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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 20, 2018
Duterte says Philippines won't oppose China on sea activity after reports of bombers' landings
Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that he would not provoke China into a war following reports that the Chinese military landed long-range bombers on an airport in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2018
Japan's foreign policy balancing act
This year's Diplomacy Bluebook shows Japan scrambling to square long-held positions with rapid changes in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2018
China lands bombers on South China Sea outpost for first time
China has landed heavy bombers on one of its outposts in the South China Sea for the first time, part of an operation intended to provide "experience for Air Force bomber units to use islands as their bases," according to the Defense Ministry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2018
Trump nominates Pacific Command chief Harry Harris to be South Korean ambassador
The White House formally nominated Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris on Friday to fill the long-vacant post of ambassador to South Korea, as the U.S. gears up for the planned first-ever talks between a sitting American president and a North Korean leader on June 12 in Singapore.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 18, 2018
Standout guard Kanna Suzuki to resume hoop career at University of South Carolina Aiken
Redshirt sophomore point guard Kanna Suzuki is moving on to the University of South Carolina Aiken to begin the next chapter of her college basketball career.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2018
South Korea to act as mediator ahead of Trump-Kim summit: official
South Korea is seeking to act as a mediator to bridge the gap between the United States and North Korea ahead of a planned summit, an official at South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 16, 2018
North Korean ruling party newspaper rips Japan as 'desperate' amid detente, urges end to 'hostile policy'
North Korea's ruling party newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, has lashed out at attempts by Tokyo to urge Washington to address its nuclear and missile programs at a planned U.S.-North Korea summit, calling the moves "desperate efforts" by a "trouble-maker creating only complexities" on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2018
North Korea threatens to cancel Trump-Kim summit over U.S. push for 'unilateral' denuclearization
North Korea abruptly threatened to cancel the summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump if the U.S. presses ahead with demands Pyongyang unilaterally relinquish its nuclear arsenal.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2018
Safety and verification questions hang over North Korea's plan to close nuclear site
Shutting down North Korea's nuclear test site is trickier than it might seem.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 14, 2018
Top U.S. diplomat Pompeo stokes concern over North Korea as Abe seeks to avoid being shut out of diplomatic process
Worries are running high in Tokyo that the mercurial Trump will leave Japan in the lurch.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2018
Peace talks ignite land buying frenzy along South Korea's fortified border
Forget Seoul's posh Gangnam district.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2018
North Korea wants the world to watch as it blows up its nuclear test site, but are there ulterior motives?
North Korea wants the world to watch as it blows up its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, the country has said, announcing that it will hold a "ceremony" between May 23 and May 25, inviting foreign journalists to witness what it said would be a "transparent" event.
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2018
Moving ties forward with Beijing and Seoul
The scarcity of top-level exchanges speaks volumes about the state of Japan's diplomatic ties with its regional neighbors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2018
China's first homemade aircraft carrier begins sea trials in demonstration of growing military prowess
China's first indigenously built aircraft carrier began inaugural sea trials on Sunday, in a display of the Asian giant's growing technological prowess and as it seeks to expand the reach of its navy further into the Pacific.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2018
Beijing winning the great South China Sea game
Beijing has gained an irreversible advantage in the South China Sea.

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