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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2017
U.S. ready to use military force against North Korea if necessary, says diplomatic window is closing
The United States has said it would resort to using military force, if necessary, to defend itself and its allies — including Japan — against North Korea's increasingly threatening nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2017
Commander of U.S. forces in South Korea says 'self-restraint' only thing preventing war against North
In a stark warning to North Korea after its successful test of a long-range missile, the top U.S. military commander in South Korea insinuated Wednesday that Seoul and Washington were willing to go to war if provoked.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 5, 2017
North Korea ICBM poses 'global threat' as Japan, allies weigh options
North Korea's new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) represents "a new escalation of the threat to the United States," Japan and South Korea, the U.S. said, as dictator Kim Jong Un pledged not to give up his isolated country's burgeoning nuclear weapons capabilities while continuing to dole out...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 5, 2017
Can Abe show global vision?
Japan's way forward is to be the prophet of a new global order, not the hegemony of Washington or Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2017
North Korea apparently used Chinese timber truck for to carry ICBM, evading sanctions
To transport and erect the ballistic missile launched on Tuesday, North Korea apparently used a Chinese timber-hauling truck, highlighting the challenge of enforcing sanctions to curb the North's weapons program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2017
North Korean claim of successful ICBM test likely to raise alarm in Tokyo — and Anchorage
North says it “can strike any place in the world” after missile fired on u2018lofted' trajectory splashes down in Sea of Japan
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2017
Asia's colossus threatens a tiny state
By waging stealth wars to accomplish political and military objectives, China is turning into a principle source of strategic instability in Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2017
Wide areas of southern China hit by flooding while heat wave strikes the north
Torrential rain lashed parts of central and south China on Monday, with floods damaging crops, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes and killing at least 33, while the north wilted in a heat wave and droughtlike conditions.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2017
China accuses India of violating 1890 agreement in border standoff
China said Monday that India is violating an 1890 border agreement between Britain and China that previous Indian governments have pledged to uphold, and it should be respected to end a "very serious" incursion by India.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2017
Beijing lambastes U.S. warship patrol in South China Sea as tensions rise over waterway, North Korea
Beijing issued a scathing rebuke Monday of a U.S. warship's patrol a day earlier near a contested island occupied by Chinese troops in the South China Sea — the latest irritant in the two powers' increasingly fraught relationship.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2017
Hong Kong's handover hangover — a serious lack of real leadership
Hong Kong's leaders have let down both the city's residents and their Chinese overlords.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 3, 2017
Moon says North Korea has 'last chance' at talks as Obama visits South
North Korea has a last chance to engage in dialogue with the outside world, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday during a meeting with former U.S. leader Barack Obama, Moon's office said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2017
Circumventing China's 'Great Firewall' now tougher after popular VPN is shut down
Getting around the "Great Firewall," the system used by China to control internet access, just got harder with a popular virtual private network forced to cease operating on orders from the government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2017
Abe, Trump agree to step up pressure on North Korea as it heads down 'dangerous path'
The leaders of Japan and the United States agreed in telephone talks Monday on the need to heap more pressure on nuclear-armed North Korea as it heads down what the White House termed a "dangerous path."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2017
Westinghouse could be sold by year's end, U.S. seen telling India
The U.S. administration has told India that Westinghouse Electric Co. will emerge from bankruptcy and be sold by the year end, industry and diplomatic sources have said, raising the prospect of a Washington-supported sale or bailout for the nuclear firm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2017
U.S. warship sails near Chinese-occupied island in disputed South China Sea, angering Beijing
The Pentagon sent a warship near a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by China on Sunday, U.S. defense officials told The Japan Times, following a series of moves that appeared to highlight the White House's growing frustration with Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2017
Taiwan scrambles jets as Chinese aircraft carrier passes through strait en route to Hong Kong
Taiwan scrambled military jets Sunday as China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, passed through the 180-km-wide strait separating the two rivals while en route to Hong Kong to mark the 20th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2017
Trump to speak with Abe and Xi as North Korea nuclear issue looms large
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to hold phone talks with his Japanese and Chinese peers in an effort to deal with provocative North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 2, 2017
North Korea uses 'lofting' technique to bring it ever closer to long-range missile goal
In mid-May, a rocket launched by North Korea soared to an altitude five times higher than the International Space Station, and an analysis of publicly available data by Reuters shows how that may have brought leader Kim Jong Un closer to his goal of producing a missile capable of hitting the United States....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 2, 2017
China dismissal of U.K. treaty on Hong Kong renews doubts about its word
China's dismissive critique of the U.K. treaty governing the return of Hong Kong raised new doubts about its commitment to the city's autonomy and other international agreements.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
The Osaka Expo, which opened last month, runs through mid-October.
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.
Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, speaks to the press on Friday. Japan and the United States are still discussing what to negotiate.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.

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