The Core

There has to be an English language Japanese daily, if I had time I'd look.  I rely on NHK TV news for my objective Asia/Pacific news but that won't do for reading.

Here are a few:

• http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
• http://www.japantoday.com/
• http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime
• http://www.tokyoreporter.com/
• http://thebridge.jp/en

If he's not already on the list: Mark Cuban
http://blogmaverick.com/

Not really news, but even when I disagree with him he makes me think and he often looks at things from an angle I never thought of.

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>Brad: On computer, nothing beats NewsNow.co.uk, their sources are extensive

And massively polluted with now infamous fake/manipulative sources.  I've applied my scripts and it is now a great resource for seeking articles that are crowded out elsewhere.   It also gives me a quick window on 'most popular' articles and what I see there is definitely worrisome in terms of public sharing trends.  I would only recommend it to others with massive caveats regarding sketchy sources.

>backed away from NewsNow a bit except for the tech feeds

After long-term use, I just wanted to say that heavily filtered NewsNow has become one of my best sources of good articles and sites.  It consistently turns up articles and rss sources that just don't make or are overwhelmed in the US mainstream.  Good one, Brad.