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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 11, 2017

Manchester City primed to capture Premier League title

Antonio Conte is not happy. Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho are not happy. Arsene Wenger is reasonably happy and so is Mauricio Pochettino.
WORLD / Society
Aug 11, 2017

Crime agency finds slavery, human trafficking common in Britain

Modern slavery and human trafficking are more prevalent across Britain than previously thought, the National Crime Agency said Thursday, because more international gangs realize they can make significant sums of money from it.
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MULTIMEDIA
Aug 11, 2017

[VIDEO] Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan, summer 2017

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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2017

Obsession with Trump shows authoritarianism has arrived

Americans are divided along party lines, but Trump has brought them together in one respect: He's making everyone feel anxious by creating a constant atmosphere of crisis.
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JAPAN / 50 years of ASEAN
Aug 9, 2017

Working to boost regional business

The year 2017 is a landmark for the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was established half a century ago.
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JAPAN / 50 years of ASEAN
Aug 9, 2017

ASEAN students increase on high corporate demand

The recent boom in the number of students from ASEAN countries coming to Japan is expected to last until 2020, the target year set by the Japanese government for there to be 300,000 foreign students in the country, industry officials said.
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JAPAN / 50 years of ASEAN
Aug 9, 2017

University actively participating in exchange programs

Sophia University in Tokyo was selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as one of 11 subsidy recipients for participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Program in 2013. Since then, Sophia University...
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JAPAN / 50 years of ASEAN
Aug 9, 2017

Deep commitment to temple preservation

Sophia University has a long and amicable relationship with Cambodia originating in professor Yoshiaki Ishizawa's long-term commitment to preserve and restore the Angkor Wat temple complex, a World Heritage site and one of the most important archeological sites in Southeast Asia.
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MULTIMEDIA
Aug 9, 2017

[VIDEO] Projection Mapping Summer Festival 2017 at Tokyo Big Sight

COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2017

Impeach me, please!

If U.S. President Donald Trump must flirt with impeachment to retain his command of the media, so be it.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2017

Today's nuclear North Korea is yesterday's China

As U.S. policymakers ponder how to deal with North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, it is important for them to remember that they are not in uncharted territory.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 8, 2017

Asia's evolving security order

Along with closer economic cooperation in recent years, Japan and Vietnam have been strengthening their strategic ties.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2017

A year on, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has more plans to reform the capital

A year since becoming Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike is riding high.
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PRESS / Events
Aug 8, 2017

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EDITORIALS
Aug 7, 2017

Venezuela's future darkens

Venezuela's future will remain bleak and its people will continue to suffer as long as President Nicolas Maduro remains in power.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2017

Newspaper reports U.K. ready to pay up to €40 billion to leave EU

Britain is prepared to pay up to €40 billion ($47 billion) as part of a deal to leave the European Union, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, citing three unnamed sources familiar with Britain's negotiating strategy.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 5, 2017

Parsing gender stereotypes in Japan's media landscape

Tomomi Inada's resignation as defense minister ended a tenure that often made reporters wonder if her transgressions had more to do with ignorance than with incompetence. It would be wrong to associate her failures with her sex, though there were some in the media who harped on her fashion sense or supposed...
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 5, 2017

Speed bump won't stop Kiyomiya, Japanese baseball's teen powerhouse

So far, 2017 has been a banner year for sports prodigies in Japan, from table tennis and shogi to baseball.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 5, 2017

Suhring twins bring new German cuisine to Tokyo

Few had heard of new German cuisine when twin chefs Thomas and Mathias Suhring began serving elevated takes on kazespatle (Bavarian pasta made with cheese) and smoked trout at their restaurant, Suhring, in Bangkok, at the start of last year.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 4, 2017

Trump's reboot of sanctions ushers in 'new normal' for Russia

As Russia hunkers down for "decades" of U.S. sanctions, the chill in geopolitics is threatening to turn into a deep freeze for an economy retooling after the crash in oil prices.
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MULTIMEDIA
Aug 4, 2017

August 5, 2017

Longform

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