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Rugby
Aug 20, 2019

All Blacks to field strong side for final Rugby World Cup warm-up match

Steve Hansen will not be wrapping his players in cotton wool ahead of the Rugby World Cup, with the All Blacks coach confirming he will give his core group a run against Tonga in their final match ahead of the global showpiece.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 19, 2019

Yuji Kondo continues to chart own path in broadcast booth

Yuji Kondo is standing in the home dugout at Tokyo Dome with his hands braced on the back of the bench as he listens to a fellow broadcaster tell him about a humorous interaction she had with an NPB player recently while covering a game. Kondo chuckles when she's done, straightening up and nodding his...
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2019

Rare Japan road-rage manhunt prompts national debate over dangerous driving

The National Public Safety Commission says it “tightened” its approach toward dangerous driving in January 2018.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2019

The root cause of U.S. mass shootings is the rage of alienation

The only thing surprising about mass shootings is that they don't happen more frequently.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 19, 2019

Coal-loving Australia is world's third-biggest emissions exporter

Australia's booming coal industry has made it the world's third-biggest exporter of potential carbon dioxide emissions locked in fossil fuels, placing it only behind oil giants Russia and Saudi Arabia.
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JAPAN / Society
Aug 18, 2019

Silent heroes: Sign language interpreters give voice to Japan's top government spokesman

Kohei Ehara sits quietly in the far corner of the spacious conference room in the Prime Minister's Office, largely unnoticed by a group of reporters waiting for Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to start his daily briefing.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Aug 18, 2019

Diplomatic legacy ties into nations' 'golden moment'

To say Jose C. Laurel V arrived in Japan at a pivotal moment in the country's history would be an understatement.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 16, 2019

Chinese cryptocurrency demand feeding off trade tensions, weaker yuan, market players say

Trade tensions between the United States and China and a weakening yuan are boosting demand for cryptocurrencies among Chinese investors, market players from Asia to New York said.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2019

Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg out as Chinese scrutiny mounts; Augustus Tang takes helm

Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Rupert Hogg resigned in a shock move on Friday, amid mounting Chinese regulatory scrutiny of the Hong Kong carrier over the involvement of its employees in the city's anti-government protests.
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BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019

Air Seoul to suspend Incheon-Toyama flights amid tense South Korea-Japan ties

South Korean low-cost carrier Air Seoul will suspend its regular flights connecting Incheon International Airport in South Korea with Toyama airport in central Japan from Sept. 16, the Toyama Prefectural Government said Thursday.
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WORLD
Aug 16, 2019

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels counterattack after regime forces advance in Idlib

A rebel group backed by Turkey will send reinforcements to the front lines of the last major rebel enclave in northern Syria to oppose a government offensive, it said on Thursday.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 16, 2019

Myanmar and Bangladesh agree to restart Rohingya repatriation effort next week, but activist says refugees weren't consulted

Myanmar and Bangladesh will start a fresh attempt next week to repatriate thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, officials said on Thursday, nearly a year after a major attempt failed.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 16, 2019

U.S. House panel subpoenas ex-Trump campaign chief Corey Lewandowski

The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Thursday it subpoenaed President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, for public testimony as part of an investigation of the Trump presidency.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 15, 2019

For Canada's water polo teams, Pan American Games provided valuable testing ground

The Canada water polo national teams have made steady progress since holding training camps last summer in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, according to Justin Oliveira, Water Polo Canada's high performance director.
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CULTURE / Music
Aug 15, 2019

Foals: Summer Sonic's storm before the calm

"My knees are fine, my knees are fine. Yeah, no problem there. I'm actually jumping off even higher things these days," says Yannis Philippakis, lead singer of the British band Foals.
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India report 2019
Aug 15, 2019

Fast-tracking the success of India’s automation

Officially established independently in 2010, Yaskawa India Pvt. Ltd. has been furthering the Indian economy through automation across various sectors.
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CULTURE / Music
Aug 14, 2019

Trade spat sees K-pop caught in the middle

The Japanese debut performance of Korean pop group Stray Kids planned for next month should be an unquestionably good thing. The fledgling male outfit has been gaining steam since emerging in 2017, with its nine members having already played shows in Southeast Asia, Australia, the United States and Europe....
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SOCCER / J. League
Aug 14, 2019

Bellmare manager Cho Kwi-jea rocked by power harassment allegations

The remaining days of one of the J. League's most tenacious managers may be numbered.
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JAPAN
Aug 14, 2019

University president seeks closure of U.S. base 15 years after helicopter crash on campus

Staff and students called for the closure of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on Tuesday, as they gathered to mark 15 years since a military helicopter from the base crashed on the campus at Okinawa International University.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2019

Surge in arrests of foreign teachers reported as China pushes to clean up education system

Arrests and deportations of foreign teachers in China have soared this year, lawyers, schools and teachers say, amid a broad crackdown defined by new police tactics and Beijing's push for a "cleaner," more patriotic education system.
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CULTURE
Aug 13, 2019

Remembering the staff of Kyoto Animation

Almost a month after the main studio of Kyoto Animation was set on fire, killing 35 and injuring many more, details of the victims are still emerging after police released the names of 10 workers on Aug. 2.

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