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May 25, 2018
Trump gives posthumous pardon to first black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson
President Donald Trump granted a full, posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion, who was convicted of racially tinged federal morals charges more than a century ago.
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BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2018
Nations must develop own core technologies to break U.S. grip on semiconductor chips: Jack Ma
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma argues that Japan, China and other nations need to develop their own semiconductor technology to get around America's grip on the global chip market.
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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 22, 2018
Gareth Southgate faces difficult decisions to select England lineup for World Cup
As the countdown to Russia 2018 begins, England head coach Gareth Southgate does not so much have a selection headache as a full-blown migraine. The fact is that too many England players either aren't playing or aren't playing well.
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Rugby
Mar 3, 2018
Rebels stick it to Sunwolves
The Sunwolves fell to their second defeat of the Super Rugby season on Saturday after collapsing early in the second half in a 37-17 loss to Australia's Rebels.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2017
Giant pumpkins a marvel of science
Record-breaking pumpkins have long since passed the ton mark, and they get bigger every year. The only constraint may be the laws of physics.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 4, 2017
Johnny Depp finds nothing but smooth sailing with Japanese fans of 'Pirates of the Caribbean'
While the return of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise has gotten mixed reviews from critics overseas, it's bound to be a hit in Japan for two reasons: Johnny Depp and Paul McCartney.
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CULTURE / Art
Jan 28, 2017
Singapore Biennale takes a good hard look in the mirror
Malaysian artist Azizan Paiman tells me that to lose weight, all I have to do is make sure that the calories I expend are more than the calories I consume. I already know that, but he's done it, and I haven't. He also tells the small group assembled in his temporary cafe that we need to love each other,...
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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 21, 2017
Late slugger Daryl Spencer brought passion, pride, power to Hankyu Braves
The Baseball Bullet-In this week remembers Daryl Spencer, the former Hankyu Braves slugger who died Jan. 2 in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 88.
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CULTURE / Film
Nov 9, 2016
Jack Reacher returns for mindless action
Tom Cruise probably needs another franchise like he needs a third foot. Nevertheless, here he is in "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back," the sequel to the 2012 movie that was so awful it hurt.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 8, 2016
Designer Tony Crosbie: 'Do what you want to do, not what's expected of you'
British stylist on interviewing soccer star Pele and hanging out with Jack Nicholson.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 24, 2016
Sunrockers storm past B-Corsairs in pivotal fourth quarter
After an electrifying start to the B. League's inaugural season with a two-game series between the Alvark Tokyo and Ryukyu Golden Kings earlier the week, other clubs made their league debut across the nation on Saturday.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 13, 2016
'Sing Street': 'I'm in a band' — it works every time
Filmmaker and former frontman for the Irish band "The Frames" John Carney completes his ode-to-music trilogy with "Sing Street" — following the star-studded "Begin Again" in 2013 and the excellent but underrated "Once" in 2007.
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 8, 2016
'Money Monster': Jodie Foster's thrilling investment
Money is the new sex at the movies. Actually, if we're honest, maybe it was also the old sex. Whatever — in our overly consumerist society, money is on everyone's mind and more filmmakers are discovering the excitement that a stock chart can generate.
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CULTURE / Film
May 18, 2016
'Macbeth': What's done is done again
Few storytellers can match Shakespeare for his vast range of timeless themes and awesome characters. Imagine what the Bard could have accomplished if he had had a laptop and smartphone.
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CULTURE / Film
Feb 3, 2016
An unforgiving look at 'Unbroken' in Japan
Flashback to 1983: Director Nagisa Oshima's "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence," set during World War II in a Japanese-run POW camp in Java, is opening in theaters across Japan. It starred David Bowie with two huge local stars: comedian Beat Takeshi and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film confronted the reality...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2015
And the winner of the Nude Emperor Award is . . .
Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Jack Ma star in our awards for the most inept, self-interested and narcissistic people of 2015.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 27, 2015
Leicester, Man Utd are improbable top-of-table foes
Top of the league in Spain: Barcelona. In Germany: Bayern Munich. In France: PSG. In England: Leicester City. An unlikely foursome.
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CULTURE / Music
Oct 18, 2015
'Jack' event declares: ‘Let there be J-pop!’
Over the past two years, Simon Whybray's monthly club night and online mix series “Jack” (stylized in all caps) has featured high-energy songs from around the globe, including a healthy dose of J-pop. It's surprising, then, when he reveals his gateway into Japanese music was a delicate piano number...
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
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