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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2015
South China Sea disputes test China's peaceful rise
The South China Sea has become a critical testing ground for the changing economic, political and military relationship between China and the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2015
China breaks ground on lighthouse project in South China Sea
China hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the building of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, state media said Tuesday, a move that is likely to escalate tensions in a region already jittery about Beijing's maritime ambitions.
BUSINESS
May 22, 2015
Thailand, Vietnam seek more Japan investment in medical, other fields
Senior government officials of Thailand and Vietnam urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday to encourage Japanese investment in their growing industries, including in the medical and farming sectors, on top of existing railway and infrastructure development projects, Japanese officials said.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2015
Vietnam opposes fishing ban declared by China
Vietnam said it resolutely opposes a temporary Chinese ban on fishing in a some parts of the Gulf of Tonkin, a maritime area shared by the two countries, in the latest of a series of disputes in and around the South China Sea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2015
Has the U.S. learned the Vietnam War's lessons?
The Vietnamese still long for U.S. acknowledgment of the wrongs it committed when it waged the Vietnam War.
EDITORIALS
May 7, 2015
Japan should revisit Vietnam policy
Vietnam has been growing, and Japan needs to rethink its policy toward Hanoi.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2015
Forty years on, a middle class emerges in Vietnam
Four decades after the reunification of Vietnam under a communist regime, an emerging middle class is reinforcing the country's re-orientation toward a market economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2015
Vietnam still battles Agent Orange legacy 40 years on
Tan Tri doesn't know a thing about Agent Orange. But doctors say he lives with its effects every day, when he crawls off his wooden bed and waits for someone to feed him. He is 25.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2015
China cementing reach in South China Sea by building civilian infrastructure: analysts
China's plans for islands it is creating in the South China Sea show for the first time the scale of civilian architecture it will extend across the disputed waterway, entrenching its reach in the maritime heart of Southeast Asia, experts say.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 4, 2015
America's memory wars and the Vietnam debacle
April 30 marks the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, as Americans remember it — the day that the North Vietnamese army captured the capital of South Vietnam and reunified their country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2015
Putin's military draws U.S. concern from Vietnam to the Americas
Russia's expanding military presence, from Vietnam to Latin America, is reviving Cold War-style tensions with the U.S.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2015
Testing Beijing, Japan eyes growing role in South China Sea security
Seventy years after its Imperial forces were kicked out of the South China Sea, Japan is quietly moving back into the region, forging security ties with the Philippines and Vietnam as both Southeast Asian nations try to cope with China's territorial ambitions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 10, 2015
Forty years after escaping war, 'boat people' find fortune back in Vietnam
As one of the Vietnam War's final battles raged four decades ago, Quynh Pham lay with her mother in a field covered in a stranger's blood. They survived only by pretending to be dead.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2015
China defends island-building in South China Sea
China's foreign minister on Sunday defended his government's controversial policy of reclamation on disputed isles in the South China Sea, which has sparked regional concern, and said Beijing is not seeking to overturn the international order.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2015
Abducted by aliens? Stolen by Russians? MH370 theories abound
One year on from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, an extraordinary amount of key data remains unknown — fueling conspiracy theories and heated online debate about one of aviation's biggest mysteries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Mar 7, 2015
Battle scars: Okinawa and the Vietnam War
On March 8, 1965, the first U.S. combat troops landed in Da Nang, South Vietnam. Their arrival significantly escalated American intervention in the war which, by its end a decade later, left more than 1 million dead and countless others suffering from the legacy of post-traumatic stress disorder, unexploded...
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2015
China to project power from artificial islands in South China Sea
China's creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea is happening so fast that Beijing will be able to extend the range of its navy, air force, coast guard and fishing fleets before long, much to the alarm of rival claimants to the contested waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 30, 2015
Philippines, Vietnam upgrade ties in show of unity against China
The Philippines and Vietnam are forging closer ties in a symbolic move after China stepped up activities in disputed areas of the South China Sea, raising tension in the potential flash point.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 26, 2014
Scam shows China's shortage of brides reaching critical mass
In the villages outside Handan, China, a bachelor looking to marry a local girl needs to have as much as $64,000, the price tag for a suitable home and obligatory gifts. That is a bit out of the price range of many of the farmers in the area.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2014
Top diplomats from China, Vietnam try to defuse sea dispute
China and Vietnam agreed Monday to use an existing border dispute mechanism to find a solution to their territorial dispute in the South China Sea, saying they do not want it to affect relations.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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