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BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 1, 2014

World's oldest population drives Asian bonds in quest for yield

Asian bonds are reaping the benefits of Japan's ageing population like never before.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 26, 2014

'Kawaki (The World of Kanako)'

Some parents pride themselves on knowing their teenage children, and some parents truly don't have a clue. There is a fair amount of overlap between the two groups, especially when the teenagers try to please Mom and Dad while going their own sweet way.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 23, 2014

Teenager Origi's late winner puts Belgium into last 16

Teenager Divock Origi became the youngest player to score in this World Cup when he cracked in an 88th-minute winner to give Belgium a 1-0 victory over Russia on Sunday and a place in the last 16.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 21, 2014

Costa Rica stuns Italy to reach last 16

Costa Rica buried predictions of its early demise to emerge into the knockout stages of the World Cup for only the second time with a 1-0 Group D win over Italy on Friday that sent England crashing out.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 18, 2014

'Guess What? Hardcore Contemporary Art's Truly a World Treasure'

Contemporary artworks are rarely described as "world treasures," but here The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo has come up with its own definition of the phrase. These are works that are literally "treasures" in terms of their high market value, but also because of their ability to convey universal...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2014

ISIS leader fights to supplant al-Zawahri as world's deadliest terrorist

The leader of radical Sunni fighters who have made rapid military advances in Iraq is the rising star of global jihad, driven, Islamist fighters say, by an unbending determination to fight for and establish a hard-line Islamic state.
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Jun 7, 2014

Rice: Sowing the nascent seeds — my upbringing

Haruko Harrison begins her story
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 3, 2014

Kennedy, Wilkshire not included on final Socceroos squad

Striker Josh Kennedy, who scored the goal that got Australia to the World Cup finals, was one of four players cut from the squad when Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou named his final group of 23 for the tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
May 20, 2014

Out of this world sweat; EU health care program

new projects
SOCCER / World cup
May 17, 2014

Blatter admits FIFA mistake in Qatar

Awarding the 2022 soccer World Cup to Qatar was a "mistake" and the tournament will may have to be held in the winter because of the heat, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.
Rugby
May 10, 2014

Japan crushes Sri Lanka to stay on course for World Cup

Japan stayed on course for its seventh straight Asian 5 Nations title and more importantly its eighth successive appearance at a Rugby World Cup following a 132-10 thrashing of Sri Lanka on Saturday.
CULTURE / Books
May 10, 2014

Bringing the wisdom of samurai into the modern world

The astrophysicist Carl Sagan famously called writing "perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs." "Books," he said, "break the shackles of time." In that sense, reading "Hagakure: The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai" lets the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 19, 2014

From the New World

Anyone who has read Yusuke Kishi's brilliant horror-game novel 'The Crimson Labyrinth' may, initially, be curious to know that another of his books, 'From the New World' — winner of the 2008 Japan SF Grand Prize — has been adapted into a manga series that is now available in English.
WORLD / Society
Apr 3, 2014

New Zealand tops world social index; Japan leads in health

Japan leads the world in health and wellness in a new global index that ranks countries by social and environmental performance.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2014

10 ways crisis in Ukraine could change the world

As Moscow and the West dig in for a prolonged standoff over Russia's annexation of Crimea, risking spillover to other former Soviet republics and beyond, here are 10 ways in which the Ukraine crisis could change attitudes and policy around the world.
WORLD
Mar 23, 2014

Teen climbs One World Trade Center

A teenager has been arrested after sneaking into One World Trade Center, which is still under construction in New York City and is America's tallest building, and ascending its 104 floors to the antenna.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2014

World's oldest-known stick insect, from Cretaceous, unearthed in China

Sometimes it is better not to be noticed.

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go