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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2014
Second U.S. Ebola patient said to be improving in Atlanta
A second American infected with Ebola in Liberia was showing "continued improvement" as she arrived in the U.S. for treatment in an Atlanta hospital.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 4, 2014
Ebola-stricken U.S. doctor said to be improving in Atlanta
An American doctor stricken with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia and brought to the United States for treatment in a special isolation ward is improving, the top U.S. health official said on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2014
Tohoku University evicts 105 students from dorm over drinking
Fed up with a litany of poor behavior by drunken students, Tou00adhou00adku University in Miu00adyau00adgi Prefecture has decided to take the unusually harsh step of evicting all 105 residents from a school dorm by the end of September.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jul 16, 2014
Unpacking koto: retain, discard and repeat as necessary
Unpacking koto — the intangible baggage — in Japan has proven to be the challenge of a lifetime, replete with enough drama and trauma to keep me knee deep in 'think pieces' till I keel over.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2014
Speech rules turn college into no-thought zone
In the U.S., vague bans on 'offensive' language and other 'politically correct' measures that most people think of when they imagine college speech codes are increasingly being joined by quarantine policies that restrict all student speech, regardless of its content.
BASKETBALL
Jul 11, 2014
Retired Shiga Lakestars big man Gomez begins new career in coaching
Veteran forward Dionisio Gomez announced his retirement last week, ending a pro basketball career that began in 2003 in the USBL.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 8, 2014
New Utah Jazz assistant coach Lang 'grateful' for past coaching experiences in Japan
Ex-Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins bench boss Antonio Lang has earned a job in the world's premier basketball league. But he has no intention of cutting his ties with Japanese hoops; after all, he's grown to cherish the game here.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2014
Students take worldly approach to study abroad
A University of Tokyo student set to spend a year as an exchange student in Illinois this summer doesn't think English skill is the only thing that matters when going to the United States.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jun 1, 2014
56 schools across Japan aim to nurture 'Super Global' leaders
The Super Global High Schools project, a key part of the Japanese government's plan to reverse two decades of economic decline and growing insularity among the young, tasks 56 schools with creating a new generation of global leaders.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 25, 2014
Boettcher leaves Lakestars to take over Southern Utah's women's program
Chris Boettcher's stint as Shiga Lakestars head coach lasted one season.

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