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JAPAN
Nov 7, 2017
MSDF holds rare trilateral exercises with Indian and U.S. vessels in Sea of Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force has held three days of rare trilateral exercises with vessels from the Indian and U.S. navies, including the Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture-based USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2017
Trump praises Saudi purge, voices confidence in King, Crown Prince
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed a move by Saudi Arabia's future king that tightened his grip on power through the arrests of royals, ministers and investors in an anti-corruption purge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2017
Satellite images spot increased activity at North Korean nuclear test site tunnel complex
Significant activity has been spotted at North Korea's main atomic test site's west portal — an as-of-yet unused tunnel complex where little or no activity had been observed over the past several months — raising the possibility of preparations for a fresh nuclear test, an analysis of new satellite...
EDITORIALS
Nov 6, 2017
A joint Japan-U.S. stand on North Korea
It will take far more than a solid Japan-U.S. alliance to resolve the North Korean crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2017
Asia-Pacific democracies' new entente
By pursuing cooperation, the Indo-Pacific's democratic powers can thwart China's effort to establish itself as the hegemon of an illiberal regional order.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 6, 2017
Battle for grass-roots democracy in Cambodia sidelines U.S.
Sin Rozeth's attempts to show the benefits of grass-roots democracy to some of the poorest people in the Cambodian city of Battambang are in peril.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 6, 2017
Will Trump be able to save face in Beijing?
Shortly after Donald Trump's surprise election win, Barack Obama gave some advice to President Xi Jinping in the final minutes of their last meeting as leaders of the world's biggest economies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2017
Speaking in Tokyo, Trump vows to push Japan for more 'reciprocal' trade, but in a friendly way
U.S. President Donald Trump, charging "Japan has been winning" on trade in recent decades, said he will push for more reciprocal trade with Washington's close U.S. ally- but in a friendly way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2017
After Trump begins Asia visit, North Korea warns him against making any 'reckless remarks'
Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump touched down in Japan on the first leg of his Asia tour on Sunday, North Korea warned him against making any "reckless remarks."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2017
Pentagon says securing North Korean nukes would require U.S. ground invasion
A top Pentagon official has said the only sure way of eliminating North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities would be by putting U.S. boots on the ground — a move that some worry could prompt Pyongyang to use biological, chemical and even nuclear weapons against Japan and South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2017
China unveils massive 'magic island-maker' dredging vessel
China has shown off its largest and most advanced dredging vessel — which it calls "a magic island-maker" — state-run media reported Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2017
Trump warns China it could face 'big problem' with 'warrior nation' Japan over North Korea
Taking a page from former U.S. leader Richard Nixon, current President Donald Trump has warned China that it must do more to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions or face "a big problem" with "warrior nation" Japan.
WORLD
Nov 4, 2017
U.S. carries out first airstrikes against Islamic State in Somalia
The United States carried out its first airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Somalia and killed "several terrorists," the U.S. military said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2017
North Korea says 'brutal sanctions' constitute genocide
North Korea called on Friday for a halt to "brutal sanctions," saying the measures — imposed after its latest nuclear test — constitute genocide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 4, 2017
Taiwan's president visits U.S. territory of Guam despite Chinese ire
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam on Friday on her way back from visiting diplomatic allies in the Pacific — a trip that caused strong objections from China.
WORLD
Nov 3, 2017
Trump boosts disaster aid for Puerto Rico
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday agreed to expand the use of disaster aid to help rebuild Puerto Rico's power grid and other infrastructure wrecked by Hurricane Maria, the White House said.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2017
U.S. Republican tax plan would let churches enter political fray
U.S. religious entities would be allowed to engage in political activity without the risk of losing their tax-exempt status under a Republican proposal to overhaul the tax code unveiled on Thursday, a move that could give influential community leaders more latitude to try to influence voters.
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2017
Women and minorities take more seats in U.S. boardrooms, study says
White men still overwhelm the boardroom but, for the first time, women and minorities together accounted for half of the new independent directors appointed by corporate America this year, a recruitment firm said on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2017
Trump signals muted U.S. approach on human rights in Asia
Just days after the killing of a prominent Cambodian government critic last year during a crackdown by the country's longtime leader, President Barack Obama dispatched Washington's chief human rights envoy to Phnom Penh to attend the activist's funeral.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2017
U.S. sends heavy bombers for training over South Korea ahead of Trump visit
The U.S. Air Force has again flown heavy B-1B bombers over the Korean Peninsula, this time just days ahead of Donald Trump's inaugural visit to Asia as president, with Japan set to be his first stop on Sunday.

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