Sochi Olympics

• Music producer Akimoto, others eyed for Tokyo Olympic executive board

• Olympics: Japanese Olympic Committee aims for 14 medals in 2016
• Olympics: 2020 chairman Mori emphasizes Olympic themes

China Air Zone

• Japan to propose air defense zones for discussion at U.N. agency

• Japan, China mutually aware of need to avoid clash: Abe
• U.S. could change military posture if China expands air defense zone

Senkaku Islands Issue

• 4 Chinese naval vessels sail just outside Japanese waters near Okinawa

• Pentagon official-nominee warns against Japan-China incident
• U.S. rejected Japan's proposal to fly over Senkakus

North Korea

• North Korea warns of "additional measures" to show might against U.S.

• Japan sticking to N. Korea policy as diplomats set to meet
• Japan, N. Korea to hold Red Cross talks March 19-20 in China

United Nations (Fully Accessible)

• Japan ranks 127th worldwide in female parliamentarians

• U.N. committee asked to consider N. Korea missile launches a violation
• U.N. panel on North Korea sanctions extended until April 2015

COLUMN: View from Down Under

• Soccer: Battle lines drawn for Brazil

• Soccer: World Cup no place for experiments

COLUMN: From the Sideline

• Rugby: Exciting year ahead for Brave Blossoms

• Rugby: Japan's improvement clear for everyone to see but more needed
• Rugby: Smith, du Preez, Fardy highlight quality of Japanese rugby

Nuclear Crisis

• Kansai Electric seeks to avoid planned outages even without reactors

• U.S. to make sure Japan, S. Korea will never go nuclear
• Sendai nuclear plant in Kyushu emerges as leading candidate for restart

Opinion Pieces (Fully Accessible)

• OPINION: Monument to tuna contaminated by H-bomb test should move to proper spot

  

• OPINION: Abe's WWI remarks in Davos an imprudent, ignorant analogy
• OPINION: Abe's Yasukuni visit imperils allied security interests

Video Advisory

• Video Advisory (March 14) Pele in Japan

• Video Advisory (March 13) NY buildings collapse
• Video Advisory (March 11) 3 years after tsunami

Industry Brief

• Kyodo Industry Brief (March 14)

• Kyodo Industry Brief (March 13)
• Kyodo Industry Brief (March 12)

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