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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2016
FDA drafts guidelines to lower salt levels in restaurant, packaged food
The United States moved on Wednesday to cut the amount of salt in packaged and restaurant food in a bid to reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes linked to consuming too much sodium.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 1, 2016
Ex-U.S. soldier 'Rambo' gets 20 years in prison in murder-for-hire case
A former U.S. Army sergeant nicknamed "Rambo," who prosecutors say supervised an international band of hit men and mercenaries, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for conspiring to kill a federal drug agent and an informant.
WORLD
Jun 1, 2016
U.S. warns of possible Europe attacks, no specific threat information provided
The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of possible summer terrorist attacks in Europe, saying targets could include the European soccer championship in France, although a State Department official said there was no specific threat information.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 1, 2016
No warrant needed for cellphone location data, U.S. appeals court rules
Police do not need a warrant to obtain a person's cellphone location data held by wireless carriers, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday, dealing a setback to privacy advocates.
EDITORIALS
May 31, 2016
Obama's other important Asia stop
A strong economy will prove every bit as important as defense equipment as Vietnam contemplates its security needs.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 30, 2016
Trump's Japan-bashing and the security alliance
Even if Donald Trump ultimately loses the presidential race, his campaign may nevertheless prompt a reconsideration of both the U.S. policy of a rebalance to the Asia-Pacific and its TPP trade strategy.
EDITORIALS
May 29, 2016
Turning Obama's words into action
U.S. President Barack Obama's tribute to the 140,000 people who died from the atomic attack on Hiroshima was a symbolic moment, but efforts must be made to turn it into catalyst for action.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 29, 2016
Industry helps Chinese game their way into and through U.S. colleges
The advertisements were tailored for Chinese college students far from home struggling with the English language and an unfamiliar culture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2016
As ties deepen, elite U.S., Vietnam forces eye possible opening
Special operations forces from the United States and Vietnam are signaling a readiness to start forging ties should their governments choose to do so, in what would be a major step in relations between militaries that were at war 4½ decades ago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2016
Why Obama blinked on rights in Vietnam
The Obama administration has chosen to reward one of Asia's least democratic regimes, with one of the region's worst rights records, without notable progress on freedoms and liberties.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2016
China's South China Sea quest
What does Beijing want in the South China Sea? The answer is control.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2016
The dark side of Barack Obama's pivot to Asia
The U.S. president needs to avoid getting played by Asian leaders with ulterior motives.
JAPAN
May 26, 2016
On eve of Obama's visit, calls to revise SOFA grow in Hiroshima
On the eve of U.S. President Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima, residents and hibakusha on Thursday expressed support for calls to revise the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement following the suspected rape and murder of a 20-year-old Japanese woman in Okinawa Prefecture by a former marine....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2016
Chinese harassment of Philippine fishermen in disputed South China Sea eases
Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea have been plying their trade without being harassed by the Chinese coast guard for a month, officials said, in what could be an early sign of easing tensions under incoming President Rodrigo Duterte, who will be sworn in on June 30.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2016
No sign EgyptAir plane had any technical problems before takeoff, crash: sources
The EgyptAir jet that disappeared last week did not show any technical problems before taking off from Paris, sources within the Egyptian investigation committee said late Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2016
Daughter of Hong Kong bookseller detained by China makes appeal to U.S. for help
The daughter of a Hong Kong-based bookseller detained in China on Tuesday appealed for U.S. help in pressing China for information about his status and securing his release.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 24, 2016
Even under Trump, U.S. can't go it alone in Asia
Japan-U.S. relations will likely remain the cornerstone of America's foreign policy in Asia regardless of who wins the presidential election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2016
After lifting arms ban, Obama pushes back on human rights in Vietnam
A day after saying Vietnam had made enough progress on human rights to merit lifting a decades-old U.S. ban on arms sales, President Barack Obama pushed back against his host country over that record.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2016
U.S. top court rules for black Georgia death-row inmate who faced all-white jury
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday effectively overturned a black man's 1987 conviction for murdering a white woman, rebuking Georgia prosecutors for unlawfully excluding black potential jurors in picking an all-white jury that condemned him to death.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016
Due process is being kicked off U.S. campuses
A lawsuit by a suspended Colorado university student should be remedial education for administrators.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
Big unanswered questions follow Japan's big, beautiful deal with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Washington, the day after he agreed to an 11th-hour trade deal with Japan.
Extreme heat grips Japan, even Hokkaido
The city of Obihiro in Hokkaido amid scorching heat on Thursday
Japan ties with South Korea for second most powerful passport
Japanese passport holders have visa-free access to 190 destinations out of 227 globally.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.

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