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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2018
'America's got to up its game in the Arctic,' says U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
The United States needs to "up its game" in the Arctic and deal with an increasingly important and developing part of the world, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said earlier this week, as a warming Arctic opens up new sea lanes and oil and minerals reserves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2018
Xi warns Mattis China won't surrender 'one inch' of territory
President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis he wouldn't give up any territory that China considered its own, an unusually blunt warning as security disputes simmer below a fight over trade.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2018
China's second century of humiliation
The conduct of Xi and the CCP will ultimately bring China a new century of shame.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 27, 2018
Australia set to pass foreign interference bill amid tensions with China
Australia is expected to pass legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing interference by foreign governments, a move likely to further stoke tensions with major trading partner China.
WORLD
Jun 26, 2018
Mattis becomes first U.S. defense chief to visit China under Trump
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday became the first Pentagon chief to visit China since 2014, starting a three-day trip with a goal of improving security dialogue with Beijing despite increasingly fraught Sino-U.S. relations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2018
Dissent surfaces as China begins to question its readiness for trade war with U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to match U.S. President Donald Trump blow for blow in any trade war. Now as one gets closer, some in Beijing are starting to openly wonder whether China is ready for the fight — an unusually direct challenge to the leadership of the world's second-largest economy....
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2018
'Paws crossed!' Giant panda may be pregnant at Washington zoo
One of the U.S. capital's resident giant pandas may be pregnant, officials at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo said on Monday, but warned fans of the black-and-white mammals not to get baby fever just yet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 26, 2018
Wall Street plunges amid escalating trade row
U.S. stocks sank in a broad sell-off on Monday, with the S&P 500 dropping more than 1.5 percent and technology firms bearing the brunt of an escalating trade dispute between the United States and other leading economies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018
Who is making China great again?
Yet again, a leader in Beijing is trying to make China great.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018
U.S. losing the trade war
The Trump administration is hurting its chances in a dispute with China by angering America's traditional trading allies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 25, 2018
As tariff deadlines loom, world watches U.S. and China to see who blinks first
The U.S. and China's high-stakes game of economic "chicken" is set to reach a critical juncture in the next two weeks, as the world's largest trading partners approach deadlines on tariffs and other barriers that may determine who blinks first.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 25, 2018
U.S. to give North Korea post-summit schedule with 'specific asks' soon: official
The United States will soon present a time-line to North Korea with "specific asks" of Pyongyang after a historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, a senior U.S. defense official said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 24, 2018
In cartoon arms race against Japan, Chinese tech giants splash out
Growing up in the Chinese port city of Dalian in the 1990s, Zhang Hongchang spent hours immersed in Japanese cartoons like "Dragon Ball" and "Naruto."
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2018
China's Hainan says will partly lift 'Great Firewall' to lure foreign tourists
China's southern province of Hainan will offer foreigners unrestricted internet access to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as part of new incentives to boost tourism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2018
Toward a new strategy in the South China Sea
How the U.S. can reformulate its approach to China in the maritime domain.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
Toyota considers making tiny trucks for U.S. market as demand booms
Toyota executives say the automaker is listening to U.S. dealer requests for a truck smaller than the brand’s best-selling Tacoma midsize and Tundra full-size pickups.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Railguns, missiles and lasers: Japan uses massive defense event to highlight shift
A mock-up of Japan's state-of-the-art railgun, which is currently undergoing testing, is displayed at the three-day DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.
Nippon Ishin grapples with poor governance ahead of Upper House election
Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.

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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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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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