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TENNIS
Jan 24, 2017

Venus turns back clock, makes semifinals

Venus Williams continued her astonishing late-career revival by felling Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) on Tuesday to reach her first Australian Open semifinal in 14 years and become the oldest woman to reach the last four at Melbourne Park in the Open era.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2017

Japan should push back if Trump acts on 'wrong' economic policies: Abe adviser

Japan should push back if U.S. President Donald Trump bases trade and other economic policy on "wrong economics," an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Reuters in an unusually direct expression of concern about potential protectionism.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2017

China gets assertive, has warships tour Gulf Arab states amid Trump's 'America First' shift

Chinese warships have embarked on a tour of Gulf Arab states for the first time in six years as Beijing has signaled a desire to play a bigger role on the global stage.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2017

How space could trigger an economic crisis

The World Economic Forum's annual assessment of global risks, published this month, rates extreme weather events as the most likely risk to the world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 21, 2017

When pollen attacks! Experts reveal new approaches to combating hay fever

With the allergy season just around the corner, we examine the latest attempts to stem one of the country's most irritating problems.
EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2017

Relief for Minamata victims

The government has done a poor job of identifying and providing relief to victims of Minamata disease.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2017

Why hacking Trump might not be easy

Donald Trump's quip about using couriers instead of email may not be such a bad idea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 21, 2017

U.S. asks South Korea to arrest brother of former U.N. chief Ban

The U.S. government has asked South Korea to arrest a brother of former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on charges that he engaged in a bribery scheme to carry out the sale of a Vietnamese building complex, a U.S. prosecutor said on Friday.
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JAPAN
Jan 20, 2017

Koike targets former governor Ishihara in Toyosu probe

The Tokyo governor seeks answers in court as to whether her predecessor caused the Tsukiji fish market relocation fiasco.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 20, 2017

Guardiola looking for right formula after Everton rout

As Manchester City was being taught a football lesson by Everton last Sunday, the television cameras panned to Pep Guardiola in the visitors' dugout. For the most decorated manager over the past 10 years Guardiola cut a strangely sad figure, sitting motionless, a man alone with his thoughts as Everton's...
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2017

China's growth obsession leaves toxic legacy

China's addiction to stop-go economic policies is leaving a legacy of environmental destruction.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 19, 2017

First All-Star Game makes strong impression

The unification of the NBL, NBDL and bj-league to create the B. League represented a big step forward for men's pro basketball in Japan.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2017

Homeless Korean casino gambling addicts signal warning for Japan

Four years ago, Kim Jong-gu went to the South Korean mountain town of Sabuk to find out why his 30-something daughter kept asking him for money.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 18, 2017

Shinya Tsukamoto and the song of 'Silence'

Since his early films, such as "Tetsuo: The Iron Man" (1989) and "Tetsuo II: Body Hammer" (1992), pioneered the cyberpunk genre with a crazed energy and invention, Shinya Tsukamoto has had a reputation as Japanese cinema's outlaw. While doing the occasional work for hire, he has stayed outside the industry...
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 18, 2017

Trump's options for weakening dollar extend far beyond tweeting

Donald Trump may have a point: the dollar is indeed strong. Judging from the Federal Reserve's own trade-weighted dollar index, the U.S. currency is now around 7 percent above its four-decade average.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2017

Xi says China is willing to help resolve Ukraine crisis

China is willing to play a constructive role in seeking a political resolution to the crisis over Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Ukrainian counterpart on Tuesday, adding that he considers the Eastern European country a friend.
WORLD
Jan 18, 2017

Canadian energy firms at bigger risk from cyber, bomb attacks, spy agency says

Canada's main spy agency last year warned energy companies about an increasing risk of cyber espionage and attacks on pipelines, oil storage and shipment facilities and power transmission towers using homemade explosives, according to a classified document obtained by Reuters.
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WORLD
Jan 18, 2017

Islamic State seen grabbing more civilians as hold on Mosul crumbles

Iraqi special forces pushed deeper into Islamic State-held districts in eastern Mosul and army units fought the insurgents inside a military base in the city's north, officials said during the day on Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 17, 2017

Easing Asia-Pacific tensions

Improved Japan-China relations will be all the more important given the shadow of uncertainty over the international political landscape cast by the incoming U.S. administration of Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2017

Keep human rights a part of U.S.' Asia policy

Human rights must not fall through the cracks among America's efforts in Asia under the Trump regime.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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