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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2017
Why the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts should be abolished
It's a government frill that needs to be sheared.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2017
U.N. experts see 'alarming, undemocratic' U.S. trend against free speech, protest
Nineteen U.S. states have introduced bills that would curb freedom of expression and the right to protest since Donald Trump's election as president, an "alarming and undemocratic" trend, U.N. human rights investigators said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2017
Imagery shows gathering at North Korean nuclear test site not seen since 2013 atomic blast
New satellite imagery taken Tuesday shows a gathering of up to 100 people at the administrative area of North Korea's main nuclear test site — a level of activity not been seen since January 2013, a month before Pyongyang's third atomic test, the influential 38 North website said Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2017
Satellite imagery shows North Korea may be in final stages of preparing for nuclear test
Satellite imagery of North Korea's main nuclear test site "strongly suggests" that preparations for the country's sixth atomic test are entering the final stages, a leading U.S. website that monitors the isolated nation said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2017
U.S. may deepen effort against Iran-allied rebels in Yemen
The United States is considering deepening its role in Yemen's conflict by more directly aiding its Persian Gulf allies battling Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, officials say, potentially relaxing a U.S. policy that limited American support.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2017
Afghans plan to double special forces from 17,000 as threats grow, sources say
Afghanistan plans to double the number of elite special forces from 17,000 troops, officials said, part of a long-term strategy to bolster units stretched and exhausted by persistent attacks from Taliban insurgents and other Islamist militants.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2017
U.S. congressional vote to repeal broadband privacy rules sparks interest in VPNs
A decision by Congress on Tuesday to repeal rules limiting how internet service providers can use customer data has generated renewed interest in the internet technology of virtual private networks (VPNs).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 29, 2017
Trump's policies on trade, climate and the U.N. push China toward EU
China has launched a charm offensive with the European Union since U.S. President Donald Trump took office, shifting its stance on trade negotiations and signaling closer cooperation on a range of other issues, European diplomats say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2017
Putrid, pungent, heave-inducing: U.S. contest crowns the smelliest sneakers
Seven young contestants from around the United States put their smelliest shoe forward at the 42nd National Rotten Sneaker Contest in New York City on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2017
Report warns that Beijing's military bases in South China Sea are ready for use
Major construction at three of China's large man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea is wrapping up, allowing Beijing to deploy fighter jets and mobile missile launchers to the area at any time, a think tank said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 28, 2017
Decoupling is hard to do for Japanese stocks still tied to the yen
Japan's stock market is again showing itself handcuffed to U.S. growth prospects and its own currency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2017
North Korea conducts another rocket engine test as ICBM drive ramps up, U.S. says
North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine that U.S. officials believe could be part of its program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), officials said Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2017
U.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits
A U.S. government watchdog has agreed to review how classified information is kept secure at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the agency said on Monday, after Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about the issue last month.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2017
U.S. has no good military options against Kim
How to describe American military options in North Korea? Bad and worse.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2017
Pyongyang threatens 'own style of pre-emptive attack' after joint U.S.-South Korea 'decapitation' drills
North Korea has threatened its own pre-emptive strikes in response to recent drills for "decapitation" strikes by U.S. and South Korean special operations forces aimed at taking out the leadership in Pyongyang.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Mar 27, 2017
How Japanese automakers' Trump crisis could develop
The Japanese auto industry needs to brace for a continued onslaught from the U.S. president.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2017
Cabin or hold? Tech ban latest step in bomb detection battle
A ban on large carry-on electronics on some international flights lays bare a high-stakes scientific battle between militant groups and security chiefs that has already dramatically altered airline travel, especially since the September 2001 attacks in the United States.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2017
Sorry Trump, Cambodia owes the U.S. nothing
The $500 million bill that Uncle Sam has come knocking for is a pittance compared to the destruction the U.S. wreaked on Cambodia by incessant B-52 bombing during the Vietnam War.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2017
After six years, Assad now secure but country is carved up as war thunders on
More than six years since the start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad, he is winning on the battlefield but Syria's civil war is far from over, with his once stable country broken into fiefdoms ruled by rebels and warlords.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2017
Labs still lead as most popular pooch in U.S. but Rottweilers hot on their trail
The friendly, and often clumsy, Labrador retriever has retained its long held title as the most popular dog breed in the United States, while the fearless Rottweiler has climbed to its highest ranking in 20 years.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear