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WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2016

U.S. knew of Russia's DNC hacking plan a year ago

U.S. intelligence officials told top congressional leaders a year ago that Russian hackers were attacking the Democratic Party, three sources familiar with the matter said Thursday, but the lawmakers were unable to tell the targets about the hacking because the information was so secret.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2016

Reid says Clinton will back Obama's Supreme Court pick

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said on Thursday he believed Hillary Clinton would stick with President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee if she won the Nov. 8 presidential election.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Aug 12, 2016

Cabinet Office view of 2014 economy contraction differs from BOJ take

The official view in Japan for more than a year has been that the economy contracted in 2014 after a sales-tax hike stunted consumer spending. A new analysis from economists at the central bank paints a very different picture, suggesting that gross domestic product actually grew 2.4 percent.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2016

Clinton, Kaines to release tax returns amid Trump's refusal

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will release her 2015 tax returns and her running mate, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, will release the last 10 years of their tax returns within days, according to a source close to Clinton.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2016

Taiwan police take aim at Pokemon gamers driven to distraction

The launch of the "Pokemon Go" game in Taiwan has sparked a sharp rise in traffic violations by commuters using their smartphones to play while driving.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 11, 2016

Feel the spirits of the season at haunted houses

It's the Bon holiday season and there's a new "Ghostbusters" film on the way, which means spirits are likely on the minds of people in Japan. With that in mind, we checked out a few haunted houses in case you're looking for a summer scare.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2016

One path to leadership in China is now closed

Instead of sharing power across factions as his two predecessors did, Xi Jinping is consolidating power for himself.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2016

Missile spat can't diminish China's K-pop love

In the war for Chinese hearts and minds, South Korean soap stars are clearly the winners.
WORLD / Society
Aug 11, 2016

Lesbians sue New Jersey for insisting on sex with a man to prove infertility

Four lesbian women are suing a U.S. state for discrimination for insisting women have unprotected sex with a man to prove they are infertile and claim insurance cover for treatment.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 11, 2016

World champ Hoshi settles for bronze in 200 butterfly

Natsumi Hoshi claimed a first swimming medal for Japan's women at the Rio Olympics with bronze in the 200-meter butterfly on Wednesday night.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2016

Tiny bead from Bulgaria may be world's oldest gold artifact

It may be just a tiny gold bead — 4 mm (1/8 inch) in diameter — but it is an enormous discovery for Bulgarian archaeologists who say they have found Europe's — and probably the world's — oldest gold artifact.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2016

EU nations' red lines for Brexit: a first look

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May faces a daunting array of demands from European Union nations when the time comes to negotiate Britain's relationship with the bloc, an analysis of the 27 other members shows.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 10, 2016

Views from Tokyo: What are your hopes and expectations for the Rio Olympics?

People out and about in the capital talk about their predictions for the Rio games and Tokyo's turn as host city in 2020.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 10, 2016

'Race': Jesse Owens, the winner against all odds

Now that the Olympic Games are underway, it's a good time to delve into the history of some of the great athletes of the past — in this case, U.S. track-and-field legend Jesse Owens, who astonished the world by winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2016

Poor prospects for Russia's flirtation with fascism

Western powers need not undermine or destroy Putin's Russia; they simply need to outlive it.
OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2016

Sakai takes silver in 200 butterfly; Phelps claims 20th, 21st gold medals of career

Masato Sakai claimed silver after coming out of nowhere to almost deny Michael Phelps his 20th Olympic gold medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Rio Games on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2016

China suspends work on $15 billion nuclear waste processing plant following protests

The city of Lianyungang in east China has suspended preliminary work on a nuclear waste processing plant following days of protests, it said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 10, 2016

Chinese testing virtual reality classrooms and computer-based adaptive teaching

Deep within a building shaped like the starship Enterprise, a little-known company is working on the future of education in Fuzhou, China. Vast banks of servers are amassing a database that will be used to build intimate profiles of millions of kids by recording them at work and play, tracking their...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 10, 2016

Wise Owl Hostels Tokyo

“What you need is a mediocre amount of sleep. It should be a good, short sleep from an exhausting, enriched experience. No time for sleep. Experience Tokyo.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2016

Syrian regime, Hezbollah allies blast Aleppo rebel positions but gains denied

Syrian government forces and their allies bombarded insurgents in southwestern Aleppo on Tuesday, close to where rebels recently opened a corridor into the city's opposition-held eastern sector, pro-Damascus media reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2016

Taliban tightens grip on Helmand province as Kabul focuses on Islamic State

The Taliban are tightening their noose around the capital of disputed Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, which has seen sustained fighting, residents and local officials say.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2016

World champ Nagase settles for judo bronze on frustrating day for Japan

Japan endured a day of slim pickings on the Rio Olympic judo mat Tuesday as men's 81-kg world champion Takanori Nagase was forced to settle for bronze and Miku Tashiro missed out on a medal entirely in the women's 63-kg competition.
EDITORIALS
Aug 9, 2016

Faltering regional revitalization

The Abe administration's regional revitalization policy has done little to close the growing gap in wealth and population between the large metropolitan areas and the rest of the nation.

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Pedestrians commute through Shibuya Station in central Tokyo, an area that is almost never devoid of people.
As the rest of Japan shrinks, Tokyo grows