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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 2, 2016

Seeing 2015 through a fragmented media lens

Media literacy means understanding that objective reality is impossible to comprehend, and that the best you can do to make sense of the world is to know how to interpret signals. Part of that process is identifying what's at stake: Newspapers and broadcasters have parties they think they need to please,...
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 2, 2016

In Abe's Japan, a woman's place is on the margins

On Dec. 16, Japan's Supreme Court struck a blow for patriarchy by refusing to strike down the law requiring married couples to adopt one surname, a regulation that weighs disproportionately on women since in almost all cases they adopt their husband's family name. For career women, this requirement burdens...
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 2, 2016

Okuma escapes assassination attempt; League to instill Bushido spirit in lawmakers; World's largest 'new town' planned; Allies bomb Iraq

| THE JAPAN TIMES100 YEARS AGO
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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 2, 2016

Premier League lacking top players

There is no pleasing some people. When Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United were dominating the Premier League, English football was called predictable.
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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 2, 2016

Golden Kings continue winning tradition

The Ryukyu Golden Kings have been so good for so long that they've maintained a winning formula for nearly a decade.
EDITORIALS
Jan 2, 2016

Education deserves more attention

The government's conservative agenda is exposed by the rise in defense spending while funding for education remains static.
Reader Mail
Jan 2, 2016

Remembering St. Luis Ibaraki

The Living Past column titled "Japan's 'Christian century' failed to blossom" in the Dec. 20 edition made me ponder one aspect of our history in Japan. The writer of the article says that for the Japanese "... there is no 'beyond' (transcending man and nature)."
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 1, 2016

China creates three new military units in push to modernize army

China has created three new military units and will update equipment as well as modernizing its command structure, state media said Friday, as part of a major overhaul of the armed forces announced by President Xi Jinping in November.
EDITORIALS
Dec 31, 2015

The 'comfort women' agreement

The 'comfort women' accord may only be the beginning of a process that will test Japan and South Korea's readiness to overcome differences and build mutual trust.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 31, 2015

Tokyo running events for the casual jogger

If watching the Tokyo-Hakone ekiden inspires you to test your own running ability, you could try your luck at a number of other races in the capital in January.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 31, 2015

Why Abe's 'womenomics' program isn't working

There is a contradiction between the demands of 'womenomics' and Abe's call for women to have more babies.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2015

Neighbor of San Bernardino gunman indicted on terrorism charge

A former neighbor accused of supplying assault rifles to the couple who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, was indicted Wednesday on charges of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 31, 2015

Strange bedfellows bump against each other in Taiwan elections

White Wolf, an ex-criminal gang leader who is running for Taiwan's parliament, found himself squashed in a lift with a gaggle of young women who support one of Taiwan's most famous heavy-metal singers and outspoken China critic, Freddy Lim.
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WORLD
Dec 31, 2015

New Year's to see less-bright City of Light as terror-wary Paris scrubs fireworks, abstains

Authorities in Paris, with an eye to security following the November attacks by armed militants, are shortening a New Year video light show at the Arc de Triomphe at midnight on Thursday and cancelling a fireworks display to keep down crowds.
WORLD
Dec 31, 2015

Mate-hunting Oregon owl may not give hoot about politics but won't stop attacking state capitol workers

An owl that achieved notoriety last winter for attacking joggers in an Oregon park has returned and is now turning its talons on government workers, state officials said on Wednesday.
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WORLD
Dec 31, 2015

700 Islamic State fighters still believed hiding in IED-infested Ramadi, thwarting civilian return

About 700 Islamic State fighters were believed to be hiding in the center and eastern outskirts of Ramadi on Wednesday, three days after Iraqi government forces claimed victory over the militants in the western city, the U.S.-led coalition said.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 30, 2015

China eyes huge deficit to cushion reforms, slowing growth

China could run its biggest budget deficit in perhaps half a century next year as leaders turn to government spending to arrest the slowdown in the economy, policy advisers say, after a year of easing monetary policy has brought disappointing results.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2015

A common thread in 2015's list of ludicrousness

Some of America's most ludicrous events in 2015 were the result of a collapse of judgment in, and the infantilization of society by, government.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2015

New year's resolutions for the global economy

Global growth doesn't promise to be much better in 2016 than it was this year, but policy changes could boost incomes and expand opportunities for people everywhere.
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WORLD
Dec 30, 2015

Missouri flood death toll hits 13 as storms ravage U.S. midsection; quakes knock out power

Missouri residents struggled through a fourth straight day of storms on Tuesday, fighting rising floodwaters that inundated homes, forced evacuations and closed highways and even part of the Mississippi River.
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WORLD
Dec 30, 2015

Islamic State leader with links to Paris attacks 'mastermind' killed in targeted air strike in Syria: Pentagon

A U.S.-led coalition has killed 10 Islamic State leaders in the past month with targeted air strikes, including individuals linked to last month's attacks in Paris, a spokesman for the coalition said on Tuesday.

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