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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 19, 2016

McHenry revels in Golden Kings' legacy

Winning a title to close out the Ryukyu Golden Kings' remarkable stretch of sustained excellence in the bj-league put a huge smile on Golden Kings legend Anthony McHenry's face.
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BUSINESS / Economy
May 19, 2016

Sucked into deflation again, Japan's $2 cup noodle binge is sign of the times

Japanese consumers cannot get enough of cup ramen, with spending on them surging by more than a quarter over the past year. That sounds like good news, but for a country still struggling to escape deflation it is a worrying signal.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2016

Chinese jets intercept U.S. military spy plane in an 'unsafe' manner

The Pentagon was investigating the "unsafe" intercept Tuesday of a U.S. spy plane by two Chinese fighter jets in the South China Sea, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 19, 2016

Wall Street bearish on Trump's call to scrap Dodd-Frank reform law

U.S. banking lobbyists said on Wednesday they disagree with presidential candidate Donald Trump's call for a wholesale repeal of President Barack Obama's financial reform law, even though they share his view that it is overly burdensome.
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WORLD / Science & Health
May 19, 2016

California ends mandatory water conservation rules as drought eases

California moved on Wednesday to dramatically roll back strict mandatory water conservation rules imposed at the height of a multiyear drought, after a wet winter eased conditions in parts of the state.
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BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 19, 2016

Mitsubishi Motors scandal was an accident waiting to happen

It's a familiar Japanese corporate ritual: a deep bow before the cameras to atone for wrongdoing. And when it comes to the art of public mea culpa, few companies can top scandal-prone Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2016

Trump talks tough on firms that outsource but also invested in them

Donald Trump has been tough on American companies that have moved jobs to other countries. That hasn't stopped the presumptive Republican presidential nominee from investing in them.
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WORLD
May 19, 2016

U.S. returns to Italy stolen 1493 Columbus letter on Americas discovery

The United States has returned to Italy a rare copy of a letter Christopher Columbus wrote in 1493 describing his discovery of the Americas, after the document was stolen more than 25 years ago and replaced with a forgery.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2016

First Chibok girl kidnapped by Boko Haram found in Nigeria: parents' group

The first of more than 200 schoolgirls missing after being kidnapped by Boko Haram militants from Chibok in northeast Nigeria more than two years ago has been found, a parents' spokesman told the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Wednesday.
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JAPAN
May 18, 2016

Future of learning on display at Tokyo's Educational IT Solutions Expo

From robotics to virtual reality technologies to 3-D printers, advanced, cutting-edge technology was on display at this year's Educational IT Solutions Expo, which kicked off Wednesday in Tokyo's Koto Ward.
JAPAN
May 18, 2016

Japan sketches out action plan to address wage disparity and low pay for care workers

Tokyo adopts a draft blueprint to narrow the wage gap between regular and nonregular workers and address other problems of the aging society.
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BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2016

Analysts watch G-7 ministers for clues on yen intervention

As the U.S. keeps up pressure on Japan not to intervene over the yen, experts will be watching what Group of Seven finance chiefs have to say about Tokyo's readiness to sell the currency in the event that it continues rising.
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BUSINESS
May 18, 2016

U.S. trade chief hoping for TPP approval despite negative rhetoric

The top U.S. trade official is not losing hope for congressional approval of a sweeping pan-Pacific free trade agreement this year despite strong anti-trade rhetoric in the U.S. presidential campaign that may be influencing reluctant lawmakers.
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CULTURE / Film
May 18, 2016

Koreeda discusses before and 'After the Storm'

I've interviewed the director Hirokazu Koreeda several times over the years since we first met at a preview screening of his otherworldly drama "After Life" ("Wonderful Life," 1999). Then and now his answers to even often-asked questions are always thoughtful and considered.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2016

Docomo makes smartphones covertly trackable by Japanese authorities

NTT Docomo says five of its new smartphone models will allow investigative authorities to track the phones' locations without users being aware of it.
EDITORIALS
May 17, 2016

Disaster-proof supply chains

Japanese companies must rethink their supply-chain strategies to make them more resilient to natural disasters.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2016

Rousseff's impeachment will only fan the flames

As is the case in Thailand, Brazil's political crisis is the product of a struggle between the nation's haves and have-nots.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2016

Girls' lives are improving, but not fast enough

The international community must strive to reduce teen pregnancies and enable girls in developing countries to learn, lead, decide and thrive.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2016

Sadiq Khan's democratic Islam

Sadiq Khan's election as mayor of London can and should be seen as a clear victory of enlightened Islam against benighted, reactionary, and intolerant Islam.
CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2016

'Chihiro's Sketch Journey'

Until July 11
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CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2016

The many portraits of an artist as a young, and older, man

As photographer Yasumasa Morimura has predominantly made his name since 1985 in eccentric self-portraiture involving impersonations of famous people, his current exhibition is conceptually and structurally all autobiography. It is a tale serially told through chapters with a beginning, middle-stage developments...
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WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2016

Trump to meet with Kissinger: report

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is scheduled to meet on Wednesday with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing three people close to Trump.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 16, 2016

Two of a kind: complementary compliments 'yasashii' and 'shinsetsu'

Introducing some uses of the adjectives u512a(u3084u3055)u3057u3044 and u89aau5207(u3057u3093u305bu3064)(u306a).
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
May 16, 2016

Government guesthouse in Tokyo opens year-round

Akasaka Palace, a state guesthouse in Tokyo, is now open to the public throughout the year.

Longform

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