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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 2, 2015

JBA chief Kawabuchi says task force on track for ban to be lifted

Saburo Kawabuchi told reporters on Tuesday that the Japan Basketball Association is close to securing that its ban will be lifted by FIBA this summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 29, 2015

As China tensions loom, Japan, EU vow to seal EPA by year's end

The leaders of Japan and the European Union pledged Friday at their annual meeting to conclude a bilateral free trade deal by the end of the year and expressed concerns about rising tensions in the East and South China seas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2015

Expressive emoji win over Merriam-Webster's wordsmiths

From tsunami to head honcho, English boasts no end to Japanese loan words. Artsy chefs now talk of umami and revelers belt out karaoke, so it is no surprise to see the Merriam-Webster dictionary honoring another new arrival: emoji, familiar to mobile users worldwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 23, 2015

Shifting the scales of juvenile justice

In light of 13-year-old Ryota Uemura's recent murder in Kawasaki, the country is once again split over whether or not to revise the law governing crimes committed by minors.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 18, 2015

Let's discuss inbound tourism in the news

Japan came ninth on the World Economic Forum's list of the most tourist-friendly countries for 2015, rising from 14th place in the previous 2013 rankings, the WEF said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2015

Automakers should invest in future while yen is on their side: analysts

Japanese automakers enjoyed solid sales and profits in fiscal 2014 thanks to the benefits of the weakened yen, and fiscal 2015 looks set to drive further growth.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2015
May 12, 2015

Encouraging studying abroad

With heightened interest among Japanese students and researchers aiming to study in Europe in recent years, the Delegation of the European Union to Japan will hold its fourth European Higher Education Fair 2015 from May 15 to 17.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015

Russia building nuclear reactors, and influence

Rosatom's construction of nuclear reactors enables Russia to add another energy-related means of extending its long-term political influence throughout the world.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 28, 2015

46 teams have submitted documents for new hoop circuit

All 47 clubs of the NBL, NBDL and bj-league, including expansion teams for the 2015-16 season, are scheduled to join the new men's basketball league in Japan in 2016. The Japan 2024 Task Force made the announcement in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2015

Time to stop taking the Earth's soil for granted

Healthy soils are crucial to human nutrition, but erosion and contamination are placing them under severe stress.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2015

The world's debt dilemma

The debt-ridden world must find less credit-intensive routes to growth and ways to eliminate existing debt burdens.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Apr 16, 2015

Some prisons in Japan becoming 'like nursing homes' amid surge in elderly offenders

Most prisons spend a lot of time and effort keeping inmates from escaping, but a greater challenge is convincing some convicts to leave.
Reference / Q&A
Apr 15, 2015

Is China-led bank a lost opportunity?

China's proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is causing a stir as the majority of Group of 20 leading economies sign on as founding members, while the U.S. and Japan remain on the sidelines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2015

Robots leave behind Chinese factory workers

Chinese factory owners are increasingly turning to automation, leaving millions of low-skill workers with an uncomfortable sense of impending obsolescence.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2015

Tigers' Gomez out for encore after good opening act

When Mauro Gomez was done hitting in the cage during batting practice on both Friday and Saturday at Tokyo Dome, where the Hanshin Tigers were taking on the rival Yomiuri Giants in a weekend series, instead of heading back to the clubhouse, he went behind the cage for a little more soft toss.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 3, 2015

Japan 2024 Task Force establishes league office for new men's pro hoop circuit

Led by co-chairman Saburo Kawabuchi, the Japan 2024 Task Force, declared it will establish a bigger, better men's professional basketball league with a broader vision. And so, Japanese basketball clubs were asked to burn the bridges behind them, accepting rigid qualifications to join it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2015

Last chance for Ukraine, EU

There is something fundamentally wrong with EU policy. How else could Putin's Russia have outmaneuvered Ukraine's allies, which used to lead the free world?
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2015

Sustainable development goals

Evidence from the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals in 2000 demonstrates that setting global U.N. goals does help individuals, organizations and governments worldwide to focus on what really matters for our future.
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Mar 30, 2015

R2-D2 toy keeps fans company and food fresh

A new R2-D2 toy will beep and boop if you accidentally leave the refrigerator door open.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2015

Forgotten Balkans look set to plague the 21st century

Twenty years after 1945, Germany was at peace with its neighbors and had normal diplomatic relations with the countries it once occupied. Nearly 20 years since the massacre at Srebenica, no final settlement is in sight for the Balkan region from Croatia to Greece.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Mar 27, 2015

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LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 26, 2015

Bottura brings Italian 'culinary stories' to Tokyo

Massimo Bottura's enthusiasm is infectious. The Italian chef has a way of speaking that brings you in on his schemes and sends you chasing multiple trains of thought.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.

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