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JAPAN
Jul 30, 2017
Image analysis reveals North Korea may have planned to send first ICBM test much closer to Japan
A new imagery analysis obtained exclusively by The Japan Times sheds light on how North Korea views Japan and Tokyo's American protector as it seeks to master the technology for a long-range missile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2017
U.S. bombers link up with ASDF, South Korean fighters in 'direct response' to North Korean ICBM test
U.S. strategic bombers flying from Guam linked up with Japanese and South Korean fighter jets Sunday in a display of the allies' ability to project "overwhelming force" after North Korea's second successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2017
Space alien Donald Trump appears on Mexican billboard
A massive image of U.S. President Donald Trump as an alien intruder now towers above one of the busiest roads in Mexico City, urging motorists to "Make America Great Again."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2017
Struggling to govern, Trump faces growing Republican unease
As fellow Republicans labored to repeal "Obamacare" this past week, U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly swerved off topic, escalating concerns in his party about his ability to govern the country six months after taking office.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2017
Most Americans support transgender military service: poll
Most Americans believe transgender individuals should be allowed to serve in the military, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 28, 2017
Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue
Scientists have developed an experimental surgical glue inspired by the mucus secreted by slugs that could offer an alternative to sutures and staples for closing wounds.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2017
U.S. indicts suspected Russian mastermind of $4 billion bitcoin laundering scheme
A U.S. jury indicted a Russian man on Wednesday as the operator of a digital currency exchange he allegedly used to launder more than $4 billion for people involved in crimes ranging from computer hacking to drug trafficking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2017
U.S. to impose stricter electronic carry-on airport screening
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Wednesday it will impose new stricter security rules requiring airline travelers to remove all electronic items larger than mobile phones, including tablets, e-readers and video game consoles, from carry-on baggage for screening.
WORLD
Jul 26, 2017
Parents of ill baby Charlie Gard find doctor to care for him away from hospital: lawyer
A lawyer for the parents of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard told a London court on Wednesday that they had found a doctor willing to look after Charlie so the family could spend time with him away from hospital during the last days of his life.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 26, 2017
Normalizing the North Korean threat with malls and tourism at South Korean city beside the DMZ
A half-hour's drive north of Seoul, along a highway lined with barbed wire, lie two shopping malls the size of several stadiums, a stone's throw from the world's most militarized border.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2017
Apple CEO promised to build three 'big' plants in U.S., Trump tells WSJ
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has committed to build three big manufacturing plants in the United States, the Wall Street Journal quoted U.S. President Donald Trump as saying.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2017
North Korea threatens U.S. with 'nuclear hammer' after CIA chief appears to hint at regime change
North Korea vowed Tuesday to strike the U.S. with a "powerful nuclear hammer" after CIA chief Mike Pompeo hinted last week that Washington was open to the possibility of regime change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2017
Trump gives Boy Scouts at jamboree a taste of Washington politics
After another challenging day in Washington, President Donald Trump flew to West Virginia to a field full of 40,000 chanting and cheering Boy Scouts, telling them he was happy to leave Washington behind.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2017
Unrest bubbles among Trump administration's top foreign policy officials
Frustration is mounting among leading foreign policy officials in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration as they chafe at some policy and bureaucratic defeats and complain they lack independence to do their jobs, officials say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2017
Chinese fighter jets intercept U.S. spy plane in latest close encounter between two militaries
Two Chinese J-10 fighter jets have intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane in an "unsafe" and "unprofessional" manner in international airspace over the East China Sea, the Pentagon said Monday, in the latest such incident involving the two militaries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2017
Vietnam says Indonesian Navy shot its fishermen in South China Sea
Indonesia's navy shot and wounded four Vietnamese fishermen aboard a fishing boat in the South China Sea over the weekend, Vietnamese authorities said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2017
Duterte says he can wait a year for Marawi standoff to end, wants to minimize civilian deaths
Two months after Islamist militants launched an assault on one of the biggest southern cities in the Philippines, the fighting is dragging on, and President Rodrigo Duterte says he is prepared to wait for a year for it to end.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2017
China opens movie theater on disputed island in South China Sea
Chinese soldiers and residents on one the islands the country controls in the contested South China Sea can now visit the cinema after the first movie theater in the strategic waterway opened its doors Saturday, according to state media.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jul 23, 2017
Filling the void: Disseminating 'blackness' in Japan
I decided it was time to find out about the true state of scholarship in Japan pertaining to Africans and the African diaspora, and the people behind it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2017
U.S. eyes financial sanctions to cut off Venezuela's oil revenue amid ongoing protests over Maduro
The United States is considering financial sanctions on Venezuela that will halt dollar payments for the country's oil, according to a senior White House official and an adviser with direct knowledge of the discussions.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
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.
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.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
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.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
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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