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OLYMPICS
Aug 19, 2016

Yoshida's wrestling reign comes to stunning end but Kawai takes gold

Saori Yoshida saw her bid to win a fourth straight Olympic wrestling gold medal crumble before her eyes after a seismic loss to American Helen Maroulis at the Rio Games on Thursday.
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JAPAN / Society
Aug 17, 2016

Sex trade a shaky safety net for Japan's working-poor women

For the past six years, 47-year-old single mother Kasumi Endo has lived a double life.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2016

Phelps signs off with 23rd gold as U.S. wins 4x100 medley relay

Michael Phelps brought the curtain down on his incredible swimming career with his 23rd Olympic gold medal — and his fifth of the Rio Games — as the United States beat Britain and Australia to win the men's 4x100-meter medley relay on Saturday.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2016

Japan takes fourth in rugby sevens

Japan failed to cap its astonishing run at the Rio Olympic rugby sevens tournament with a medal after losing to Fiji in the semifinals and South Africa in the bronze-medal match on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2016

Japan's plunging jobless rate is due to aging, not Abenomics

As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sees it, the tight labor market is a key success of his economic strategy: The unemployment rate is the lowest in 21 years and the job-to-applicant ratio is the highest in 25 years.
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BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2016

Some experts say Japan's stimulus package shows promise; others feel more debt is the wrong medicine

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempt to bolster the country's moribund economy with a ¥28.1 trillion stimulus package Tuesday has experts asking whether massive government spending is really the best medicine for a country with snowballing debts.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 27, 2016

The fraud called electricity retail liberalization

Consumers may think they're getting a good deal by switching electricity suppliers following the liberalization of the industry. They're not.
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BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Jul 16, 2016

Hitting the mark at the Miraikan's ninja exhibition

The Miraikan's exhibition tests wannabe ninja by having them sneak, throw and jump their way through the museum.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2016

Japan-U.S. research team develops toxic gas sensor that can connect to smartphones

Groups of researchers in Japan and the U.S. have jointly developed a material — a coated carbon nanotube — that could realize a low-cost, easy-to-carry toxic gas sensor that works with smartphones.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 27, 2016

Nursing care workers hard to find but in demand in aging Japan

As the nation's population rapidly grays, ensuring there are enough nursing care workers to meet growing demand has become a pressing issue.
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JAPAN
Jun 16, 2016

JTB hack underscores need for revamp of cybersecurity in Japan

A massive data breach at Japan's largest travel agency has underscored the risks companies face when they keep sensitive data on networks connected to the internet, experts say. Some warn government systems are especially vulnerable to state-sponsored attack, including by China and North Korea.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 10, 2016

Computer programming seen as key to Japan's place in 'fourth industrial revolution'

The life of Emi Morikawa, 17, changed dramatically after she learned computer programming.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jun 5, 2016

Japan's police still unfettered by the law, or the truth

Repeat-offending Ibaraki police called to account for backsliding on the issue of hotel snooping.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Jun 4, 2016

There's no hiding in Japan's toilets

When it comes to toilets, Japan presents several paradoxes. On the one hand, public toilets are ubiquitous, easy to access and, for the most part, quite clean. On the other hand, they can also be primitive, or at least to a Western sensibility.
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2016

The business of corruption

Corruption is not a victimless crime.
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2016

U.K. local elections reveal a disunited kingdom

The Remain campaign will not win on June 23 unless it can mobilize Labour voters, but outside of London and Wales the party lacks the capacity to perform this crucial role.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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