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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 11, 2018
Architects of South Korea's Sunshine Policy on North say it's paying off
When the United States and North Korea hold a historic summit on Tuesday, supporters of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung say it will be the culmination of a mission launched two decades ago by the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 11, 2018
Chinese newspapers contrast SCO security summit success with G-7 disarray
State-run Chinese newspapers Monday crowed about a weekend meeting of a regional security bloc hosted by China, painting it as a harmonious, anti-protectionist counterpoint to the Group of Seven summit in Canada that was marred by acrimony.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 11, 2018
State media workers and security offer glimpse into tightly regimented North Korea
During a security lockdown inside and outside Singapore's five-star St. Regis hotel before the arrival of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday, only two journalists moved freely along the blockaded street, flanked by crowds penned back by police.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2018
Trump trade aide pins NAFTA failure on Canada, says 'there's a special place in hell' for Trudeau
Donald Trump's trade adviser on Sunday blamed Canada for the failure to finalize a reboot of the North American Free Trade Agreement and suggested the country's prime minister is headed to hell for crossing the U.S. leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 10, 2018
Trump and Kim said to be planning one-on-one talk at summit start
U.S. President Donald Trump intends to meet one-on-one briefly with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the beginning of their June 12 summit — a moment the president has said will be a critical gauge of whether a deal is likely, according to a U.S. official familiar with their plans.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2018
Nearly 1,800 families separated at U.S.-Mexico border in 17 months through February
Nearly 1,800 immigrant families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border from October 2016 through February of this year, according to a senior government official, as President Donald Trump implemented stricter border enforcement policies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2018
U.S. special counsel indicts Russian linked to spy agencies, adds charges against former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort
U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller filed charges on Friday against a political operative with alleged ties to Russian intelligence, bringing his probe on possible collusion by the Trump presidential campaign a step closer to the Kremlin's door.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 9, 2018
U.S., EU agree to start technical talks on trade after G7 summit standoff
The United States and European Union will establish a dialogue on trade within the next two weeks, a French official said Friday, at the end of a fractious session that had threatened to rupture the Group of Seven rich nations alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2018
Trump irks U.S. Congress as he reaches deal with Chinese phone-maker ZTE that includes $1 billion fine
China's No. 2 telecommunications equipment-maker, ZTE, secured a lifeline from the Trump administration on Thursday after agreeing to pay a $1 billion fine and overhaul leadership in a deal that will lift a ban on its doing business with U.S. suppliers.
WORLD / Society
Jun 8, 2018
ICE sending 1,600 immigration detainees to federal prisons, triggering outcry among rights advocates
U.S. authorities are transferring into federal prisons about 1,600 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, officials told Reuters on Thursday, in the first large-scale use of federal prisons to hold detainees amid a Trump administration crackdown on people entering the country illegally....
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2018
Report on FBI's Clinton email probe and James Comey's statements coming next week
A report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's internal watchdog into the agency's handling of an inquiry into the management of emails by former U.S. presidential candidate Hilary Clinton will be released next week, the agency said on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2018
No deal is better than a bad one in Singapore
When he meets Kim on Tuesday, Trump must remember that it is not just the U.S. that is threatened by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs; a deal that only caps the North's intercontinental missiles will not do.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2018
U.S. lawmakers press Facebook over data sharing with Chinese firms
Facebook Inc. faced criticism Wednesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers who demanded that the social media company be more forthcoming about data it has shared with four Chinese firms.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
For Abe, Japanese abductees bigger issue than missiles in Trump-Kim summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has plenty to worry about ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un next week, including the prospect of a deal that undermines Japan's six-decade security alliance with the U.S. and leaves the island nation vulnerable to attack.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
Hawkish John Bolton sidelined for Trump-Kim summit amid Mike Pompeo's rise but will lurk in the wings
Just weeks after John Bolton's hard-line rhetoric infuriated North Korea and nearly derailed a planned summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, the U.S. national security adviser appears to have taken a back seat to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for the historic meeting.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
Mystery CIA officer playing key, uncomfortably visible role as U.S.-North Korea summit looms
The lightning diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea before next week's historic summit has thrust a little-known CIA officer into an uncomfortably public role as a key intermediary in talks between the two adversaries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2018
Cambridge Analytica ex-boss admits getting Facebook data from researcher
The former head of Cambridge Analytica admitted on Wednesday his firm had received data from the researcher at the center of a scandal over Facebook users' personal details, contradicting previous testimony to lawmakers.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
Japan, India to set up new consultation defense cooperation framework
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (right) stands alongside his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, during a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on Monday.
About 30% of those in de facto marriages refuse to marry over surname change
A survey by a private group found that 30% of people in de facto marriages in Japan have not filed for marriage registration because they or their partners do not want to change their surnames.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.

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