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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / THE DOPING EPIDEMIC
Aug 11, 2015

Conte says coverup protected big stars at Seoul Games

Years before he made the decision to 'go down the slippery slope,' and provide performance-enhancing drugs to elite athletes, BALCO founder Victor Conte, a standout triple jumper in high school, made a name for himself as a self-made expert.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2015

Heed Pope Francis' call to protect the Amazon

When world leaders meet at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year to craft a response to the challenges of global warming, they should put in place policies to protect tropical forests and the people who make them their home.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2015

Good times over for Japan teachers fund, now seeking to avoid losses

Japan's investment fund for teachers has switched its focus to avoiding losses, predicting the best days are over for both stocks and bonds.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 8, 2015

Uniqlo can't survive on bargains alone

Tadashi Yanai, one of the richest men in Japan, told the Wall Street Journal last week that he was "disgusted" by the video of a couple having sex in a Beijing outlet of the clothing chain Uniqlo. The video quickly went viral in China, and Internet commenters wondered if it wasn't part of some weird...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Aug 8, 2015

Let the kids get their hands on art

'No, don't touch!" These are probably the most infuriating words for young children to hear when they are being dragged around an art gallery by their parents.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 8, 2015

Memories of those marked by nuclear war

August, 2015. This is a month of great testimonials: outpourings of guilt, grief, consternation, remorse, atonement and, for those whose ends are not served by an honest reckoning of the past, evasion.
BASKETBALL
Aug 8, 2015

Wat's acquire Murry, Alexander

The Aomori Wat's have finalized contractual agreements with veteran guard Nile Murry and post player Quintin "Kwame" Alexander, the bj-league club announced on Friday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 8, 2015

Keep the spirit of Helsinki alive

The Helsinki Declaration has helped keep the peace in Europe for 40 years, and with tensions rising over the Ukraine crisis, it's vital to maintain that spirit of comprehensive security.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2015

Figuring out the world's economic funk

Forecasters have repeatedly overestimated the global economy's strength because they underestimate the influence of the financial crisis and Great Recession on people's confidence.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Aug 7, 2015

Experts assess the future of sake at Milan conference

On a sweltering summer afternoon in Milan, Japanese food enthusiasts meandered through the marble-lined halls of the Palazzo delle Stelline, a 17th-century landmark that faces the church that houses Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." Inside, a group of Italians dressed in yukata (summer kimono) stopped...
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 7, 2015

Big guns set to rule the roost again as fun, games begin

Jose Mourinho mocks Arsene Wenger yet again; the high priest of pragmatic football accused Arsenal of being defensive as it beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Community Shield; the Hypocritical One also tells Señora Benitez she should put Rafa on a diet.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2015

Realizing rapprochements with rogue states

With a regime as volatile as North Korea's, patience is never a virtue. The U.S. should begin informal contact with the North to probe Kim Jong Un's intentions.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2015

Sumitomo Metal Mining cuts profit target as China demand slows

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., the largest domestic nickel producer, cut its first-half profit forecast as China's slower demand weakens commodity prices more than anticipated, the company said in a statement Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2015

Time for UNSC members to ban their own WMD

Rather than nuclear disarmament, the world is witnessing an upgrading — and, in some cases, expansion — of nuclear arsenals.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 4, 2015

Dinh Q. Le's art of nuanced criticism

Dinh Q. Le says he's not angry about the American war in Vietnam anymore. This makes our interview a lot easier; we are both of Vietnamese descent and there is a chance that talking about the war could polarize us very quickly, even though we are one generation removed from those that fought.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / THE DOPING EPIDEMIC
Aug 4, 2015

Conte expects Salazar to be banned

Several weeks before doping allegations of epic proportions brought widespread media attention over the weekend, Alberto Salazar's name was at the center of serious doping allegations that also triggered major coverage.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Aug 4, 2015

Attack of the plant hunters, green carnivores and fleshy girls

Never promised you a rose garden, but how about a fleshy plant or a stag-horn fern?
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 4, 2015

State Department is accused of watering down human trafficking report

In the weeks leading up to a critical annual U.S. report on human trafficking that publicly shames the world's worst offenders, human rights experts at the State Department concluded that trafficking conditions had not improved in Malaysia and Cuba. And in China, they found, things had gotten worse....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2015

No agnostics in the climate foxhole

Some 97 percent of scientists endorse the position that humans are causing global warming. A consensus of such magnitude is as close as we ever get to a recognized scientific fact.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2015

Letting China's bubble burst

If Chinese regulators allow the stock market to correct, institutional investors with a long-term value orientation will ultimately step in, enhancing the market's stability.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2015

Europe has its own serious air pollution issues

When it comes to air pollution, Europe might consider doing less lecturing and taking more action.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 3, 2015

Electronic measuring tape helps slimmers check their waist

It's a measure of how well your diet is working, but it can be inconvenient to check if your waist is shrinking by wrapping a tape around it and reading off the number.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 3, 2015

Deep-sea creepy crawlies turned into crackers in Japan

Here's a novel treat: a senbei rice cracker made of giant isopods, creepy crawlies from the ocean deeps. The snacks are now on sale at a range of outlets in Japan and are quickly gaining popularity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2015

The night the dream died

The financial contagion of Greek profligacy may have been averted, but the price will be the even more virulent political contagion of Euroskepticism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2015

Harper set to call Oct. 19 election as Canadian economy takes a beating

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was set to call a parliamentary election for Oct. 19 on Sunday, kicking off a marathon 11-week campaign likely to focus on a stubbornly sluggish economy and his decade in power.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
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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