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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2016
Japan, U.S., South Korea officials set Tokyo meet to discuss response to North Korean nuclear test
Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and South Korea will meet in Tokyo this weekend to discuss responses to North Korea's fourth nuclear test, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 4, 2016
South Korea, Japan eye follow-up talks on 'comfort women' later this month
South Korea and Japan will hold follow-up talks as early as this month on the landmark deal to settle the issue of the "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, according to diplomatic sources.
EDITORIALS
Dec 31, 2015
The 'comfort women' agreement
The 'comfort women' accord may only be the beginning of a process that will test Japan and South Korea's readiness to overcome differences and build mutual trust.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2015
Japanese detectives may go to South Korea to investigate Yasukuni blast suspect
A South Korean man arrested in Japan last week in connection with an alleged explosion at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in late November said he put "some kind of device" in the shrine's restroom, investigative sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2015
Abe tells Park Japan-South Korea ties are improving
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told South Korean President Park Geun-hye that bilateral ties, strained over historical and territorial issues, appear to be improving after their first one-on-one summit earlier this month, a Japanese official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 19, 2015
Japan-South Korea rapprochement deepens as defense chiefs meet
When Gen Nakatani arrives in Seoul on Tuesday, he will be the first Japanese defense minister to visit South Korea in nearly five years, signaling that growing regional security risks are trumping the disputes over territory and history that have blighted relations between the two countries.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 29, 2015
South Korea urges transparency in Japan's new security policy
South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged Japan on Monday to share information with its neighbors about its new security policies.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2015
Achieving true reconciliation
It takes two to tango, and to achieve reconciliation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 29, 2015
Fuji TV apologizes for subtitles inaccurately quoting South Koreans
Fuji TV apologized Monday for running subtitles during a show earlier this month that inaccurately described South Koreans interviewed on the street as saying they "hate" Japan.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2015
Time to move bilateral ties forward
Japan and South Korea need to tackle their differences in earnest and move bilateral ties forward.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2015
Washington welcomes Tokyo-Seoul thaw on anniversary of ties
The U.S. government welcomed signs of improvement in strained relations between Japan and South Korea as they marked the 50 anniversary of their normalization of diplomatic ties.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
May 28, 2015
President Park Geun-hye's Japan stance in perspective
Where does South Korean President Geun-hye Park's open antipathy toward Japan come from?
JAPAN / Politics
May 11, 2015
Japanese, South Korean lawmakers meet in Seoul
Senior Japanese and South Korean lawmakers met Monday to discuss the agenda and schedule for a future meeting of lawmakers' groups from the two countries to promote bilateral ties.
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2015
Improving Japan-South Korea ties
There are signs of momentum building toward better ties between Japan and South Korea. It must not be impeded.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2015
Senior government official to attend Takeshima Day ceremony
The government plans to send a senior official to a ceremony this month commemorating the designation of two islets controlled by South Korea as Japanese territory.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jan 26, 2015
Sex slave wrangling misses human picture
When a dispute arises between the South Korea and Japan, such as the 'comfort women' controversy, the South Koreans who most fiercely criticize Japan are 'liberals' while the Japanese who criticize South Korea are 'conservative rightists.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2014
Like Japan, South Korea embroiled in textbook battle
A 17-year-old Korean girl tortured to death for opposing Japanese colonial rulers nearly a century ago has become the latest touchstone of the nationalism that is shadowing Asia's economic rise.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2014
Japan's top security official to visit S. Korea for talks
Japan's top security official will make a two-day visit to Seoul for talks with South Korea's top presidential aide for national security, both governments said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2014
Kishida wants South Korea to pitch in on summit
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida called on Thursday for joint efforts with South Korea to advance bilateral relations, including holding a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Park Geun-hye.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 1, 2014
Putting an end to the Japan-Korea history wars
As another war of words heats up, Japanese and South Korean leaders need to step back, recognize where the real interests of their people lie, and stop obsessing about the past.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
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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