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WORLD
Feb 21, 2018

Two-day toll in rebel Ghouta area outside Damascus reportedly 250, highest since 2013

Pro-government forces pounded the rebel-held district of eastern Ghouta outside the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday, in a surge of violence that a war monitor said had killed at least 250 people since Sunday night.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2017

1.34 million Chinese officials have been punished for graft since 2013

China's anti-graft watchdog said roughly 1.34 million lower-ranking officials have been punished since 2013 under President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2015

China sends 14 officials to prison over 2013 oil pipeline blast

China has sentenced 14 former officials at state energy firm Sinopec and the local government to jail for up to five years for their role in a massive oil pipeline explosion in 2013, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 16, 2015

Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death for 2013 attack

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death by a jury on Friday for helping carry out the 2013 attack, which killed three people and wounded 264 in the crowds at the race's finish line.
WORLD
May 1, 2015

Woman is bitten to death by shark off Maui in first fatal attack in Hawaii since 2013

A 65-year-old woman bitten to death by a shark while snorkeling off the Hawaiian island of Maui loved the ocean and went swimming every day, her brother said on Thursday.
JAPAN
May 22, 2014

Tokyo top for tourist joy in 2013, survey says

Tokyo was the world's most satisfying tourist city in 2013, according to a survey by U.S. travel site TripAdvisor.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2014

Only six asylum seekers accepted by Japan in 2013

Just six asylum seekers were granted refugee status by the government last year, the lowest number in 15 years, the Justice Ministry say Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Mar 8, 2014

Blanco out to prove stellar 2013 was no fluke

Tony Blanco was very good in 2013. Ridiculously good even, considering the already solid performer shattered a slew of career highs in one fell swoop.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 6, 2014

The empire strikes back: the top issues for non-Japanese in 2013

2013 saw the enfranchised elite consolidating their power further than has ever been seen in the postwar era, while Japan's disenfranchised peoples slipped ever lower down the totem pole, becoming targets of suspicion, fear and loathing.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2014

Let's score leaders by deeds

2013 has too many anti-heroes. We need to have leading newspapers, universities or think tanks judge world leaders' performances as if they were in a league.
BASKETBALL
Dec 31, 2013

Five Arrows end 2013 on high note

The Takamatsu Five Arrows closed out 2013 with a positive finish: a 63-50 New Year's Eve triumph over the Niigata Albirex BB.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 31, 2013

2013 was an amazing year in tech

If you go by the headlines, the iPhone 5S and Google Glass were the big technology stories of 2013, and Twitter's IPO was the event of the year. The coverage of Glass focused mostly on its privacy implications — not its ability to change the world. And iPhone and Twitter were just more of the same....
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEAR IN REVIEW 2013
Dec 25, 2013

A look back at the year's top 10 Japan news stories

Japan Times editors selected the following domestic stories as the most important in 2013.
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SPORTS / YEAR IN REVIEW 2013
Dec 25, 2013

A look back at the year's top 10 world sports stories

Japan Times editors selected these international sports stories as the most important in 2013.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 23, 2013

Secrets, lies, gaffes, glory: 2013 in quotes

A mix of scandals, achievements, political missteps and commemorations highlighted 2013. Here's a rundown of the quotations that shaped the Year of the Snake.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 21, 2013

Major coaching changes defined 2013

Taking a (recent) trip down memory lane. . . .
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 12, 2013

Slurping opportunities at Ramen Expo 2013

Ramen, Japan's soul food, continues to evolve by the day. It comes in a variety of flavors, with numerous toppings and at different prices. If you're a fan and happen to be in Osaka between Dec. 12 and 25, you are in luck — the Ramen Expo 2013 brings together noodle dishes from all over the country...

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