Month: September 2018

• Special Coverage

Japan Moves to Stop Foreigners’ Abuse of National Health Insurance System

Takao Harakawa, Sankei Shimbun September 12, 2018

      By Takao Harakawa   Concerns over the rising deficit and near-doubling...

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• Culture

Hello Kitty is on YouTube, and She’s Not Gonna Be All Trivial and Fluffy

JAPAN Forward September 12, 2018

        The much-loved Hello Kitty finally has her own channel!  ...

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• Politics & Security

Japan Tests Micro Radar Satellites to Monitor Chinese Movements Around Senkaku Islands

Sankei Shimbun September 11, 2018

      By The Sankei Shimbun   The Japanese government plans to develop...

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• History
• Politics & Security

Asahi Shimbun Blocks Access to Articles Retracting Its ‘Comfort Women’ Stories

Sankei Shimbun September 11, 2018

      By The Sankei Shimbun   Claiming “technical errors,” The Asahi Shimbun...

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• Politics & Security

Japan Should Learn From Mahathir’s Diplomatic Win in China

Akio Yaita, Sankei Shimbun September 10, 2018

      By: Akio Yaita   “We do not want a new version of...

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• Special Coverage

‘Treasures of Our Town’: Atsuma Pays Tribute to 36 Killed in Hokkaido Earthquake

Sankei Shimbun September 10, 2018

  By: The Sankei Shimbun   “We regret profoundly that the lives of 36...

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• Special Coverage

Japan Allots ¥540 Million for Hokkaido Earthquake Relief As Death Toll Hits 44

Sankei Shimbun September 10, 2018

    By: The Sankei Shimbun   The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

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• Politics & Security

The British Have (Almost) Landed, and Japan Is Taking A Closer Look

Grant Newsham September 9, 2018

      By Grant Newsham   When Japan takes a step forward defense-wise...

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• Special Coverage

[PHOTOS] Naomi Osaka Becomes First Japanese To Win U.S. Grand Slam

JAPAN Forward September 9, 2018

      20-year old Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka made history when she...

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• Culture

[PHOTOS] Sony Experiment: Dogs Recognize Robot ‘aibo’ as Living Creature

Sankei Shimbun September 7, 2018

      Is it possible for “aibo,” the robotic dog, to live in...

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• Special Coverage

Naomi Osaka Becomes First Japanese Woman to Make U.S. Grand Slam

JAPAN Forward September 7, 2018

      The young Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka made history on Thursday,...

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• Politics & Security

115th U.S. Congress Aligns with Trump in Targeting China

Robert Sutter, The George Washington University September 7, 2018

      By Robert Sutter   After a slow start in 2017, reflecting...

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