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DISPUTE

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JAPAN
Mar 16, 2016
Union helps Saitama convenience store part-timers recoup unpaid wages
High school students and others working as part-timers at convenience stores in Saitama Prefecture have recently won a promise from their employer to receive unpaid wages.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2016
South Korea raps Japan's renewed claim over disputed islets
South Korea on Friday rapped Japan for renewing its territorial claim over a pair of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2016
Policeman shot in Yokosuka after responding to domestic dispute
A policeman was shot and seriously wounded by a man who grabbed his gun during a scuffle that erupted after the officer was called to deal with a domestic dispute in Yokosuka on Thursday, police said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 13, 2016
Japan, South Korea seek to deepen economic ties after 'comfort women' deal
Japan and South Korea discussed economic cooperation in high-level talks Tuesday amid a thaw in bilateral relations since a landmark deal was reached last month to help resolve a long-standing dispute over the "comfort women" procured for Japan's wartime military brothels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2016
Republicans want more naval muscle as deterrent in South China Sea dispute
Tension over the South China Sea highlights the need for the United States to maintain a strong Navy to serve as a deterrent, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday, criticizing the Obama administration for proposals he said would reduce the U.S. naval fleet.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2015
Putin's Japan visit shelved for this year amid inconclusive meeting with Abe in Turkey
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin agree to continue dialogue over the disputed islands off Hokkaido but can't hammer out a visit to Japan by the Russian leader.
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2015
WTO sides with EU, Japan in battle over Chinese tariffs on steel pipes
A ruling body at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday upheld a decision requiring China to review its antidumping duties on some steel pipes made in Japan and the European Union.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 25, 2015
Japan says Russian official's suicide remark 'unproductive'
Japan's top government spokesman on Tuesday expressed his displeasure over a high-ranking Russian official's Twitter posting in which he used a word for ritual suicide once practiced in Japan after Tokyo criticized the Russian prime minister's visit to a disputed island.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2015
Japan protests Russian minister's visit to disputed isle
The government has lodged a protest over the recent visit by Russia's health care minister to one of the disputed islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 13, 2015
China plans to build coast guard base near Senkaku Islands: sources
Japan's thaw with China grows shaky as China prepares to build a large coast guard base close to the Senkaku Islands.
JAPAN / History
May 20, 2015
Only Japan is challenging results of World War II, Lavrov says of islands dispute
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized Japan over a bilateral territorial dispute, saying that Japan is the only country challenging the results of World War II.
JAPAN
May 19, 2015
Japanese visa-free visits to Russian-held isles halted
A visit this month by Japanese to the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido under a visa-free exchange program has been canceled due to Russia's request for the submission of certain travel documents, sources said.
JAPAN / History
May 15, 2015
Russia reportedly planning war victory celebration on disputed isle
Russian victory celebrations to mark the end of World War II will be held in September on the Kuril Islands, including territories subject to the long-standing sovereignty dispute between Japan and Russia, a media report quoting a researcher affiliated with Russia's Defense Ministry said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2015
Philippines watches from rundown outpost as China turns reef into island in disputed sea area
As the Philippine military C-130 transport plane made its approach to the country's most precious outpost in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, it flew past a reef that China is quickly turning into an island.
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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2015
New security law may drag SDF into conflicts in South China Sea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans to expand Japan's noncombat role in armed conflicts beyond "areas around Japan" could see Tokyo becoming dragged into action in the South China Sea in support of U.S. forces, government and ruling party sources say.
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2015
Russian-held islands 'shrink' by 33 sq. km
The total area of the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan has shrunk by about 33 sq. km — thanks to more accurate mapping techniques by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI).
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2015
China launches Japanese, English versions of website on Senkakus
Japan on Wednesday lodged a protest with China over the launch of English and Japanese versions of a Chinese government website asserting Beijing's claim to the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 2, 2015
Taiwan activists threaten to land on Senkakus if Japan doesn't remove facilities
A Taiwan-based group of activists petitioned the Japanese government on Monday to dismantle facilities recently established on the Senkaku Islands.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court hands victory to Cuban cigar company
The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to a state-owned Cuban cigar company on Monday by declining to intervene in its long-running battle with a U.S.-based rival over the Cohiba trademark that both use for their products.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 23, 2015
South Korea summons Japanese diplomat to protest Takeshima ceremony
South Korea's Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned a senior Japanese diplomat to lodge a complaint over Tokyo's dispatch of a government representative to an annual ceremony in Shimane Prefecture pressing Japan's claim to a pair of South Korean-administered islets.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
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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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.
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.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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