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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 12, 2014
‘Skinny’ Southeast Asia starts to battle growing bulge
Many Southeast Asian countries are rolling out measures so people can make healthy choices before obesity turns into the full-blown epidemic seen in many Western countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 8, 2014
Thai junta keeps tanks in barracks as protests dwindle
Thailand’s junta kept many of the thousands of troops and police it readied to deal with protests in Bangkok on Sunday off the streets as the number of people making a public show of dissent to the May 22 coup dwindled.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2014
Thai junta drafts emergency economic measures
The military junta running Thailand has drawn up a list of emergency measures such as price caps on fuel and loan guarantees for small firms to kick-start an economy threatened by recession after months of political turmoil.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 1, 2014
Thai forces descend on central Bangkok to stifle coup protests
Thailand’s military government sent thousands of troops and police into central Bangkok on Sunday to stop any demonstrations against its seizure of power, and some shopping malls and train stations closed to avoid trouble.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 31, 2014
Thai forces fan out to stifle unrest in capital
Thai police and soldiers flooded downtown Bangkok on Saturday to pre-empt further protests against a May 22 coup after the army chief said a return to democracy would take more than a year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 30, 2014
‘Option B’: the blueprint for Thailand’s coup
On Dec. 27 last year, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thailand’s powerful army chief, stood before a crowded news conference and stunned the beleaguered government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra by saying he would not rule out military intervention to resolve a deteriorating political crisis.
BUSINESS
May 27, 2014
Coup fallout: Sony joins Panasonic in avoiding travel to Thailand
Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. are among companies advising workers against traveling to Thailand, as evidence mounts that political turmoil in the country is undermining business activity there.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2014
Thai Army leader Prayuth begins governing after royal endorsement
Thailand’s military rulers were firmly in charge Tuesday after royal endorsement, although they faced small protests that the security forces appeared to handle with restraint.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2014
Thai coup leader insists on reform before election
Thai Army chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha set out his plans for the country on Friday, a day after seizing power in a coup, saying reforms were needed before an election can be held and enlisting the help of the civil service.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 24, 2014
Business as usual in Thailand
Many of the wealthy Thais who come to investment manager Charles Blocker have a question for the generals who seized control of the country in a military coup last week: What took you so long?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2014
Thai military races to rescue, but braces for backlash
If Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha’s decision to stage Thailand’s latest in a long list of coups was as impulsive as he suggests, then the stern-faced military chief has a Herculean task managing the fallout and deciding what happens next.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 23, 2014
A ‘reluctant’ leader, army chief Prayuth takes center stage in Thai political drama
Just months before his retirement, Thai Army chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has taken on a responsibility he may much rather have dodged.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 23, 2014
Schools shut; TV stations silent as Thai Army enforces coup
Schools were shut, international television stations were off the air and channels broadcast military logos and patriotic music on Friday, a day after Thailand’s military seized control following a six-month political stalemate that has sapped economic growth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 23, 2014
Thai army chief summons ousted PM for talks a day after coup
Thailand’s army chief, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, will begin to govern a polarized country on Friday, a day after he seized power in a bloodless coup in a bid to end six months of turmoil.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2014
Thai army takes power in coup after talks between rivals fail
Thailand’s army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized control of the government in a coup on Thursday, two days after he declared martial law, saying the military had to restore order and push through reforms after six months of turmoil.
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2014
Thailand must stop preferring bullets over votes
There is no military solution to Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Every time soldiers step up to restore order in the short run, they set back Thai democracy in the long run.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2014
No end in sight to Thailand’s political unrest
The crux of the now six-month-long Thai campaign of protests is not just the widespread corruption supposedly committed by the Yingluck government. It’s also the seemingly intimate ties between the king’s heir apparent and Thaksin Shinawatra, which worry the conservative royalists of the ‘network monarchy.’
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 5, 2014
Phuket puts Peranakan heritage back on map
As evidenced by all the Chinatowns dotted around the globe, over the centuries China has seen many of its people seek new lives in other parts of the world. And from about 1400, Southeast Asia was especially popular for Chinese emigrants who had a yearning for foreign shores.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2014
Protests in Ukraine, Thailand likely to backfire
The specter of secession suddenly haunts Ukraine and Thailand, two countries where demonstrators have uncompromisingly battled corrupt or unresponsive rulers. Are modern states in general strong enough to survive today’s explosions of popular will?
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 15, 2014
‘The Fed’ closing an end of an era
Of the many Western-style hotels that mushroomed across Bangkok in the 1960s, principally to accommodate large numbers of U.S. servicemen on leave from the Vietnam War (which was raging about 1,000 km to the east), the Federal Hotel was considered the granddaddy of them all.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan falls in gut-wrenching fashion as Brazil strikes late to win World Cup clash
Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli (right) shoots past Japan defenders Shogo Taniguchi (left) and Takehiro Tomiyasu to score in the second half of a match in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Monday.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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