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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Dec 23, 2019

Kazuhisa Ishii making moves during busy offseason for Rakuten

Kazuhisa Ishii did not become the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' general manger in 2018 to just sit back and be idle.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2019

Laboring under the illusion of a rules-based global order

International law today is powerful against the powerless, and powerless against the powerful.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2019

North Korea: Agree, but verify

Verification is an indispensable element in the step-by-step denuclearization of North Korea.
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MULTIMEDIA
Dec 22, 2019

December 23, 2019

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 21, 2019

Shihoko Ura: A chronicle of caring, teaching and food blogging

A chance encounter with a schoolboy in Australia led a trained nurse to start teaching Japanese and then blog about Japanese food.
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CULTURE / Stage
Dec 21, 2019

Review: 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' at the New National Theatre, Tokyo

A truly entertaining production of “The Nutcracker” should leave you questioning whether the performance was just a dream. “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” a take on the holiday classic staged by the New National Theatre, Tokyo, in the run-up to Christmas, is no exception. Performed for the...
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 20, 2019

Alvark whip Susanoo Magic

The Alvark Tokyo outplayed the Shimane Susanoo Magic on Friday night and earned an 89-55 series-opening victory on the road.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 20, 2019

In the age of smartphones, Japanese schoolchildren's eyesight is worst on record, health ministry finds

From elementary to high school, children in Japan are breaking records for bad eyesight, an education ministry health survey showed Friday.
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BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 20, 2019

Japan's sweeping stock market overhaul seen sparking mergers and acquisitions

The biggest overhaul of Japan's equity market in decades may be set to spur a wave of mergers and acquisitions.
EDITORIALS
Dec 20, 2019

The stalled restart of idled reactors

The government needs to make an honest assessment of the situation surrounding nuclear power in this country and think again whether its nuclear energy plan is feasible.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 20, 2019

Behind the rise of Japan's recluses

A lack of economic ambition is increasing the trend of 'hikikomori.'
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PRESS / Events
Dec 20, 2019

第2回Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム実践者交流会『SDGsを里山里海で考える』申し込み受付中!

 Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム(代表:末松弥奈子、株式会社ジャパンタイムズ・ 代表取締役会長)は三重県志摩市と共催し、2020年2月23日(日)、24日(月・祝)に『第2回Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム実践者交流会』を開催します。...
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MORE SPORTS
Dec 19, 2019

Tokai University aims for more Hakone ekiden glory

Tokai University stunned a national audience by capturing its first-ever Hakone ekiden title with a tournament record at the last edition in January.
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BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2019

Japan ekes out progress in a turbulent year of politicized trade

World trade continued to plunge into chaos this year, as U.S. President Donald Trump continued to petrify trading partners around the world with his unpredictable presidency.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 19, 2019

Alvark's Takeki Shonaka playing key role as a backup

When opportunity knocks, Takeki Shonaka is ready to answer the call.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 19, 2019

Villains or visionaries? Hedge funds short companies they say 'greenwash'

Tens of trillions of global investment dollars are pouring into companies touting robust environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials. Now short-sellers spy an opportunity.
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BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2019

Airbus sees strong sales haul this year on Asia demand and long-range A321

Airbus is on course to end 2019 with a rise in its order backlog after netting more sales than deliveries across its major products, a senior executive said on Wednesday, thanks partly to strong demand in Asia.
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MULTIMEDIA
Dec 18, 2019

December 19, 2019

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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 18, 2019

Japan, a kingmaker for Indo-Pacific trade deals

The future of the RCEP depends on how Tokyo will approach India's withdrawal.

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