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Japan Times
JAPAN / 2016 NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Jan 1, 2016

Helping refugees requires more than financial help

Children wrapped in emergency blankets stand on a beach after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. Long lines of refugees wait to enter a camp in Macedonia. Trains packed with hundreds of refugees arrive at the Munich railway station. Such images of desperate Syrians fleeing their war-torn country were...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 24, 2015

Relaxing with a cup of afternoon tea; ring in 2016 with music, Champagne; experience tradition with temple tour

Relaxing with a cup of afternoon tea
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2015

Most analysts' 2016 calls unaltered by BOJ's program tweaks

Most economists are sticking with their forecast on whether the Bank of Japan will add to its unprecedented monetary stimulus after Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday announced tweaks to the program, remaining sharply divided about what the central bank will likely do in 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 14, 2015

Trump calls Cruz 'maniac' in Senate as tea party Texan takes Iowa poll lead

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump had a new target on Sunday, calling fellow White House contender Ted Cruz a "a little bit of a maniac" as the U.S. senator surpassed him in an Iowa presidential poll.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2015

As Trump ups support base, Republicans look to derail him at convention before he dooms '16 race

Republican party officials are now actively preparing for the prospect of a contested convention in Cleveland as front-runner Donald Trump continues to draw strong support from the GOP base.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2015

Netanyahu chat still on but calls mount in Israel, U.K. to ban Trump over Muslim slurs

Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States prompted calls that the Republican presidential front-runner be banned from Britain and Israel and cost him business in the Middle East.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 8, 2015

Muslims in Asia denounce Trump's call for U.S. ban

Muslims in Pakistan and Indonesia on Tuesday denounced Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, dismissing the U.S. Republican presidential front-runner as a bigot who promoted violence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2015

Trump's call to close door to all Muslims draws wide spectrum of scorn

Donald Trump is calling for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States," his campaign said on Monday, until "our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 3, 2015

Trump slams politically correct war against Islamic State, vows to 'take out their families'

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Wednesday his plan for combating Islamic State militants involves targeting not just the group's fighters but also their families.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 29, 2015

Trump re-frames claim that Muslims cheered 9/11 attacks

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday re-framed his claim that he saw Muslims in Jersey City, New Jersey, cheering the attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001, by asserting the sentiment was shared worldwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 28, 2015

Trump's support drops 12 points in five days

U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump's support among Republicans has dropped 12 points in less than a week, marking the real estate mogul's biggest decline since he vaulted to the top of the field in July, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2015

Clinton renews gun control push, calls for federal minimum wage of $12

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday renewed her pledge to take on the powerful U.S. gun lobby, and also called for a $12 federal minimum wage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2015

Christie says Obama doesn't back cops as president visits N.J. to pitch ex-con rehab

President Barack Obama announced new measures to smooth the integration of former criminals into society but his visit to New Jersey on Monday irked the state's governor, a struggling Republican presidential candidate.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2015

Biden says he nixed White House run because it was too late to derail Clinton bid

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said he decided not to make a 2016 run for the White House after concluding he couldn't, so late in the game, put together a campaign that would derail Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 22, 2015

Brave Blossoms' success fuels national sevens teams' desire to elevate game

The Japan men's national team's successful run at the Rugby World Cup has inspired the nation's entire rugby circle.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2015

Democrat Webb weighing possible independent bid for White House

Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb is considering an independent bid for the White House, and will hold a news conference about his candidacy on Tuesday, his campaign said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2015

GOP head of Benghazi probe claims Clinton not being targeted, hits Republicans for saying otherwise

The Republican head of the congressional investigation into the Benghazi attack said on Sunday he is not targeting Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and such talk hurts the inquiry.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 17, 2015

Pondering managerial replacements for 2016 season

The tenure of most major league managers comes to an end when they are fired. More recently, for example, the transactions column included notice the Washington Nationals fired manager Matt Williams and the Seattle Mariners dismissed manager Lloyd McClendon.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2015

LDP to solicit would-be candidates in online campaign aimed at drawing youth vote

The Liberal Democratic Party is attempting to reach the youth vote ahead of next summer's Upper House election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 14, 2015

Clinton's debate showing may spell trouble for Biden

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden faced an altered political dynamic on Wednesday after Hillary Rodham Clinton reasserted her command of the Democratic Party race during a debate that may have left little room for him to run.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 14, 2015

Trump to step outside reality, host 'Saturday Night Live' in November

U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump will be exercising his comedy muscles as the host of NBC's live sketch show "Saturday Night Live" next month, the network said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 12, 2015

Crunch time for ex-debate rivals Biden, Ryan to make decisions that could shape future U.S. politics

Former rivals Vice President Joe Biden and Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan are facing looming decisions that will help shape the future of American politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2015

Republicans hope voters' memory stays short as tea party-triggered disarray festers

In Washington, Republicans are rudderless after their candidate to lead the House of Representatives drops out. On the campaign trail, seasoned conservatives struggle in the presidential race while a reality TV star alienates the nation's fastest-growing slice of the electorate.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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