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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Oct 7, 2014
ACLU should be outspoken advocate of Peterson's right to due process
Where is the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) when you REALLY need it?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / NFL NOTEBOOK
Sep 3, 2014
Seahawks striving for repeat championship
The NFL kicks off the 2014 season when the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks host the Green Bay Packers at CenturyLink Field on Thursday night. Many predict the Seahawks are ready for another Super Bowl run and there are a few reasons to share that belief.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 23, 2014
Takada aiming for NFL career
Playing in the NFL is the ultimate dream of every kid who plays football. The majority, however, never get to see that dream come true.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 3, 2014
Marino joins concussion lawsuit against NFL
Former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino is among 15 former players suing the NFL over claims it hid the risk of concussions sustained during the game.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 9, 2014
Texans take Clowney No. 1
The Houston Texans beefed up their defensive line by taking extraordinary pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney from the University of South Carolina with the first pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / NFL NOTEBOOK
May 8, 2014
Teams facing tough strategic choices in draft
Best or bust?
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 7, 2014
Most NFL draft experts as clueless as the rest of us
Few things make MAS chuckle — and also irritate him — the way "NFL draft gurus" on TV do.
Japan Times
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Mar 22, 2014
Football camp chief thinks outside box
As a player, Tomotsuna Inoue wasn't able to fulfill his wish to reach the NFL. But his dream continues, now as someone who presents a chance for Japanese youngsters to achieve that big goal.
Japan Times
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Jan 29, 2014
Pro Bowl week improves Japanese coaches' football knowledge
A pair of Japanese coaches once again had the opportunity to experience football's highest level by being a part of Pro Bowl activities last week in Hawaii. This is the fourth consecutive year that the program has been held by the NFL in conjunction with the Hawaiian Tourism Authority.
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jan 28, 2014
Reaction to Sherman's rant completely over the top
What would a Super Bowl be without a mountain being made of out a molehill?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / NFL NOTEBOOK
Jan 10, 2014
Divisional playoffs often produce upsets
Welcome to the divisional playoffs, aka the upset round of the NFL postseason.
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Dec 31, 2013
NFL playoffs could produce another surprise champion
Just make the tourney, baby!
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Nov 5, 2013
Valentine unfairly left out in cold after Red Sox capture World Series
I wonder what Bobby Valentine thinks about the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series?
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Oct 8, 2013
Football landscape shifts with new rule changes
If Hank Williams, Jr. was still performing in the open for Monday Night Football, he might be asking you this: Are you ready for some kinder, gentler football?
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jul 16, 2013
Gauging offseason moves in the NFL
In this age of overlapping pro sports seasons, the MLB All-Star Game is more than just a sign the baseball campaign has reached its halfway point.
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 10, 2013
NFL combine, pro days pointless
It's time once more for NFL personnel honchos to play "Pin the Tail on the Donkey."
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jan 30, 2013
Kaepernick, Wilson usher in new era
Howie Long, NFL analyst on Fox TV, said it best: The second weekend of this season's playoffs will go down as a landmark in pro football history.
Japan Times
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Jan 28, 2013
Japanese coaches get NFL crash course at Pro Bowl
In a game intended to showcase the all-stars of the NFL, nothing gets too serious at the Pro Bowl and things are laid-back. Playbooks are a lot thinner and players smile much more often than usual.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2011
Kissinger blighted millionsas U.S. jockeyed for position
Henry Kissinger has distilled many words of wisdom from four millennia of Chinese civilization, and several centuries of Western diplomacy, including almost half a century of personal experience at the sharp end of power politics. He has captured headlines and captivated some of the world's best commentating...
EDITORIALS
May 17, 2011
Acquittal in Atago collision case
The Yokohama District Court on May 11 acquitted two Maritime Self-Defense Force officers formerly stationed aboard the 7,750-ton Aegis destroyer Atago in connection with the Atago's collision with the 7.3-ton trawler Seitoku Maru off Chiba Prefecure on Feb. 19, 2008. The collision killed the two fishermen...
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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