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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2017
Two peas in a pod: Duterte in Bangkok
The Thai junta and the fiery Philippine president appear to have found a convergence of interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2017
Japanese tourists flock to temple at center of Cambodia-Thailand dispute
Preah Vihear, an ancient, cliff-top temple that Cambodia and Thailand have sporadically fought over for more than a century, is proving to be a hit with Japanese tourists, who last year accounted for the largest number of foreign visitors there.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2017
Farmers, conservationists rescue 11 wild elephants from Cambodia mud pit
Eleven wild elephants trapped for days in a mudhole in northeastern Cambodia were rescued over the weekend, conservationists said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2017
Sorry Trump, Cambodia owes the U.S. nothing
The $500 million bill that Uncle Sam has come knocking for is a pittance compared to the destruction the U.S. wreaked on Cambodia by incessant B-52 bombing during the Vietnam War.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2017
Five Cambodian trainees exploited by employer in Japan rescued, sent home
Five Cambodian trainees who were allegedly deceived by brokers and subjected to exploitative working conditions in Japan have been rescued and sent home with promises of compensation, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 25, 2017
Amid land grabs and evictions, Cambodia jails leading activist
Even before a Cambodian judge sentenced land rights activist Tep Vanny to prison, her fellow campaigners said her fate had already been sealed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 19, 2017
Three arrested for forcing Cambodian women to work at hostess bars
Two Japanese men and a Thai woman were arrested Thursday for allegedly forcing seven Cambodian women to work in hostess bars in Gunma Prefecture last year, police said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2017
Twenty years after Diana campaign, new land-mine crisis plagues Iraq and Syria
Twenty years after Princess Diana's iconic visit to a minefield in Angola, the world faces a new land-mine crisis in Syria and Iraq on a scale not seen for decades, campaigners said on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 28, 2016
New births bring hope for Mekong dolphins in Cambodia
Conservation group WWF announced Tuesday that 10 new Irrawaddy dolphin calves were sighted this year in the section of Mekong River that runs through Cambodia, raising hope of saving the species from local extinction.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 8, 2016
Seibu Lions to sponsor international competition in Cambodia
The Seibu Lions will sponsor an international exhibition baseball competition scheduled in Cambodia this weekend in the first such attempt by a Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Pacific League club announced Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 2, 2016
Rural Cambodia uses guppy to fight dengue
In the backyards of rural Cambodia, a tiny weapon is being deployed to fight dengue fever, the world's fastest-spreading tropical disease, which causes debilitating flu-like symptoms and can develop into a deadly hemorrhagic fever.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2016
Jailing of Khmer Rouge leaders sends message to North Korea: U.N. envoy
A Cambodian Supreme Court chamber on Wednesday upheld a life sentence for two top cadres of the 1970s Khmer Rouge found guilty of crimes against humanity, a decision a U.N. envoy said sent a message to leaders in North Korea and elsewhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 3, 2016
Cambodian leader Hun Sen hoping Republican candidate Trump will win election
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday he wants U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump to win next week's election because Trump will reduce tension with Russia and that will be good for world peace.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2016
Tochigi potters help revive Cambodia's Khmer Empire ceramics
Pottery artists from Tochigi Prefecture offered decade-long support to Cambodia to help recover the ceramic art techniques that vanished after the fall of the Khmer Empire in the 15th century.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 21, 2016
First Japanese private hospital opens in Phnom Penh
The first Japanese private hospital opened in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh on this week, with the aim of helping to reduce the flow of Cambodian patients to neighboring countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2016
Japanese academic testifies at Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia
A Japanese academic testified at the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia on Tuesday, giving an insight into forced marriage under the regime in the 1970s.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2016
Family of murdered Cambodian government critic Kem Ley flee country
The family of murdered Cambodian government critic Kem Ley has fled abroad, friends of the family said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2016
Japanese investment in Cambodia rises, but weak infrastructure a problem
It's not entirely plain sailing, but Japan Inc. is increasingly investing in Cambodia.
WORLD
Aug 17, 2016
Japanese youth volunteers arrive in Phnom Penh to coach judo
A group of youth volunteers dispatched to Cambodia by the Japanese government to coach judo arrived in the capital Phnom Penh on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2016
Cambodia genocide museum now off limits to 'Pokemon Go'
A genocide museum in Cambodia has decided to ban "Pokemon Go" after tourists were spotted playing the popular game there.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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