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U 22 JAPAN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 13, 2016
BOJ to debate exempting $90 billion in short-term funds from negative rates
The Bank of Japan's policy board is set to discuss this week whether to exempt $90 billion in short-term funds from its newly imposed negative interest rate, people familiar with the matter said, after the securities industry warned that investment money would be driven into bank deposits.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2016
U.S. serves up Korean 'rocket salad' in war drill response to North's threats
There's more to do in South Korea's heavily forested Rocket Valley, just a few kilometers from the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, than fire rockets. In quieter times, people tend vegetable patches along ice-cold streams.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 12, 2016
Nagoya's big names, trains and automobiles
Mount Fuji whizzes by as I drive the Tokaido N700 series shinkansen from Tokyo to Nagoya. "Don't let the speed go above 270 kilometers per hour," warns Kaori Takagi. I heed the warning, though Takagi is not a shinkansen driver instructor. We are, in fact, in the simulator at the SCMAGLEV and Railway...
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2016
A record number of Japanese say they do not feel friendly toward China
The number of Japanese who do not feel friendly toward China has surged amid Beijing's assertive moves in the East and South China seas, according to a survey. u2028
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2016
Japan Post chief Nishimuro to quit; successor likely to come from banking unit
Japan Post Holdings Co. President Taizo Nishimuro is set to step down, with the head of the postal group's banking unit likely to succeed him.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 12, 2016
Get a taste of spring with cherry blossom-inspired goods
Here's a taste of some of the cherry-blossom themed drinks, snacks, shoes and toilet paper on shelves now.
BASKETBALL
Mar 12, 2016
Japan women get Olympic placement
Two-time reigning Asian champion Japan women's basketball team was on Friday drawn into a 2016 Rio Olympic tournament group with world No. 2 team Australia and host Brazil.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Mar 12, 2016
Sumo Tag Team
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 12, 2016
As Trump's popularity continues to rise, his Japan-bashing continues to baffle
Japanese government officials are faced with a challenging question: when to begin the work of clearing up misunderstandings caused by U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's remarks about bilateral relations?
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 11, 2016
Omiya Ardija president hopes Sasaki rejoins team's coaching staff
Omiya Ardija want departing Japan women's team coach Norio Sasaki to rejoin the club's coaching staff, the J. League first-division side's president said Friday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 11, 2016
Exclusive: America's Cup World Series race coming to Fukuoka
Japan will play host to an America's Cup World Series race for the first time ever, The Japan Times has learned. The final race of the 2016 campaign will be held in Fukuoka in late November, a sailing source confirmed Friday.
BASKETBALL
Mar 11, 2016
Ex-volleyball Olympian Mitsuya to succeed Kawabuchi as JBA chief: sources
Yuko Mitsuya is set to succeed Saburo Kawabuchi as chairman of the Japan Basketball Association, sources said Friday.
SOCCER
Mar 10, 2016
Japan U-23 manager Teguramori seeking medal for quake-affected region
Japan Under-23 coach Makoto Teguramori vowed to bring a medal back from Brazil this summer as he recalled on Thursday his time as manager of Vegalta Sendai, a day before the fifth anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 10, 2016
Japan, Finland agree to boost cooperation in resource-rich Arctic
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto agreed Thursday to bolster cooperation in developing the resource-rich Arctic.
SOCCER
Mar 10, 2016
Tashima named new JFA president
The Japan Football Association approved FIFA executive committee member Kozo Tashima as its new president and former national team manager Takeshi Okada as the vice president on Thursday at a board of directors meeting.
Rugby
Mar 10, 2016
Hammett, Nakatake assigned interim coaching duties for Brave Blossoms
Sunwolves coach Mark Hammett was on Thursday named as one of two interim coaches for upcoming Japan national team matches, deputizing for incoming Brave Blossoms' coach and fellow Kiwi Jamie Joseph, who is unavailable due to commitments with his Highlanders Super Rugby team.
SOCCER
Mar 10, 2016
Nishino to be named JFA technical director
The Japan Football Association will appoint former Gamba Osaka manager Akira Nishino as its new technical director, it was learned Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 10, 2016
Japanese submarine to take part in Australian military drills
The Maritime Self-Defense Force has announced its participation in joint drills with the Australian navy and air force.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 10, 2016
Sasaki out as Nadeshiko Japan coach
Nadeshiko Japan coach Norio Sasaki said on Wednesday that he is stepping down after the team failed to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 9, 2016
Nadeshiko hand Sasaki parting victory
Nadeshiko Japan handed manager Norio Sasaki a likely farewell gift with a 1-0 victory over North Korea as the women's Asian Olympic qualifying drew to a close on Wednesday.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.

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