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Abe mum on Fukushima at U.N. disaster risk confab
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fails to expound on Fukushima’s radiation woes as U.N. representatives descend on Sendai to find ways to reduce disaster risk.
POLITICS & DIPLOMACY
Chinese Premier Li calls 2015 a test year for relations with Japan
Premier Li Keqiang urges Japan to squarely face its past this year, noting the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII will be a test for bilateral relations.
NATIONAL
Crisis official vows anti-terror push
Tokyo will use lessons from the 1995 subway gassing to prevent terrorism as it prepares to host a G-7 summit and the Olympics, a crisis managing official says.
NATIONAL | FUKUSHIMA FILE
Death toll grows in 3/11 aftermath
Four years after calamity struck Fukushima in March 2011, the death rate among its nearly 120,000 nuclear evacuees is growing conspicuously amid the stresses of refugee life.
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WORLD
Vanuatu struggles to account for cyclone damage, deaths
WORLD
Sierra Leone's vice president seeks U.S. asylum
WORLD
At least 49 dead in Brazil tour bus crash
WORLD
Afghanistan gave CIA money to al-Qaida to pay diplomat's ransom: NYT
POLITICS & DIPLOMACY
Japan, Vietnam affirm their partnership on maritime security
NATIONAL
U.N. chief Ban says students in Fukushima impressed him
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday he was impressed by the high school students in Fukushima when he visited the disaster-hit prefecture four years ago. The students had experienced such a terrible tragedy and some of them had lost their parents, some of ...
POLITICS & DIPLOMACY
Japan, U.S. to update defense cooperation guidelines in April
POLITICS & DIPLOMACY
Singapore, Japan agree to explore disaster training plan
NATIONAL
Ueno Tokyo Line opens for service, helping commuters to the north
POLITICS & DIPLOMACY
DPJ to challenge LDP-backed governors in Hokkaido, Oita in April
SCIENCE & HEALTH
Printed 3-D organ models offer surgeons a chance to practice
BY SHINGO ITO
NATIONAL
Cult attraction: Aum Shinrikyo's power of persuasion
BY MASAMI ITO
WORLD| ANALYSIS
Overshadowed by the Islamic State group, Somalia's al-Shabab struggles to stay relevant
Eclipsed by newer, more bloodthirsty and media-savvy global jihadis, Somalia’s al-Shabab militants are struggling to stay relevant. On March 7, the two most rapidly ascendant militant Islamic groups joined forces, in words at least, as Nigeria’s Boko Haram declared its allegiance to the Islamic ...
ASIA PACIFIC
U.S. firm on drills despite N. Korean protests
ASIA PACIFIC
Attack on U.S. envoy renews debate over South Korean security law
WORLD
Iraqi Kurds claim Islamic State group used chemical weapons
WORLD
Venezuela conducts military exercises, claiming U.S. threat
WORLD
CIA head Brennan says U.S. does not want to see Syrian regime collapse
ASIA PACIFIC
U.S. official says China has put draft counterterrorism law on hold
CORPORATE
Toyota salary talks settle on pay scale hike of ¥4,000
Toyota Motor Corp.’s labor and management have reached an agreement to carry out a pay scale hike of ¥4,000 per month this spring, the biggest since the automaker adopted the current negotiation format in 2002, informed sources said Sunday. The size of the hike ...
FINANCIAL MARKETS
Mitani likely to stay at helm of giant GPIF until reform push ends
BUSINESS
China's economic evolution causes small town upheaval
BY JOE MCDONALD
ECONOMY
Egypt rakes billions in Gulf aid, giving boost to el-Sissi
BUSINESS
Autonomous car readies for coast-to-coast U.S. road trip
BUSINESS
Sinking under debt, Kansai airport privatization will be test for Abe
FINANCIAL MARKETS| ANALYSIS
Nikkei closes at 15-year high, but many analysts remain skeptical
BY REIJI YOSHIDA
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TENNIS
Nishikori moves into third round
Kei Nishikori recovered from an erratic start to book his place in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over American Ryan Harrison on Saturday afternoon. Seeded fifth for the elite Masters 1000 event, Nishikori broke his opponent ...
BJ-LEAGUE
Chapman guides Susanoo Magic past HeatDevils for series sweep
BY ED ODEVEN
MORE SPORTS
Pakistan, West Indies reach Cricket World Cup quarterfinals
JAPANESE BASEBALL
Carp's Kuroda touched for two runs in second spring start
SUMO
Hakuho steams ahead as Harumafuji falters
WINTER SPORTS
Hirscher claims World Cup giant slalom title
MORE SPORTS
Hamilton wins season-opening Australian GP
ISSUES| LEARNING CURVE
First impressions count for ALTs meeting their new Japanese colleagues
BY PATRICK ST. MICHEL
Fostering a good vibe early in the new school year can pay huge dividends, making the next 12 months easier for the both of you.
OUR LIVES| ADOPT ME!
'A' student: a dog named Mav
HOW-TOS| LIFELINES
Don't leave it too late to get your lump-sum pension payment
BY YUKO YAMASHITA
VOICES| OVERHEARD
Driving him crazy
ISSUES| THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Victims seek redress for 'unparalleled massacre' of Tokyo air raid
BY IAN MUNROE
TRAVEL
Fukuoka awash with hina dolls, hidden temples
BY MANDY BARTOK
My daughter, having a little girl’s predilection for princesses, turns out to be an excellent spotter of kids in kimono. “Look Mama, another one!” she whispers to me and my friend Elaine excitedly, as we make our way down the back alleys of Yanagawa, ...
STYLE & DESIGN| ON: FASHION
Put on your fashion face and get ready for Tokyo fashion week
BY MISHA JANETTE AND SAMUEL THOMAS
LIFESTYLE
Is virtual art as nourishing as a set meal?
BY JAMES HADFIELD
LIFESTYLE| CHILD'S PLAY
Art is for everyone, including kids
BY JASON JENKINS
LIFESTYLE
Study says praising children too often may foster narcissism
REVIEW
A tragic story of red tape and fatal ineptitude
BY STEPHEN MANSFIELD
At 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011, a 9-magnitude megathrust earthquake triggered a tsunami that slammed into the aging Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant along the country’s northeastern coastline, less than 250 km north of the capital. In the worst nuclear accident since ...
REVIEW| ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
A Personal Matter
BY IAIN MALONEY
REVIEW
Above the East China Sea: A Novel
BY KRIS KOSAKA
REVIEW
China Online
BY MIKE SUNDA
ART
Art Fair Tokyo seeks to educate
BY C.B. LIDDELL
EDITORIAL
Legacy of the Great Tokyo Air Raid
The Great Tokyo Air Raid, carried out 70 years ago by U.S. Army Air Force bombers, was a major wartime atrocity that testifies to the great sufferings the Pacific War brought to Japanese civilians.
EDITORIAL
Thoughtful or self-promoting?
It was no surprise that when writer Haruki Murakami started a temporary ask-anything website he was swamped with so many messages that he had to suspend the site. But is the forum a vehicle for self-promotion?
NOBURO IWATA
Mongolia's 'third neighbor'
The Economic Partnership Agreement signed by Japan and Mongolia last month is of strategic importance with regard to Mongolia's mineral deposits, especially coal, as Japan contemplates an energy mix that is less dependent on nuclear power.
BARRY EICHENGREEN
Fed under attack for its bailouts and posturing
The Federal Reserve is under attack, as bills subjecting the U.S. central bank to "auditing" by the Government Accountability Office are likely to be passed by both houses of Congress.
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