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BASKETBALL
Dec 3, 2014

Levanga Hokkaido, Wakayama Trians make coaching changes

The struggling Levanga Hokkaido announced on Wednesday that they've fired head coach Juan Manuel Hurtado Perez and named his assistant, Kota Mizuno, interim head coach.
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JAPAN
Dec 3, 2014

Japanese Catholic priest helps hundreds of Cambodians get an education

Increasing numbers of Cambodian children are getting an education thanks to the efforts of a Japanese Catholic priest.
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2014
Dec 3, 2014

LDP campaign message diverges in urban, rural areas

Voters in parts of the country where the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a particularly sensitive issue are hearing a message from local LDP chapters that differs from the party's national campaign platform.
EDITORIALS
Dec 3, 2014

Debating nuclear energy

Lawmakers and parties need to lay out energy plans that include measures to reduce emissions that don't rely on nuclear power.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2014

North Korea's fingerprints reportedly found on Sony hack

North Korea may have had a hand in the digital attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment that used destructive malware to disable systems and destroy data, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation.
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JAPAN
Dec 3, 2014

Asylum seekers in Japan get a helping hand from nonprofit group

An increasing number of asylum seekers — including sexual minorities and fathers living apart from their families — are looking to Japan as a place to seek refugee status. But such individuals often find the national immigration system, and the local population, unwilling to embrace them.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2014

Immigrant detention centers under scrutiny in Japan after fourth death

Authorities are investigating the death of a Sri Lankan man at an immigration detention center in Tokyo, the fourth such case in just over a year, amid criticism the facilities are overcrowded and understaffed.
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WORLD
Dec 3, 2014

Obama expected to nominate Ashton Carter to head Pentagon

Former Pentagon official Ashton Carter emerged on Tuesday as the expected nominee to replace Chuck Hagel as U.S. defense secretary, sources said.
EDITORIALS
Dec 2, 2014

Weighing the impact of 'Abenomics'

To present voters with a genuine choice at the polls, the opposition parties need to flesh out their own economic policy proposals.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2014

A common sense policy on conflict minerals

Funding conflict and human-rights abuses through the purchase of natural resources is not an acceptable cost of doing business.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2014

The next phase of China's financial deepening

China's financial deepening is a market process. But it must be underpinned by a regulatory and policy framework that encourages risk-taking and innovation.
WORLD
Dec 2, 2014

Russian jets pose threat to civilian planes, U.S. envoy says

Russian military aircraft are posing a threat to civilian planes by turning off communications devices and failing to file flight plans, the U.S. ambassador to NATO said on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 1, 2014

Sri Lankan man dies at Shinagawa detention center

A Sri Lankan man recently died while held by the Shinagawa Immigration Bureau after his repeated complaints of chest pain were ignored, supporters say.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2014

Putin makes a big bet on the French far right

A large Russian loan to Marine Le Pen's far-right party is one more reason for France's mainstream parties to get their act together and keep the National Front from making it big.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2014

Election results show Taiwan needs a reboot

This past weekend Taiwan's voters demonstrated their displeasure over President Ma Ying-jeou's pro-China strategy.
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2014

Judging Abe's policies

Along with the bread and butter issues of the economy, voters are urged to take a serious look at the Abe administration's actions in the areas of defense and freedom of information over the past two years.
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JAPAN
Dec 1, 2014

Drop the black suit, Akita International University tells job-seekers

Black unfashionable "recruit suits" have come to be regarded as a kind of uniform for job-hunting in Japan, where they are also symbols of a national culture that places emphasis on uniformity.
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WORLD / Society
Dec 1, 2014

Plastic surgery in demand as more and more people snap selfies

Dental hygienist Jennifer Reynolds was always self-conscious about her looks, never took selfies and felt uncomfortable being tagged in photographs posted on social media.
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WORLD
Dec 1, 2014

Afghan forces ill-equipped to fight

Afghan district police chief Ahmadullah Anwari only has enough grenades to hand out three to each checkpoint in an area of Helmand province swarming with Taliban insurgents who launch almost daily attacks on security forces.
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 1, 2014

Attitudes about money continue to affect marriage prospects

Unmarried men still don't expect their future spouses to contribute much financially to a household.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 30, 2014

Ryukyu whips rival Osaka, runs winning streak to eight

The Ryukyu Golden Kings have been so dominant for so long — they've won 256 of 370 regular-season games (at nearly a 69.2 percent clip) since the start of the 2008-09 season — that all of their victories are, well, expected.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2014

China reports new human case of H7N9 bird flu

China confirmed a new human infection of the deadly H7N9 avian influenza virus, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said, the first case this winter in the southern province of Guangdong.

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