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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 7, 2020

'Shogun' Spencer Patton hits pandemic-era free agent market ready to play ball

Patton had a solid year under strange circumstances as COVID-19 forced NPB players and teams to deal with a lot as they tried to complete a season amid a pandemic.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 6, 2020

Venezuela’s last democratic institution poised to fall to Maduro

A win for Maduro will further weaken the position of opposition leader Juan Guaido.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 6, 2020

Why China is eager to promote atomic energy

Beijing is effectively using its technology to ink construction and hardware deals around the world, enhancing its global status as a nuclear power.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 6, 2020

Biden officials to look to repair alliances and help mend Tokyo-Seoul ties

Trump's 'America First' moves have left something of a leadership vacuum that Beijing has been more than willing to attempt to fill — one of Japan's biggest fears.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Dec 6, 2020

Play hard, work hard: Nadecare founder Ami Otaki wants to help players build careers in WE League era

Nadecare, an organization intended to support women's soccer players in achieving their career goals and raise the sport's profile in the country, was launched in 2019.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 6, 2020

Ginza Hachigo: Tokyo’s rising ramen star

From word-of-mouth favorite to media darling, this is one of the city's most unusual and excellent bowls, with a compelling backstory to boot.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Dec 4, 2020

Mission possible? The long road ahead for Fukushima cleanup.

Tepco aims to undertake the crucial removal of fuel debris from Fukushima No. 1 in 2021 ahead of decommissioning the plant.
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WORLD
Dec 4, 2020

IBM says cyberattacks are targeting vaccine distribution operations

The attacks appear intended to steal the credentials of executives and officials at global organizations involved in the refrigeration process necessary to protect vaccine doses.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 4, 2020

'Tokyo Ueno Station' novelist Yu Miri magnifies the quietest voices

Japanese-born Korean writer Yu Miri won a National Book Award for her novel about the ghost of a construction worker.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Dec 3, 2020

An alarming assassination in Iran

The assassination last week of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's most important nuclear scientist, was aimed as much at the administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden as it was the regime in Tehran.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2020

U.S. bans cotton imports from China producer XPCC citing Xinjiang 'slave labor'

The U.S. expanded economic pressure on China's western region of Xinjiang on Wednesday, banning cotton imports from a powerful Chinese quasi-military organization that it says uses the forced labor of detained Uighur Muslims.
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WORLD
Dec 3, 2020

Fossil fuel production far exceeds climate targets, U.N. says

Some of the largest fossil fuel producers in the world, including Australia, China, Canada and the United States, are among those pursuing major expansions in fossil fuel supply.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2020

A road map for stabilizing Sino-American relations

By demonstrating a willingness to cooperate despite their fundamental differences, Biden and Xi can reassure the global community that cooler heads have prevailed in both countries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 2, 2020

Netflix plans to double spending on original content in Asia

By stepping up its investment, the California-based company is gearing to tackle its main rivals Disney+ and Prime Video, as well as local competitors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2020

Progressives may not like Biden’s foreign policy

Biden has signaled that his national security cabinet will be more centrist than the left flank of his party would like.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 1, 2020

Democracy darkens: Hong Kong activists reel from Chinese moves

A year after young activists, veteran democrats and others formed the boldest revolt against Beijing in decades, Hong Kong is rapidly being 'mainlandized,' democracy advocates say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2020

Australia demands China apologize for ‘repugnant’ Afghan tweet

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian tweeted an image purporting to show an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2020

Iran says it won’t fall into trap of scuttling any U.S. talks

Iran has vowed it won’t "fall into the trap” of scuppering any future talks with a new U.S. administration following the assassination of a top nuclear scientist.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2020

Iranian nuclear scientist killing will have fallout

The killing certainly has some of the hallmarks of a campaign of assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists, attributed to Israel: four were killed between 2010 and 2012.
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JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Nov 29, 2020

Cherry blossom scandal returns to haunt Abe and Suga

Allegations that the former prime minister's office illegally paid out over u00a59 million to make up the costs of parties at Tokyo hotels are now being investigated by prosecutors.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 28, 2020

Is ‘Demon Slayer’ too violent for children?

Some children claim they're afraid to sleep after watching record-breaking anime in theaters.
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WORLD
Nov 28, 2020

Gunmen assassinate Iran’s top nuclear scientist in ambush, provoking new crisis

For two decades, the scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was the driving force behind what U.S. and Israeli officials describe as Iran's secretive nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 26, 2020

Hawks put stamp on current era with fourth straight Japan Series title

The Hawks are the class of NPB and have created a juggernaut that has earned a place among the league's great teams.

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