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JAPAN

COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2015
The kabuki art of public apology
Until Japanese CEOs back up their apologies with concrete action, their words will ring hollow — as will government efforts to improve the sorry state of the country's corporate governance.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2015
Shinzo Abe's pivot to Asia
Abe should use his speech marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II as an occasion to reinforce the image of Japan as a positive force in Asia.
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.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2015
At last, Japan stands up
Japan no longer intends to stand on the world's diplomatic sidelines.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2015
U.S. rights report slams Japan on child abuse, prison conditions, asylum system
The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report highlights serious problems in the way Japan deals with refugees and notes that domestic abuse and sexual harassment remain rife.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 25, 2015
The case for joining the AIIB
Japan should consider the AIIB as a strategic challenge to work with other countries in Asia to build a regional architecture and order.
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.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2015
China's the reason why U.S. needs the TPP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will make the U.S. stronger in the cool war it's waging with China.
JAPAN / History
Jun 21, 2015
Signing of 1965 normalization treaty sparked sharp contrast in reactions
Fifty years ago, when Japan and South Korea signed a treaty to normalize diplomatic ties on June 22, 1965, their leaders toasted the signing in Tokyo as police in Seoul tear-gassed thousands of protesters and politicians who were opposing the move, according to archived reports by The Japan Times.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2015
8,500-year-old 'Kennewick Man' skeleton was likely Native American, not Ainu, DNA findings indicate
The much-anticipated results of a study of DNA taken from the hand bone of the so-called Kennewick Man, a 8,500-year-old skeleton discovered in Washington state in 1996, suggest the man was most closely related to Native American populations, a team of international researchers said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2015
U.S.-initiated global Libor probe didn't examine yen rates until 2010, London court told
A U.S.-instigated investigation into alleged manipulation of benchmark Libor interest rates expanded from dollar rates to include yen rates only in late 2010, a London court heard on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2015
Environmentalist, whaling foe Paul Watson can reapply for passport, Canada says
The Canadian government said on Tuesday it will allow environmentalist Paul Watson to reapply for his passport, three years after the document was confiscated by German authorities.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2015
Time to hit the reset button on Tokyo-Seoul relations
The chilly relationship between South Korea and Japan doesn't serve either country well in the long run.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2015
Turning Japan's universities into genuine global players
If Japan wants to raise its own profile in the world, along with its universities, it must place greater emphasis on group discussion, debate and public presentation.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 16, 2015
Risk posed by North Korea fails to push Tokyo, Seoul together
South Korea is not ready to expand military ties with Japan even though cooperation between the two U.S. allies is a deterrent to North Korea, South Korea's defense minister said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2015
Will Japan repeat past errors?
A repetition of events in the 1930s is inconceivable but there is much about politics in Tokyo to cause alarm.
SOCCER
Jun 11, 2015
Japan trounces Iraq in friendly
Japan warmed up for the start of its 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign with a ruthless 4-0 win over Iraq in a friendly on Thursday night.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2015
After failed attempts, privately funded spacecraft finally spreads solar sails
A privately funded space project to demonstrate an innovative solar sail passed with flying colors despite a series of near-fatal technical issues, program managers said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 9, 2015
Managing disputes with China
U.S.-China relations are not a zero-sum game — and that it's dangerous to act as if they are.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2015
Russia orders quicker buildup of military facilities in isles off Hokkaido
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday ordered the speeding up of construction of military and civilian infrastructure on a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean where Moscow and Tokyo have rival territorial claims.

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji