List of Japan articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hiroshima, My Father, and the Lie of U.S. Innocence
Why Washington hid Japan’s crimes, and its own, in the reckoning of justice after World War II.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch: Japan’s Stealth Fighter Makes Its Maiden Flight
The X-2 is a signal to Beijing that Tokyo means business.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Make Japan Democratic Again
The country's new opposition party wants to unseat Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Too bad that's about the only thing it agrees on.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 IMF Sees the World Economy Heading The Wrong Way
The IMF projects the global economy is headed south.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The China Market Status Dilemma
The vexing question of how to deal with a rising China in the midst of an uncertain economic transformation is one with which the European Union, Japan, and the United States are struggling to come to terms.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Burma’s Timid Friends
Burma is undergoing a challenging democratic transition. So why haven’t Asia’s democracies done more to help?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The U.S. Isn’t Ready for Something That Could Drastically Change the Global Economy
The Panama Canal expansion is nearly done. Unfortunately, U.S. port cities on the East Coast are nowhere close to ready for it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 IMF Chief Lagarde Just Endorsed This Radical Policy Once Thought Impossible
IMF chief Christine Lagarde endorsed use of negative interest rates, a radical idea most thought was impossible.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Fed Is Getting More Pessimistic About the Direction of the Global Economy
U.S. Fed chief Janet Yellen is worried that slowdowns in China, Japan and the EU could spill into the U.S. economy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Japan to Ninjas: Put Your Silent Assassination Skills to Use — for Tourism
A local prefecture is hiring six full-time ninjas.
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Red Cross flags flutter in the wind on June 26, 2009 at the International Red Cross (IRC) humanitarian camp in Solferino, about 150km east of Milan to mark the 150th anniversary of the International Red Cross which was founded by Switss Henry Dunant after the battle of Solferino. Around 5000 volunteers from 186 nations are expected for workshops and exercises with the Emergency Relief Unit (ERU). AFP PHOTO/DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Donald Trump, Barbarian Emperor
How the GOP presidential front-runner totally misunderstands Japan -- and the value of supporting (not extorting) our allies in Asia.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama: My Signature Trade Deal May Not Pass Anytime Soon
President Obama wants TPP to solidify his economic legacy. He's acknowledged it's going to be hard to get.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Marines Demolish Schoolkids in Nerf Gun Battle
U.S. Marines have some fun with schoolkids at a military base in Japan.
