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JAPAN
Nov 22, 2013
New official site to state case for Senkakus, Takeshima
The government will set up a new website to promote its claims over disputed islands in nearby waters, risking a fresh backlash from China and South Korea.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2013
Prostitute goes on trial for slaying of U.S. diplomat in Johannesburg
The trial of a South African prostitute charged with murdering a U.S. diplomat, Christopher 'Norm' Bates, in January began this week in Johannesburg.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2013
October drop in South Korean visitors alarms tourism industry
Tourism officials are concerned about a drop in October of visitors from South Korea, the largest source of tourists for years.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2013
Ex-leader remains 'stable but critical'
Former President Nelson Mandela remains in "stable but critical" condition, but "continues to respond to treatment," the South African government said in its first update on his health since September.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2013
Seoul riles Tokyo with memorial to 'hero'
The government criticizes South Korea for planning to erect a monument in China to a Korean who fought Japan's rule of Korea last century and assassinated a Japanese governor.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2013
Documents on Korean forced laborers turn up in old embassy
Documents on Korean laborers drafted during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula turn up at South Korea's former embassy in Tokyo, promising to shed new light on the practice.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2013
History texts to get official spin
The education ministry plans to have textbooks for elementary, junior high and high schools reflect the government's position on 'historical facts.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2013
Japan, South Korea discuss North Korea concerns, 'collective self-defense'
Japanese and South Korean vice defense ministers agreed Wednesday to step up cooperation in dealing with North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and also discussed Tokyo's drive to revise long-followed defense policies.
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2013
Another thorn in Tokyo-Seoul ties
Tokyo and Seoul must try to find ways to prevent recent Korean court rulings ordering Japanese companies to compensate former Korean laborers from straining bilateral relations further.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2013
South Korea hints at tacit OK of Japan collective defense quest
South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun on Friday indicated a stance of tacit approval of Japan's exercising its right of collective self-defense, according to Yonhap News Agency.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2013
Japan, S. Korea, China to make joint effort for trilateral summit
South Korea, Japan and China have agreed to try to arrange a trilateral summit despite their frosty relations over contrasting perceptions of wartime history and territorial disputes.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 7, 2013
Lower House passes investment accord
The Lower House passed an accord Thursday to facilitate investment between Japan, China and South Korea in a move that will help accelerate talks for a trilateral free trade agreement.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Nov 6, 2013
Japan brings out the big guns to sell remilitarization in U.S.
With a probable nod and a wink from the Americans, there's not a lot we can do but watch Abe's military machinations march to fruition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2013
Thanks to old law, South Korea stuck as the land of Internet Explorer
South Korea is renowned for its digital innovation, with coast-to-coast broadband and a 4G LTE network that reaches into Seoul's subway system. But this tech-savvy country is stuck in a time warp in one way: its slavish dependence on Internet Explorer.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2013
Tokyo and Seoul's dangerous stalemate
Japan-South Korea relations have sunk so low because of wartime history issues that the U.S. might no longer be given a free pass to use its bases in Japan to support South Korea in a war.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2013
Code of conduct for South China Sea
Although the East Asia Summit welcomed 'positive progress' on official consultations toward a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, China seems in no hurry to conclude the accord.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2013
Seoul holding off on treaty to share defense info
South Korea has no plans to seek a treaty with Japan on exchanging confidential military information, South Korea's Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 30, 2013
Aging overseas hibakusha still seek equal treatment
Lee Hong-hyon, one of three South Koreans who filed a lawsuit in June 2011 to get the Japanese government to cover medical costs for atomic bomb victims who now live overseas, was the only one still alive to hear the Osaka District Court rule in their favor on Oct. 24.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2013
Rescues of South Koreans abducted by North come with controversy
In divided Korea, even the homecomings can be bitter.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 24, 2013
Court revokes decision not to cover Korean A-bomb victim's medical costs
The Osaka District Court on Thursday revoked the 2011 Osaka Prefectural Government's decision not to cover the medical costs of a South Korean who survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing and received treatment in South Korea, and two other Koreans.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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