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JAPAN U 23

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 30, 2017
Otani sidelined by fever
Japan's two-way phenom Shohei Otani rung up a fever of 38.5 that forced him out of Sunday's workout with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, and there is growing concern about what kind of shape the sweet-hitting fireballer will be in when the World Baseball Classic starts in early March.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2017
Abe to discuss trade, autos with Toyota CEO this week in response to Trump moves
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to meet the head of Toyota Motor Corp. this week, two sources familiar with the matter said, as Tokyo scrambles to respond to rising pressure on trade under new U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Rugby
Jan 29, 2017
Suntory beats Panasonic in cup final to secure double
Suntory Sungoliath completed the league and cup double on Sunday as they beat Panasonic Wild Knights 15-10 in a pulsating All-Japan Championship final.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 29, 2017
Caroline Kennedy's legacy in Japan will be her message of equality and reconciliation
Caroline Kennedy left a deep impression upon Japan and will long be remembered for her positive role here.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2017
Pentagon wants Japanese firms' energy, materials tech
The U.S. Defense Department is actively courting private-sector Japanese companies whose civilian technologies have military applications and is particularly interested in 16 categories, a U.S. official said.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2017
Abe, Trump agree to hold summit on Feb. 10
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agree to hold a summit in Washington next month and affirm the importance of bilateral ties.
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 28, 2017
Sino-Japanese propaganda wars are heating up
Both Japan and China are wielding history like a cudgel to bash the other and assert a sanctimonious nationalism that impedes reconciliation.
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2017
Japanese chamber makes proposals to Suu Kyi to promote investment
A visiting Japanese business delegation proposed policy measures to address major challenges impeding Japanese investment into Myanmar in a meeting Friday with the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, state media reported Saturday.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 28, 2017
Trump Card
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 28, 2017
Former Okinawa U.S. base worker accused of killing woman set to deny murderous intent
A U.S. civilian base worker indicted for raping and slaying a 20-year-old woman in Okinawa will deny murderous intent at his trial, his defense has said.
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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 28, 2017
Japan should push for Asian cooperation in absence of effort by Trump, expert says
With U.S. President Donald Trump apparently paying little attention to regional order in Asia, Japan should push for cooperation with its neighbors to foster long-term coexistence with a rising China, according to a Japanese expert on international relations.
Rugby
Jan 27, 2017
JRFU announces venues for Brave Blossoms' June test matches
Japan's June tests against Romania and Ireland will be played at 2019 Rugby World Cup venues in Kumamoto, Shizuoka and Tokyo, the Japan Rugby Football Union said Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 27, 2017
Abe, Trump and a suddently foggy alliance
Shinzo Abe needs to act with care as the Trump administration will provide confusion instead of serving Washington's traditional role as a stabilizing force.
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JAPAN
Jan 27, 2017
Tourism industry braces for fallout from Apa's Nanking Massacre denial book
The furor over a major Japanese hotel chain's decision to place a book denying the 1937 Nanking Massacre in its rooms is rattling the tourism industry as the money-making Lunar New Year holidays get underway.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2017
Trump vows to include anti-currency manipulation clause in future trade pacts
The United States plans to insert a clause against currency manipulation in all future bilateral trade deals, President Trump says, highlighting his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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JAPAN
Jan 27, 2017
Cairo University to open new institute for Japan studies
Cairo University will establish an institute for Japan studies in February for a broad spectrum of research in both arts and sciences, as well as to serve as a "bridge" to deepen understanding about Japan, university officials said.
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WORLD
Jan 27, 2017
'Doomsday Clock' set closest to midnight since 1953, and Trump is key factor
Atomic scientists reset their symbolic "Doomsday Clock" to its closest time to midnight in 64 years on Thursday, saying the world was closer to catastrophe due to threats such as nuclear weapons, climate change and Donald Trump's election as U.S. president.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 26, 2017
East Asia, China and Japan in the age of Donald Trump
Given the grave concerns and uncertainties posed by the Trump administration's 'America First' policy, Japan and China should focus on improving their bilateral relations.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2017
Abe warms to bilateral trade deal with U.S. but vows to still protect farmers
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday gave the clearest indication yet that Tokyo may accept Washington's departure from the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2017
Abe's Trump dilemma: Getting Japan to buy U.S. cars
As Japan races to preserve U.S. trade ties after President Donald Trump withdrew from a Pacific trade pact, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces a dilemma that has plagued Japanese leaders since the 1980s: How to convince his citizens to buy American cars?

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals