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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Apr 8, 2017
Shinsuke Fujimoto makes his mark in the Korean film industry
Shinsuke Fujimoto is a rarity in the booming South Korean film industry. Despite having no connections in the local movie scene, the Ishikawa Prefecture native flew to Seoul straight after graduating college and has managed to make a living working on various film sets for over a decade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 8, 2017
The nuclear journey from Hiroshima to Pyongyang
The moral revolution required to rid the world of nuclear arms seems further away than ever with Japan's abnegation of its unique position regarding such weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2017
U.S. strike on Syria changes North Korea dynamic as Trump, Xi meet
U.S. President Donald Trump’s stunning order for a missile strike on a Syrian military airfield Friday may change the calculus on how China views his threats of unilateral action against nuclear-armed North Korea, experts say.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 7, 2017
Trump saw Syria gas attack as test of mettle before globe
U.S. President Donald Trump and his advisers saw the chemical attack in Syria as a test of his mettle as adversaries around the globe size up the new administration.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 6, 2017
Abe, Trump huddle over North Korea missile threat, want Beijing to pressure Pyongyang further
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe show solidarity against provocative North Korea and agree Beijing must do more to defuse the threat it poses to security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2017
Will nuclear history repeat itself in Korea?
By continuing to indulge Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, China's leaders risk finding themselves surrounded by unfriendly nuclear-armed states or with a nasty war on their border.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2017
Solving the Pyongyang problem
Is it ever a good idea to start a nuclear war? Because that's the notion that U.S. President Donald Trump is actually playing with regarding North Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2017
Tillerson's curt — and unusual — statement could signal shift on North Korea
Twenty-three words. That was apparently as much ink U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was willing to devote to North Korea after the reclusive country's latest missile launch Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2017
North Korea fires missile into Sea of Japan days ahead of first Xi-Trump summit
Prime Minister Abe lashed out at North Korea's firing Wednesday of a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, just days before a summit between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2017
Chinese economic projects with North Korea stall amid tensions
In the Northeast Asia Special Region straddling China's border with North Korea, the area around the village of Nanping is dotted with half-finished buildings, cranes on empty lots and piles of concrete pipes, with only a few construction workers present.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2017
Diplomatic dialogue paves way for Abe-Xi talks
Senior diplomats from Japan and China held talks in Tokyo Tuesday on measures to counter North Korea's nuclear provocations, laying the groundwork for a possible July meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2017
Tillerson goes to Asia
The Trump administration is still falling short on addressing the North Korea issue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2017
Moon, Ahn and a self-described strongman vie to lead South Korea
Five weeks from South Korea's election, it's down to a three-horse race.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 4, 2017
Cybersecurity firm finds evidence linking North Korea to New York Fed bank heist
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab on Monday said it had obtained digital evidence that bolsters suspicions by some researchers that North Korea was involved in last year's $81 million cyber heist of the Bangladesh central bank's account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2017
Chinese wary over U.S. THAAD missile system because capabilities unknown, experts say
China is steadfastly opposed to the deployment of advanced U.S. anti-missile radars in South Korea because it does not know whether the defenses, intended for North Korean missiles, are capable of tracking and countering Beijing's own nuclear program, experts say.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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