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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2017
What Beijing should do to counter Trumpism
If China is concerned about a reverse of globalization, its leaders should practice the free exchange they preach.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 10, 2017
Kerry apologizes for past firings of gay U.S. State Dept. staff
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday apologized to hundreds of State Department employees who were fired after the start of the Cold War for being gay in what is known as the "lavender scare."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2017
Cuba, U.S. ink oil, toxic spill deal before Trump takes over
Cuba and the United States agreed on Monday to jointly prevent, contain and clean up oil and other toxic spills in the Gulf of Mexico, as they rush to conclude deals before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2017
Give us back our troop carriers, Singapore urges Hong Kong
Singapore's defense minister said Monday that nine armored vehicles seized in Hong Kong could not be detained or confiscated, but that he welcomed Hong Kong's pledge that the dispute would be handled in line with the its laws.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2017
North Korean nukes seen as time bomb for any potential Trump re-election bid
North Korea will probably claim with credibility within four years that it can hit the U.S. with a nuclear weapon, a potential time bomb for Donald Trump's re-election prospects, according to Christopher Hill, a former senior U.S. diplomat who led talks with the reclusive regime.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 9, 2017
Chinese state tabloid warns Trump, end 'one-China' policy and China will 'take revenge'
State-run Chinese tabloid Global Times warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that Beijing would "take revenge" if he reneged on the "one-China" policy, only hours after Taiwan's president made a controversial stopover in Houston.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2017
Sri Lanka puts down protests at planned China-led investment zone
Sri Lankan police used tear gas and water cannons on Saturday to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators protesting a planned investment zone supported by China.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 8, 2017
East Asia in the Trump era
What might happen to U.S. foreign policy, in particular its alliance in East Asia, under the leadership of incoming President Donald Trump? Japan faces an increasingly complex security landscape in East Asia. The Trump presidency could make it more uncertain and more unpredictable.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2017
'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill gives Trump tweet the Joker treatment
The joke appears to be on Donald Trump.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2017
American bull in a china shop
With Donald Trump's help, the 'Chinese Century' may arrive sooner than anyone expected.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2017
Charcoal becomes first Cuban export to United States in half a century
Cuba announced a landmark deal on Thursday to sell charcoal to a U.S. company, the first legal Cuban export to the United States in five decades, as part of the fragile rapprochement between the former Cold War foes.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2017
Naked woman steals Arizona sheriff's car, is caught after hourlong high-speed chase
A naked woman who said she had been sexually assaulted stole a sheriff's vehicle on Thursday and led authorities on a long high-speed chase that ended in the middle of an Arizona highway, a sheriff's deputy said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 6, 2017
U.S. sees 'qualitative' improvement in North Korea's nuclear, missile capabilities
The United States said on Thursday North Korea had demonstrated a "qualitative" improvement in its nuclear and missile capabilities after an unprecedented level of tests last year, showing the needed to sustain pressure on Pyongyang to bring it back to disarmament negotiations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2017
NRC plans to name U.S. nuclear reactors using potentially flawed Areva parts
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission told French nuclear power company Areva SA it will publish as early as next week the names of U.S. reactors that contain components from its Le Creusot forge that the firm is suspected of falsifying documents despite the company's claim that the information is proprietary....
WORLD
Jan 6, 2017
Nuclear-armed subs move ahead at Pentagon before Obama goes
The Pentagon's top weapons buyer has approved advanced development for a fleet of 12 new nuclear-armed submarines, a potential $128 billion project that the U.S. Navy calls its top priority.
EDITORIALS
Jan 5, 2017
A new reality in Syria
A new era is dawning in the Middle East as U.S. influence wanes and Russia's role increases.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 4, 2017
The silencing of an anti-U.S. base protester in Okinawa
The extended detention of Hiroji Yamashiro is a shocking display of raw government power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2017
Bidding good riddance to an unpleasant year
The year 2016 resembles a china shop after a visit from an especially maladroit bull.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 4, 2017
Economists see growth on horizon for 2017
Economists say growth is expected on the back of the weak yen and due to government steps to stimulate sluggish consumption.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 4, 2017
North Korea's claim of ICBM test plausible, experts say
North Korea has been working through 2016 on developing components for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), making the isolated nation's claim that it was close to a test-launch plausible, international weapons experts said on Monday.

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