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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2018
South Korean president taps national security chief to head special delegation's Wednesday visit to Pyongyang
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday tapped his national security chief as a special envoy to lead a delegation on a one-day trip to North Korea on Wednesday as Moon seeks to kick-start stalled nuclear negotiations with the U.S. and plan for his third summit with North leader Kim Jong Un later...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2018
Pentagon cancels $300 million in aid to Pakistan over record against militants
The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over Islamabad's perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2018
Japanese helicopter destroyer trains with U.S. aircraft carrier in disputed South China Sea
In the latest sign of Japan's increased activity in the disputed South China Sea, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's largest vessel, the helicopter carrier Kaga, linked up Friday for bilateral exercises with the U.S. Navy's Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier strike group, both countries' navies said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2018
Chinese paper blames West for encouraging Xinjiang extremists
Turbulence in China's restive far western region of Xinjiang has been caused by "external factors," a state-run newspaper said Saturday in an editorial responding to calls by a group of U.S. lawmakers for sanctions on Chinese officials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2018
Top U.S. spy catcher says China is using LinkedIn to recruit Americans
The United States' top spy catcher says Chinese spy agencies are using fake LinkedIn accounts to try to recruit Americans with access to government and commercial secrets, and the company should shut them down.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2018
UNICEF warns 1 million Syrian children are at risk if Idlib assault happens
More than a million Syrian children are at risk in the event of a government military assault on the rebel-held province of Idlib, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2018
California lawmakers pass strict 'net neutrality' bill
California lawmakers on Friday sent to the governor for final approval strict "net neutrality" laws that would defy sweeping Federal Communications Commission rules that are seen as a boon for internet providers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 1, 2018
Russia to stop flying U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station in April, increasing pressure on NASA
Russia's contract to ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz rockets will end in April, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2018
In warning to enemies, Iran has moved missiles to Iraq, sources say
Iran has given ballistic missiles to Shiite proxies in Iraq and is developing the capacity to build more there to deter attacks on its interests in the Middle East and to give it the means to hit regional foes, Iranian, Iraqi and Western sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2018
Anything but America: Conflicted China struggles to break the superpower mold
What struck Wang Wen about Antarctica — beyond the brutality of the cold — was the scale of U.S. operations in such an inhospitable environment and the American flag fluttering by the sign that marks the geographic South Pole.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in to dispatch special envoy to North Korea next week
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will dispatch a special envoy to North Korea next week to discuss a scheduled summit with leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, as well as ways to salvage stalled denuclearization talks with the United States, the presidential Blue House said in a statement Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2018
Predicting Trump: Chinese turn to fortune tellers to divine trade war
As analysts crunch trade data and political commentators dissect official statements for signs of how the Sino-American trade war will develop, some ordinary Chinese are using different sources to predict U.S. President Donald Trump's next moves: fortune tellers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2018
Chinese developer blames Trump but touts Mao, other Chinese leaders, in first-half earnings report
World leaders rarely make it into company earnings reports, but China Properties Group Ltd. has managed to pack five U.S. and Chinese top names into its own.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2018
Chinese state-run media blasts Trump tweets as 'messages from some alternative universe'
Chinese state-run media unleashed an unusually strong rebuttal to tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing Beijing of hacking former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's email server, blasting the remarks as seemingly "from some alternative universe."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2018
Trump threatens to pull U.S. out of WTO if it doesn't 'shape up'
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would pull out of the World Trade Organization if it doesn't treat the U.S. better, targeting a cornerstone of the international trading system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2018
Trump reportedly ready to back $200 billion in China tariffs next week
President Donald Trump wants to move ahead with a plan to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports as soon as a public-comment period concludes next week, according to six people familiar with the matter.
WORLD
Aug 31, 2018
As world changes, Europe rethinks strategic dependence on Trump's U.S.
In 1776, the New World declared independence from the old. Today, it is the Old World that is declaring independence from the new.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 29, 2018
To counter China, West plans bigger footprint in Pacific, sources say
The United States, Australia, France and Britain will open new embassies in the Pacific, boost staffing levels, and engage with leaders of island nations more often in a bid to counter China's rising influence in the region, sources have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 29, 2018
U.S. military says it has no plans to suspend more major exercises on Korean Peninsula
The U.S. military has no plans yet to suspend any more major military exercises with South Korea, the defense secretary said Tuesday amid a breakdown in diplomacy with North Korea over its nuclear weapons.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2018
U.S. energy firms fume over rejected steel tariff exemptions
The U.S. Commerce Department recently granted a tariff exemption to oil major Chevron for its imports of 4.5-inch Japanese steel tubes for oil exploration.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
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