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WORLD / Society
Jan 25, 2018
Most Afghans sent home forced to flee anew amid bloodshed: report
Almost 3 in 4 Afghans who return home after seeking sanctuary abroad are forced to flee again due to fresh fighting, an aid agency said on Wednesday as it urged an end to deportations to the war-torn country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2018
Japan and Europe start the central bank reset
Officials are going to respond accordingly to the improving global economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 3, 2018
U.S. puts Pakistan on notice: Stop playing 'double game' and do more to stop terrorism or risk losing aid
The United States accused Pakistan on Tuesday of playing a "double game" on fighting terrorism and warned Islamabad it would have to do more if it wanted to maintain U.S. aid.
WORLD
Dec 28, 2017
China and Pakistan consider including Afghanistan in $57 billion economic corridor, as Beijing looks to broker peace between troubled neighbors
China and Pakistan will consider extending their $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said earlier this week, as part of China's ambitious Belt and Road plan linking China with Asia, Europe and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2017
Islamic State claims blast at Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a compound of Afghanistan's national intelligence agency in Kabul on Monday, that killed at least five people and wounded two.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2017
Mike Pence makes surprise Kabul visit, assures leaders U.S. will 'see this through'
Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to meet its leaders and underscore U.S. commitment to the country four months after President Donald Trump agreed to an open-ended war against insurgents here.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 18, 2017
Central banks quietly trim stimulus while hoping to maintain global growth
Central bankers are gingerly trying to take away the punch bowl without interrupting the party.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 5, 2017
Alan Greenspan's 'conundrum' said revived as banks mollycoddle markets
Alan Greenspan's conundrum is back, and central bankers' new-found love of treating markets with kid gloves is playing a large part.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2017
Former head of expressway operator referred to prosecutors over 2012 tunnel collapse
The former president of an expressway operator was referred to prosecutors Thursday, together with other executives, over a 2012 tunnel collapse that killed nine people, police said.
WORLD / Society
Nov 28, 2017
Central America's LGBT people forced to flee for their lives: Amnesty
Killings and violence against LGBT people in Central America are driving hundreds to flee their homes each year, but they have no safe sanctuary to run to, Amnesty International said on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 7, 2017
Continuity, with a twist, at the U.S. Federal Reserve
Jerome Powell will provide more continuity than change in policy at the world's most influential central bank.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2017
U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl apologizes to troops wounded searching for him
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl took the stand at his sentencing on Monday, apologizing to the troops who got hurt searching for him after he deserted in Afghanistan in 2009 and detailing the harsh conditions of Taliban captivity.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2017
Afghan Taliban say U.S. professor kidnapped last year in Kabul is seriously ill
The Afghan Taliban said on Monday that Kevin King, one of two professors from the American University of Afghanistan who were kidnapped in Kabul last year, is seriously ill and needs urgent medical attention.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 24, 2017
BayStars bash Carp, punch ticket to Japan Series
The Yokohama BayStars hit five home runs, including a pair from cleanup hitter Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, to crush the Hiroshima Carp 9-3 on Tuesday and deny the Central League champion a second straight berth to the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2017
BayStars push Carp to brink of elimination
The Yokohama BayStars moved to within one win of their first Japan Series berth in 19 years with a 4-3 win over the Hiroshima Carp on Monday in the final stage of the Central League Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2017
BayStars begin quest to reach Japan Series on the road against Tigers
The Yokohama BayStars finished third in the Central League for the second straight season, and seek to do better than they fared in last year's postseason.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2017
Under Trump's Afghanistan strategy, U.S. ratchets up bombing at highest level since 2010 surge
American warplanes in Afghanistan are dropping bombs in numbers not seen since the height of the U.S. troop surge in 2010, after President Donald Trump announced a new strategy in August to ease attack curbs and widen the range of militant targets.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 18, 2017
Carp claim second straight Central League pennant
The Hiroshima Carp clinched their second straight Central League championship, the team's eighth overall, with a 3-2 win over the Hanshin Tigers on Monday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2017
Swallows delay Carp's pennant celebration for at least one more day
The Hiroshima Carp will have to wait another day to clinch their second straight Central League pennant after blowing a three-run lead in a 5-4 loss to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 28, 2017
Ramirez guiding BayStars with steady hand
It might be strange to some to see Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez remaining so grounded. The same Ramirez who played with emotion, who performed special dances after his home runs (sometimes with team mascots), is calm, cool and collected as his BayStars work to secure a second-straight trip...

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