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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 8, 2016

French ex-minister who fought tax evasion jailed for tax fraud

A former minister who led a French government crackdown on tax evasion was sentenced to three years in jail on Thursday for hiding an offshore bank account of his own, in a scandal that deeply embarrassed President Francois Hollande.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 8, 2016

Pakistan mourns 47 killed in air crash as investigators seek answers

Pakistan on Thursday mourned the 47 victims of its deadliest plane crash in four years, among them a rock star turned Muslim evangelist, two infants and three foreigners, as officials sought to pinpoint the cause.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 8, 2016

New Zealand finance minister set to become next PM after rivals drop out

New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English is set to be confirmed as the country's next leader after both his competitors for the prime ministership dropped out of the race on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 8, 2016

On 75th anniversary, U.S. veterans recall Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

It has been 75 years but U.S. Navy veteran James Leavelle can still recall watching with horror as Japanese warplanes rained bombs on his fellow sailors in the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States into World War II.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 7, 2016

Refugee team unsure for Tokyo 2020

The newly formed refugee team competing at this year's Olympics was one of the highlights in Rio de Janeiro but it is not clear if it will compete at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2016

Japan regulators crafting new rules to prevent leaks by company execs

Japanese authorities are set to recommend new fair disclosure rules that aim to prevent company executives from leaking insider information, part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to improve corporate governance and encourage foreign investment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2016

Japan's 15-year-olds perform well in PISA global academic survey

Japanese 15-year-olds continued to rank high among their international peers in science and mathematics, according to a global academic assessment released Tuesday by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 6, 2016

Empathy key to human rights

'The heart of all discussions of human rights is the battle against discrimination. All human beings are equal. No discrimination is permissible. Absolutely none.'
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2016

Djibouti military chief-of-staff visits China amid base building

A senior Chinese officer has met Djibouti's military chief-of-staff in Beijing and thanked him for supporting China's construction of a military base in the Horn of Africa country, the second such high-level meeting in a month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2016

Brexit — the next chapter

The ripples continue to spread out from the United Kingdom's Brexit decision to leave the European Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 3, 2016

Abe, Trump and Modi get on the wrong side of climate change

Oxford Dictionaries proclaimed the word of 2016 to be "post-truth," a scary concept that was popularized by the repulsive presidential campaign waged by Donald Trump. It refers to his chronic dissembling, invention of facts and intermittent grasp of reality heralding a new era where fabulists, revivalists...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2016

Trump speaks with Taiwanese president in major break with decades of U.S. policy on China

In a stunning move, Donald Trump broke with decades of diplomatic tradition on Friday to become the first U.S. president or president-elect to speak directly with a leader of Taiwan since diplomatic ties were cut in 1979.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2016

Trump reportedly invites Philippines' Duterte to visit next year

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump invited Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte to the White House next year during a "very engaging, animated" phone conversation, a Duterte aide said on Friday, amid rocky relations between their two countries.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2016

Lower House panel clears casino bill; opposition walks out in protest

The Lower House committee debating the casino legalization bill votes to send it to the Upper House as opposition lawmakers storm out in protest.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 2, 2016

Otani eyes new goals following award-winning season for Fighters

Asking what can Shohei Otani do better in 2017 is akin to the question of what do you get the person who already has everything.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2016

The tyranny of the majority

Only a small proportion of the British population voted to leave the European Union, but the whole nation will face the consequences.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2016

Swiss Upper House backs immigration bill avoiding EU quotas

Swiss efforts to curb immigration from the European Union without provoking a clash with Brussels cleared another hurdle on Thursday when parliament's Upper House backed giving locals first crack at open jobs rather than adopting outright quotas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2016

'Superhuman' slugger tops year's list of buzzwords

A superhuman effort on the baseball field inspired the top buzzword of the year, it was announced Thursday, in a contest that highlights social, political and entertainment trends.
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2016

Democratic Party's unclear path

The Democratic Party has done a poor job of presenting a clear vision to voters, not the least of which because of its affiliation with Rengo.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2016

China wisely taking a neutral stance for now

China isn't jumping to conclusions about future U.S. policies, much less taking premature action.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2016

With younger Castro soon to step down, attention turns to Cuba's heir apparent

With revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dead and his brother Raul vowing to step down as president in 15 months, it will soon be the hour of heir apparent Miguel Diaz-Canel, an advocate of modernizing Cuba's state-run media and abysmal internet access.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 30, 2016

Park's allies suggest she will resign in April, but opposition will continue impeachment effort

Embattled South Korean President Park Geun-hye may have bought some time in office after offering to resign on Tuesday over an influence-peddling scandal.
EDITORIALS
Nov 30, 2016

Another twist in the Park scandal

Even if President Park Geun-hye does step down, the vacuum at the apex of South Korean politics will persist.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2016

Brexit, Trump and a new economic order

Multilateralism is giving way to national self-interest. As inequality across countries has declined, inequality within countries has surged — to the point that the reversal of priorities was probably inevitable.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2016

How Russian propaganda works in the West

The 'crazies' that populate the alternative news sphere, those dismissed by the mainstream, consume pro-Vladimir Putin information with their general diet.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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