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Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 26, 2016
Allardyce deserves respect for job he did with West Ham
Sam Allardyce makes his first return to Upton Park on Saturday since his controversial departure from West Ham at the end of last season. It is hoped that the Sunderland manager will receive the warm welcome his record with the Hammers deserves. The likelihood is that his reception will be mixed, at...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Feb 23, 2016
NCAA hoop landscape enduring wholesale change
If you've been on a mission to Mars with Matt Damon for a year or two and just returned to earth, welcome back.
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
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 30, 2015
2,500 deaths, 6,200 orphaned, Guinea now deemed Ebola-free; Liberia counting the days
Guinea was declared free of Ebola transmission on Tuesday after more than 2,500 people died from the virus in the West African nation, leaving Liberia as the only country still counting down the days until the end of the epidemic.
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BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 22, 2015
Bryant determined to remain defiant until the end
In some respects Kobe Bryant, perhaps the true Baby Jordan, reminds me the most of Jerry West, the original Los Angeles Lakers great guard. Because they go out of their way, defiant to the end.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2015
China poised to pass anti-terror law this month with West-opposed cyber-provisions
China's controversial anti-terrorism law could be passed as soon as the end of this month, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, legislation that has drawn concern in Western capitals for its cyber-provisions.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 23, 2015
Liberia puts 153 under Ebola surveillance after new outbreak sickens boy, 15
Liberia has placed 153 people under surveillance as it seeks to control a new Ebola outbreak in the capital more than two months after the country was declared free of the virus, health officials said.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2015
Putin wants victory against IS, not detente
Putin wants to win the war against Islamic State and be acknowledged as the leader who brought about victory.
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WORLD
Nov 1, 2015
Schabowski, man who accidentally spilled news of Berlin Wall opening, dies
Guenther Schabowski, the former senior East German Communist Party official who accidentally announced the opening of the Berlin Wall, has died at the age of 86, German media reported Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 27, 2015
Spurs hope Aldridge will continue cycle of greatness
It seems like the last time San Antonio was a destination was about 180 years ago when an adventurer and one-time United States congressman named Davy Crockett tried to help local settlers protect an old mission called the Alamo against the Mexican army.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 2, 2015
Berahino angry, Stones, De Gea stuck after transfer deadline
West Bromwich Albion's Saido Berahino has suggested he will never play for the club again after failing to secure a last-minute transfer to Tottenham Hotspur as several players did not get the moves they wanted on a frenetic deadline day.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 29, 2015
Robert Bailey: 'I enjoy the precision of Japanese tailoring'
Huntsman senior cutter on snowboarding, bespoke suits and Gregory Peck
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2015
As nuclear talks enter final stretch, IAEA chief Amano gets set to fly to Tehran
The global nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday its boss would fly to Tehran to discuss one of the biggest sticking points that need to be resolved so that Iran and world powers can reach a breakthrough final nuclear deal by a new deadline of next week.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2015
Islamic State peddling looted art on eBay, Facebook for cash flow
The Whatsapp message appeared on his iPhone: photos of an ancient Mesopotamian vase worth $250,000, part of a highly valued set, is waiting to be extracted.
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WORLD
Jun 15, 2015
Accounts conflict after Israeli army jeep hits, kills Palestinian in West Bank
An Israeli army jeep struck and killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, with the military and locals giving conflicting accounts of the circumstances.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla-creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

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