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ALLIANCE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2019
The accidental Atlanticist
Europeans must heed Mike Pence's dark warnings to achieve Joe Biden's bright vision
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2018
Pursue dialogue to resolve Henoko relocation standoff
Okinawa's new governor and the national government should instead dialogue to explore a way out of the standoff over the relocation of the Futenma base functions to Henoko.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2018
Abe, Trump hold 'constructive' talks on trade and North Korea during one-on-one dinner
Shinzo Abe kicks off a busy five-day trip to the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 11, 2018
Japan must do more to support its alliance with the U.S.
Tokyo will have to invest more energy in its long-standing security partnership with Washington.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
May 26, 2018
Calling on chefs to lead the charge against overfishing
Chefs for the Blue and its partners, NGO Sailors for the Sea Japan and consulting firm Seafood Legacy, are part of a small but growing movement to promote sustainable seafood in Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2018
Caroline Kennedy sees Okinawa as key to security ties with Japan
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy said Monday that Okinawa is the linchpin to the U.S.-Japan security alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2017
Toyota abandons electric vehicle tie-up with Tesla
Toyota Motor Corp. has terminated its business and capital partnership with Tesla Inc. by selling its stake in the U.S. electric car maker, sources said Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2017
Philippines says U.S. military to upgrade bases, defense deal remains intact
The United States will upgrade and build facilities on Philippine military bases this year, Manila's defense minister said on Thursday, bolstering an alliance strained by President Rodrigo Duterte's opposition to a U.S. troop presence.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 15, 2016
U.S. and Asia: delicate balance, perilous pivot
What can East Asia expect from the Trump presidency?
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2016
Trump has upset U.S. allies
It's time to kick America's prosperous and capable friends off the U.S. defense dole and let them take responsibility for their own security.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2016
MUFG, Hitachi agree on financial tie up, eye leasing merger
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Hitachi Ltd. said Friday they will form a capital and business alliance in financial services, with an eye to integrating their leasing companies in the future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 2, 2016
Trump: the isolationist's apprentice
If a Trump presidency does emerge, it will be a loss for the Republican Party, the U.S. as a whole, and its allies.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2016
U.S. can't afford to leave Asia
Abandonment of U.S. leadership in Asia will not help make America great again.
EDITORIALS
Mar 29, 2016
Security legislation takes effect
Japan's postwar defense posture underwent a major change this week as new security legislation took effect, but how the government plans to implement the laws remains unclear.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2016
Sorry Donald, America is not a poor country
Americans may feel poor, but that's only because the U.S.' stunted economic growth can't satisfy all their demands.
EDITORIALS
Feb 24, 2016
Opposition needs common platform
The opposition parties need to come up with a common policy platform that makes sense for voters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2015
Abe to battle for broader foreign support for SDF changes
Fresh from winning support from a handful of foreign countries for Japan's new security laws, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is now pursuing broader international backing for the changes. He has meetings planned with a range of foreign leaders in coming weeks.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2015
U.S. should charge the world for defending it
if U.S. policymakers can't get over the idea of attempting to manage the affairs of every other nation, at least they should insist on charging for services provided at American citizens' expense.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2015
Time for South Korea to defend itself
With double the population of North Korea and an economy 40 times larger, South Korea can defend itself without America's help.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 13, 2015
Over 50% of assemblywomen in Japan have been sexually harassed, survey suggests
In yet another sign of deep-rooted sexism, more than 50 percent of local assemblywomen who responded to a recent survey said they had been sexually harassed while on duty.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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