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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 5, 2016

'Bogus in Boston' robs Miyahara of medal

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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JAPAN
Apr 4, 2016

2020 Tokyo Olympics CEO weighs in on security, differences with Rio

The CEO of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics says security is his greatest concern but believes Japan will be safe from the kind of mass street protests currently overshadowing this summer's Rio de Janeiro Games.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 4, 2016

Wild-card topics may trump main agenda in coming Mie G-7 summit

On May 26 and 27, the leaders of Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Canada, along with the presidents of the European Council and European Commission, will attend the annual Group of Seven leaders' summit in the Ise-Shima district of Mie Prefecture.
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CULTURE / Music
Mar 31, 2016

Ryuichi Sakamoto offers his thoughts on politics, Japan and how his music will change 'post-cancer'

"The Professor" is back in town. Last weekend, Ryuichi Sakamoto took the stage at Tokyo Opera City for the debut concert of the Tohoku Youth Orchestra, a 105-strong ensemble of young musicians from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which counts him as its musical director.
EDITORIALS
Mar 29, 2016

Security legislation takes effect

Japan's postwar defense posture underwent a major change this week as new security legislation took effect, but how the government plans to implement the laws remains unclear.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2016

Secret Service bans guns at Republican Party's July convention in Cleveland

The Secret Service will not allow people to carry guns into the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July, quashing the hopes of more than 45,000 people who have signed a petition saying attendees should be allowed to bring firearms.
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LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 26, 2016

Designer Jotaro Saito seeks to free the kimono from the confines of tradition

Jotaro Saito has been showcasing his kimono brand at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo since 2006, almost a decade before the eyebrow-raising appearance of X Japan frontman Yoshiki Hayashi's Yoshikimono brand at the event last October.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 23, 2016

Sincerely, Little Nigeria: A reporter signs off

After five years of covering Japan's African community, a writer reflects on progress since 3/11 and speculates about the future.
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OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Mar 19, 2016

Balas raised bar with win streak, records

Outside of her native Romania, Iolanda Balas' name and athletic accomplishments weren't common knowledge to a large segment of the global population in recent years.
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MULTIMEDIA
Mar 18, 2016

March 19, 2016

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CULTURE / Art
Mar 15, 2016

Looking forward through photography

The spectacular landscapes left by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami have been used as source material by photographers to an extraordinary degree. Yes, using the words "spectacular" and "landscape" here may seem indecent, but this is one of many difficult issues that arise when photography...
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WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2016

Trump gears for key state showdown, denies any violence in 'lovefest' campaign

U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump hunted for votes in three states on Monday ahead of a crucial round of nominating contests, and dismissed outbreaks of violence at his campaign events as "a little disruption."
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CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2016

Needs of post-3/11 Tohoku stay in focus for filmmakers

The dramatic imagery that emerged from the disasters of the March 11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, documented so extensively by mainstream and social media, is hard to forget. However, there were and still are many stories to be told about the people who were left to pick up the pieces of their lives...
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JAPAN
Mar 9, 2016

Court issues surprise injunction to halt Takahama nuclear reactors

The Otsu District Court issues a provisional injunction ordering Kansai Electric Power Co. to shut down two reactors at its Takahama facility.
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JAPAN
Mar 9, 2016

Norwegian woman picked to lead cherry blossom festival featuring Edo Period costumes

A 27-year-old Norwegian national has become the first Western female ever to be chosen to play a leading role at a cherry blossom festival in the city of Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, which features women dressed as high-class Edo Period (1603-1868) courtesans.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2016

Ronald Reagan owed his great success to Nancy

Without his wife Nancy, Ronald Reagan would not have come to the place he occupies in history.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 29, 2016

Fashion maven asked to tell women about national debt

As the editor of a string of successful fashion titles, Hiromi Sogo has spent three decades telling Japanese women what to wear. Her new task is to try to interest them in a drier topic: fiscal policy.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2016

Trump calls for boycott until Apple unlocks California shooter's phone

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on Friday for a boycott of Apple products until it agrees to help the U.S. government unlock the cellphone of one of the killers in last year's shooting in San Bernardino, California.
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2016

Toyota recalling 2.9 million vehicles globally over severed RAV4 seatbelts

Toyota Motor Corp. said on Thursday it is conducting a global recall of 2.87 million vehicles due to the possibility that their seatbelts could be damaged by a metal seat frame part in the event of a crash.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2016

Canadian behind Rodman trips to bring hockey to North Korea

The Canadian man who once helped bring basketball hall-of-famer Dennis Rodman to North Korea is now eyeing another project: a hockey tournament that could see former NHL players visit the secluded nation.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 13, 2016

Should Japan's major newspapers be given a red card for sponsoring the Olympics?

Because it's never too early to talk about how expensive the Olympics will be, Tokyo Shimbun pondered the question on Feb. 6 and found out that no one involved has a clue about the cost of the 2020 Games.
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MULTIMEDIA
Feb 12, 2016

February 13, 2016

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