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EDITORIALS
Feb 16, 2019

EU plays tough with Cambodia

The European Union is right to stand on principles and values and it should not stand alone.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2019

U.S. spies say China and Russia are getting closer

Beijing and Moscow are teaming up to diminish Washington's global influence, spread tyranny and undermine democracy.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2019

How Amazon scrapped its plans for a New York headquarters

More than a year of work to bring Amazon.com Inc.'s headquarters and tens of thousands of jobs to New York City ended on Thursday with a couple of phone calls.
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BASKETBALL
Feb 14, 2019

Japan women begin road to 3x3 World Cup with training camp

Japan's women aren't just eyeing a podium finish in traditional 5-on-5 basketball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, they're also aiming for a medal in the newly introduced 3x3 competition.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 14, 2019

Joint Korean 2032 Olympic bid faces hurdles of sanctions, cultural differences and state of war

If North and South Korea succeed in their long-shot bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics, any athletic feats may be overshadowed by the political achievements needed to make the games happen.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 13, 2019

Japan's women need more than office jobs

If the country wants to slow its population decline, it must abolish its two-track labor system.
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JAPAN
Feb 12, 2019

Vietnamese woman flees during immigration checks at Narita airport

The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau said Sunday that a Vietnamese woman fled during immigration checks at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture.
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JAPAN
Feb 12, 2019

Tepco to deploy robot for first contact with melted fuel from Fukushima No. 1 nuclear disaster

The owner of the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 power plant is trying this week to touch melted fuel at the bottom of the plant for the first time since the disaster almost eight years ago, a tiny but key step toward retrieving the radioactive material amid a ¥21.5 trillion ($195 billion) cleanup effort.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2019

Thousands protest in Madrid against government's Catalonia policy

Thousands of people demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's proposed talks to ease political tensions in Catalonia, in a protest organized by center-right and far-right opposition parties.
EDITORIALS
Feb 10, 2019

Response to child abuse long overdue

The officials responsible for the welfare of children need to sort out their priorities in their efforts to stop child abuse.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2019

Chief Justice John Roberts emerges as U.S. Supreme Court's swing vote

Pivotal votes cast by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts in abortion and death penalty cases have underscored his new standing as the Supreme Court's ideological center and the outsize role he may play in major rulings for years to come.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2019

Land is key ingredient missing from U.S. Green New Deal, experts say

Amid the rollout of a high-profile climate proposal in Congress, some are warning that a major gap exists around urban land policy.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2019

After years of stalling, Greece OKs Macedonia in NATO

After holding up its admission for years, Greece became the first nation on Friday to ratify Macedonia's membership of NATO after the two states resolved a decades-old name dispute last month.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 8, 2019

Dovish Bank of England has economists scaling back on hike views

The Bank of England's pessimistic view of the U.K. has left economists scrambling to rewrite their expectations for future action.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 8, 2019

Setsubun: Killing two birds with one bean

Changing food consumption patterns takes time, and weighing the significance of Setsubun can trigger the first step forward.
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BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2019

Africa sees nuclear power as answer to continent-wide electrification goal

In a damp office at Addis Ababa University, doctoral student Hailu Geremew fantasizes about working on the nuclear reactor his country is now pondering building.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 8, 2019

Startup's 'water from air' project aims to turn back Thailand's tide of plastic

Staying at a hotel on the Thai island of Koh Samui in 2015, Meghan Kerrigan noticed the four bottles of water she was given every day were clogging her trash can with plastic. Outside her door, Chaweng Beach was smothered in rubbish.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 7, 2019

Long-distance laundry: Japanese startup unveils remote-controlled robot that deals with your dirties

In a few years, perhaps for some the most dreaded household chore may be taken over by robots.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 7, 2019

University in Osaka aims to hone hotel staff with omotenashi to serve Japan's foreign guests

One of the key factors driving Japan's unprecedented tourism boom is its culture of hospitality — epitomized by the concept of omotenashi, which can be roughly translated as "wholeheartedly looking after guests."
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CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Feb 7, 2019

Where will fans go after Arashi?

Fans of Arashi still haven't come to terms with the news that the J-pop group will go on a hiatus at the end of 2020, bringing a close, at least temporarily, to one of the 21st century's most popular Japanese acts.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2019

On abortion, Trump agenda likely leads to Supreme Court, not Congress

President Donald Trump urged lawmakers in his State of the Union address to put new limits on abortion, but partisan division in the U.S. Congress means the Supreme Court likely will set the agenda on the divisive issue, as it has for decades.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2019

Japan's health ministry draws on 'City Hunter' manga nostalgia to promote rubella vaccine to men

The government is promoting free vaccinations against rubella for men age 39 to 56, using characters from a manga series thought to resonate with that generation.

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