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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 30, 2016
Pierce to work for Heat during Summer League
For Japan hoop followers, the Miami Heat will have a familiar face helping out during the upcoming Las Vegas Summer League.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 24, 2016
As El Nino exits, La Nina looms and promises her style of mayhem
Think of it as Mother Nature's roller-coaster ride: the shift between the weather patterns known as El Nino and La Nina that, at their worst, can cause havoc worldwide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2016
Food security fears resurface in Asian as nations face rice shortage due to drought
Nearly a decade after a spike in global food prices sent shock waves around the world, Asia's top rice producers are suffering from a blistering drought that threatens to cut output and boost prices of a staple for half the world's population.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 1, 2016
Nomadic Whiteside playing well, but remains enigma
Hassan Whiteside has become one of the most remarkable NBA stories of recent years, a virtual outcast who was a second-round draft pick, a regular in the minor league D-League and then expatriate playing in China and Lebanon, and even in an attempt to return to the NBA released by the Memphis Grizzlies....
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2016
'15 was second-hottest year on record for U.S., had 10 $1 billion in damages climate events: NOAA
Last year was the second-hottest on record in the contiguous United States, and included 10 major weather and climate events, such as droughts and storms, that each led to over $1 billion in damages, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 26, 2015
Rise of carbon emissions almost stalled in 2014, study shows
A rise in world carbon dioxide emissions almost stalled last year for the first time in almost two decades without a recession, in a promising step toward cleaner economic growth, a study showed on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 25, 2015
Bosh says he's off blood-thinners, cleared for Heat camp
Chris Bosh put on a few pounds this summer, in a good way and for a good reason.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2015
Climate change, El Nino make hottest year on record likely
An El Nino in the Pacific Ocean and rising temperatures caused by climate change have put the world on an almost irreversible path to its warmest year on records dating back to 1880.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Sep 14, 2015
Record number of heatstroke victims hospitalized
More than 24,000 people in Japan were transported to hospitals in July due to heatstroke, a record for the month.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2015
Weather agency warns of more heat, urges people to drink water, stay in cool place
Monday is shaping up to be another searing day especially in western Japan, and the Meteorological Agency is advising the public to take lots of water and stay in an air-conditioned room to gird against heatstroke.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2015
23 homes lost in Washington state wildfire; residents told to flee
A wildfire burning unchecked in Washington state has destroyed at least 23 homes and three commercial buildings near the eastern foothills of the Cascades, state police and emergency management officials said on Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jan 30, 2015
NBA has a different look as All-Star break nears
Up is down and down is up in the NBA these days.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 17, 2015
2014 was hottest year ever recorded, U.S. scientists say
Last year was Earth's hottest on record, two U.S. government agencies said Friday — new evidence that people are disrupting the climate by burning fossil fuels that release greenhouse gases.
EDITORIALS
Sep 27, 2014
Earth on track for hottest year
2014 could turn out to be the hottest year on Earth since weather record-keeping began, yet getting countries to act together in reducing carbon emissions remains a hard sell.
BASKETBALL
Sep 23, 2014
Former Link Tochigi Brex coach Rabedeaux, 49, dies in Vietnam
Longtime basketball coach Jason Rabedeaux, who guided the Link Tochigi Brex to start the 2010-11 JBL season, died on Monday in Ho Chi Minh City. He was 49.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 2, 2014
Hot in the city: scorching Kumagaya
Exploring new ways of dealing with the heat from a city in Saitama that certainly knows a thing or two about keeping cool
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
Osaka Expo's Japan Pavilion completed
A ceremony is held to mark the completion of the Japan Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka on Saturday.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
No longer a 'bridesmaid': Yuki Tsunoda prepares for the Red Bull pressure cooker
All eyes will be on Yuki Tsunoda as he makes his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.

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