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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2016

Chinese, U.S. coast guards perform joint operations in rare bright spot for Sino-American relations

In a rare bright spot for strained Sino-U.S. relations, the U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that it conducted joint operations in the Pacific with its Chinese counterpart this summer, part of annual patrols to deter illegal fishing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2016

In Syria, Russia and U.S. fight for the Mideast

In Russia, the U.S. now faces a rival great power that is willing to take the kind of decisive action to alter the course of events in the Middle East that had previously been limited to Western states.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 25, 2016

North Korea's nuclear arsenal progressing, likely to be within striking range: experts

Pyongyang is on track to develop a regional strike capability by 2020, given how fast its missile program is advancing, a U.S. research institute warns.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 25, 2016

As Abenomics loses shine, Japan's shoppers seek bargains

Three years of Abenomics, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bold stimulus program, has failed to dislodge a deflationary mindset among businesses and consumers.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2016

WikiLeaks to release 'significant' Clinton campaign records

WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange said on Wednesday his organization planned to release "significant" information linked to the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton before the Nov. 8 election.
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JAPAN
Aug 25, 2016

Kim calls launch of SLBM that reached Japan's ADIZ 'greatest success'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test-fire of a submarine-launched ballistic missile and declared it "the greatest success" that put the country in the "front rank" of nuclear military powers, official media reported on Thursday.
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2016

Calls mount for Clintons to close charitable foundation despite impact on recipients

The Clinton Foundation, the family philanthropy of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, should shut down or transfer operations to another charity despite its good work to avoid perceptions of "pay-for-play," The Washington Post and USA Today said in editorials on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2016

Foreign ministers condemn North Korea launch, pledge work on trilateral summit

The foreign ministers of Japan, China, and South Korea together rebuke the North's firing of a submarine-launched missile.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2016

Japan condemns North Korea submarine missile; test shows advances

A ballistic missile fired from a submarine flies 500 km, raising concerns over Pyongyang's progress with such weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2016

New pair on the way for mother of only giant panda twins in U.S.

The mother of the only giant panda twins in the United States may soon deliver a second set of twins, Zoo Atlanta said on Tuesday, capping off an eventful month for lovers of the fluffy black and white bears across the globe.
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2016

Trump finds new target, hopes to rally Republicans by attacking Clinton Foundation

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has struggled to drive a consistent message and consolidate the support of his own party, is honing his attack on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and the foundation bearing her last name, making it a rallying cry for fellow Republicans to get behind...
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2016

Renho says she can revitalize Democratic Party

Renho, a front-runner in the Democratic Party's upcoming leadership election, vowed Tuesday to rebuild the biggest opposition force's flagging popularity and prove to voters it is capable of more than just picking holes in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies.
WORLD
Aug 23, 2016

'Land of Rape and Honey' no more as Canadian town drops slogan

The western Canadian town of Tisdale is no longer the "Land of Rape and Honey," it said Monday, as it dropped a slogan that has been a source of complaints.
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BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2016

Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte loses Speedo, Ralph Lauren contracts over Rio embarrassment

Swimwear maker Speedo and luxury retailer Ralph Lauren Corp. ended their sponsorship contracts with Ryan Lochte, days after the U.S. swimmer admitted to exaggerating his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio during the Olympics.
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BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2016

EU must move forward after Brexit, agree Germany, France, Italy

The leaders of the eurozone's biggest economies held talks on Monday in the aftermath of Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union and said Europe had to turn its back on populists who blamed Brussels for all its problems.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2016

In the electronics doldrums

The main culprit of Japan's economic doldrums during the past quarter century is the stagnation of its electronic equipment manufacturers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Aug 21, 2016

Osaka urged to spend more on arts ahead of Olympic extravaganza

A call by an influential Kansai business group for the Osaka prefectural and municipal governments to increase their budgets for art and culture has sparked debate between the governor and business circles over how to best do that.
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WORLD
Aug 21, 2016

Justice elusive for slain aid workers worldwide

In a massacre that shocked the world's humanitarian community, 17 aid workers were killed a decade ago outside their office in northeast Sri Lanka — executed at point-blank range with automatic weapons in one of the worst attacks on humanitarians.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 20, 2016

Bears: close encounters of the furred kind

As my wife and I listened to a news bulletin in June about bears killing four people in Akita Prefecture, she gave me one of those silent looks pregnant with meaning. Let me try to translate as best I can: It was one of those looks that say, "You see, you are nuts!" I am guilty as charged, but claim...
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 20, 2016

The content of culture: In Osaka, who should pay?

A report released by a Kansai business group earlier this month notes the amounts for the art and culture budgets of Osaka prefecture and Osaka city are well below national averages on a per person level, and has a lot of tongues wagging about Osaka being run by a bunch of philistines.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2016

China holds 'confrontation' drills in Sea of Japan

China's navy has conducted what it called "confrontation" exercises in the Sea of Japan, part of routine annual drills, state media said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2016

Dentsu to push simplified Japanese to ease communication with tourists

As part of its project to encourage the creation of tourism services, advertising giant Dentsu Inc. will urge the public to use simple Japanese when communicating with tourists.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2016

Stakes in the South China Sea are high for India

India and states in the region should focus on making sure that China does not upend the balance of power in the South China Sea.
Reader Mail
Aug 19, 2016

Stop building new Okinawa heliports

The U.S. 3rd Marine Division's Northern Training Area, also known as the Jungle Warfare Training Center, is a vast training base area straddling the villages of Kunigami and Higashi in Yanbaru, Okinawa's northern highlands.

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