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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2016

Hard Rock betting Japan will OK casinos, plans 'major investment'

Hard Rock Cafe International Inc. is prepared to make a "major investment" in Japan as lawmakers propose to renew the debate on legalizing casinos in the country.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 2, 2016

Park scandal puts cloud over Japan-hosted trilateral summit, 'comfort women' deal

South Korean President Park Geun-hye scrambled to head off a mounting political scandal by replacing her prime minister and finance chief Wednesday, raising concerns over the future of a key trilateral summit slated for later this year.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2016

Suu Kyi visits Japan amid concerns over plight of Rohingya minority

De facto Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport Tuesday evening, kicking off a five-day visit where she will meet with government officials, business leaders and students at Kyoto University, where she was once a visiting scholar.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 1, 2016

Japan demands talks with U.K. government over Brexit strategy

Japan warned British Prime Minister Theresa May that her government must improve its communications about Brexit, or risk endangering inward investment in the U.K.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2016

Fighters live up to name in claiming Japan Series title

The Hokkaido Ham Fighters' never-say-die attitude culminated in a Japan Series title on Saturday night in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2016

Late-game heroics propel Fighters to brink of Japan Series title

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were struggling to score, trailing by a run and down to their last out in the seventh inning.
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JAPAN / Society
Oct 26, 2016

Japan slides to 111th in WEF gender equality rankings

Japan's efforts to bridge the gender divide have failed to translate into substantial change, with the nation sliding to 111th in a global inequality ranking report released Wednesday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2016

Fighters skipper Kuriyama grateful for change of seasons, another trip to Japan Series

Hokkaido, the northernmost place in Japan, opens the door to winter faster than other places, and the leaves are already changing colors from green to yellow and red. And this makes Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters skipper Hideki Kuriyama genuinely thankful to be playing baseball this late in the year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2016

Carp sink Fighters to take 2-0 Japan Series lead

Hiroshima Carp fans might have gone home feeling that a little can sometimes go a long way after Game 2 of the Japan Series. Their Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters counterparts, however, head back to Sapporo thinking that snowballs have a nasty tendency to start avalanches.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2016

A-Bomb Dome gives foreign players pause for thought during Japan Series

In Hiroshima's Naka Ward, amid the excitement and revelry of the Japan Series being in town, sits the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic Bomb Dome, one of the world's most significant historical markers and a constant reminder of a darker time in the city's history.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2016

Carp slugger Eldred savoring Japan Series experience

Brad Eldred wants to savor every moment of this trip to the Japan Series. From every crack of the bat, every ouendan song and the thwack heard when the ball hits a glove, he wants to remember all of it. It's Eldred's first time here, and he's not taking it for granted.

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