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Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 5, 2016
Mourinho makes most sense for Manchester United
So, it will have to be Jose Mourinho then.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 29, 2016
Pellegrini perseveres despite being in difficult position
For a man who is apparently going to lose his job at the end of the season, Manuel Pellegrini is doing more than enough to earn a new contract.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2016
Britain facing a watershed year
A vote against EU membership, especially in such a dangerous international environment, would truly be an irrational move for Britain.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2016
ASEAN goes missing from Obama's speech
The U.S. president's final State of the Union address captured an overly cautious approach to Asia amid a rising China.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2016
Foolishness over North Korea
The U.S. policy of diplomatically isolating Pyongyang is a failure and could be standing in the way of a solution to the impasse with North Korea.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2016
Why economic growth lags
A new book offers a sobering reminder of technology's limits.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2016
Top diplomats from Japan, U.S., South Korea suggest China is key to North Korea sanctions
Japan, South Korea and the United States held a vice ministerial meeting Saturday in Tokyo to ratchet up the pressure on Pyongyang over its recent nuclear test.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 15, 2016
Liverpool-Man United battle a difficult one to forecast
It remains the fiercest rivalry in English football, but when Liverpool plays Manchester United on Sunday the main interest is how boring or enjoyable the game will be. Not whether we shall see a blood and thunder clash or two managers who do not like each other (notably Rafa Benitez and Alex Ferguson)...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2016
Iran complains to U.N. about Saudi "provocations"
Iran's foreign minister has complained to the United Nations about Saudi Arabia's "provocations" towards Tehran, as a diplomatic crisis between the region's two major powers entered its second week.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2016
Russia can use U.S. as an excuse for only so long
The Putin regime has helped create enmity with the West because it needs enemies for its legitimacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2016
Russia's isolationism is official
Russia's latest National Security Strategy provides valuable material for the study of the angst, paranoia and befuddlement now gripping the Kremlin.
SOCCER
Jan 3, 2016
Neville says management isn't long-term goal
Former England and Manchester United defender Gary Neville is not targeting a long-term career in management and says he is "relaxed" about how long he stays at the helm of Spanish side Valencia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2016
Skyscraper blaze in Persian Gulf raises questions about safety
A blaze that engulfed a Dubai skyscraper on New Year's Eve — the emirate's third high-rise fire in three years — has raised fresh questions about the safety of materials used on the exteriors of tall buildings across the wealthy region.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 2, 2016
Premier League lacking top players
There is no pleasing some people. When Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United were dominating the Premier League, English football was called predictable.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2015
Transformation to a more sustainable and just world
While bad news often dominated headlines in 2015, it was also a year of progress and breakthroughs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2015
A common thread in 2015's list of ludicrousness
Some of America's most ludicrous events in 2015 were the result of a collapse of judgment in, and the infantilization of society by, government.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2015
Solving America's stubborn poverty problem
To succeed, any new war on poverty in America must reverse several socially corrosive trends.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2015
Terrorists with assault rifles rewrite the script
The San Bernardino massacure has erased the conceptual line distinguishing domestic mass shootings from acts of Islamic terrorism in the minds of Americans.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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