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JAPANS LOWER HOUSE PASSES BILLS TO GIVE MILITARY FREER HAND TO FIGHT
It complements guidelines in a bilateral agreement governing how Japanese and United States forces work together, which was signed by the two nations this year... READ MORE›
OBAMA PRAISES SOUTH KOREA FOR PAYING TEACHERS AS MUCH AS DOCTORS
Our children spend over a month less in school than children in South Korea... READ MORE›
ABE ECHOES JAPANS PAST WAR APOLOGIES BUT ADDS NONE
But in a potentially contentious break with previous expressions of contrition by Japanese leaders Mr. Abe did not offer a new personal apology of his own... READ MORE›
US ALLIES SEE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AS A CHECK ON CHINA
The stakes for the Obama administration to conclude the negotiations became higher in Asia after the United States defense secretary, Ashton B... READ MORE›
JAPANS PARLIAMENT APPROVES OVERSEAS COMBAT ROLE FOR MILITARY
The debate often doubled as a forum for airing views about Japan's most important ally the United States... READ MORE›
MAGAZINE NAMES KYOTO WORLD'S BEST CITY FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
Also speaking was Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Shigeto Kubo, who said it was reward for Kyoto's efforts... READ MORE›
AS ECONOMY FALTERS MILITARY PARADE OFFERS CHANCE TO BURNISH CHINAS IMAGE
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AUSTRALIA AND CHINA SEAL MAJOR FREE TRADE DEAL
Related Stories China and Australia have sealed a major free trade agreement, as Chinese President Xi Jinping made a rare address to parliament in Canberra... READ MORE›
NETMARBLE TAKES STAKE IN SGN EXTENDING ASIAS REACH INTO US MOBILE GAMES
Legend Gaming, a publisher based in San Francisco, helps Chinese companies bring mobile games to the United States -- remaking them to fit American culture... READ MORE›
JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA ARGUE OVER A CHOCOLATE-COVERED PRETZEL STICK
South Korea and Japan fight over a group of guano-covered rocky islets in the sea between them... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR STRIKES MORE APOLOGETIC TONE THAN ABE OVER SECOND WORLD WAR
Beijing says Japan has yet to confront atrocities it committed after invading parts of China in the 1930s... READ MORE›
STATUES PLACED IN SOUTH KOREA HONOR COMFORT WOMEN ENSLAVED FOR JAPANS TROOPS
SEOUL South Korea An unsmiling South Korean girl stares forward with an accusatory expression... READ MORE›
OBAMA ON ASIA: INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE JOBS
BEIJING President Obama arrives in Beijing on Monday for a week-long trip to three countries China, Burma and Australia for summits with other world leaders... READ MORE›
56 NATIONS ATTEND FOUNDING OF ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IN CHINA
Stephens, general counsel of the Asian Development Bank in Manila... READ MORE›
EXPERTS FAULT SOUTH KOREAN RESPONSE TO MERS OUTBREAK
Fukuda, who said transparency during an outbreak was the basis of trust, urged South Korea to continue to enforce a strong quarantine and monitoring system... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT IS OPEN TO TALKS WITH ABE
Ties between South Korea and Japan, its former colonizer, have been strained for years, largely over issues rooted in their painful history... READ MORE›
UNITED STATES VS. JAPAN, 2015 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL
United States vs. Japan, 2015 Women's World Cup final Time, TV guide... READ MORE›
TOYOTA DEFENDS DIVERSITY HIRING AFTER AMERICAN IS ARRESTED
Toyota spoke up in support of the executive Julie Hamp on Friday a day after she was taken into custody by the Japanese police... READ MORE›
THE TOKYO CAFE WHERE PATRONS PLAY WITH OWLS AS THEY SIP TEA
In pictures The Tokyo cafe where patrons play with owls as they sip tea... READ MORE›
THE 'NORTH KOREA GHOST BOATS' WASHING UP ON JAPAN
A scrap of what is thought to be part of the North Korean flag flying from one of the boats is also a clue... READ MORE›
I WANT TO APOLOGISE TO ANDREA AND LAUREN... I HAD A BAD NIGHT
In its ruling on Thursday, the Gwangju court said that Mr. Kim, the chief executive of Chonghaejin Marine, had helped the Yoo family embezzle company funds... READ MORE›
ABE FACES GROWING WRATH OF OKINAWANS OVER US BASE
But as he begins to focus on the noneconomic pieces of his agenda, resistance is stirring not only in Okinawa but across Japan... READ MORE›
JAPAN PLANS LARGEST EVER DEFENCE BUDGET TO COUNTER CHINA'S REACH
Japan had been making annual cuts to its defence budget for a decade up to 2013... READ MORE›
JAPANESE PM SHINZO ABE STOPS SHORT OF NEW APOLOGY IN WAR ANNIVERSARY SPEECH
Even so, we Japanese, across generations, must squarely face history... READ MORE›
PHOTOGRAPHER S INCREDIBLE SELFIE FROM BURJ KHALIFA SHOWS WORLD AT HIS FEET
China only says some things, but does a lot." What Mr. Xi did say in Australia, though, was intended as reassurance backed by resolve... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S ABE AND CHINA'S XI HOLD ICE-BREAKING MEETING AS APEC STARTS
Leaders of China and Japan meet for mini-summit after two years of mounting tension over disputed islands in East China Sea... READ MORE›
CHINA ENLISTS SQUAD OF TRAINED MONKEYS TO CLEAR SKIES DURING MEMORIAL PARADE
According to Wang Minghzi of China's air force Peoples Liberation Army monkeys have mastered the skills necessary to destroy birds nests... READ MORE›
AOMORI, NOT KYOTO, IS JAPAN'S TOP FESTIVAL DESTINATION
Aomori, not Kyoto, is Japan's top festival destination online survey... READ MORE›
WHO SAYS SOUTH KOREA'S MERS OUTBREAK LARGE AND COMPLEX
All of South Korea's cases have been linked to health facilities... READ MORE›
OBAMA'S PACIFIC TRADE PACT REVIVED IN U.S. HOUSE, HEADS TO SENATE
Obama's pacific trade pact revived in u.s. house heads to senate... READ MORE›