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Obama pins legacy hopes on 2014 House victory

Politics & Diplomacy

Obama pins legacy hopes on 2014 House victory

by Scott Wilson and Philip Rucker

President Barack Obama takes the most specific steps of his administration in an attempt to ensure the election of a Democratic-controlled Congress in two years.

  • Politicians hit lethal U.S. aid for new Egypt
  • Meet the new boss
  • Authorities investigate Akita line bullet train derailment
  • Wireless connections begin creeping into daily life
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Tourism in Japan and the world

Japan remains an untapped tourist destination, although it saw international tourism revenue rise 37 percent in 2012, higher than most nations.

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  • Improving relations with Russia
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Tense times in Japan’s relationships with its neighbors

Language | BILINGUAL

Tense times in Japan’s relationships with its neighbors

by Michael Hoffman

It's a dangerous, unpredictable world. Twice in January Chinese warships in the East China Sea challenged Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces patrols in a manner deemed threatening. And on Feb. 12 came North Korea's nuclear test.

  • China reluctant to accept Japan’s support over toxic smog: minister
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  • Documenting the gender imbalance
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Everything you wanted to know about Western women (but were afraid to ask): No-holds-barred guide targets Japanese men

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Everything you wanted to know about Western women (but were afraid to ask): No-holds-barred guide targets Japanese men

by Kaori Shoji

Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.

  • Noh performances in Kyoto to benefit Tohoku
  • What ever ‘appened to the Tamagotchi?
  • All lost in the lost-and-found
  • Teacher cultivates more bilingual education opportunities for children
  • Romania envoy hopes cultural affinity boosts ties
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‘A person and a possession’: Japanese women in history

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‘A person and a possession’: Japanese women in history

by Kris Kosaka

SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...

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Maeda regains pitching form, holds China scoreless for five innings

Baseball | World Baseball Classic

Maeda regains pitching form, holds China scoreless for five innings

Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome. Japan improved to 2-0 following a tough win over Brazil in Saturday evening’s ...

  • Noah, Boozer steer Bulls past Nets
  • Kipruto wins Lake Biwa Marathon
  • Pens outslug Habs in OT
  • Japan struggling to deliver on mound
  • Teen phenom Takanashi soars to victory in Miyasama International
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From Taiji to Okinawa, readers dissect some issues of 2012

Voices | THE COMMUNITY CHEST Jan 8, 2013

From Taiji to Okinawa, readers dissect some issues of 2012

In the first of our new Community Chest letters columns, we bring together a selection of mails received in response to some of the final Community stories of 2012. Dolphin defenders’ bad science Re: “Taiji hunts continue to anger, confound readers,” (Have Your Say, ...

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