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OLYMPICS
May 27, 2015

IOC bolstered by SportAccord spat

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has emerged as the clear winner in a battle for influence over international sports federations as rival organization SportAccord has been left in tatters.
BASKETBALL
May 27, 2015

Cinq Reves cut ties with head coach Aoki

The Tokyo Cinq Reves have decided not to renew head coach Motofumi Aoki's contract, the bj-league club recently announced on its website.
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CULTURE / Stage
May 26, 2015

Will 'King' Watanabe be the first Japanese actor to win a Tony?

When this year's nominees for the top honors in U.S. theater, the annual Tony Awards, were announced on April 28, the new musicals "An American in Paris" and "Fun Home" led the field after each being listed in 12 categories.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2015

Putting Maldives back on the democratic path

Putting the Maldives back on the path toward democracy requires that the world begin to pay attention.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2015

Carmakers' $23 billion Mexico ventures may face snarls at ports

Carmakers from Nissan Motor Co. to Mazda Motor Corp. are churning out record numbers of vehicles in Mexico destined for consumers abroad. Yet some executives are worried that the factory hum will slow in coming years as exports get bogged down by congestion at the nation's ports.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 25, 2015

Matsui finds comfort zone in ninth

When Yuki Matsui burst on the scene as a second-year player for Toko Gakuen at Summer Koshien in 2012, he was a sight to behold. He looked like one of the smallest players on the field, but the diminutive lefty's stature belied the fact that he was a giant with the ball in his hands.
WORLD
May 25, 2015

About 100 U.S., European jets join Arctic exercise near Russia

About 100 fighter jets from the United States and eight European nations began an Arctic training exercise in the Nordic nations on Monday, a region worried by increased Russian military activity.
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JAPAN
May 25, 2015

Overseas interest in relocation campaign surprises Kagoshima village

A little hamlet in Kagoshima Prefecture with a population of just 372 people has been taken by surprise after a sudden rise in interest about its immigration program.
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2015

It's time to worry about the Chinese economy

China's economic predicament resembles America's. It needs a formula for sustainable growth that's not dependent on repeated bursts of artificial stimulus.
EDITORIALS
May 25, 2015

The vacant housing problem

Rural flight and the rapid graying of the population is causing the number of vacant houses in Japan to soar.
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
May 25, 2015

Gifu lanterns get remake to showcase artisanal brands

Several cities in Gifu Prefecture are collaborating to create "Made in Gifu" andon lanterns that showcase special crafts dear to each one, from Mino's Honminoshi paper products to the Tono region's Minoyaki pottery, used to make the base.
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BASKETBALL
May 24, 2015

Murry named MVP after fourth-quarter heroics

Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix guard Nile Murry carried his team in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s bj-league championship game.
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JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
May 24, 2015

Cities outshine Tokyo on energy mix with ambitious goal for renewables

The government is preparing to announce its 'best energy mix' for 2030, but its cost projections for nuclear power and renewable energy are raising eyebrows.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 24, 2015

Lions' Akiyama staying grounded amid good start

Shogo Akiyama isn't quite ready to say he's better than he was last year. There's evidence Akiyama has taken his game up a level — the Seibu Lions outfielder is playing pretty well for a team that's also off to a decent start — but so far he's been content to look at his early results with little...
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JAPAN / Society
May 23, 2015

Shifting the scales of juvenile justice

In light of 13-year-old Ryota Uemura's recent murder in Kawasaki, the country is once again split over whether or not to revise the law governing crimes committed by minors.
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ENVIRONMENT
May 23, 2015

Pacific forecasters agree El Nino has arrived

Three of the big meteorological agencies on the Pacific Rim now agree: El Nino has come.
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WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2015

EU, ex-Soviet neighbors patch rifts with eye on Russia

Looking over their shoulders at Russia, the European Union and six former Soviet neighbors patched up their differences to renew vows of cooperation in the interests of peace and security at a summit on Friday.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 22, 2015

Akie Abe pays visit to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

Akie Abe, the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, indicated Thursday that she had recently visited war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a move that may rile China, South Korea and possibly the United States.

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