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JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 24, 2015

Japan far from confronting hereditary breast cancer, but Jolie effect is helping

For years, Makiko Dazai had nagging questions about her sister's death from ovarian cancer in 2008.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 21, 2015

Increase in natural disasters causes fire insurance premium hike in October

In response to a number of large-scale natural disasters in recent years, which some experts attribute to climate change, there will be a hike in fire insurance premiums from October.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2015

Venezuela's president starts to look desperate

Chavismo has never looked as vulnerable in Venezuela as it does now with President Nicolas Maduro's approval rating scraping bottom.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2015

Pressure to show a profit led to Toshiba's accounting scandal

Manufacturing giant Toshiba Corp.'s president and seven other directors were forced to resign when an investigation revealed in July that the firm had doctored the books and had padded its profits over the past seven years to the tune of hundreds of billions of yen.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2015

Maritime security cooperation in Asia: visions and realities

In Asia, multilateral maritime security regimes are not robust, but what exists is a start — a shaky foundation — that hopefully can be firmed up and built upon.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 17, 2015

Law schools aren't immune from Campbell's Law

The use of bar passage rates as the basis for determining the amount of subsidies to be given to law schools can fuel unethical behavior.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2015

A crisis of shame engulfing Eastern Europe

Only when Eastern Europe comes to terms with its murderous past will its people be able to recognize their obligations to save those fleeing in the face of evil.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 15, 2015

New pro basketball league unveils name, logo

A brand-new name for the brand-new professional league.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2015

North Korea's unofficial markets driven by repurposed buses

It is not Amazon or FedEx, but in North Korea's fledgling market economy, a fleet of re-purposed old passenger buses is the next best thing for moving trade goods, from rice to textiles and livestock, between far-flung corners of the country.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2015

Child serial killer Sakakibara believed to have launched vanity website

A notorious serial killer whose murders of two children in 1997 revolted the nation has apparently set up a website on which he says he will post updates about his life.
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CULTURE / Film
Sep 10, 2015

Paul Rudd becomes an accidental hero in 'Ant-Man'

When Paul Rudd landed the role of diminutive Marvel Comics superhero Ant-Man, the reaction of most of his friends was disbelief. There were some chuckles, too.
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MORE SPORTS
Sep 9, 2015

Furutani runs to milestone

As a 39-year-old veteran, Takuya Furutani is a concrete example that any football player can put up stellar career numbers without possessing monstrous physical attributes.
BUSINESS / 'SUMMER DAVOS' SPECIAL 2015
Sep 9, 2015

Young Global Leaders are the vanguard in business, politics and society

In March, the World Economic Forum announced this year's Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGLs), the most exceptional leaders 40 years of age and younger, who are believed to be the architects of future society.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 8, 2015

Swallows dynamo Yamada set to join exclusive club

Tetsuto Yamada had three hits against the Hiroshima Carp but it was a stolen base that mattered most to Swallows fans on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Jingu Stadium.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2015

Death of 'jobs for life' fuels 4,955% surge at Tokyo firm

The breakdown of Japan's lifetime employment model has been good news at least for the operator of one of the country's largest jobs websites.
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BASKETBALL
Sep 7, 2015

Japan's Asian hoop champs return home

One day after they became the first Japanese team to clinch a berth at next summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the players and staff of Japan's women's basketball team made a triumphant return home with the gold medals around their necks on Sunday evening.
EDITORIALS
Sep 6, 2015

Unwise revision to Juvenile Law

An LDP proposal to lower the maximum age that minors would be subject to the Juvenile Law would deny many young offenders a chance to be rehabilitated.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 5, 2015

Japan women defend FIBA Asia title, punch ticket to Rio

After holding off China by one point on Tuesday, the Japan women's national team provided a different type of drama on the basketball court during their high-stakes Saturday showdown: an old-fashioned blowout victory.
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JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Sep 5, 2015

Gang split may end with a whimper, not a bang

A detective who specialized in organized crime once told me a dark joke: What type of crime occurs when a member of the yakuza kills another gangster? Answer: destruction of property.
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CULTURE / Music
Sep 5, 2015

Briefly maligned, bilingual rappers gain visibility

English words and phrases have been a part of the Japanese MC's arsenal since hip-hop culture began making inroads here in the early to mid-1980s.

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