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Sep 9, 2017

BigBlue continue to progress

IBM BigBlue players and staff were ecstatic after the game and head coach Shinzo Yamada delightfully tapped their shoulders, thanking them for their effort.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2017

Lawmaker Yamao resigns from the DP after alleged extramarital affair deepens opposition party's crisis

Long considered a rising star, Shiori Yamao exits the Democratic Party amid an emerging scandal, dealing a blow to the nascent leadership of the struggling opposition.
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BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2017

Trump sours on Cohn for Fed chair, looks at several candidates: sources

President Donald Trump is considering many candidates to head up the Federal Reserve and has soured on nominating his top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, to lead the central bank, according to sources close to the White House and an administration official.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017

North Korea and U.S. leadership

The challenge in North Korea is not just a nuclear crisis. It is a crisis of the quality of U.S. leadership.
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JAPAN
Sep 4, 2017

Tokyo to launch tours of Toyosu market to dispel food contamination fears

Hoping to dispel food safety fears, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will start holding regular tours of the new Central Wholesale Market in Toyosu later this month.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2017

China reluctant to press North Korea with further sanctions, seeks more from West

North Korea's latest nuclear test is likely to pile more pressure on China to take tough action against its neighbor, but Beijing already doubts economic sanctions will work and says it is not its sole responsibility to rein in Pyongyang.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2017

Merkel seen surviving challenger's onslaught to win TV debate ahead of elections

Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to hold her ground in a television debate ahead of German elections, under attack from her Social Democrat (SPD) rival on refugee policy, ties with Turkey and her handling of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 2, 2017

Happy history in China, the land of the politically repressed

Talk about negative nation branding! With the Cambridge University Press affair, Chinese authorities have really outdone themselves in drawing attention to their fear of history.
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LIFE / Travel
Sep 1, 2017

Iriomote: Remote island is home to a unique state of mind

Approaching the house of 80-year-old Akiko Ishigaki, a three-legged dog rises to signal our arrival.
Reader Mail
Sep 1, 2017

Obama's 'death fell from the sky' line

Speechwriter Ben Rhodes gives his former boss, U.S. President Barrack Obama, full credit for a memorable line in the president's May 2016 Hiroshima speech ("Ex-Obama adviser rips Trump's diplomacy," in the Aug. 21 edition). Is he distancing himself from a piece of ugly wordsmithing?
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2017

Iraqi colonel: Fighting near Tal Afar much worse than Mosul's Old City, like 'gates of hell'

Iraqi forces battling to retake the small town of al-'Ayadiya where militants fleeing Tal Afar have entrenched themselves said on Tuesday the fighting is "multiple times worse" than the battle for Mosul's old city.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 26, 2017

Retiring coach Richardson leaves lasting legacy on Golden Kings, Okinawa basketball

Successful organizations have people who inspire others and encourage them to build an environment where success is a top priority.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 26, 2017

New honor for Olympic legend Mills

Legendary distance runner Billy Mills, whose performance at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics catapulted him to global fame, is receiving a special honor close to home.
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JAPAN
Aug 25, 2017

Japanese defense chief expresses concern after Chinese bombers fly off Kii Peninsula for first time

Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera expressed concern Friday after China carried out an unprecedented military drill a day earlier that took six of its bombers close to Japanese territory.
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PRESS / Publications
Aug 25, 2017

『ジャパンタイムズ社説集』最新号発売

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役社長:堤丈晴)は、『ジャパンタイムズ社説集2017年上半期』を出版しました。
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 23, 2017

Thinking the unthinkable: Japan's stocks slip free of yen's grip

It's still early, but there are signs Japan's equity market is approaching escape velocity when it comes to a force that has entranced it for years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2017

'Great Again' is Trump's magic Twitter mantra

U.S. President Donald Trump's favorite phrase never seems to lose its power on the Twittersphere.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2017

U.K. academic publisher reposts blocked China articles after outcry

A leading British academic publisher that bowed to pressure from Beijing to block online access to hundreds of scholarly articles in China reversed its position and reposted the material on Monday, following an outcry over academic freedom.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 21, 2017

Podcasts for learning Japanese on the go

We spoke to the founders of two successful, but hugely contrasting podcast shows for Japanese learners.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 21, 2017

Let's discuss smoking regulations in Japan

Will the 2020 Tokyo Olympics be smoking-free?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2017

Japan's scientists develop superthin nano sensors that may be the next big advance in wearable tech

A team of scientists has developed a superthin electronic sensor that can attach directly to human skin — technology that could be used in the fields of medicine, nursing and sports science.
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CULTURE / Books
Aug 20, 2017

Tracing James Lee Byars' time in Japan

I first met James Lee Byars in Kyoto in early 1967 and, at his invitation, participated in his "performance." At the time I didn't know that he'd been back and forth between Japan and the U.S. for nearly a decade already. I was also unaware that he had already done one-man shows and taken part in independent...
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WORLD
Aug 18, 2017

Wildfire-ravaged parts of Portugal declared state of public calamity

Parts of Portugal, beset by its deadliest summer of wildfires in living memory, were declared in a state of public calamity on Thursday as the government put emergency services on alert for further outbreaks.
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Aug 17, 2017

Japan sprinters hungry for greater success

Another medal-earning feat by the Japan men's 4x100-meter relay team at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London was certainly an encouraging sign, and now it hopes to achieve its ultimate goal: winning a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2017

North Korea likely can produce its own missile engines without imports: U.S. intelligence

North Korea likely has the ability to produce its own missile engines and intelligence suggests it does not need to rely on imports, U.S. intelligence officials said on Tuesday.
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 14, 2017

Let's discuss children with disabilities in schools

Takashi Ono, who has cerebral palsy, can hardly move his body or speak.
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WORLD / Society
Aug 14, 2017

Social injustices caused Charlottesville melee victim to weep, her boss says

Heather Heyer came to downtown Charlottesville with her friends to make a stand against white nationalists who converged on the Virginia college town to demand the city keep a statue honoring a Confederate war hero, her boss said on Sunday.

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