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COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Nov 6, 2013

Japan brings out the big guns to sell remilitarization in U.S.

With a probable nod and a wink from the Americans, there's not a lot we can do but watch Abe's military machinations march to fruition.
LIFE / Digital
Nov 5, 2013

Why the Obamacare website was doomed

One of the most dispiriting spectacles of the last month has been the botched launch of HealthCare.gov, the website created to implement President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reforms. Obamacare had a desperately turbulent passage through Congress and survived various wrecking attempts by the Tea...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2013

New maritime challenges

The recrudescence of territorial and maritime disputes, largely tied to the competition over natural resources, will increasingly have a bearing on maritime peace and security.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2013

Good governance, rule of law make countries truly flourish

While there is no one-size-fits-all recipe for a country's prosperity, it is apparent that democratic principles and the rule of law are particularly effective for progress in crucial areas.
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BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2013

Use 2020 Olympics to lift economy, Suga urges execs

The central government should use the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as an opportunity to boost economic growth nationwide, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday.
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WORLD
Nov 4, 2013

As U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, poppy trade it spent billions fighting still flourishes

The United States is withdrawing troops from Afghanistan having lost its battle against the country's narcotics industry, marking one of the starkest failures of the 2009 strategy the Obama administration pursued in an effort to turn around the war.
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JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Nov 3, 2013

Trading house exec stakes claim for women

Japan Inc. is still dominated by men, especially its trading houses, but Itochu's bold promotion of Mitsuru Claire Chino to executive officer has put her in a position to do something about it.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 3, 2013

This is the year of the typhoon

We have never had more taifū (台風, typhoon)-related news than we have had this year. Japan has had at least 28 typhoons so far in 2013 and the number is likely to surpass 30 — the first time this will have happened in 19 years.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 3, 2013

Pensions will pay, but only after 25 years

One reader wrote to Lifelines with a question regarding pensions:
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2013

Code of conduct for South China Sea

Although the East Asia Summit welcomed 'positive progress' on official consultations toward a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, China seems in no hurry to conclude the accord.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2013

Economists, stop playing in a science lab coat

Why do some economists keep insisting that economics is a science? If they would just give up on the science fixation, they might begin to appreciate the value in what they do.
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BASKETBALL
Nov 3, 2013

Murry leads Niigata past previously unbeaten Toyama

Since playing his first game for the then-expansion Toyama Grouses in 2006, Nile Murry has been one of the bj-league's best all-around players.
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WORLD
Nov 3, 2013

Eyes everywhere: 9/11 attacks transform once underfunded NSA into an all-seeing technological powerhouse

The National Security Agency gathers intelligence to keep America safe. But leaked documents reveal the NSA's dark side — and show an agency intent on exploiting the digital revolution to the full.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2013

Opportunistic Giants force Game 7 as mighty Tanaka handed first defeat of 2013

The mighty Yomiuri Giants weren’t about to relinquish the Japan Series title without a good fight.
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BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Nov 2, 2013

At a loss for words to explain Tanaka's loss

For awhile it was a joke even to ask the question.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 2, 2013

Hankyu Hanshin scandal is a by-product of the media's food fetishization

As with every food mislabeling furor, the point in the Hankyu Hanshin scandal isn't necessarily that people are eating bad-tasting or unsafe food, but that their pretensions have been exposed.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 2, 2013

Prolific hitter Murton no lock for NPB return

Will Matt Murton return for a fifth season with the Hanshin Tigers?
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 1, 2013

Seven Unlucky Gods sowing misery across Japan

I have a theory about the conspicuous absence of the Seven Lucky Gods: They each have an evil twin.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2013

Chancellor Angela Merkel's American minders

Germans used to joke that Chancellor Angela Merkel's penchant for fleeting text messages effectively marked the end of historiography. At least American spy agencies have kept track.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2013

Eagles prepare to unleash Tanaka on Giants with title there for taking

Masahiro Tanaka blew out the candles on his birthday cake in one big breath.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2013

Eagles move closer to first Japan Series title

It wasn't exactly pretty and it was definitely a little harder than expected.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 31, 2013

Skin-care spa treatment plan; Shot in the arm for tequila bar; Christmas at The Westin Tokyo

Skin-care spa treatment plan As temperatures drop, the air is getting drier, and fall and winter can be harsh seasons for skin recovering from the summer sun. In response to this, the Hyatt Regency Tokyo in Shinjuku is offering a spa treatment package featuring the French luxury skin-care line Biologique...
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JAPAN
Oct 31, 2013

Japan Times appoints advisers to improve coverage

The Japan Times announced Thursday that it has established The Japan Times Media Advisory Board, appointing four distinguished individuals living in Japan to improve the quality of the newspaper and its reportage.

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