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OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Jul 19, 2014

New sports center symbol of Haiti's recovery

Haiti's recovery from the 2010 earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation is a slow, difficult process.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2014

Sino-Israeli economic and strategic ties growing

China is seizing the opportunity to expand its economic interests in Israel to fill the void left by the withdrawal of European business from Israel and the gap anticipated from the reduction in U.S. support.
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Events / Events In Tokyo
Jul 18, 2014

Television fun away from the couch

This summer, TV Asahi and Roppongi Hills are working together to get you off the sofa and into the sun while still enjoying some of your favorite television programs.
EDITORIALS
Jul 17, 2014

Silver lining to labor shortage

Labor shortages in Japan are becoming increasingly problematic amid the current economic recovery, particularly for those sectors where rising wage costs result in lost sales and even bankruptcy — despite rising consumer demand.
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BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2014

Orix reportedly to buy stake in Hyundai marine logistics unit

Orix Corp. has agreed to buy a stake in Hyundai Merchant Marine Co.'s logistics unit and may announce a deal as soon as Thursday, sources said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 17, 2014

Man who named GPIF returns to fund, with new approach

The man who helped name the world's biggest pension pool is back as one of its money managers, and says the fund's new approach to buying stocks will rub off on other retirement investors.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2014

Hokkaido looking to sale operating rights for busy New Chitose Airport

The Hokkaido Prefectural Government is pondering a sale of the rights to operate the nation's fourth-busiest publicly run airport, sources said.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2014

Speech rules turn college into no-thought zone

In the U.S., vague bans on 'offensive' language and other 'politically correct' measures that most people think of when they imagine college speech codes are increasingly being joined by quarantine policies that restrict all student speech, regardless of its content.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2014

Kremlin's expensive trip down memory lane

Moscow is preparing to spend billions of dollars to restart construction on the storied and ill-starred Baikal-Amur Mainline railroad. Sadly Vladimir Putin's nostalgia will come at great cost to the country's pension system.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2014

BOJ stays the course toward 2% inflation

The Bank of Japan on Tuesday kept its record stimulus unchanged and forecast inflation will pick up to its 2 percent price target.
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JAPAN
Jul 13, 2014

Old silk town embraces farm reforms in test of revival scheme

Tomiyoshi Kurogoushi sighs as he looks over the terraced rice fields in the mountains of west Japan that were tended by generations of his family. Most are now covered in weeds and silver grass.
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ENVIRONMENT
Jul 12, 2014

Rising tide: long-term ramifications of global warming on the country's coastline

It's a scenario we're all familiar with: Unequivocal climate change warms our oceans, which in turn causes ice sheets at either pole to melt and sea levels worldwide to increase. Citizens of low-lying nations such as Tuvalu, much of which is less than 1 meter above sea level, are forced to relocate as...
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CULTURE / Music
Jul 12, 2014

SoundCloud music service said to near deals with record labels

The largest record labels are closing in on a deal for a stake in buzzy digital-music service SoundCloud Ltd., in exchange for an agreement not to sue the startup for copyright violations, according to people with knowledge of the plans.
EDITORIALS
Jul 11, 2014

Pros and cons of genetic testing

More and more nonmedical companies are offering genetic testing services that inform people of their risks of developing cancer, diabetes and other diseases, but customers often don't understand the limits of such tests. Nor do they know what providers may do with such personal information.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2014

Approaching reactor restarts encourage utilities to sell bonds

The Nuclear Regulation Authority is moving toward the first reactor restart under its new safety requirements since the Fukushima disaster started, giving impetus to bond sales by utilities as borrowing costs plunge.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2014

First legal pot shops open in Washington state

Eager customers lined up before dawn on Tuesday as Washington became the second U.S. state to allow the sale of marijuana for recreational use, although shortages and high prices were likely to accompany any euphoria.
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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 9, 2014

Osaka Culturarium at Tempoza gets suited up for 'Gundam'

If giant robots excite you, then you will know Gundam — a name that has become synonymous with the sci-fi mecha genre.
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WORLD
Jul 8, 2014

Crimea euphoria fading for Russians

When she was asked to give up a day's pay to help Crimea, Russian hospital therapist Tatyana could not hide her anger. Why should she subsidize others when struggling to make ends meet herself?
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2014

Tensions will rise in Asia until China and the U.S. talk

If a direct confrontation between China and its neighbors is to be avoided, meeting the perceived 'China threat' will demand that the region's political leaders address their disputes in more creative ways. And the U.S. and China must talk.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 5, 2014

Calbee jumps on breakfast boom

Potato chip maker Calbee targets yogurt makers and food companies as it diversifies from snacks to Western-style breakfasts for Japan's modernizing workforce.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 5, 2014

China finally cracking down on developers ignoring ban on building golf courses

All that remains of the long fairways and manicured greens at an 18-hole golf course on the outskirts of Beijing are bits of rubble and mounds of mud. In March, Chinese authorities sent in workers to dig up the course and tear down the clubhouse.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2014

JAL prepares for credit rating to enable bond sales

Japan Airlines Co. is preparing to seek a credit rating that will enable it to sell corporate bonds for the first time since the nation's second-largest carrier relisted, widening its financing options.

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