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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2016
Indian-U.S. defense ties grow with eye on China
The Modi government has rightly concluded that strong defense ties with the U.S. enhance Indian strategic autonomy rather than constrain it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2016
Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint during Vatican ceremony
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, known as the “saint of the gutters” during her life, was declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis on Sunday, fast-tracked to canonization just 19 years after her death.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2016
India, after leak of secret data, shelves plan to expand French submarine order
India is unlikely to give French naval contractor DCNS a proposed order for three new submarines, in addition to the six it is already building in the country, following the leak of secret data about its capabilities, Indian defense officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2016
In key step toward stronger defense ties, U.S., India ink military logistics agreement
The United States and India signed an agreement Monday governing the use of each other’s land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply, a step toward building defense ties as they seek to counter the growing maritime assertiveness of China.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 23, 2016
Beware Beijing’s self-serving interpretations of history
While Beijing invites ridicule for making weak or baseless territorial claims, the rest of the world should not it is deadly serious in defending them.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2016
India adopts new approach to muscle-flexing China
As they embark on their journeys to become global powers, it’s in China and India’s interest to remove mistrust by closely collaborating with one another.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2016
Stakes in the South China Sea are high for India
India and states in the region should focus on making sure that China does not upend the balance of power in the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2016
New Delhi’s imperative after the South China Sea ruling
The South China Sea issue gives India has an opportunity to underscore its credentials as a responsible global power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2016
A brutal majority in Kashmir and elsewhere
The rise of a rabid majoritarianism is part of a larger rejection of politics based on reason and dialogue.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2016
Mirage of a rules-based order
As demonstrated by China’s response to The Hague’s South China Sea decision, international law is powerful against the powerless, but powerless against the powerful.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 23, 2016
India’s Kohli posts first double century
Virat Kohli made history by scoring his maiden test double century as India played its their way into a virtually unbeatable position on the second day of the first test against West Indies on Friday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2016
India’s commitment to reform
India may come to miss Raghuram Rajan’s commitment to deregulation after he steps down as governor of the nation’s central bank.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 26, 2016
As ongoing drought ravages nation, India’s suicide farmers’ widows face ‘living death’
At the age of 24, Joshna Wandile and her two children were thrown out of the house she shared with her in-laws after her farmer husband hanged himself. He left a pile of debts after years of drought laid waste to his land.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2016
NTT Docomo claims $1.17 billion ruling in stake dispute with Tata
NTT Docomo Inc. said a panel awarded the company $1.17 billion in compensation after arbitrators sided with Japan’s largest mobile-phone carrier in a dispute with India’s Tata Sons Ltd.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2016
Top U.S. diplomat to visit Tokyo for talks with Japan, India; China likely to be focus of discussions
A top U.S. diplomat will make a three-day trip to Tokyo starting Sunday for trilateral talks with India and Japan — a meeting likely to touch on maritime security and cooperation amid Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2016
China and India battle on a nuclear playing field
China is trying to block India’s admission into the Nuclear Suppliers Group, whose members can trade in and export nuclear technology.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 16, 2016
Indian space agency challenges Musk, Bezos with 22-satellite launch
India’s space agency will launch a record 22 satellites on a single rocket as it tries to ease a global backlog and demonstrate the ability to compete with commercial spaceflight companies run by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2016
India plans expanded missile exports to support Asian nations against China
India has stepped up efforts to sell an advanced cruise missile system to Vietnam and has at least 15 more markets in its sights, a push that experts say reflects concerns in New Delhi about China’s growing military assertiveness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2016
Obama, Modi praise prep work on six-reactor deal in India
U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed the start of preparatory work on six nuclear reactors in India, a key step in closing the first deal stemming from a U.S.-India civil nuclear accord struck over a decade ago.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2016
Japan, U.S., India to hold major naval drill off Okinawa starting Friday
Japan, India and the United States are set to hold a major trilateral naval drill starting Friday in the waters off the east coast of Okinawa Prefecture, the Maritime Self-Defense Forces said in a press release Tuesday.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Long-stalled maglev line finally gets green light from Shizuoka Prefecture
Environmental concerns relating to the construction of Central Japan Railway’s high-speed maglev line had contributed to years of delays for the project.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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