melee of world-class dance, the Royal Ballet keeps on its toes. Since 2011, when Christopher Wheeldon's groundbreaking "Alice in Wonderland" became its first new, full-length work in 16 years, the company based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, has been continually...
JAPAN / History / OBAMA VISITS HIROSHIMA
May 24, 2016

Declassified U.S. cables reveal lead-up to Hiroshima A-bomb decision

On Aug. 6, 1945, Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves sent a top secret cable to his superiors in Washington, D.C.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 23, 2016

G-7 finance meeting reveals sharper gap on currency tactics

Two days of talks last week between finance chiefs from the world's biggest advanced economies at a hot springs resort in Sendai were marked by some of the sharpest dissonance in years between the U.S. and Japan over exchange-rate policies.
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COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
May 22, 2016

America: the top tax haven

Operating largely under the radar, the United States has become the world's biggest tax haven.
EDITORIALS
May 22, 2016

U.N. nuclear disarmament talks

Japan's position of calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons while relying on America's nuclear umbrella is contradictory and undermines its persuasive power.
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2016

U.S. allies must prepare for a President Trump

Looking at the upcoming contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, America's friends and allies may want to hope for the best, but they need to prepare for the worst.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 21, 2016

The second life of Kakuei Tanaka

In July 1976, the month when 218 million Americans were feting their nation's 200th birthday, dramatic events were taking place on other continents also. On July 4 — America's Independence Day — an Israeli commando force staged a dramatic raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of...
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JAPAN / Politics
May 21, 2016

G-7 finance leaders reject coordinated action to revitalize global economy

Japan was looking to hammer out a new fiscal package in the coming months, but its push for joint global fiscal action was rejected by its more cautious peers.

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