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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2017

In Hong Kong, maids are sacked for falling pregnant, called 'dogs' and left homeless

As soon as Indonesian domestic worker Anisa discovered she was pregnant with her first child, her heart sank.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2017

Trump issues warning to 'rogue regime' North Korea: 'Do not try us'

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday, telling him that the nuclear weapons he is developing "are not making you safer, they are putting your regime in grave danger."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2017

Putin, wary of political tumult, shuns Russian Revolution centenary

Vladimir Putin stayed away from events marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution on Tuesday, an event that changed the world but has awkward associations for the former KGB operative who was trained to keep a lid on dissent, not celebrate it.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 7, 2017

Five Arrows star Reggie Warren reflects on latest career milestone, basketball heroes

Consistency is a hallmark of Reggie Warren's successful basketball career.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2017

Trump's opportunity in Asia

U.S. President Donald Trump should raise his ambitions for his Asia tour.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2017

Europe is tiring of Anglo-American lectures

Following Brexit and Trump, the Anglo-Saxon world's intellectual leadership is on the wane in Europe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2017

In rare show of force, U.S. set to stage drill with three carriers as Trump visits South Korea

Three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups will exercise together in the Western Pacific in the coming days in a rare show of force as President Donald Trump visits Asia with warnings about the nuclear threat from North Korea, U.S. officials say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2017

Satellite images spot increased activity at North Korean nuclear test site tunnel complex

Significant activity has been spotted at North Korea's main atomic test site's west portal — an as-of-yet unused tunnel complex where little or no activity had been observed over the past several months — raising the possibility of preparations for a fresh nuclear test, an analysis of new satellite...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2017

Why China won't budge on North Korea

What truly frightens the men in charge in Chna is seeing another communist regime go down.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 6, 2017

The can'ts and don'ts of Japanese society are writ large on its signage

Any relaxing walk through an urban Japanese setting will reveal that warnings and prohibitions are a common feature of the landscape.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 6, 2017

Seirogan's trumpet melody is now a registered trademark

A trumpet melody used in the commercial for Taiko Pharmaceutical's Seirogan was registered as a trademark at the end of September, the first solely musical trademark to be registered in Japan.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2017

China warns on overseas content after Springer Nature pulls some articles

Chinese distributors of overseas publications must verify that the content is legal in China, Beijing said late Sunday, after a major western publisher blocked access to some content in the country citing local regulations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Nov 6, 2017

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son faces tough choices after dropping Sprint and T-Mobile tieup plan

Masayoshi Son, celebrated Japanese deal-maker, just negotiated himself into a corner.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 5, 2017

NeoPhoenix beat B-Corsairs to earn series split

Statistical similarities marked the first half of Sunday's Yokohama B-Corsairs-San-en NeoPhoenix series finale.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2017

With U.S. pulling out, China may grasp climate leadership at U.N. talks

China has a chance to assert leadership of a global plan to combat global warming this week at the first U.N. climate talks since U.S. President Donald Trump decided to quit the 195-nation Paris Agreement, delegates say.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 5, 2017

Masterful Hawks again soar over baseball rivals

At the end of another NPB season, the Japanese baseball world is again wondering how to beat these Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 4, 2017

Wearing short pants

' Is there any such thing as pants that are too short these days?'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2017

Optimism abounds as Trump heads to Japan but North Korea concerns lie under surface

Calling Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump “a big difference from the Obama administration,” Japanese officials are optimistic about the upcoming summit.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 4, 2017

Wallabies crush Brave Blossoms

Two-time Rugby World Cup winner Australia handed 2019 host Japan a harsh lesson two years ahead of the tournament with a 63-30 win in Yokohama on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2017

Spain treads warily on Catalan takeover; separatist leader Puigdemont claims witch hunt over arrests of former regional ministers

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont remains defiantly in self-imposed exile and has condemned Spanish authorities for staging a witch hunt against him and his cohorts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2017

Trump says he recalls little about meeting where aide spoke of arranging meeting with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he does not remember much about a meeting last year with a former campaign aide who pleaded guilty last month as part of a federal probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2017

In Tokyo, Ivanka Trump praises Abe’s ‘womenomics’ efforts

Ivanka Trump gets a $50 million pledge from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for her women's entrepreneur initiative ahead of her father's visit to Japan.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 3, 2017

November 4, 2017

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Nov 3, 2017

Changing times in Setagaya's Shoin Jinjamae

There's something alluring about the suburban stops between Sangenjaya and Shimotakaido stations, which has been serviced by the Tokyu Setagaya tramway for the past 110 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 3, 2017

Venezuela to restructure foreign debt, raising the possibility of massive default

Venezuela on Thursday announced plans to restructure its burgeoning foreign debt, a move that may lead to a default by the cash-strapped OPEC nation whose collapsing socialist economy has left its population struggling to find food and medicine.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2017

Trump signals muted U.S. approach on human rights in Asia

Just days after the killing of a prominent Cambodian government critic last year during a crackdown by the country's longtime leader, President Barack Obama dispatched Washington's chief human rights envoy to Phnom Penh to attend the activist's funeral.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2017

BayStars rally in sixth, stave off elimination with Game 5 victory over Hawks

Anyone who thought the Yokohama BayStars were just going to roll over after going down 3-0 in the Japan Series can think again.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers