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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 20, 2016

No-nonsense skipper Baker a good fit for title-contending Nationals

"Do you think you've ended up spoiling the teams you've managed previously?", MAS asked Dusty Baker, during a pregame chat with the Washington Nationals first-year skipper.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2016

Fed is a prisoner of exaggerated expectations

The notion the central bank could orchestrate economic growth was optimistic and unrealistic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2016

Japan steelmakers suffer as China squeezes coal industry, sending fuel price soaring above $200

The nation's steel makers are set to pay for China's effort to manage its coal industry as a surge in metallurgical prices flow through to quarterly supply contracts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 20, 2016

Bitcoin is money, U.S. judge says in case tied to JPMorgan hack

Bitcoin qualifies as money, a federal judge ruled on Monday, in a decision linked to a criminal case over hacking attacks against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other companies.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 20, 2016

India launches first internet hotline to tackle surge in child porn

India on Monday launched its first internet hotline to encourage people to report online child pornography and curb a surge in photographs and videos on the internet showing children being sexually exploited, the founders of the initiative said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 20, 2016

Walls can't stop immigration, culture mix, Pena Nieto tells U.N.

Efforts to stop immigration and the mix of cultures are bound to fail, Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto told a United Nations summit on migrants and refugees on Monday, as his country's northern border has become an issue in the U.S. presidential election campaign.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2016

Chinese paper calls opposition to Myanmar dams 'extreme'

Opposition to Chinese-invested hydropower programs in Myanmar is being orchestrated by "extreme" groups in the country and has heavily damaged joint investment projects, an influential Chinese newspaper wrote on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2016

At least 12 dead, dozens missing in Thailand as tourist boat capsizes

At least 12 people have died and dozens are missing in Thailand after a boat carrying 150 Thai Muslims capsized in the ancient tourist city of Ayutthaya, officials said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 18, 2016

Tokyo's safety claims for Toyosu fish market cleanup getting harder to sell

On Sept. 10, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike revealed that the people in charge of the soil remediation work for the Toyosu market, the relocation site for the famed Tsukiji fish market in Chuo Ward, ignored the recommendations of outside safety experts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2016

Could a President Trump destabilize China?

The knock-on effects of a Trump trade war would be wide, deep and lasting, thrusting China's GDP below 5 percent.
CULTURE / Film
Sep 17, 2016

Yuki Tanada's new film sees the humor in societal changes

The Japanese women directors who have been gaining attention in the past two decades, beginning with frequent Cannes invitee Naomi Kawase, tend to be serious types, understandably. Their struggle for respect and recognition in a male-dominated industry is difficult enough — and goofy comedies are usually...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / PHOTO ESSAY
Sep 17, 2016

The Nagano village that modernity forgot

There is no hot water in Odairajuku, no gas-powered stoves, no fridges and — most importantly — no internet. The nearest supermarket is an hour away by car, and so is the nearest place to get a signal on your phone. But what this tiny village in southern Nagano Prefecture does offer is something...
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 17, 2016

Cancer overtakes heart disease as Australia's biggest killer

Cancer has become Australia's biggest killer, overtaking heart disease for the first time to take more lives than any other ailment, a government health agency said in a report released Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 17, 2016

Say you're sorry: In court with Japan's rascals, killers and dope heads

The Haras were a quiet, rather ordinary Japanese couple — until they resolved to burn down their house and drive themselves and their 20-year-old daughter off a cliff.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Sep 17, 2016

The rise of a toxic machine named fascism

Why not fascism?
EDITORIALS
Sep 17, 2016

Preventing youth suicides

More than 300 schoolchildren take their own lives every year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2016

High court rules Okinawa governor's order to stop U.S. base work 'illegal'

The Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court finds Gov. Takeshi Onaga's cancellation of a landfill work order contravened the law.
Reader Mail
Sep 16, 2016

Privacy a myth in this nation of snoops

Stalking? It's as Japanese as sushi ("Waking up to the menace of stalking" in the Sept. 11 edition). Ninja were professional stalkers and it's in the blood of most Japanese.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2016

North Korea sends a clear message, but who's listening?

North Korea is getting to the point where it'll have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles ready to fly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2016

Hungary's refugee response just the beginning

Global refugees are more numerous today than at any other time since 1950, but in 20 years there will probably be five or 10 times as many — and the borders will be slamming shut everywhere.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2016

Endangered Hawaiian crow shows a knack for tool use

An endangered crow species from Hawaii that already is extinct in the wild displays remarkable proficiency in using small sticks and other objects to wrangle a meal, joining a small but elite group of animals that use tools.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 14, 2016

Expensive drugs threaten to sink Japan's health care system

An aging population is not the only cause of headache for policymakers trying to keep the nation's medical costs down — now they have "superexpensive" drugs to deal with.
WORLD
Sep 14, 2016

Ad thanking Chile's military during dictatorship causes stir

A two-page newspaper advertisement in Chile commemorating members of the armed forces killed during the military dictatorship from 1973 to 1990 is causing a stir in a country still divided by its history.
Trump to order U.S. Education Department abolished, WSJ reports
People walk past the Department of Education building in Washington on Feb. 4.
Trump, claiming Japan guiding yen lower, hints at fresh tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that if Japan and China try to weaken their currencies and put the United States "at a very unfair disadvantage," he could impose fresh tariffs on them.
U.S. Steel seen as key to Nippon Steel's global strategy
Nippon Steel is trying to build its business globally with U.S. Steel as a key component.
Not even Japan is safe from counterfeit luxury goods
While Japan's luxury goods market remains strong, its seconhand resale market is proving just as much a draw for tourists searching for great bargains — as long as they can manage to get their hands on the real deal.
Prince Hisahito's coming-of-age ceremony set for Sept. 6
Prince Hisahito in the city of Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on Feb. 12
Can Shiori Ito’s documentary open Japan’s black box?
Shiori Ito is the first Japanese director to have been nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature film. "Black Box Diaries," which tells the story of her quest for justice following her rape in 2015, hasn't been released in Japan.
Japanese stocks stalled at 1989 levels as investors weigh tariffs and rates
An electronic sign displays the benchmark Nikkei stock average on a street in Tokyo. The stock average has been range-bound between about 38,000 and 40,000 since hitting a new all-time high in July last year.
Redevelopment and resistance in historic Nishiogikubo
Tsuyoshi Mizukoshi, owner of a pub in Nishiogi’s commercial area, is a community organizer who is rallying local residents against the road development plan.
Why the latest Iwate wildfire is so difficult to extinguish
Firefighters work to extinguish the forest fire in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in this screenshot of a video footage from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency on Friday.
Japan’s climate heroes show potential and limits of local initiatives
Hidetaka Ishii, an official at the Chiba Municipal Government, says close coordination with private-sector operators is key for regional decarbonization efforts.

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