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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2017
A cake is food, not speech, so why bully the baker?
Less bullying and more magniminity from the victors in the fight for same-sex marriage would be seemly.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2017
The upside of giving up on North Korea
It's time to focus on a battle the U.S. hasn't yet lost: improving its deterrence against North Korea's military threat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 4, 2017
Leading U.S. senator urges Pentagon to evacuate military families from South Korea as threat of war grows
A top Republican lawmaker has urged the Pentagon to begin moving U.S. military dependents — wives and children — out of South Korea, warning that war with nuclear-armed North Korea is "getting close."
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 4, 2017
South Korea, U.S. kick off largest-ever joint air exercise amid warnings out of Pyongyang
South Korea and the United States launched their largest-ever joint aerial drills on Monday, officials said, a week after North Korea said it had tested its most advanced missile as part of a weapons program that has raised global tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 4, 2017
To halt slide to war, Germany bids to reopen North Korea channels
The North Korean Embassy in Berlin is a gray, monolithic office block notable only for the tall surrounding fence, red-star flying from a flagpole in the courtyard — and its prime real-estate location.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2017
Top White House official says odds of war with North Korea are 'increasing every day'
A top White House official said Saturday that the odds of war breaking out with Pyongyang are moving closer to reality with each day, remarks that came just ahead of joint U.S.-South Korean air force drills — including simulated attacks on mock North Korean nuclear and missile targets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2017
North Korea says Trump is 'begging for nuclear war' ahead of massive military exercises
North Korea has said U.S. President Donald Trump is "begging for nuclear war," labeling Washington a "nuclear demon" for the staging of a massive joint aerial military drill with South Korea scheduled to kick off Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2017
U.S. Senate approves sweeping tax overhaul
The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping tax overhaul on Saturday, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump a major step closer to their goal of slashing taxes for businesses and the rich while offering everyday Americans a mixed bag of changes.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2017
China confirms deployment of fighters to South China Sea island for first time
China has for the first time confirmed the deployment of fighter jets to Woody Island in the disputed South China Sea, state media have reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2017
Twitter changes reason for allowing Trump's anti-Muslim retweets
Twitter Inc. said it allowed anti-Muslim videos that were retweeted by President Donald Trump because they didn't break rules on forbidden content, backtracking from an earlier rationale that the posts were newsworthy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2017
Trump likely to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital next week, official says
President Donald Trump is likely to announce next week that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a senior administration official said on Friday, a move that would upend decades of American policy and possibly inflame tensions in the Middle East.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2017
Backers of U.S.-Russia mideast nuclear plan bragged of support of top Trump aide Michael Flynn
Backers of a U.S.-Russia plan to build nuclear reactors across the Middle East bragged after the U.S. election they had backing from Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn for a project that required lifting sanctions on Russia, documents reviewed by Reuters show.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2017
Jim Mattis and Itsunori Onodera condemn North Korea's 'reckless, outlaw behavior'
U.S. defense chief Jim Mattis and his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera have condemned North Korea's test of a new type of long-range missile, with the pair blasting Pyongyang for its "reckless, outlaw behavior."
WORLD
Dec 1, 2017
U.S. military indefinitely delays ban on cluster bombs
The Pentagon will indefinitely delay a ban on the use of older types of cluster bombs due to take effect on Jan. 1, 2019, U.S. officials tell Reuters, saying safety improvements in munitions technology failed to advance enough to replace older stockpiles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 1, 2017
Trump says China's North Korea diplomacy appears to have 'no impact on Little Rocket Man'
U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed a Chinese diplomatic effort to rein in North Korea's weapons program as a failure on Thursday, while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Beijing was doing a lot, but could do more to limit oil supplies to Pyongyang.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2017
White House staff exits likely as Trump's first year draws to a close, sources say
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's expected exit from the Trump administration is one of many staff changes likely as President Donald Trump nears the end of his first year in office, with sources saying top economic adviser Gary Cohn and son-in-law Jared Kushner could be among those who depart....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2017
U.S. demands China cut oil to North Korea after missile launch
The U.S. demanded that China cut off all oil exports to North Korea after the country's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test, warning that Washington will force action if Beijing fails to do so.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2017
Trump's options to stop North Korea narrowing with each launch
U.S. President Donald Trump is running out of options.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 30, 2017
Apple to audit development processes after bug is found in Mac OS that opens door to hackers
Apple Inc. said on Wednesday it would review its software development process a day after a researcher discovered a bug in a new version of its Mac operating system that could give hackers total control of vulnerable machines.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 30, 2017
Rising seas will swallow 14,000 U.S. historic sites by 2100, study finds
Almost 14,000 archaeological sites and national monuments in the United States could be lost by 2100 as seas rise due to climate change, scientists said on Wednesday.
Japan on edge but prepared for tsunami after huge Kamchatka earthquake
Police officers ask a man to evacuate from an empty beach following a tsunami warning, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
At LDP’s post-election meeting, calls intensify for Ishiba’s resignation
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, flanked by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama (left) and LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a meeting of party lawmakers and executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Behind the scenes at the Baseball Hall of Fame's new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit
“Yakyu / Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” is set to remain on display in Cooperstown for at least five to 10 years — and possibly indefinitely.
Boys’ love dramas from Thailand make waves in Japan
Wakana, a Japanese fan of Thai BL, visits a temple in Thon Buri, Bangkok featured in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese series “Cherry Magic.” Her media consumption kindled an interest in Thai culture and language, and ultimately led her to relocate to Thailand. “I fell in love with the whole country,” she says.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Traditional Japanese swordsmanship — with modern matches
This year marked the eighth annual championship put on by the Hogyokukai school of traditional Japanese swordsmanship.

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