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US JAPAN

Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Oct 15, 2016
Abdication Ab Edication
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2016
Japan and Mongolia agree to strengthen ties further
Mongolian Prime Minister Jargaltulga Erdenebat and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Friday during talks in Tokyo to accelerate ongoing efforts to draw up a 2017-21 action plan to strengthen bilateral ties.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2016
ASDF scrambled against Chinese aircraft over 400 times from April to September
The Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets against Chinese aircraft approaching Japanese airspace a record 407 times in the first half of fiscal 2016.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2016
Japan holding back payment to UNESCO
Japan is facing an uphill battle in its attempt to wield influence at UNESCO.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 12, 2016
At last, Japan and Russia are drawing closer
Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin, both nationalist hawks, may be in a position to cut a deal that more moderate predecessors never could.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2016
U.S.-South Korean joint naval drills kick off; nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan set to take part
The United States has sent the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier to waters off South Korea for joint naval drills with its Asian ally amid simmering international outrage over the North's nuclear weapons program.
TENNIS
Oct 9, 2016
Kyrgios overcomes rough start against Goffin en route to Japan Open title
Big-serving Australian Nick Kyrgios came back from a set down to capture the Japan Open title with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Belgium's David Goffin in Sunday's final.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 9, 2016
Obama's costly legacy-building
The Obama administration appears to be avoiding harsh confrontations with China in order to win its cooperation on legacy-burnishing issues such as climate change and cybersecurity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2016
Activity at North Korean rocket site fuels concerns of new weapons test
North Korea may be making preparations for another long-range rocket launch or other test, an analysis of satellite imagery has shown.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’