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ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2015
China state media warns of war over South China Sea unless U.S. backs down
A Chinese state-owned newspaper said Monday that "war is inevitable" between China and the United States over the South China Sea unless Washington stops demanding Beijing halt the building of artificial islands in the disputed waterway.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 23, 2015
Mother found pushing dead toddler on swing in Maryland park
A Maryland mother was found early Friday pushing her dead 3-year-old boy on a park swing, authorities said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2015
China calls U.S. actions in South China Sea 'irresponsible, dangerous'
China said on Friday it was "strongly dissatisfied" after a U.S. spy plane flew over part of the South China Sea this week near where China is building artificial islands, and called on the United States to stop such action or risk causing an accident.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2015
Suspect at large in slaying of Missouri woman kept in a box
A Missouri woman who escaped captivity from a wooden box three weeks ago was found dead in a home on Thursday, along with her teenage son, and police are searching for the man suspected both of locking her up and killing her.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2015
'Boat people' likely posing as Rohingya for aid, says Myanmar general
Myanmar's military commander has said some "boat people" landing in Malaysia and Indonesia this month are likely pretending to be Rohingya Muslims to receive U.N. aid and that many had fled neighboring Bangladesh, state media reported on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2015
Arizona woman gets 3½ years in prison for driving over nonvoting husband
An Arizona woman was sentenced to 3½ years in prison on Thursday for running over her husband with the family car because he failed to vote in the 2012 presidential election, court officials said.
EDITORIALS
May 21, 2015
Stay out of Taiwan presidential race
Both the United States and China should refrain from trying to influence the upcoming Taiwan presidential race.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 21, 2015
To Russia's annoyance, U.S. hones Ukrainian fighting skills
Tense Ukrainian soldiers with assault rifles creep stealthily around mock houses before bursting in to clear out gunmen, while others practice setting ambushes or infantry assaults — all under the watchful eyes of U.S. Army trainers.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 21, 2015
Documents seized in bin Laden raid aired, show plots against U.S., al-Qaida job application
The U.S. released a trove of documents seized when special forces stormed Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan in 2011 that include references to unfulfilled plots such as an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2015
The conversion of America's China doves into hawks
U.S. experts on China are taking an increasingly hawkish view toward Beijing.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2015
The AIIB has little to offer Japan and the U.S.
Japan is wise not to join China's Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which could end up merely as a policy instrument for Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 20, 2015
Under pressure, Syria's Assad may need friends now more than ever
When Lebanon's Hezbollah first joined Syria's war on the side of President Bashar Assad, its role was a closely guarded secret. Today, as Hezbollah plants its flag in land won from rebels north of Damascus, its role could hardly be more public.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 20, 2015
North Korea 'modified' submarine missile launch photos, top Pentagon official says
Photos showing a North Korean missile launched from a submarine were manipulated by state propagandists, and the isolated country may still be years away from developing the technology, a top U.S. military official said Tuesday.
WORLD
May 20, 2015
U.S. charges six Chinese nationals with economic espionage
The U.S government charged six Chinese nationals with economic espionage, saying they stole secrets from two companies that develop technology often used in military systems, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 20, 2015
U.S., China ships in unplanned encounter
A U.S. combat ship used agreed codes for unplanned encounters when it met a Chinese vessel during a recent patrol of the contested South China Sea, according to the vice chief of naval operations.
WORLD
May 20, 2015
Iran warships 'linked up' with apparent Yemen-bound freighter, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that two Iranian warships have "linked up" with a cargo ship that Iran has said is carrying humanitarian aid to Yemen, as activists on board the vessel said it was due to arrive at the Yemeni port of Hodaida on Thursday.
WORLD
May 19, 2015
Consultant's claim he hacked into jetliner via in-flight entertainment system worrisome
Even as the U.S. questioned a computer researcher's claims of tampering with a jetliner in flight, his account spotlighted possible cybersecurity risks in commercial aviation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2015
Canada, Mexico ready trade sanctions after WTO nixes U.S. meat labeling appeal
Canada and Mexico are readying trade sanctions against the United States after they won a meat labeling dispute on Monday, increasing pressure on the U.S. Congress to scrap the laws.
WORLD
May 19, 2015
U.S. to grill captured wife of key Islamic State leader about hostages, officials say
The captured wife of a senior Islamic State leader who was killed in a weekend raid will face questions over what she and her husband knew about the group's treatment of hostages, including Americans, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 19, 2015
Battle of Anbar looms as 3,000 Shiite fighters prepare to help retake Ramadi from Islamic State
A column of 3,000 Shiite militia fighters arrived at a military base near Ramadi on Monday as Baghdad moved to retake the western Iraqi city that fell to Islamic State militants over the weekend in the biggest defeat for the government since mid-2014.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
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.
Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
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.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
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