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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2018

North Korea's Kim vows transparency in nuclear site closure, says foreign experts and journalists can view dismantling

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to shutter his country's nuclear test site next month and will invite foreign experts and journalists to view the dismantling, as planning ramps up for a landmark meeting between him and U.S. President Donald Trump.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2018

A-bomb survivors praise denuclearization agreement at inter-Korean summit

JIJI — Survivors of the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki welcomed the denuclearization accord reached at Friday's rare summit between North and South Korea.
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TENNIS
Apr 28, 2018

Rafael Nadal extends super run on clay, reaches Barcelona Open semifinals

Rafael Nadal extended his astonishing winning run on clay to 42 consecutive sets as he reached the semifinals of the Barcelona Open with a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Slovakia's Martin Klizan on Friday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2018

Kobe Steel posts first profit in three years despite data fraud scandal

Kobe Steel Ltd., Japan's third-biggest steel-maker, on Friday posted its first annual profit in three years, even after admitting to falsifying quality data, a scandal that affected hundreds of customers and hurt the country's reputation for manufacturing prowess.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2018

Nations welcome Korean summit but urge progress toward denuclearization

North Korea's neighbors, U.S. President Donald Trump and the United Nations welcomed Friday's historic inter-Korean summit while urging progress toward denuclearization.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 28, 2018

Malaysia's election campaign kicks off amid claims of sabotage and bias

Campaigning for Malaysia's general election started officially on Saturday, pitting Prime Minister Najib Razak against his former mentor, Mahathir Mohamad, in a contest marred by claims of sabotage and a skewed electoral system.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2018

Despite warmth, Merkel and Trump still apart on trade, NATO

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump aired differences over trade and NATO on Friday at a White House meeting where they tried to put on a show of warmth and friendship despite tensions between the two allies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2018

Amazon announces strong profit for first quarter of 2018 as sales jump to $51 billion

Amazon.com Inc. more than doubled its profit in an announcement on Thursday and predicted strong spring results as the world's biggest online retailer raised the price for U.S. Prime subscribers, added U.S. football games and touted its cloud services for business.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2018

Nintendo hands over Switch to 46-year-old president who grew up playing the Famicom

Shuntaro Furukawa grew up playing the Family Computer, eventually realizing every teenager's dream of joining the company that made the genre-defining console. Now, as the next president of Nintendo Co., he has the chance to build a new franchise atop a hit product — the Switch.
EDITORIALS
Apr 27, 2018

Time to discuss broadcast reform from scratch

How the regulatory regime of the broadcasting business should be reformed under the industry's changing environment should be the subject of broad discussions from a variety of perspectives.
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PRESS / Services
Apr 27, 2018

The Japan Times expands The Japan Times Archives (1897-2017) to include valuable English-language records dating back to 1865 

Tokyo, April 27, 2018 -The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo. President: Mr. Takeharu Tsutsumi) has added new content to its digital archives (The Japan Times Archives (1897-2017)). This new content covers the period from the turbulent years of the Bakumatsu (final years of Edo) to the...
Japan Times
Apr 27, 2018

The Japan Times expands The Japan Times Archives (1897-2017) to include valuable English-language records dating back to 1865

Tokyo, April 27, 2018 -The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo. President: Mr. Takeharu Tsutsumi) has added new content to its digital archives (The Japan Times Archives (1897-2017)). This new content covers the period from the turbulent years of the Bakumatsu (final years of Edo) to the...
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 27, 2018

Trump tries to distance himself from Michael Cohen but then says lawyer represented him over 'crazy' porn star

President Donald Trump sought to distance himself from his embattled personal attorney, saying Michael Cohen handled a fraction of his legal work and a federal raid on his home and business had nothing to do with him.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2018

China flexes muscles with 'Guam killer' missile, new drills near Taiwan

China confirmed on Thursday that it had put into a service a new missile that Chinese media has dubbed the "Guam killer" for its ability to hit the U.S. Pacific Ocean base with a conventional or nuclear weapon.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2018

What a nuclear deal with North Korea might look like

These talks are a positive step, and make imminent war much less likely. If they unravel, however — which remains entirely possible — the result may be catastrophic.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 26, 2018

Abe denies rumors he's planning to call snap election

The Diet affairs chief for the ruling LDP had suggested the idea the previous day, to counter a possible motion of no confidence as the PM's support rate plummets.
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BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2018

Abe rival Seiko Noda slams BOJ's 'desperate' push for 2% inflation

The Bank of Japan should drop its 2 percent inflation target and should not further expand its program of massive monetary easing, Internal Affairs Minister Seiko Noda, a long-shot to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said in an interview.
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BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 26, 2018

Shire bid marks Takeda's latest and biggest push for global status

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd..'s $64 billion bid for London-listed rare-disease specialist Shire PLC bolsters its credentials as Japan's most outward-facing drugs firm, a mold-breaking image that has been more than a decade in the making.
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Apr 25, 2018

Same old squabbles preventing Japanese rugby from capitalizing on gains of 2015

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen may not be the most obvious person to quote when starting a new column on Japanese rugby.
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BASKETBALL
Apr 25, 2018

Japan women's basketball team steadily gathering speed on road to Tokyo Olympics

Despite the disadvantages in height and size, those involved in Japanese women's basketball believe Japan's women can reach their lofty goals by just executing their brand of basketball.
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JAPAN
Apr 25, 2018

Japan's press freedom ranking rises in 2018 — due in part to deteriorating conditions elsewhere

The nation's press freedom ranking in 2018 slightly increased from the previous year, primarily the result of worsening conditions in other democracies, Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday.

Longform

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