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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2016
Key Abe adviser urges 'realistic approach' to islet talks with Russia
Influential former Diet member Muneo Suzuki, an unofficial adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Russian affairs, argued Wednesday that Japan should take "a realistic approach" on the reversion of four disputed islands off Hokkaido, first asking for some of the islets rather than taking an all-at-once approach.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 19, 2016
Pier for warships built on Chinese isle west of Senkakus
China has built a pier for warships at a developing military site in the Nanji island chain close to the Senkaku Islands, sources say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 21, 2016
Taiwan lawmakers visit South China Sea islet to assert sovereignty
Taiwanese legislators arrived Wednesday on a South China Sea island that Taiwan administers to assert sovereignty after an international tribunal ruled last week that the island is legally only a "rock."
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2016
Volcanic alert level eased for remote Kagoshima isle but ash could still spew
The weather agency lowered on Tuesday the volcanic alert level for a remote island in Kagoshima Prefecture following diminished volcanic activities.
JAPAN / Politics
May 9, 2016
Taiwan, Japan to open talks on Okinotorishima fishing boat dispute 'soon'
Taiwanese authorities said Monday that bilateral negotiations over Japan's seizure of a Taiwanese fishing boat off tiny Okinotorishima Island will begin soon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 5, 2016
Taiwanese legislators demand tougher action against Japan over Okinotorishima island
Legislators of Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) on Thursday demanded that the executive branch take tougher action against Japan, including use of military force, after a Taiwanese fishing boat and its crew were detained by Japan Coast Guard officials last month for fishing in Japanese waters.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2016
Taiwan moves to 'clarify' Okinotorishima stance in response to fishing boat seizure
Taipei is stepping up diplomatic efforts to clarify its position on Okinotorishima Island, the southernmost point of Japanese territory, after a Taiwanese fishing boat and its crew were detained by the Japan Coast Guard for fishing in adjacent waters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2016
Second chick born to wild ibis pair confirmed; chick born last week likely dead
The Environment Ministry said Thursday it has found a second crested ibis chick born to a wild pair on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, while indicating the first chick confirmed last week to have been born to a separate pair was now likely dead.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2016
Chick born to wild crested ibis pair on Sado Island marks 40-year first
A crested ibis chick has been found in a nest built in the wild on an island in the Sea of Japan, making it the first to be born to a truly wild pair in Japan in 40 years, the Environment Ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2016
The year of Miyazaki Island's fish-eating monkeys
More than half a century ago, wild monkeys living on Kojima Island, Miyazaki Prefecture, drew attention for their habit of washing their food — sweet potatoes at the time — before eating them. Now, they are under the spotlight for eating fish.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2016
Vietnam official opposes planned visit by Taiwan's Ma to disputed island
Vietnam "resolutely opposes" Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's plan to visit the disputed island of Itu Aba, its most senior official in Taiwan said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Dec 23, 2015
First DNA test eyed for remains of Japanese soldier recovered on Russian island
The government has decided to conduct a DNA test for the first time on what is believed to be the remains of a Japanese soldier who died in a battle with Soviet forces in 1945, government sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 27, 2015
Miyakejima boasts rock-climbing charms in bid to rebuild from 2000 eruption
Farmer Naohiko Kikuchi tried his hand at bouldering on Miyakejima Island at the end of October and found that the facility has rewarding potential.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2015
Remains of Japanese soldiers to be repatriated from Russia
Russia has handed over the remains of suspected Japanese soldiers who died defending an island in the Northern Territories from a Soviet invasion after Japan's surrender in World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 10, 2015
U.N. rights review faults Australian asylum policies and discrimination
Australia was criticized on Monday at the United Nations for its offshore processing of asylum claims, detention of child migrants and reports it had sent back legitimate refugees.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 3, 2015
Listening to the wind on Battleship Island
As if from a dream, the island floated over the sea like a terra-cotta dreadnought from a century ago. I'd arrived at Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, and its profile was unmistakable from the deck of my ferry battling high waves and winds.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 27, 2015
Can art bring people back to Japan's depopulated islands?
I've seen island revitalization projects come and go, but the idea of an NPO riding on the coattails of a successful art trend in the area strikes me as having some promise.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2015
Three family members drown in high waves off Okinawa beach
High waves and strong tides following the passage of a typhoon pulled four family members who were visiting Irabu Island in Okinawa Prefecture away from the shore and three of them drowned.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2015
MH370 likely glided, not crashed, into sea
How hard did Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 hit the water after it ran out of fuel and plummeted from cruising altitude? Not as hard as you might think, accident experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 1, 2015
The top-secret flights that ended the war
Seventy years after the atomic bombings, time stands still on the Pacific island of Tinian.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.

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