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BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2016

Pakistan says Japan traders among those eyeing LNG tender

Pakistan says Japan's biggest trading houses are among almost two dozen companies eyeing its liquefied natural gas purchase tender that it says is the largest on record.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 27, 2016

Suzuki, Childress take center stage as NeoPhoenix pound B-Corsairs

Tatsuya Suzuki had a quiet game on Saturday. The San-en NeoPhoenix point guard's stat line included these numbers: zero points, one assist.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2016

Economic and political risks of India's demonetization

Has the Indian government burned down its economic house in order to eradicate the pest of corruption?
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CULTURE / Books
Nov 26, 2016

The hidden heart of Natsume Soseki

Dec. 9 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), a novelist widely regarded as being the one of the greatest writers of modern Japan. Events commemorating this anniversary have been held throughout 2016 but, in case you think it will all be over by Christmas, another milestone...
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 25, 2016

Harnessing Trump and Sanders, South Korean populist Lee rises in polls

He respects Donald Trump and enjoys being compared to Bernie Sanders.
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JAPAN
Nov 24, 2016

Reality and how to put it to poetry take stage at Cikada Prize gathering

The second Cikada Prize Winners Commemorative International Symposium was held at the Kioicho Campus of Josai University on Nov. 18, in which Josai University Educational Corporation Chancellor Noriko Mizuta, a Cikada Prize winner herself, and others discussed poetry.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2016

U.S. post-election hype doesn't reflect reality

The grim diagnoses for the Democratic Party are overdone — and other truths gleaned from election statistics.
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BUSINESS / Tech / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Nov 21, 2016

VR wave to leave Japan awash in business opportunities

New technological innovations have a tendency to create new business opportunities, and the latest craze, virtual reality, is no exception.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 21, 2016

South Korean opposition parties move toward Park impeachment

South Korea's opposition People's Party will start collecting signatures for an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye, while the main opposition Minjoo Party will review the conditions for impeachment, a party spokesmen said Monday.
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CULTURE / Books
Nov 19, 2016

The shifting sexual norms in Japan's literary history

More than 3,000 women and almost 900 men — that's the number of lovers the main protagonist in Ihara Saikaku's 1682 novel "Koshoku Ichidai Otoko" ("The Life of an Amorous Man") tallies up as he reminisces. Saikaku, born in Osaka in 1642, became a renowned poet who wrote about the fluid, open sexuality...
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Figure Skating
Nov 18, 2016

Talented field set to compete for top spots at Japan Junior Championships

Bragging rights will be on the line when a group of highly successful skaters take the ice on Saturday at the Japan Junior Championships at Tsukisamu Gymnasium.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 18, 2016

Evessa edge Kansai rival Lakestars

The Osaka Evessa jumped out to a 12-point lead after the opening quarter and held on for a narrow victory over the Shiga Lakestars on Friday night.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2016

Russia joins U.S. in denying international law

The U.S. has never accepted the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction, and Russia has now adopted the same stance.
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LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 12, 2016

Tokyo fashion show takes a modest approach to style

Modesty takes center stage
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2016

Burglar in Kyushu slayings hanged

A robber who murdered two people during break-ins in Kumamoto is hanged, marking the first execution signed by Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2016

A disruptive yet ruinous triumph for the GOP

Republicans are riding high now but demography will dictate a grim destiny for the party unless it acts to counter adverse trends.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2016

Donald Trump and a world full of distrust

The West's political systems will remain on life support until their entrenched elites feel sufficiently vulnerable to stop ignoring the needs of those who have been left behind.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2016

Trump defied traditional politics in path to White House

Supercharging the bluster, hyperbole and media mastery that made him one of the world's best-known businessmen, Donald Trump upended U.S. democratic traditions during his 17-month quest that eventually led to the White House.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2016

Hate Trump and Clinton? There are better alternatives

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the least popular presidential candidates of all time. So why vote for either one?
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2016

What you should watch for on election day

There will be plenty of fascinating aspects as the electoral numbers start to roll in.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 6, 2016

On the trail of team Trump in Tokyo

A reporter stalks that elusive breed of American in Japan: the Trump supporter.

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