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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 17, 2015
China summons U.S. envoy over Taiwan arms sales, threatens sanctions
China summoned the U.S. charge d'affaires in Beijing to protest the U.S. administration's authorization of $1.83 billion arms sales to Taiwan and said it would impose sanctions on the firms involved, China's state news agency Xinhua reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 17, 2015
U.S. pulling 12 fighter jets from Turkey's Incirlik base
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was removing 12 fighter jets from Incirlik air base in Turkey after sending them there last month to bolster the fight against Islamic State and to help reassure Turkey after Russian incursions its airspace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2015
Australia conducts surveillance flight in South China Sea; move could focus attention on Japan
Australia performs a “freedom of navigation” flight near artificial islands China is building in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2015
U.S. to charge Venezuelan National Guard chief with drug trafficking
U.S. prosecutors are preparing to unveil drug trafficking charges against the head of Venezuela's National Guard, according to people familiar with the case, as they investigate the suspected involvement of senior Venezuelan officials in the cocaine trade.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2015
White House hopes to wrap up Cuba aviation talks 'very, very soon'
The United States hopes to conclude aviation talks with Cuba about the resumption of scheduled commercial airline flights "very, very soon," a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 15, 2015
Obama expected to move on Taiwan guided missile frigate sales before year-end
The Obama administration is expected as soon as this week to authorize the sale of two guided missile frigates to Taiwan, U.S. congressional sources said Monday, in spite of China's opposition to the deal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2015
On Sandy Hook anniversary, U.S. activists call for gun restrictions
U.S. gun control activists called for expanded background checks for firearms purchasers and for a ban on sales to people on federal watch lists on Monday, in a protest marking the third anniversary of the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 15, 2015
U.S. Navy commander warns of possible South China Sea arms race
The U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander has warned of a possible arms race in the disputed South China Sea which could engulf the region, as nations become increasingly tempted to use military force to settle territorial spats instead of international law.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2015
Singapore in the thick of U.S. strategy on China
Singapore may not want to admit it, but it is now part of the U.S. military challenge to China — and the risk that entails.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2015
China navy carries out more drills in disputed South China Sea
China's navy has in recent days carried out more exercises in the disputed South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said, calling them routine drills.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2015
Calling on Batman to explain our dark world
From World War II to today's war on terror, the comic book hero Batman evolves with the times to reflect America's fears.
WORLD
Dec 12, 2015
Body left for science slips out of van on Texas road
An elderly woman's body donated to a medical research lab was discovered on the side of a north Texas road after falling through the back window of a transport van, police said on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2015
Dow, DuPont agree on $130 billion merger
Chemical titans DuPont and Dow Chemical Co. have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger valued at $130 billion in a first step toward breaking up into three businesses, a move that pleased activist investors and could trigger more consolidation.
WORLD
Dec 12, 2015
Islamic State can make fake Syrian passports: U.S. report
A U.S. government report has warned that the Islamic State group has the ability to create fake Syrian passports, a federal official confirmed on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2015
Assad rejects negotiating with armed groups, possibly dashing upcoming peace talks
Syrian President Bashar Assad declared on Friday that he will not negotiate with armed groups, appearing to scupper peace talks that Russia and the United States hope to bring about next month.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2015
Trump bigotry relies on legal, historical precedent
When it comes to core values, you can never make an exception. Donald Trump's call for a ban against Muslims to enter the U.S. shows why.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2015
How not to combat terror
The U.S. must get Saudi Arabia to halt its sponsorship of radical Islam if it is going to successfully prosecute the war on terror.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2015
The brothers Farook: one a decorated veteran, the other a killer
One brother liked to party and chase girls. After high school, moved by what he saw as his patriotic duty, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and received two medals recognizing his contributions to "the global war on terror."
WORLD / Society
Dec 9, 2015
Pig's head thrown at Philadelphia mosque; mayor decries bigotry
U.S authorities are investigating an incident in which a pig's head was thrown at a mosque in Philadelphia early on Monday morning, as worries grow over a rise in Islamophobia after a Muslim couple killed 14 people at a holiday party in California.
WORLD
Dec 9, 2015
Alleged Iran ballistic missile test last month faces 'serious review' by U.S., U.N. told
The United States is reviewing and seeking to confirm reports that Iran launched a ballistic missile last month in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said on Tuesday.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
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.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
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.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

Podcast

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

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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