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WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2016

May wins battle to be next British leader but faces tough times over Brexit

Theresa May has won the battle to be Britain's prime minister but she will face a much tougher struggle once in power — overseeing her country's divorce from the European Union.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2016

Obama reworked Hiroshima speech many times in bid to find right balance

U.S. president's top speechwriter says Obama worked hard to make sure it was 'a broad reflection on what we must learn from history.'
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MULTIMEDIA
Apr 22, 2016

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WORLD
Apr 18, 2016

Pulitzer Prizes mark 100th year with Monday's awards

The Pulitzer Prizes, established in 1917 with a bequest from trail-blazing publisher Joseph Pulitzer, are marking their 100th year on Monday with the announcement of the winners of what are regarded as the most prestigious awards in American journalism.
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MULTIMEDIA
Apr 15, 2016

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CULTURE / Stage
Nov 24, 2015

Japan's top ballerina recalls times shared with French star

'Sylvie's retirement fills me with deep emotion. She is truly a ballerina who appears only once in 100 years.
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MULTIMEDIA
Nov 20, 2015

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JAPAN / Society
Oct 22, 2015

Embassies help foreigners in Japan overcome language barrier in times of disaster

Devastating floods that forced thousands of evacuations near Tokyo in September revealed shortcomings in disaster management when it comes to helping residents who do not speak Japanese.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 6, 2015

A dog named Buddy lets the good times roll

First featured here in March, Mav, now rechristened Buddy, has found a home with Flemming and Margaret Christensen and their 10-year-old daughter, Sophie.
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MULTIMEDIA
Sep 4, 2015

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BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2015

Firms promote practical items in times of disaster

With the chances of a destructive earthquake hitting the Kanto region in the next 30 years estimated to be 70 percent, disaster preparedness seems to be on the minds of many people.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2015

Good times over for Japan teachers fund, now seeking to avoid losses

Japan's investment fund for teachers has switched its focus to avoiding losses, predicting the best days are over for both stocks and bonds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2015

Nikkei's $1.3 billion FT bid 'too much,' Axel Springer CEO says

Axel Springer SE would have "loved" to buy the Financial Times, but the $1.3 billion (¥161.7 billion) Nikkei Inc. paid for the salmon-hued paper was too much for the German media group, according to Chief Executive Officer Mathias Doepfner.
EDITORIALS
Aug 4, 2015

Uncertain times for the Taliban

Mullah Omar's passing may well have weakened the Taliban, but that may not prove to be the advantage that the group's enemies had hoped.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2015

For industry, Nikkei deal to acquire FT raises questions about shift in standards

Despite assurances following the Nikkei's takeover of the London-based Financial Times, some staff are worried about what changes may be coming their way.
Reader Mail
Jun 20, 2015

G-7 needs to grow with the times

The editorial "Keeping the G-7 relevant" on June 12 points out the salient points of the G-7 summits.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jun 20, 2015

June 20, 2015

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ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2015

Beijing warns U.S. Navy spy plane eight times to steer clear of South China Sea artificial isles

The Chinese navy warned a U.S. surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, according to CNN, which was on board the flight on Wednesday.
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MULTIMEDIA
May 16, 2015

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PRESS / Services
Apr 30, 2015

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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2015

China set to surpass U.S. as main emitter of greenhouse gases in modern times: experts

In a historic shift that may raise pressure on Beijing to act, China is poised to overtake the United States as the main cause of man-made global warming since 1990, the benchmark year for U.N.-led action.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2015

Depressed people are three times more likely to commit violent crime

People diagnosed with major depression are three times more likely than the general population to commit violent crimes such as robbery, sexual offenses and assault, psychiatric experts said on Wednesday.
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JAPAN
Nov 13, 2014

North Korean schools in Japan soldiering on despite tough times

Like many students in Japan, Kim Yang Sun cycles to school each morning. Unlike most, she then changes into a traditional Korean outfit and studies under portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2014

Three elections that offer hope of better times

The results of each of three elections on Oct. 26 — in Brazil, Ukraine and Tunisia — at least offer the hope of better times.
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JAPAN / ASHIDA'S WAR DIARY
Aug 17, 2014

The realist behind the idealist Constitution

A mystery surrounding late Prime Minister Hitoshi Ashida was his postwar call for Japan to re-militarize despite constitutional limits imposed by war-renouncing Article 9.

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