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Visa violators continue sit-in at Immigration

National

Visa violators continue sit-in at Immigration

by Tomohiro Osaki

A sit-in by visa violators and their families entered its second day Tuesday in front of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau with protesters seeking government good will. The action at the bureau in Minato Ward is being organized by the Asian People’s Friendship Society, ...

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Why China's developmental state says no to liberalism

by Pankaj Mishra

Modern history is the story of how liberal democracy, originating in Britain and America, spread around the world. This may sound like an absurd fantasy. In actuality, this Whiggish narrative of progress underpins most newspaper editorials, political commentary and speeches in the West, and ...

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A fortunate life among hot springs

People | WORDS TO LIVE BY

A fortunate life among hot springs

by Judit Kawaguchi

Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...

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Fear and incarceration, from Kampala to Nagoya

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Fear and incarceration, from Kampala to Nagoya

by Stephen Carr

“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...

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  • Precedent backs (nearly) equal pay for equal work
  • Yokohama: What do you think of the prime minister's 'Abenomic' strategy so far?
  • Taking care of an aging smartphone — until the end
  • Tokyo: What do you make of Gov. Naoki Inose's comments about Muslims and Istanbul's Olympic bid?
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Miike’s gore-filled flick panned at Cannes

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Miike’s gore-filled flick panned at Cannes

Takashi Miike's blood-soaked vengeance tale, one of two Japanese films being shown in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, draws the biggest boos so far, with critics savaging it as overacted and cliched.

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Flawed strategy, mistakes jeopardizing Tokyo's bid to host 2020 Olympics

Sports | SPORTS SCOPE

Flawed strategy, mistakes jeopardizing Tokyo's bid to host 2020 Olympics

Have you ever given your best effort while striving to achieve something but felt like what you were doing was futile? That’s the feeling I’m getting about Tokyo’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics. With just over three months to go until the IOC ...

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More Sports | MAN ABOUT SPORTS Feb 13, 2013

Baseball needs to rethink Hall of Fame voting

by Dave Wiggins

Mike Piazza, the former Los Angeles Dodger and New York Met great, hit more home runs (427) than any other catcher in MLB history. Piazza’s .308 career batting average is third among catchers all-time; his 1,335 RBIs are third-best for any backstop. And Mike ...

Football | MAN ABOUT SPORTS Jan 30, 2013

Kaepernick, Wilson usher in new era

by Dave Wiggins

Howie Long, NFL analyst on Fox TV, said it best: The second weekend of this season’s playoffs will go down as a landmark in pro football history. It will be remembered as the point in time when the pros were forced to recognize their ...

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