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STATE DEPARTMENT

JAPAN
Jun 26, 2015
U.S. rights report slams Japan on child abuse, prison conditions, asylum system
The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report highlights serious problems in the way Japan deals with refugees and notes that domestic abuse and sexual harassment remain rife.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 26, 2015
State Department hits bullying, 'maternity harassment' in Japan, Seoul's arrest of Sankei journalist
A U.S. government report on human rights violations addressed the issue of so-called maternity harassment in Japan on Thursday, while expressing concern about South Korea's indictment last year of a Japanese journalist over reporting on the country's president.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2015
Futenma replacement base 'fundamental' to security, U.S. officials tell Okinawa governor
U.S. officials told the governor of Okinawa on Wednesday that a U.S. forces presence in his prefecture is key to the U.S. commitment to defend Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 20, 2015
Judge: Clinton's State Department emails must be released on rolling basis
Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department emails must be made public on a rolling basis instead of waiting for a mass release in January, a federal judge ruled, rejecting a government proposal for releasing about 55,000 pages of the correspondence early next year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 20, 2015
Japanese make arrest in threats to U.S. ambassador: State Department
Japanese police have arrested a man in connection with telephone threats made to the U.S. Embassy and American Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, the State Department said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015
U.S. working with Japan in wake of death threats against Ambassador Kennedy
A State Department official said Wednesday the U.S. government has been working with the Japanese government following reported death threats against Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2015
Clinton admits it would have been better to have second email address
Likely Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday it would have been better if she had used a government email account and a separate mobile device as U.S. secretary of state, but said the vast majority of her correspondence went to employees using government addresses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2015
Hillary Clinton may have broken federal record-keeping laws: report
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton may have violated federal records laws by using a personal email account for all of her work messages, the New York Times reported on Monday.
WORLD
Dec 30, 2014
Indonesia seeks U.S. help to find missing plane: State Deptartment
Indonesia has asked the United States for help in locating the AirAsia jet that went missing on Sunday carrying 162 people, the U.S. State Department said Monday.
WORLD
Nov 18, 2014
FBI probes State Department hacking tied to White House breach
The FBI is investigating a hacking attack that forced the U.S. State Department to disable part of its email system and may be linked to a previously disclosed intrusion of the White House network.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2014
U.S. officials met with comfort women representatives
A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department said Tuesday its officials met last week with two representatives of Korean women who were forced to work at wartime Japanese military brothels.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 4, 2013
Keep low economic profile in Iran, Einhorn urges
A former U.S. State Department official who had been tasked with overseeing sanctions on Iran is urging Japan to refrain from engaging in economic activities there for now in line with steps aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear activities.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
India seen overtaking Japan in nominal GDP in 2025
The skyline of central Mumbai's financial district
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.

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