POLITICO.EU
 
Trump worries Japan with his hardball trade tactics and friendship with Kim Jong Un.
BIARRITZ, France — Japan handed Donald Trump a big trade win on Sunday, but did so through gritted teeth as the U.S. president pushes the most important strategic alliance in northeast Asia to its l...

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AL JAZEERA
 
Tokyo summons Seoul's top envoy to protest against decision as two Asian neighbours and US allies continue to squabble.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has denounced South Korea's decision to end an intelligence-sharing pact between the two countries, saying such action "damages ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japanese udon is one of the staples of the diet but did you know that it also makes for very comfortable bedding?
Huh? Okay, not quite. But the thick wheat flour noodles were the unlikely inspiration for the Udon for Sleeping Noodles Blanket.
It resembles a grid of white udon and l...

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FOREIGN POLICY
 
With more strategic investments, Japan may hold a key to sustainable development on the continent. 
In late August, Japan will host the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama. The conference is the cornerstone of Japan’s development effo...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Japan’s season started with a stutter here in May but he returned to the Knavesmire to set the record straight on Wednesday by beating Crystal Ocean, the 11-10 favourite, in the Juddmonte International Stakes and establishing a strong claim to be the season’s best middle-distance t...

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BBC
 
A Japanese bullet train left one of its doors open while travelling at 280km/h (175mph) on Wednesday.
None of the 340 passengers were injured, and the train's operator made an emergency stop when he noticed the indicator for the open door.
Passengers on the Hayabusa number 46 bullet train e...

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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
 
TOKYO: Japan's wartime emperor Hirohito wanted to express his regret and remorse shortly after World War II but the prime minister at the time stopped him, local media reported Tuesday (Aug 20), citing newly disclosed documents.
The 18 notebooks, written by Michiji Tajima, a t...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Cats are apparently disappointed in us, and for some there’s a pretty understandable reason.
Given how much of a soft spot Japan has for cute things, it makes sense that the country would be particularly fond of cats. But as one psychologist recently theorized, it’s not just their ...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The city of Saijo in Ehime Prefecture faces the Seto Inland Sea to the north and Mt. Ishizuchi, the tallest mountain in western Japan, to the south. Here, 87-year-old Setsuko Saeki has lived with a robot for a year in her spacious house at the foot of a mountain.
When she gets ou...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko and their 12-year-old son Prince Hisahito arrived in Bhutan on Saturday to begin a private family trip.
It is the first overseas trip for the junior high school student, who became second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne following his unc...

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