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MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jun 28, 2023
PGA-LIV filing shows undecided nature of historic merger
A filing describing the merger shows the deal’s broad outlines, but also how much of the biggest union in golf history still needs to be worked out.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 8, 2023
PGA Tour turning the page with sweeping changes
Commissioner Jay Monahan described the updates to the tour as part of an ongoing evolution that addresses the changing needs of players, partners and fans.
Japan Times
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Aug 25, 2022
PGA Tour fires back at LIV Golf with sweeping changes to schedule and prize pool
The PGA Tour is overhauling its schedule and boosting its prize pool in response to a players meeting last week in Delaware and pressure from the upstart LIV Golf Series.
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Aug 4, 2022
Phil Mickelson among group of LIV golfers suing PGA Tour
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Northern District of California, challenges the indefinite suspensions imposed by PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
A homecoming for U.S. Olympic swimmer Jay Litherland
Being able to return to Japan to compete in the Olympics was a special moment for Jay Litherland.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2021
Samsung boss could be set free by one of his biggest critics, Moon Jae-in
The dramatic reversal reflects South Korea's claustrophobic politics, where government leaders and big business are so dependent on each other that favoritism can trump the law.
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CULTURE / Books
Dec 26, 2020
‘Love Child’: A labor of love 20 years in the making
Rakuko Rubin's collection of short stories that traverse bicultural themes and universal mileposts in life was translated by her husband, Jay Rubin.
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CULTURE / Books / The World of Translators
Aug 22, 2020
Jay Rubin: An academic’s path to translation
To introduce our readers to translators of Japanese literature, we'll be highlighting one working translator each month, starting with Jay Rubin.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 2, 2020
Lotte reliever Jay Jackson inspired by demonstrations for racial equality around globe
As is the case for many Black Americans, the push for equality is both familiar and personal for Jackson, a 32-year-old South Carolina native.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 29, 2020
Red-hot Marines riding high after six-game sweep
There was a lot of action on display in the first full week of NPB games.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2020
South Korea seeks arrest of Samsung heir in succession probe
South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant against Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, they said on Thursday, in the investigation of a controversial 2015 merger and alleged accounting fraud in a suspected bid to aid his succession plans.
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BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2020
Washington state acts to drop Boeing tax break to head off EU tariffs
Washington state lawmakers moved on Wednesday to remove a key tax break for Boeing Co. and other aerospace firms in a bid to head off possible European tariffs on U.S. goods and ease a transatlantic trade dispute over aircraft subsidies.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2019
Judge orders release of documents related to hush payments by Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen
A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of documents relating to hush-money payments by Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen to two women who said they had sexual encounters with the president and disclosed that federal prosecutors had ended their investigation of the matter.
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2019
Democrats clash on health care and border issues in scrappy first U.S. presidential debate
Democratic U.S. presidential contenders battled over health care coverage and border policy on Wednesday during a surprisingly heated first debate that laid bare the party's divisions on whether to abolish private insurance and shift to a "Medicare-for-All" system.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 20, 2019
Heavy metal: Moonlighting knights and medieval swordplay in Tokyo
Jay Noyes, clad head to toe in the steel armor of a medieval knight, is steadily advancing toward me with a longsword, which he intends to hit me with.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 11, 2019
White Sox land outfielder Jon Jay, continue pursuit of Manny Machado
The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal with veteran free agent outfielder Jon Jay, the club announced Thursday.

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
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