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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 4, 2014

Back and forward: Asia in 2013; predictions for 2014

Crystal-ball gazing is a notoriously inexact science, so before getting to that, let's lessen the potential exposure to ridicule by starting with a roundup of the last 12 months' key trends and events in Asia.
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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 4, 2014

Looking ahead at what 2014 may hold

Happy New Year, and a reminder as we are in 2014, it was 10 years ago when Japanese baseball went into a crisis. There was a threat of contraction to 10 or even eight teams and a long hot summer of uncertainty as team owners and players negotiated and finally agreed to maintain the two-league, 12-team...
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Events / Events In Tokyo
Jan 1, 2014

Blending old and new for New Year's

Thanks to the calendar this year, many people can have a long holiday, so many will be heading out of Tokyo on vacation. But if you're staying in the capital, there will be enough events at the beginning of the year to get you out of the house, and to help you taste the traditional and unique aspects...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 30, 2013

England no lock for 2014 World Cup

No English clubs left in the Champions League and a growing possibility of Montenegro, Ethiopia, Uzbekistan and Panama at the 2014 World Cup but not England. March has not been a good month for the country that gave the world its favorite sport.
JAPAN
May 2, 2006

Japan, U.S. finalize troop plan

Capping more than three years of grueling negotiations, top Japanese and U.S. officials signed a set of agreements Monday in Washington to realign the U.S. military forces in Japan by 2014 and take the security alliance to a new level.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2019

Japan retail sales grew at fastest pace since 2014 ahead of tax hike, but outlook murky

Japanese retail sales grew at the strongest pace in 5½ years in September as consumers rushed to buy big-ticket items to beat a rise in the country's sales tax, raising concerns spending could pull back sharply in the coming months.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 21, 2019

Giants capture first Central League pennant since 2014

Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara wrapped an arm about Shinnosuke Abe, one of his longest-serving veterans, as they walked toward the left-field stands at Yokohama Stadium, where their fans were waiting to greet them with rapturous applause.
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WORLD
Mar 15, 2019

Rockets fired from Gaza at Tel Aviv for first time since 2014, Israeli military says

Two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at the Tel Aviv area on Thursday, setting off sirens, the Israeli military said, and several explosions were heard.
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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2018

Hiroshima residential warning system devised after deadly 2014 rains drawing wider interest

Residents in part of Hiroshima hit by landslides in August 2014 have developed a warning system against disasters caused by heavy rain.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2017

Third time lucky? ANA seeks Myanmar venture despite two failed attempts since 2014

ANA Holdings Inc. is attempting to set up a venture in Myanmar for the third time after previous efforts collapsed, as Japan's largest carrier seeks to capture demand in one of Asia's fastest-growing economies.
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JAPAN
Sep 15, 2017

32.2% of new 2014 grads quit first job within three years: survey

A labor ministry survey showed Friday that 32.2 percent of those who started working just after graduating from university in March 2014 quit their jobs within three years.
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JAPAN
Sep 13, 2017

Japan ranked last among 34 nations for public spending on education in 2014: OECD

Japan ranked at the bottom of among 34 comparable Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries in public spending on education in 2014, falling to the lowest position for the first time in two years, an OECD survey showed Tuesday.
WORLD / Society
Aug 22, 2017

Liberated West Mosul gets first major aid delivery since 2014: ICRC

People in the western part of Iraq's devastated city of Mosul have received their first major delivery of aid since Islamic State militants captured the city in 2014, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday.
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BASKETBALL
Apr 13, 2017

Argentine Lamas hired as new Japan men's national team basketball coach

Julio Lamas has assumed the head coaching position for the Japan men's national squad, the Japan Basketball Association officially announced on Thursday.
WORLD
Mar 7, 2017

AQAP chief says U.S. refused to swap 'blind sheikh' for hostage killed in 2014 raid

The leader of al-Qaida's Yemeni wing has said the United States refused to exchange jailed Muslim cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman for a U.S. journalist who died in a failed rescue attempt in 2014, according to a recording posted on its media channel.

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