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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2016
Race complaint lodged over 'comfort women' statue in Australian church
A Japanese community group in Australia has lodged a legal complaint under racial vilification laws objecting to a statue commemorating wartime Korean "comfort women" in a Sydney church, the group's president said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 14, 2016
Are Sino-American ties too big to fail? China maps out fresh Trump strategy
When Donald Trump becomes U.S. president next month, one issue above all others could force his new administration to work closely with China and underscore why he and Beijing need each other — North Korea.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2016
South Korea's youth unemployment rate rises to record high
South Korea's youth unemployment rate rose to a record high in November, following political protests that paralyzed the government and led parliament to vote to impeach the president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 14, 2016
As Park Geun-hye is impeached and Donald Trump battles China, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un laughs
If the latest round of sanctions against North Korea put leader Kim Jong Un in a bad mood, political upheavals in two of his biggest adversaries are giving him a reason to smile.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2016
Pyongyang slams U.N. report on abductions, separated families
North Korea on Tuesday denounced a U.N. report on alleged abductions of foreign nationals by Pyongyang and the many Korean families forcibly separated across the divided peninsula since the 1950s war.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2016
Thousands in North Korea at risk months after devastating floods
Thousands of survivors of floods that hit a remote corner of North Korea in August are in need of urgent aid as winter sets in, a senior international aid official said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 12, 2016
South Korea PM to be briefed on state affairs following Park impeachment
South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will begin getting official briefings from aides of President Park Geun-hye on Monday, having assumed presidential authority in a caretaker role following her impeachment by parliament last week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2016
North Korea's Kim guides special operations drill targeting Blue House
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a special operations drill targeting the South, the North's media reported on Sunday, as rival South Korea remained on alert for any attempt by the North to take advantage of political turmoil in the South.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 12, 2016
South Korea temporarily bans movement of poultry as it ramps up fight against bird flu
South Korea's agriculture ministry said Monday it will issue a temporary nationwide ban on the transportation of poultry to contain the spread of bird flu, with 43 outbreaks recorded in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016
Trilateral talks on shaky ground after Park impeachment
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga hinted Saturday a pending trilateral summit with Seoul and Beijing was unlikely to be held following the vote to impeach South Korea's president.
WORLD
Dec 7, 2016
U.S. lawmaker: Sony breach may have inspired Russian election hacking
The U.S. failure to retaliate strongly for the 2014 cyber attack against Sony Pictures may have helped inspire Russian hackers who sought to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election, a senior congressional Democrat said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2016
Samsung's Lee in crosshairs as tycoons grilled over Park scandal
Jay Y. Lee, the de-facto head of Samsung Group, became the focus of a public grilling of tycoons in connection with a widening influence-peddling scandal that may cost South Korean President Park Geun-hye her job.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2016
South Korea's opposition sees just enough votes to impeach Park
South Korea's opposition may have secured just enough votes from President Park Geun-hye's ruling party to impeach her this week, getting a boost from the biggest candlelight protests yet over her influence-peddling scandal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2016
Thanks for the memory cards: North Koreans return from China with high-tech souvenirs
Tiny memory cards and fluffy teddy bears are among the most popular items for North Koreans shopping in Dandong, China's gateway city to its impoverished and isolated neighbor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 4, 2016
Embattled South Korean president turns to her 'Bulletproof Vest'
When South Korean President Park Geun-hye turned to a lawyer known as her "Bulletproof Vest" to defend her in a corruption case that could lead to impeachment and criminal prosecution, she may have had little choice.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2016
U.S. warns China it will target firms for illicit business with North Korea if Beijing fails to enforce U.N. sanctions
The United States has warned China it will blacklist Chinese companies and banks that do illicit business with North Korea if Beijing fails to enforce U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang, according to senior State Department officials.
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.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
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.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
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.

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