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CUBA

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2017
Trump administration's policy review on Cuba near completion, sources say
The Trump administration is nearing completion of a policy review to determine how far it goes in rolling back former President Barack Obama's engagement with Cuba and could make an announcement next month, according to current and former U.S. officials and people familiar with the discussions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 26, 2017
Looking for 'omotenashi' in Cuba's southeast
Though half a world apart in geography, history, language and just about anything else you could name, Cuba and Japan are not entirely without similarities.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 15, 2017
Dutch move closer to WBC semifinals with win over Cuba
Netherlands manager Hensley "Bam-Bam" Meulens and Andruw Jones, who is serving as one of the team's coaches, staged an impromptu home run derby during practice on Tuesday, prompting one of the team's staffers to remark that the Dutch had the best-hitting coaching staff in the World Baseball Classic....
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 15, 2017
Eighth-inning heroics carry unbeaten Japan past Cuba
Another night, another thrilling win for Samurai Japan at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 12, 2017
Israel upsets Cuba at WBC
The most improbable story of the World Baseball Classic added a new chapter.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 12, 2017
Israel team turning heads at 2017 WBC
They arrived together in Japan as the toasts of the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Team Israel, a squad not many expected to qualify for this tournament, pulled off three upsets in South Korea to make an improbable run into the second round.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2017
Teams makes preparations for second round
Tokyo Dome was mostly silent, with only the sounds of practice ricocheting off thousands of empty seats at the Big Egg, as the 2017 World Baseball Classic took a day off to prepare for the final push to the championship round.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 10, 2017
Despaigne's grand slam sends Cuba to second round of WBC
Alfredo Despaigne knew it as soon as he hit it, all the Cubans did. That ball was gone, headed for the furthest reaches of Tokyo Dome. Despaigne watched the ball fly while taking a few steps up the first base line with his index finger pointing toward the Cuban bench. When he turned to see his teammates...
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 8, 2017
Cuba shrugs off fatigue to beat China at WBC
An early wakeup call couldn't knock Cuba off its game and neither could China.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 8, 2017
China aims for incremental improvements on global baseball stage
China manager John McLaren starts each day by having his players remember their team motto: "Get better every day." He'll then pick out a player, who will then belt out a tune of his choice for the room, "they're lacking there a little bit," McLaren said with a grin.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 8, 2017
Matsuda, Tsutsugo carry Japan past Cuba in WBC opener
The fans waited as Nobuhiro Matsuda rounded the bases and exchanged high-fives with his teammates. They knew what was coming, and when Matsuda pumped his fist and let out a guttural yell, as is his custom after home runs, the Japanese fans packed in Tokyo Dome exploded with enough force to knock the...
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 6, 2017
Japan ready to begin quest for WBC title
For Japan, the preparation has finally come to an end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2017
Cuba, U.S. ink oil, toxic spill deal before Trump takes over
Cuba and the United States agreed on Monday to jointly prevent, contain and clean up oil and other toxic spills in the Gulf of Mexico, as they rush to conclude deals before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2017
Charcoal becomes first Cuban export to United States in half a century
Cuba announced a landmark deal on Thursday to sell charcoal to a U.S. company, the first legal Cuban export to the United States in five decades, as part of the fragile rapprochement between the former Cold War foes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2016
U.S. would be wise to end sanctions on Cuba
U.S. sanctions have done nothing to liberate the people of Cuba.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2016
With younger Castro soon to step down, attention turns to Cuba's heir apparent
With revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dead and his brother Raul vowing to step down as president in 15 months, it will soon be the hour of heir apparent Miguel Diaz-Canel, an advocate of modernizing Cuba's state-run media and abysmal internet access.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2016
Meeting Fidel, the frustrated medical doctor
Meeting Fidel Castro, the writer found his medical knowledge impressive.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 29, 2016
Cannons thunder as thousands mourn Castro in Havana
Galvanized by a 21-gun salute that thundered across Havana, tens of thousands of Cubans paid final respects on Monday to Fidel Castro, who led a leftist revolution, ruled for half a century and resisted the United States throughout the Cold War.
EDITORIALS
Nov 28, 2016
Fidel Castro, eternal revolutionary
While Fidel Castro's legacy will be debated for generations, there is no dismissing the significance of his life and its impact.

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