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WORLD XV

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 28, 2016
Understanding anti-base sentiment in Okinawa
The recent murder of a 20-year-old Okinawan woman by a civilian employee of the U.S. Kadena Air Base on Okinawa has inflamed local antipathy toward the U.S. military's presence. Sadly, this horrific crime fits into a larger pattern of sexual violence that has become all too familiar to Okinawans and...
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
May 14, 2016
'Sayonara' reveals the complexity of Western fantasies about Japan
Some books enlighten us by aging badly. James A. Michener's novel "Sayonara," first published in 1953 and made into a film starring Marlon Brando four years later, has been dismissed as an example of Orientalist fantasy, with its gushing about the perfect wives that Western men find in Japan. Still,...
JAPAN / View from Osaka
May 14, 2016
Obama's Hiroshima visit sparks 'what if' questions
U.S. President Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima later this month, the first ever by a sitting president, has rekindled the debate on both sides of the Pacific on what happened during the weeks leading up to the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of the city in the closing days of World War II.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 9, 2016
Former Yomiuri infielder Gonzalez remains close to game
Edgar Gonzalez may not be playing anymore, but he's still spending most of his time on baseball diamonds.
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MORE SPORTS
May 7, 2016
Elite athletes profess benefits of multisport participation on eve of Golden Grand Prix meet
Justin Gatlin and other top international athletes insist that playing different sports helps develop track and field athletes' potential.
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BUSINESS / Economy
May 4, 2016
Water crunch could sink economies, especially in Mideast, by midcentury: World Bank
Economies across large swaths of the globe could shrink dramatically by midcentury as fresh water grows scarce due to climate change, the World Bank reported on Tuesday.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Typhoon to force railway closures as it nears Kanto on Friday
A satellite image from Wednesday afternoon shows Tropical Storm Ampil south of Japan
‘Very strong’ Typhoon Ampil set to approach eastern Japan on Friday
A satellite image shows Typhoon Ampil south of Japan on Thursday afternoon.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
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.
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
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.
Global mindset crucial for reform of Japan's health care, minister says
In the past 11 months, health minister Keizo Takemi has been charting his own path, seeking to make Japan's health care policies more global and digitalized.

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