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RODRIGO DUTERTE

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2016
Is the Philippines' 'war on drugs' fueling an HIV epidemic?
As Rosita leaves Jose's small office in downtown Cebu in the central Philippines, he passes her a handful of biscuits and six clean needles. What Jose has just done could land him in jail.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2016
Duterte woos army as opponents warn of discontent in ranks
Five months after his landslide election victory, Rodrigo Duterte can't stop campaigning. Yet rather than courting Filipino voters who put him into office, he's now giving out handguns and G-Shock watches to soldiers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2016
Duterte plans to make first China, Japan visits in October
President Rodrigo Duterte is planning separate visits to China and Japan next month, his first foreign trips outside Southeast Asia since assuming leadership on June 30, diplomatic sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2016
Casino billionaire sees Duterte's gambling crackdown, China stance as good for business
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2016
Duterte’s tilt toward China may upend U.S. pivot to Asia
Just when some of China's neighbors were seeking to curtail its expansionism, along came Rodrigo Duterte.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016
Japan tries to decode Duterte after joint U.S. patrols halted
A day after the Philippine president said he plans to halt joint maritime patrols with foreign navies, Japan's government was trying to make sense of developments, with one senior official saying Tokyo will persevere with a nuanced approach to ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2016
Philippines guarantees U.S. defense deal intact as Duterte's salvos test ties
The Philippines moved to shore up relations with the United States on Tuesday with guarantees that a treaty between them would be honored and security ties were "rock solid," despite President Rodrigo Duterte's railings against Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2016
Duterte says he wants U.S. special forces out of southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called for the withdrawal of U.S. military from a restive southern island, fearing an American troop presence could complicate offensives against Islamist militants notorious for beheading Westerners.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2016
Abe could play peacemaker role after Philippine president stirs anger, voices regret for Obama insult
Rodrigo Duterte expresses regret for comments in which he called U.S. President Barack Obama a 'son of a bitch' as the two leaders sought to tamp down the controversy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2016
As Philippine slayings surge, many too afraid to denounce Duterte's drug war
The body of 22-year-old pedicab driver Eric Sison lies in a coffin in a Manila slum with a chick pacing across his casket, placed there in keeping with a local tradition to symbolically peck at the conscience of his killers.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2016
Philippines' Duterte says Obama must listen to him on human rights
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was ready to discuss any issues with Barack Obama when they meet in Laos next week, but added that the U.S. president must listen to him first before bringing up the question of human rights.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2016
With Duterte, hard to separate intentions from bluster
Whether Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte aims to shock, inspire or just amuse, deciphering his blunt and often unpredictable rhetoric is a potential challenge for investors seeking policy clarity from the new leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 31, 2016
Death toll in Duterte's Philippine drug war surges to 2,000
The number of drug-related killings in the Philippines since Rodrigo Duterte became president two months ago on a pledge to wipe out the illegal drug trade, has reached around 2,000, fresh data has shown.
EDITORIALS
Aug 28, 2016
Duterte's threat to democracy
The Philippines' drug problem may well constitute a national crisis, but that cannot excuse Rodrigo Duterte's shredding of the rule of law and extrajudicial killings.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2016
Duterte wants talks with China on sea dispute 'within the year'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he expects talks with China on their South China Sea dispute within a year, adding that he will not raise an international ruling rejecting China's claims there when he attends a regional summit next month.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2016
Only the Philippines has to worry about Duterte
Human rights, the rule of law and the United Nations are getting short shrift in the war on drugs launched by 'Duterte Harry.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 23, 2016
Spate of killings in Philippines rises to 1,900; not all drug-related, top cop says
The Philippines' national police chief said Tuesday that about 1,900 people had been killed during a crackdown on illegal drugs, which began seven weeks ago when President Rodrigo Duterte took power, but about 40 were not drug-related.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2016
Beyond war on drugs, Philippines' Duterte seen setting up economic boom
Less than two months in office, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is getting high marks from the business community for policies that could engineer an economic surge and companies say they are making new investments as a result.
WORLD
Aug 20, 2016
Philippine government agrees new truce with Maoist-led rebels
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to a new cease-fire with Maoist-led guerrillas, who declared a truce several hours before, ahead of fresh peace talks in Norway next week, a senior administration official said on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2016
Kishida to visit Philippines for security talks
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he will visit the Philippines from Wednesday to discuss security issues with his counterpart Perfecto Yasay.
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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.
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When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
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
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