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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2021
Japan to donate $4 million in food aid for crisis-hit Myanmar
Japan believes such punitive measures may drive Myanmar closer to China, a strategic competitor to the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2021
Myanmar poet dies after being detained, family says
Myanmar poet Khet Thi, whose works declare resistance against the ruling junta, died in detention overnight and his body was returned with the organs removed, his family said on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2021
Japan must use its special relationship with Myanmar to facilitate peace
Japan can play a unique role here. Tokyo has ties and contacts with the Tatmadaw, Aung San Suu Kyi and other domestic political forces and citizen groups in the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2021
Myanmar bomb attacks kill five, including NLD local council member
Parliamentarians and police officers have been staying in the area targeted in the bombing to escape violent crackdowns on protests by the armed forces.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2021
Myanmar's economic woes may help Japan persuade junta to end crisis
Experts suggest Japan, in partnership with ASEAN, broker talks between the junta and the National Unity Government as the country has ties with both sides.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2021
Myanmar residents urge Japan to recognize anti-junta body as government
In addition to the march in central Tokyo, similar events took place in South Korea and Taiwan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 1, 2021
Yu Darvish strikes out 12 in win over division-leading Giants
In Seattle, Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit his eighth home run, but went hitless the rest of the night in a 7-4 loss to the Mariners.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2021
‘Now we are united’: Myanmar’s ethnic divisions soften after coup
Amid the resistance to military rule, some are saying that democracy can't flourish without respecting the minorities that have been persecuted for decades.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 1, 2021
Will ASEAN's actions match its tough talk on Myanmar?
ASEAN officials, speaking anonymously, said that Gen. Min Aung Hlaing was not treated like or addressed as Myanmar's head of state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2021
Myanmar unity government tells ASEAN no talks until prisoners are freed
The pro-democracy National Unity Government, formed this month by opponents of the military, said ASEAN should be engaging with it as the legitimate representative of the people.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 27, 2021
Rui Hachimura returns from injury in loss for Wizards
Rui Hachimura returned for the Washington Wizards on Monday after missing four games with a sore left knee, contributing 13 points and six rebounds in a 146-143 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2021
Fighting erupts in Myanmar as junta says it will 'consider' ASEAN plan
Southeast Asian leaders had said over the weekend they had reached a consensus with the junta on steps to end violence and promote dialogue between the rival Myanmar sides.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2021
On Myanmar crisis, ASEAN pushes boundaries of 'noninterference'
The summit's concluding 'consensus statement' stretch the bounds of ASEAN's longstanding principle of noninterference in members' internal affairs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 26, 2021
ASEAN changed Myanmar statement on release of political detainees, sources say
Language on freeing political prisoners was unexpectedly watered down and did not contain a firm call for their release.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2021
ASEAN to broker Myanmar talks in bid to end coup bloodshed
The plan is one of the most concrete moves yet aimed at ending months of violence since a Feb. 1 coup, which has seen the military regime kill hundreds of pro-democracy protesters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 18, 2021
Yu Darvish loses pitchers' duel with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw
Yu Darvish threw seven innings of one-hit, one-run ball Saturday but took his first loss of the season as the Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the San Diego Padres 2-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 13, 2021
Yu Darvish earns first win with Padres after two no-decisions
The 34-year-old gave up one run on three hits in seven innings for San Diego in their road victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2021
Raised fist, dangling handcuffs: A snapshot of Cuban dissent
To those who want the end of the one-party state, Maykel Castillo, 37, is a hero. To others he is a social misfit.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 10, 2021
Joe Musgrove stymies Rangers for first no-hitter in Padres history
In the franchise's 53rd season, the San Diego Padres finally have a no-hitter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 7, 2021
Japan could leverage ODA to broker Myanmar peace
Japan's economic weight and diplomatic trust in Myanmar should be wisely leveraged in order both to dissuade the military from invoking further violence.
Pervert or pioneer? The entrepreneur trying to get South Korea into porn
Entrepreneur Lee Hee-tae at his office in Seoul. Lee had planned South Korea's largest sex festival in April, but the two-day event was banned by authorities following a backlash by local rights groups.
EU seeks roadblocks for Chinese EVs without sparking trade war
Chinese electric vehicles bound for shipment at the Port of Taicang in China
Bear enters Gunma home and attacks elderly couple
The Gunma Prefectural Police said an elderly couple was attacked by a bear at their home in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, on Friday.
In unusual move, North Korea fires off barrage of at least 10 ballistic missiles
A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on Thursday.
Two cheers for the end of free money in Japan
Ever since the Bank of Japan ended its negative rate policy, calls for the government to strengthen its fiscal discipline have been growing, with the country being haunted by public debt that is about twice the size of its gross domestic product.
Marcos lays out red line in South China Sea at security conference
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore on Friday night.
Two cheers for the end of free money in Japan
Ever since the Bank of Japan ended its negative rate policy, calls for the government to strengthen its fiscal discipline have been growing, with the country being haunted by public debt that is about twice the size of its gross domestic product.
In Japan, neighborly debates light up over secondhand smoke
As the world marks World No Tobacco Day on Friday, debate is growing over passive smoking in one crucial space that remains unregulated: private homes.
Onosato's path to sumo greatness was plain for all to see
Onosato receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sunday.
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry unveil world's first wooden satellite
LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, unveiled at Kyoto University in Kyoto on Tuesday

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