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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2014
Malaysian jet search resumes, U.S. sends second Poseidon plane
An air search of the remote southern Indian Ocean resumed Friday, seeking to confirm if hundreds of objects spotted by satellites are debris from a Malaysian jetliner presumed to have crashed almost three weeks ago with the loss of all on board.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2014
Planes, ships race to beat bad weather in search for Malaysian jet
Aircraft and ships scouring the southern Indian Ocean for wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 were racing to beat bad weather Thursday and reach an area where new satellite images showed what could be a field of debris.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2014
Struggling, Malaysian Airline may need government bailout
Even before the loss of its Flight MH370, Malaysian Airline System (MAS) was bleeding cash, prompting talk that it may need another financial rescue from state investor Khazanah Nasional Bhd, its majority shareholder.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2014
U.S. Navy to dispatch deep-sea search sub in hunt for missing airliner
The United States is sending an undersea navy drone capable of exploring waters nearly 15,000 feet (5,000 meters) deep to potentially help search for any sunken wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the Pentagon said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2014
Malaysia Airlines crash inquiry could be among most challenging ever
Confirmation that a missing Malaysian airliner crashed in the Indian Ocean opens the way for what could be one of the most costly and challenging air crash investigations in history.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2014
Abe hails 'lessons of history' on visit to Anne Frank house
At a visit to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday that nations must face the facts of history, and his spokesman said there was no contradiction with his recent controversial visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 22, 2014
With sanctions, Putin looks east
When President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty last week annexing Crimea, to great fanfare in the Kremlin and anger in the West, a trusted lieutenant was making his way to Asia to shore up ties with Russia's eastern allies.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 22, 2014
Motley crew of foreigners backing Japan's revisionists basks in media glare
In the war of words — particularly with South Korea and China — over World War II-era issues that has intensified over the past 18 months, foreigners — both Westerners and Asians — have also waded into the fray.
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2014
Abe's hard-line stance against China worries Japanese firms
Businesses are concerned about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's tough diplomacy with China at a time when demand from the giant economy is ebbing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2014
Nationalism not on the rise: Abe's brother
Nationalism is "absolutely not" on the rise and Japan remains committed to peace almost 70 years after its defeat in World War II, said Vice Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi, the younger brother of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2014
China rocked by fallen tiger, shaken dragon
It wasn't clear whether Chinese President Xi Jingping would actually prosecute Zhou Yongkang — thus breaking the Communist Party's unwritten rule of immunity for retired members of the Politburo Standing Committee — until the Chinese media revealed shocking details of corruption involving Zhou's family and former subordinates.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2014
China working on new anti-satellite weapon, U.S. researcher says
A detailed analysis of satellite imagery published Monday provides additional evidence that a Chinese rocket launch in May 2013 billed as a research mission was actually a test of a new anti-satellite weapon based on a road-mobile ballistic missile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2014
Planning could hold key to disappearance of Flight MH370
Whoever clicked off a transponder to make Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappear into a navigational and technical black hole acted only after meticulous planning, aviation experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2014
Nikon to fix camera flaws cited by China
Nikon Corp. said it will fix digital cameras at no charge after claims on Chinese state-run television that product defects caused "black spots" on photographs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2014
Will the fate of Flight MH370 ever be known?
After a week of false leads, U-turns, wild speculation and outright contradictions, experts wonder if the missing Malaysia Airlines 777 will ever be discovered.
WORLD
Mar 16, 2014
What we know about MH370 — and what’s still speculation
Why did it take so long before anyone realized the plane was missing?
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2014
Lost Malaysia passenger jet was diverted deliberately, premier says
Investigators believe someone aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 turned the jetliner around and flew for nearly seven hours after it vanished.
COMMENTARY
Mar 15, 2014
Special Asian wisdom for skating on thin ice
Olympic skater Kim Yuna's classy, gracious performance, on and off the ice, at Sochi — even as her fellow Korean countrymen complained that she had been robbed of the gold medal for women's figure skating — makes her a model in sports and in East Asian politics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2014
Radar data suggests missing Malaysia plane deliberately flown way off course
Military radar data suggests a Malaysia Airlines jetliner missing for nearly a week was deliberately flown hundreds of kilometers off course, heightening suspicions of foul play.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 8, 2014
China calls for calm and restraint in Ukraine crisis
China called for calm and restraint in the Ukraine crisis on Saturday, saying that the issue should be resolved through talks and political means.

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