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JAPAN

SOCCER / World cup
Jun 5, 2013
Japan vs. Australia ... storified in social media
In a penalty kick second, Samurai Blue became the first team to qualify for next year's World Cup. Here's a collection of fans' reactions on social media, curated by Mai Hasabe, Eric Ruble and co.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 5, 2013
Japan becomes first to qualify for World Cup after Honda equalizer
Keisuke Honda scores a dramatic injury-time penalty to book Japan's place at the 2014 World Cup after a breathless 1-1 draw with Australia on Tuesday night.
EDITORIALS
Jun 5, 2013
Cheap yen exacts toll on fishing
The cheap yen caused by the Abe administration's economic policy, which is centered on the Bank of Japan's massive monetary easing, has led to price rises on imported items. Fishermen especially are suffering from rises in fuel oil prices. Because wholesalers and volume sellers basically control the...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2013
Abenomics cannot succeed without cheap nuclear power
Everybody knows that Japan has an energy crisis. We also know that the yen has greatly depreciated, by some 20 percent in just a few weeks. It's time to put these two facts together.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2013
Abe's economic revival runs into Japan's reality
Is the Bank of Japan creating the biggest pyramid scheme in history?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2013
Japan-born, Kaitani-trained ballerina hits stride in S. Korea
Choi Tae-ji, a Japanese-born South Korean prima ballerina, has dedicated herself to developing ballet in her country, once described by South Korean media as a "ballet desert" because of its failure to produce any great dancers.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2013
China’s leaders frequent visitors to Africa, unlike Japan’s
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EDITORIALS
Jun 4, 2013
Spurring balanced African growth
Japan should make serious efforts to increase trade with and investment in Africa, but not in China's footsteps.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 2, 2013
Cahill says Australia to play physical
Australia midfielder Tim Cahill has warned Japan to expect a bruising physical encounter in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier if the Socceroos find themselves needing a goal to keep their hopes of reaching Brazil alive.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 2, 2013
Searching for Mount Fuji
Japan is full of good place names. Who can resist Utsukushigahara (Beautiful Field) in Nagano Prefecture, Ginza (Golden Seat) in Tokyo or the sad irony of Fukushima — Isle of Good Fortune?
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2013
Lost at sea cases to be probed for North Korea link
The government will investigate whether Japanese nationals who disappeared at sea in the 1970s and 1980s fell victim to foul play at the hands of North Korea, Keiji Furuya, state minister in charge of the abduction issue, declared.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jun 2, 2013
Abe Beanstock
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2013
Apple raises product prices amid weakening yen
Apple Inc. has raised the prices of its iPad tablet computers and iPod music players here after a weaker yen boosted import costs.
EDITORIALS
Jun 1, 2013
Problematic pact with India
A pact allowing Japanese firms to export nuclear power generation equipment to India would be problematic since India has not joined the nonproliferation treaty.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 31, 2013
Japan stumbles in loss to Bulgaria
Japan lost back-to-back games for the first time under Alberto Zaccheroni as the Asian champion was beaten 2-0 by Bulgaria in a World Cup qualifying tuneup on Thursday evening.
JAPAN
May 31, 2013
Mozambique farmers seek halt to aid project
Farmers in Mozambique are calling on the governments of Japan, Brazil and Mozambique to halt a project aimed at supporting agricultural development there, saying it will result in land grabs.
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
May 30, 2013
Tweet Beat: #真4, #ソクラテスの死, #キスの日
A new videogame, a fresh take on an old painting and kissing (timeless!) are among the top Twitter trends in Japan last week.
BUSINESS
May 30, 2013
Japanese companies skip Beijing trade fair amid political tensions
The number of Japanese entries in an international services trade fair that opened in Beijing on Tuesday is sharply down from last year amid lingering political tensions.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 30, 2013
Overhaul Japan's immigration laws to boost working women
By simply relaxing laws to let in foreign domestic workers, the Abe administration could give Japanese women who want to work a new option for child-care support.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
May 30, 2013
Bull Bubble

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