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EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2019

Chance to change the World Bank's governance

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim's resignation provides an opportunity to set new standards for professionalism and leadership.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 12, 2019

Eagles announce plans to make Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi world's first cashless stadium

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles want you to leave your cash at home.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 11, 2019

Naomi Osaka's poise key for success at Australian Open

It's often said that getting to the upper echelon of tennis is the easy part.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2019

Hit by tougher standards and falling prices, Japan's cryptocurrency players face a pivotal 2019

Japanese crypto-exchange operators unexpectedly faced major problems last year due to the unprecedented hack in late January of Tokyo-based Coincheck Inc., which lost digital tokens estimated at the time to be worth ¥58 billion and caused commotion across the industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 11, 2019

Japan's 'hostage justice' system

If Japan wants to live up to its reputation as one of the world's most advanced democracies, it needs to modernize its criminal justice system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 11, 2019

Saudi woman's bid to flee family rallies opposition to male guardianship

An 18-year-old Saudi woman's flight from what she said was an abusive family has rallied opposition to the kingdom's male guardianship system, still a major constraint on women despite the conservative Muslim country's efforts to open up.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 11, 2019

White Sox land outfielder Jon Jay, continue pursuit of Manny Machado

The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal with veteran free agent outfielder Jon Jay, the club announced Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 11, 2019

Tsai Ing-wen appoints new premier after Taiwan ruling party's poll defeats spark resignations

Taiwan on Friday appointed the former chairman of its ruling pro-independence party as premier after the incumbent resigned along with the entire Cabinet in response to local election defeats.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 10, 2019

Hakuho and rivals seeking to taste success in opening tournament of new season

After one of the best years in the ring the past couple of decades, sumo heads into the final January tournament of the Heisei Era poised on the edge of its own era change.
EDITORIALS
Jan 10, 2019

Face challenges of a shrinking, aging population

In addition to taking measures to raise the fertility rate, the government should introduce policies geared to the reality that the aging and shrinking of the population will continue for the foreseeable future.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 10, 2019

Mets avoid arbitration with catcher Travis d'Arnaud

The New York Mets and catcher Travis d'Arnaud has agreed to a one-year, $3,515,000 deal to avoid salary arbitration, according to published reports on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 10, 2019

Beijing announces deployment of 'carrier killer' missile after U.S. warship sails near South China Sea islets

Beijing has announced that its so-called carrier killer anti-ship missile has been deployed to the country's northwest, just a day after the U.S. Navy sailed a warship past disputed islands in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2019

Trump's pick for top lawyer will let Robert Mueller finish Russia probe, says GOP's Lindsey Graham

President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, has said he will allow special counsel Robert Mueller to finish the investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2019

Is Beijing's patience wearing thin on Taiwan?

China may be reaching for the moon, but Xi's latest speach is a reminder that its top territorial ambition lies much closer to home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2019

Angry, abusive protests bring Britain's Brexit divide to Parliament's doorstep

Some protesters wrap themselves in the flag of the European Union and noisily interrupt politicians' television appearances. Others yell "Nazi" and "traitor."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 9, 2019

For Japan, the fear is real that May's Brexit deal will get shot down

Prime Minister Abe will tell Theresa May that Japan has a lot riding on Brexit when he meets with her mere days before Parliament votes on her EU divorce plan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2019

Last year was fourth-warmest and man-made greenhouse gases rose, says EU's Copernicus

Last year was the fourth warmest on record, extending a scorching streak driven by a build-up of man-made greenhouse gases, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 8, 2019

The toxic influence of Japan's rural political interest groups

It's time to reduce the political power of Japan's dwindling rural, primary-sector interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2019

Think small to denuclearize North Korea

New Year's traditions differ across the Pacific. Americans break out bottles of champagne and wake up with headaches and fuzzy memories. Koreans try to maintain sobriety in order to bow to family elders on Jan. 1 and receive blessings for the peace, prosperity and health of their entire clan. Such cultural...
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2019

'I am innocent' and 'unfairly detained': Carlos Ghosn in first court appearance

Wearing a navy suit, a haggard-looking Ghosn — handcuffed and with a rope tied around his waist — told his side of the story in a Tokyo courtroom Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 8, 2019

Kei Nishikori poised to have deep run in Melbourne after ending title drought

Joy, elation, exuberance.
WORLD
Jan 8, 2019

U.S. top court rules Exxon must hand over papers to aid probe into what it knew about climate change

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for Massachusetts' attorney general to obtain records from Exxon Mobil Corp. to probe whether the oil company for decades concealed its knowledge of the role fossil fuels play in climate change.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2019

Ministry earmarks subsidies totaling ¥20 million to set up translation systems for foreign students at schools

The education ministry plans to set up a new subsidy system for prefectures and large cities that offer detailed support to foreign students attending public elementary and junior high schools and their parents through the use of multilingual translation systems.

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