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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2017

Germany's new president sees rocky trans-Atlantic relations ahead under Trump

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a vocal critic of Donald Trump elected as Germany's 12th postwar president on Sunday, predicted "difficulties" in relations with the U.S. as the global order is upended by the new administration in Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2017

Duterte suspends Philippine anti-drug force after murder of South Korean businessman

When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte summoned his security chiefs to an urgent meeting one Sunday night last month, his mind was already made up.
WORLD
Feb 13, 2017

Rebel commander, at least three others killed in U.N. airstrike in CAR

A top militant and three others were killed in Central African Republic when a U.N. helicopter fired on fighters advancing toward the town of Bambari, a rebel group said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 11, 2017

Kohama's legacy certain to live on

Mototaka Kohama leaves behind a trail of memories with those who knew him well or casually crossed paths with him during his decades-long involvement in basketball.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 11, 2017

Resorting to adoption to avoid inheritance tax

Revisions to the inheritance tax went into effect in 2015, and related statistics for that year were recently made public by the National Tax Agency.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 11, 2017

Flurry of stadium naming rights continues in NPB

Are you going to any games this coming season at ZOZO?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 9, 2017

Film exposes underworld of U.S. kids sold for sex via online classified site Backpage

When Mary Mazzio first heard about middle-school girls from her hometown of Boston suing a website on which they had been sold for sex, the self-described "recovering lawyer" was blown away.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2017

A call heard round the world

U.S. President Donald Trump is proving to be a master of bad diplomacy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 8, 2017

'Green Room': Saulnier runs a red light on violence

The opening aerial shot of "Green Room" soars over the wavy green mass of an Oregon cornfield, before finding a swath through it where a van has swerved off the highway. Inside the van, so shabby you can practically smell the stale beer and B.O., four members of a rough-living punk band, The Ain't Rights,...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2017

Poll gap between Merkel's conservatives and Social Democrats shrinks to 4 percentage points

The lead in voter support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative alliance over the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) shrank to a multiyear low of 4 percentage points, an opinion poll on Sunday showed.
EDITORIALS
Feb 5, 2017

Tax-avoidance adoptions

A Supreme Court decision effectively condones the status quo. But it should lead people to think about the practice of adoption as a tax-reduction measure.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2017

Beijing resident crashes car near Tiananmen Square

A car crashed and overturned near Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing on Friday. Police, cautioning against the spreading of rumors, said the driver had lost control on a slippery road.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2017

Trump's pick for army secretary reportedly drops out

Vincent Viola, a U.S. Army veteran and founder of a high-speed trading firm nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to be secretary of the army, withdrew his name from consideration on Friday, citing his inability to get around Defense Department rules concerning his family businesses, the Military...
EDITORIALS
Feb 3, 2017

Trump's irrational currency remarks

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should correct U.S. President Donald Trump's misguided views on Japan's currency policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2017

With U.S. retreat on climate change, EU looks to China

Faced with a U.S. retreat from international efforts to tackle climate change, European Union officials are looking to China, fearing a leadership vacuum will embolden those within the bloc seeking to slow the fight against global warming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017

Lawyers say U.S. tax plan would break WTO rules

A proposed U.S. corporate tax reform would almost certainly contravene international trade rules if implemented, lawyers have said, risking the biggest dispute in the history of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
WORLD / Society
Feb 2, 2017

Trump 'dismantling dreams' of 26,000 refugees stranded in Kenya, half of them after years of vetting

Somali refugee Ahmed Omar Bihi said on Wednesday that he fears for his wife's sanity following Donald Trump's travel ban and accused the U.S. president of "dismantling all our dreams.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 1, 2017

'It's Only the End of the World': Dolan's fraught, flawed family affair

The word gets bandied around a lot, but genuine cinematic "auteurs" are a rare breed. It's easy to understand the excitement that Xavier Dolan inspires, even before you've watched any of his gloriously overheated films. The Quebecois director — who also writes, edits and sometimes stars in his movies,...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2017

U.S. suffers an excess of intellectual emptiness

Both U.S. President Donald Trump and higher education suffer from a 'storm of outraged ego.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 30, 2017

Samurai Japan's stars have to come to grips with WBC ball

Throwing a baseball isn't rocket science. Unless, apparently, that ball is the official baseball of the World Baseball Classic and is being thrown by a member of Samurai Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 29, 2017

Caroline Kennedy's legacy in Japan will be her message of equality and reconciliation

Caroline Kennedy left a deep impression upon Japan and will long be remembered for her positive role here.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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