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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
May 20, 2019

Stanka's family reunited with '64 MVP trophy

Joe Stanka's Pacific League MVP trophy was missing for over 30 years.
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BUSINESS / Tech
May 20, 2019

Top U.S. tech companies begin to cut off vital Huawei supplies

The impact of the Trump administration's threats to choke Huawei Technologies Co. reverberated across the global supply chain on Monday, hitting some of the biggest component-makers.
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LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
May 19, 2019

Changing the way we do things

From keeping your touch screen free of potato-chip grease to using tap cards to gain access to exclusive online content, the smartphone keeps changing the way we go about life.
EDITORIALS
May 19, 2019

Enabling people to work until 70

Various challenges lie ahead to keep senior citizens motivated to work longer and under decent conditions.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 19, 2019

The distribution revolution

Internet shopping provides benefits to both sellers and consumers, and should be regarded as the main player in the third revolution in the distribution of goods.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2019

North Korea asks U.N. chief to address ship seizure by 'gangster' U.S.

North Korea has asked United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to deal with the "illegal" seizure of one of its cargo ships by the United States, state media has said.
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WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2019

Venezuela's Maduro says Norway talks sought 'peaceful agenda' with opposition

Talks in Norway this week with representatives of Venezuela's government and the opposition sought to "build a peaceful agenda" for the crisis-stricken South American country, President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2019

U.S. says it may scale back some Huawei trade restrictions

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it may soon scale back restrictions on Huawei Technologies after this week's blacklisting would have made it nearly impossible for the Chinese company to service its existing customers.
WORLD / Society
May 18, 2019

U.S. men avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of #MeToo movement

Women's careers are being held back as men in the United States avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of the #MeToo movement, women's rights group LeanIn.org said on Friday.
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WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2019

Boris Johnson slim, trimmed and ready to fight for power

For a man who has made his name as a comical shambles, cracking jokes on talk-shows and scruffing up his famous blond mop, Boris Johnson is taking a deadly serious approach to his work.
EDITORIALS
May 17, 2019

U.S. lowers the boom on Huawei

The U.S.-China showdown is just beginning and it promises to be a rough ride.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 17, 2019

Tigers' Pierce Johnson striving to improve his Japanese

Sitting in the Hanshin Tigers' bullpen has given Pierce Johnson a chance to pick up some new things. Namely, his teammates have been teaching him some Japanese during their downtime, and he's already imagining the possibilities of having a new language in his arsenal.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 17, 2019

With health insurance and time off, empowered sex workers in Thailand battle stigma

A group of women sit around a table making dream catchers with colorful bits of yarn, chatting about their families, work and the thick smog enveloping the city of Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand.
Japan Times
May 17, 2019

Yamaha Motor Produces 10 Millionth Motorcycle in India

IWATA, May 17, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) today announced that its Indian motorcycle manufacturing subsidiary India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. (IYM) has reached a total accumulated production volume of 10 million units.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 16, 2019

Japanese courts to use web meetings to connect judges and lawyers in suit preparations

District courts in Tokyo and seven other cities will begin using web meetings in February 2020 to connect judges and lawyers online to help make necessary preparations for lawsuits easier, according to judicial sources.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 16, 2019

Jets star Yuki Togashi looks back on banner season, expresses excitement about future

For sure, the game the Chiba Jets Funabashi lost on Saturday was a big one.
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BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 16, 2019

Okinawa's Orion Breweries debuts first chūhai lineup with regional fruit twist

Orion Breweries Ltd. launched its first lineup of canned chūhai — a drink typically made of shōchū or vodka mixed with a nonalcholic beverage — on Tuesday, seeking to win over young drinkers who are increasingly drawn to the beverages and away from beer.
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BUSINESS
May 16, 2019

Trump weighs six-month window for Japan and EU to agree cuts in auto imports into U.S. before tariffs

The U.S. president will refrain from imposing tariffs for up to six months as trade negotiations with both parties are underway.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 16, 2019

Understanding the peaks and valleys of Japan-South Korea ties

To improve bilateral relations, Tokyo and Seoul have to take advantage of open doors to cooperation.
EDITORIALS
May 16, 2019

Redouble efforts to reduce plastic waste

Second only to the United States in the world in terms of per-capita volume of single-use plastics, Japan must increase its efforts to reduce plastic waste.
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CULTURE / Film
May 16, 2019

Despite being only 10 years old, actor Kokoro Terada is taking on tough topics

A heart-warming tale about an elderly woman's struggles with dementia as seen from the perspective of her young grandson, "Grandma is Okay" ("Baba wa, Daijobu") is the latest movie by Yokohama-born filmmaker Jacky Woo.
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BUSINESS
May 16, 2019

Forecast of a cooler summer in Asia may add to expected LNG glut

Don't count on a summer heat wave to rescue Asia's liquefied natural gas prices. Weather forecasts signal lackluster demand in the largest importing region, raising prospects a global glut will deepen.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 15, 2019

Jets star Yuki Togashi named B. League MVP

The Chiba Jets Funabashi's diminutive star guard Yuki Togashi just won the biggest individual accolade of his basketball career.

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