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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2018

Eagles' Japhet Amador banned six months for doping

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles infielder Japhet Amador has been suspended for six months after testing positive for banned substances, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Thursday afternoon.
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JAPAN
Aug 9, 2018

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike raps state move to bolster system that diverts Tokyo's tax revenues to other municipalities

The central government's plan to beef up a tax allocation system that diverts the capital's revenue to local governments with lower revenue has drawn fire from Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, who marked two years in office on Aug. 2
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Aug 8, 2018

Tokyo stocks end marginally lower in directionless trading

Stocks closed marginally lower Wednesday in directionless trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2018

Risk of drone strikes is highlighted by apparent attack in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused political foes of trying to kill him during an open-air speech Saturday using explosives-laden drones, prompting a host of questions about the alleged attack and who might have been behind it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Aug 5, 2018

Argentine pride alongside respect for Japanese roots

Bright sunshine lit up the room when Ambassador Alan Beraud, sporting an Argentine blue tie, walked in and introduced himself with the warm smile and confidence of a career diplomat.
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BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2018

Japan proposes 15% hike in bluefin catch quotas

Sushi-hungry Japan hopes the other nine members of an international fisheries panel will agree that bluefin tuna stocks are recovering quickly enough to withstand its proposal.
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JAPAN
Aug 4, 2018

Cabinet taps ¥105 billion in reserves to help rain-ravaged areas in west Japan

The first tranche of state support will be used to fix river facilities and help damaged households and businesses clean up and get back on their feet.
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MORE SPORTS
Aug 3, 2018

KCFA admits to lying about ex-Nihon University football coaches' grievance paperwork

The Kantoh Collegiate Football Association in May ruled that former Nihon University head coach Masato Uchida and ex-assistant coach Tsutomu Inoue did not tell the truth about the illegal tackle incident when it decided to hand them lifetime bans from the Kantoh Collegiate League.
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2018

Is the BOJ's 2% inflation target still relevant?

Is the BOJ's current monetary stimulus policy the right tool to fix what's ailing Japan's economy.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2018

Japan may create sovereign wealth fund for U.S. infrastructure investment: report

Japan is considering creating a sovereign wealth fund to invest in U.S. infrastructure projects and U.S.-Japan joint projects in third countries and will float the idea during two-way trade talks set to be held in Washington next week, the Nikkei daily reported Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 2, 2018

Is the BOJ's monetary policy adjustment really just a tweak?

The central bank has introduced a few elements that could lead to steps toward normalization of Japan's monetary policy.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 2, 2018

Nara the latest destination for high-scoring forward Jeff Parmer

After two seasons in a Yokohama B-Corsairs uniform, power forward Jeff Parmer is ready for a change of scenery.
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BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2018

Japan's largest sake exporter eyes even larger slice of international market

The new boss of Takara Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest sake-supplier to overseas markets, wants to make the rice-based alcohol as popular as wine.
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 31, 2018

KCFA declines to lift suspension on defending national champion Nihon University

The opportunity for the Nihon University Phoenix to have a chance to defend their national collegiate championship has been denied.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 31, 2018

Payment due: Pacific islands in the red as debts to China mount

Just over a decade ago, deadly riots in the capital of Tonga, Nuku'alofa, destroyed much of the small Pacific nation's central business and government districts.
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BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2018

Protesters chant anti-Putin slogans at Moscow rally against plan to up retirement age

Thousands protested in central Moscow on Sunday over a proposed increase to the retirement age and the crowd chanted slogans critical of President Vladimir Putin whose approval ratings have been dented by the bill.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 29, 2018

The fashion industry welcomes a Doublet dose of parody

Masayuki Ino, designer of streetwear brand Doublet, reveals how luck and good sense of humor helped him become the first Japanese LVMH Prize winner.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2018

Muslim survivors of Indian massacre shaken by citizenship test

Thirty-six years after losing his parents, sister and a 4-year-old daughter in one of India's worst sectarian massacres, Abdul Suban is still trying to prove he is a citizen of the Hindu-majority nation.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2018

Turnbull's coalition faces grim prospects after losing by-elections in Australia

Australia's conservative government failed to win any of the five by-elections held this weekend, defeats widely seen as an indication Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faces an uphill battle to be re-elected in a national poll due by May 2019.
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JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Jul 28, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: Japan embraces insularity

The third installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 28, 2018

Trump hails growth as one-offs and consumers boost U.S. economy

The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in nearly four years in the second quarter as consumers boosted spending and farmers rushed shipments of soybeans to China to beat retaliatory trade tariffs before they took effect in early July.
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Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Jul 27, 2018

Outcome of Mafi's assault case may imperil future in Japan

Japanese participation in the 2018 Super Rugby season did not just end before the playoffs even began, it also ended in controversy with three players up before various judiciaries on and off the field.
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2018

Rebuild global regime to fight protectionism

Japan should work together with other key economies to rebuild an international regime that is capable of taking coordinated action to address common threats to global growth.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2018

Two years left to the start of the Tokyo Olympics

Preparations are right on schedule for the 2020 Olympics
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2018

Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon sets up populist group to paralyze EU

Former Donald Trump political strategist Steve Bannon and a top associate have created a Brussels-based political organization intended to undermine, and ultimately paralyze, the European Union, Bannon and the associate told Reuters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2018

When a trade agreement represents a global vision

Japan and the EU are making it clear the appetite for trade deals remains strong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2018

Japan has no interest in trade deal with just U.S., top government spokesman says

One of Japan's top policymakers has indicated that the government will continue to resist U.S. efforts to create a bilateral free trade agreement between the two nations.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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