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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2016
Abe could play peacemaker role after Philippine president stirs anger, voices regret for Obama insult
Rodrigo Duterte expresses regret for comments in which he called U.S. President Barack Obama a 'son of a bitch' as the two leaders sought to tamp down the controversy.
EDITORIALS
Sep 6, 2016
What should follow the Abe-Xi talks
Japan and China should strive to maintain top-level dialogue to keep bilateral differences at a manageable level.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2016
Kerry's soft words blunt U.S. hard power at sea
Washington's friends need to know their most important ally is willing to stand up to Beijing in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 6, 2016
Outside interference in South China Sea dispute will only harm situation: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that interference of a nonregional power in the dispute over the South China Sea can only hamper the solution of this problem.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 6, 2016
China says has it has caught one-third of top graft suspects who fled overseas
China has bought back to the country one-third of those on its top 100 list of most wanted corruption suspects who have fled overseas, the ruling Communist Party's top graft buster said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2016
Southeast Asian leaders prepare to welcome Obama for last time as he attends Laos ASEAN meet
Barack Obama's push to rebalance U.S. foreign policy toward Asia will be the focus of his last visit to the region as president. With a trade deal hanging in the balance of a U.S. election that has free-trade advocates in both major parties on the defensive, Obama will seek to reassure Association of...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2016
Hong Kong votes in test of China's influence over regional financial hub
Hong Kong began voting Sunday in a legislative election that will test the appeal of a new wave of anti-China activists and set the stage for future political fights over Beijing's control over the city.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2016
China's fishing fleet plundering African waters
China needs to start reigning in its marauding fishing fleets and treat its African partners on equal terms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2016
Obama plays down significance of alleged airport snub by China ahead of G-20 summit
U.S. President Barack Obama attempted to tamp down criticism Sunday of what some have called an intentional diplomatic snub by Beijing a day earlier as he arrived for the Group of 20 summit in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2016
Xi defiant as Obama presses Chinese leader on South China Sea
U.S. President Barack Obama pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, urging Beijing to uphold its legal obligations and stressing the United States' commitments to its regional allies.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2016
China criticizes U.S. case against ex-Air China employee accused of smuggling packages
China's Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized the U.S. indictment of a former Air China Ltd. employee for smuggling packages on behalf of Chinese military personnel stationed at China's U.N. mission in New York.

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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb