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TENNIS
Oct 5, 2015
Nishikori regains composure to beat Coric at Japan Open
It was not the perfect first-round victory that Japanese fans expected from their hero, Kei Nishikori.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2015
Abe calls for progress on peace treaty negotiations with Russia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed hope in a meeting with Russia's deputy prime minister over the weekend for progress in bilateral talks this week on concluding a post-World War II peace treaty.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Oct 5, 2015
Mao returns to lead Japan to victory
Three-time women's world champion Mao Asada shone upon her return from a one-year sabbatical on Saturday, helping to boost Japan to victory in the Japan Open team competition.
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Rugby
Oct 4, 2015
Japan shows mettle in victory over Samoa
The "New Town" of Milton Keynes is known for its plethora of roundabouts.
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LIFE / Travel
Oct 3, 2015
Listening to the wind on Battleship Island
As if from a dream, the island floated over the sea like a terra-cotta dreadnought from a century ago. I'd arrived at Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, and its profile was unmistakable from the deck of my ferry battling high waves and winds.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 3, 2015
Take rides to 300th victory in graded races
Yutaka Take became the first jockey to win 300 graded races, when he captured the G3 Sirius Stakes aboard Awardee on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 3, 2015
Size of B. League will present challenges from the outset
There is no one-size-fits-all formula — no magic pill exists — for the Japan Basketball Association to create a new men's pro hoop circuit that will become an instant success.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Oct 3, 2015
Bear Twister
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2015
Japanese arrested in China for espionage may have been sent by government
Two Japanese citizens arrested in China on suspicion of spying may have been collecting information for Japan's Public Security Intelligence Agency.
EDITORIALS
Oct 2, 2015
Expressway tolls amid privatization
Benefitting from the privatization of the nation's expressways is still a work in progress, and making them toll-free remains a promise far on the horizon.
Rugby
Oct 1, 2015
Japan, Samoa put quarterfinal aspirations on the line
After opening Rugby World Cup victories, Japan and Samoa were given reality checks in defeat last time out and their quarter-final hopes will be on the line when they meet in Milton Keynes on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2015
Sompo Japan to buy nursing care unit from Watami for ¥21 billion
Major property and casualty insurance group Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. plans to acquire the elderly nursing care unit of pub and restaurant chain operator Watami Co. for about ¥21 billion, industry sources said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Oct 1, 2015
Looking back at 70 years before the war's end
Looking back 70 years before Japan's surrender in World War II shows how far the nation has come.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2015
North Korea's envoy to Britain: Pyongyang ready to launch 'satellite' into space at any time
North Korea is prepared to launch a controversial satellite "at any time," the country's ambassador to Britain said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2015
Japan, Australia urge North Korea not to engage in provocation
Japan and Australia on Wednesday pressed North Korea to abstain from provocative acts amid growing speculation that it may test-launch a long-range ballistic missile soon.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2015
Japan, South Korea vow to ensure success of three-way summit with China
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his South Korean counterpart, Yun Byung-se, agreed Wednesday to cooperate closely toward the success of a summit Seoul plans to hold with Tokyo and Beijing in late October or early November.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 30, 2015
Defending champion Nishikori confident ahead of Japan Open
World No. 6 Kei Nishikori says he's learned to relax at the Japan Open and is in a confident mood ahead of his defense of the title in Tokyo next week.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 30, 2015
Refreshed Japan looks ahead to clash against Samoa
Japan heads into Saturday's do-or-die clash with Samoa a lot more refreshed than at this time last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2015
Former dental group officials arrested over donations to lawmaker
Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday arrested three former leaders of the Japan Dental Federation for allegedly falsifying reports of political donations made to a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2015
Abe, Biden agree to work together to conclude TPP talks possibly this week
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden agreed Tuesday that the two countries will cooperate to conclude talks on a Pacific free trade initiative this week, both governments said.

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