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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2015

Confederate flag flap is one of many such disputes worldwide

Around the world, countries have long struggled with questions about flags similar to those faced by South Carolina, which is under pressure to remove a Confederate flag from its statehouse in the wake of the shootings that killed nine people at a black church.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 24, 2015

Source: Dolphins owners, Qatar teaming up to buy Formula One stake

RSE Ventures, which owns the Miami Dolphins NFL team, is joining forces with Qatar to buy a controlling stake in Formula One in a deal worth $7-8 billion, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2015

Massachusetts creator of iconic pink lawn flamingo dies at 79

The Massachusetts man who invented the plastic pink flamingo lawn ornament, which went from a 1960s craze to a kitsch icon, died this week aged 79, his widow said on Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2015

Time to move bilateral ties forward

Japan and South Korea need to tackle their differences in earnest and move bilateral ties forward.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2015

Ecuador now exporting its kangaroo courts

These days, whenever the Organization of American States convenes — as it did last week in Washington for its 45th general assembly — magical thinking takes over.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2015

Chinese investors are swimming in a bubble

The belief that China can prevent the crash of a market already defying the most wildly optimistic of economic scenarios is mistaken.
JAPAN / History / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2015

In Okinawa, battle continues over the islands' role in national security

It was apparent at Tuesday's ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa that the past has not faded into history, with issues related to the U.S. military causing tension and sharp differences of opinion with Tokyo over the prefecture's role in maintaining regional...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2015

Toyota finds air bags in demand on India's deadly roads

Toyota Motor Corp. has found that customers don't mind paying more for safety on the world's deadliest roads.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2015

Parachute jump from One World Trade Center nets three convictions

Three men who jumped with parachutes from the top of One World Trade Center were convicted of criminal charges on Monday in their plunge from America's tallest building.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2015

Diet session extended through September as Abe aims to pass contentious security bills

Abe and Komeito's leader decide to extend the Diet session by the most days in postwar history in a bid to enact the controversial security bills.
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2015

End Okinawans' suffering

The suffering of Okinawans continues 70 years after the Battle of Okinawa ended.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 22, 2015

Let your green-eyed monster loose with 'urayamashii'

Today we introduce the proper use of the adjective u3046u3089u3084u307eu3057u3044, meaning 'jealous' or 'envious.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 22, 2015

Future looking bright for Japanese men's basketball

It may not happen right away, but Japan's men's basketball looks set to go nowhere but up.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2015

Consumers worldwide most impressed by Japan's robotics

When people around the world think of what Japan does best, robot technology tops the list, beating out anime and washoku Japanese cuisine, according to a survey by advertising giant Dentsu.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 22, 2015

In show of unity, Renzi, Hollande dismiss claims of tensions over migrant crisis

Italy's prime minister and France's president put on a show of unity on Sunday, dismissing suggestions of tensions between their countries over handling the waves of migrants landing on Southern Europe's shores.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2015

China's the reason why U.S. needs the TPP

The Trans-Pacific Partnership will make the U.S. stronger in the cool war it's waging with China.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Jun 20, 2015

Clarke’s legendary records still resonate 50 years later

Nearly three weeks after American sprinter Henry Carr's passing, another iconic runner from the 1964 Tokyo Games has passed away.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jun 20, 2015

Medaka: the fish that helps us understand gender

The diminutive medaka (Japanese rice fish) have been kept as pets since the Edo Period (1603-1868). They are hardy animals, an important quality for a pet, and they naturally occur in a variety of colors, including gold. They have distinctive, some say attractive, eyes (for a fish) — indeed, medaka...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2015

Giants hurler Mikolas baffles Dragons for seven innings

Miles Mikolas talked about his new haircut, getting into a footrace against Takahiro Suzuki and got a kiss from his wife, Lauren, on the field with more than 40,000 people screaming in the stands.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 20, 2015

Yano off to quick start after move to Fighters

Over the years, foreign players on the 11 other teams in Japan besides the Yomiuri Giants have talked about the depth of the Giants and how good some of the Kyojin reserve players could be if the they played for another Central or Pacific League club.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 20, 2015

Slain Charleston pastor to blame for gun deaths, says National Rifle Association executive

A National Rifle Association executive in Texas has come under fire for suggesting that a South Carolina lawmaker and pastor who was slain with eight members of his congregation bears some of the blame for his opposition to permitting concealed handguns in church.
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2015

Tokyo — world's most livable city?

Tokyo has a lot going for it, but saying it's the world's most livable city risks ignoring a multitude of problems, many of which stem from the city's overwhelming size.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 19, 2015

Temp workers dealt blow as dispatch bill clears Lower House

Opposition lawmakers leave in protest as the Lower House passes a bill to let companies use temporary workers as long as they want instead of hiring them full time.
Standoff in the skies: Witnessing an unsafe intercept over the South China Sea
A Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy helicopter is seen from aboard a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft in the skies above Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Feb. 18.
Six-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA great Diana Taurasi retires
Diana Taurasi celebrates after winning her sixth Olympic gold medal with Team USA at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024,
Itochu drops Seven & I buyout, putting Couche-Tard back in limelight
Itochu dropping its Seven & I Holdings buyout plan would place Alimentation Couche-Tard’s offer back in the limelight.
Prince Hisahito's coming-of-age ceremony set for Sept. 6
Prince Hisahito in the city of Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on Feb. 12
Japan records fewest births on record, deepening demographic crisis
The number of newborns in 2024 fell 5% from the previous year to 720,988, extending a nine-year streak of declines, according to preliminary population data released Thursday by the health ministry.
Nils Nielsen's vision for Nadeshiko Japan comes to life at SheBelieves Cup
Nadeshiko Japan celebrates after winning the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday.
Famed artist Takashi Murakami partners with MLB for Tokyo Series
A model wears items that are part of Takashi Murakami's collaboration with MLB.
Oscar-nominated documentaries put Japan under the microscope
Journalist and filmmaker Shiori Ito made the documentary “Black Box Diaries” about her years-long battle to find justice following her sexual assault.
Jose Ando's rapid rise from first pages to the Akutagawa Prize
Jose Ando purposefully wrote his Akutagawa Prize-winning novel “Dtopia” to be accessible to an audience beyond Japan and to spark conversations about race, gender and the effects of modern entertainment.
Standoff in the skies: Witnessing an unsafe intercept over the South China Sea
A Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy helicopter is seen from aboard a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft in the skies above Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Feb. 18.

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The building of new high-rise residential buildings has some alarmed that they could empty and fall into disrepair as Japan's population shrinks.
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