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BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2017

Mellower Trump trade tone eases onus on China to fill U.S. void

The softening of President Donald Trump's protectionist economic agenda has eased fears of a global trade war. It also spares China from having to assert itself as defender of the existing global economic order or being forced to take the lead in forging a new one.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 25, 2017

Le Pen runoff campaign targets far left and right, will bill Macron as establishment, globalist

Warnings against the dangers of globalization and terrorism and efforts to portray rival Emmanuel Macron as the establishment candidate will be at the heart of Marine Le Pen's campaign for the May 7 French election runoff.
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 24, 2017

Nagoya group looks to spread jump rope 'culture' to the world

In Aichi Prefecture, the nation's top producing region of jump ropes, efforts are being made to promote the sport at home and abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 24, 2017

Macron's advance in French runoff stalls populist wave in Europe

The populist tsunami that slammed into Britain last year, before sweeping across the Atlantic to the United States, may have faded on the shores of France on Sunday.
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WORLD
Apr 24, 2017

Russia hacked Danish defense for two years, tapped emails: minister

Russia hacked the Danish defense and gained access to employees' emails in 2015 and 2016, NATO member Denmark's defense minister told the newspaper Berlingske on Sunday.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 22, 2017

Tellmeclub's bankruptcy grounds discount travel services

On March 27, discount travel company Tellmeclub filed for bankruptcy while a number of its Japanese customers were still overseas on package tours.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2017

U.S. court gives Russian lawmaker's son 27 years in prison for hacking

A U.S. federal court sentenced the son of a Russian lawmaker to 27 years in prison on Friday over a cyberassault on thousands of U.S. businesses. It is the longest hacking-related sentence ever imposed in the United States.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2017

Abdication panel hands in final report, confirming proposal for one-off law to let Emperor step down

The government abdication panel's final report recommends that Emperor Akihito be allowed to retire through a special temporary law, backing the Diet's consensus opinion.
EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2017

May's bold election gambit

Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking to strengthen her hand domestically as she enters into difficult Brexit negotiations.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2017

Colas, cigarettes: North Korea airline diversifies as threats mount of sanctions

Even after disembarking from North Korea's Air Koryo plane at Pyongyang airport, it is difficult to miss the airline's brand. The Air Koryo conglomerate makes cigarettes and fizzy drinks, besides owning a taxi fleet and gas stations — and all have the same flying crane logo as the carrier.
WORLD
Apr 21, 2017

Great-grandson uses tech to top explorer Shackleton's feat, drives car across Antarctic

British tech entrepreneur Patrick Bergel has become the first man to drive a car across the Antarctic, completing the feat 100 years after his great-grandfather, explorer Ernest Shackleton, failed to cross the icy continent on foot.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 21, 2017

Pyongyang threatens 'super-mighty preemptive strike' as U.S. plots next move

North Korean state media warned the United States of a "super-mighty preemptive strike" after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was looking at ways to bring pressure to bear on North Korea over its nuclear program.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2017

Longtime JT baseball columnist Graczyk dies at 68

Wayne Graczyk, a longtime columnist for The Japan Times, passed away on Tuesday night or overnight in Kumamoto. He was 68.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2017

Why is the U.K. holding an election now?

Theresa May's present small majority of 17 seats in the House of Commons leaves her dangerously vulnerable to challenges from both sides of the Brexit equation.
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JAPAN / Society
Apr 20, 2017

Japan's middle-aged 'parasite singles' face uncertain future

Their youth long gone, members of Japan's generation of "parasite singles" face a precarious future, wondering how to survive once the parents many depended on for years pass away.
EDITORIALS
Apr 19, 2017

Japan and the ability to strike enemy bases

A pre-emptive strike would not destroy all enemy missiles, meaning Japan would then face fierce retaliation.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years