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Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 2, 2019
Mick Jagger to undergo NY heart surgery, get stent: Drudge Report
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger will undergo heart surgery this week following the postponement of the band's North American tour for medical reasons, according to a published report.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019
The reckoning finally arrives for Trump's critics
Democrats, the news media and the national security state have a lot to answer for.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019
Thanks to Mueller, 2020 won't be about 2016
It will instead be about a post-Trump future.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Nov 25, 2018
Just waiting for the comeback
'The Last Remnant' finally makes to PlayStation after an 11-year wait; 'Disaster Report 4' returns since 3/11; and 'Pokemon: Lets Go!' is set to bring 'Pokemon Go' fans into home-gaming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 18, 2018
BOJ downgrades views of two regional economies on natural disasters
The Bank of Japan on Thursday downgraded its assessments on two of the country's nine regional economies, reflecting the negative impact of a recent string of natural disasters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 9, 2018
BOJ maintains upbeat view on all regions, with Kuroda confident on price outlook
The Bank of Japan maintained its upbeat economic assessment for all nine regions of the country Monday and its governor voiced confidence that inflation will head toward his 2 percent target, suggesting that monetary policy will remain stable for the time being.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018
Japan blocking access to auto market with nontariff trade barriers, Trump says in report
The report, submitted to Congress, also criticized China and South Korea and suggests Washington will step up calls on Tokyo during high-level economic talks to address U.S. concerns.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 15, 2017
Five drugs found in Tiger's system at time of arrest: report
Former world No. 1 Tiger Woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in May, according to an ESPN report on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 11, 2017
U.N. agency calls war-stricken South Sudan biggest refugee crisis in Africa
More than 1.5 million people have been forced to leave South Sudan as intense fighting spreads, making it Africa's largest refugee crisis, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.
OLYMPICS
Dec 10, 2016
Murofushi expresses shock over McLaren Report findings
Former Olympian Koji Murofushi said Saturday that the McLaren Report released on Fridayby the World Anti-Doping Agency implicating over 1,000 Russian athletes in an institutional doping conspiracy was "shocking."
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 21, 2016
WADA chief Reedie calls on Abe to provide more funding to fight doping
World Anti-Doping Agency President Craig Reedie challenged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to put his money where his mouth is and increase Japan's funding in the fight against doping on Friday.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 30, 2016
IOC's decision on Russia a disgrace
The IOC has exposed itself as a toothless tiger. The Olympics' global governing body showed it lacked the moral fortitude and backbone to take a necessary stand against Russia.
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2016
International Canoe Federation issues ban on five Russians for Rio Games
Five Russian canoe sprint athletes — including the 2012 Olympic champion Alexander Dyachenko — have been banned from competing at next month's Rio Olympics by the International Canoe Federation (ICF), after they were implicated by the McLaren Report.
EDITORIALS
Jul 12, 2016
A reckoning for Britain and Blair
The reverberations of the decision to invade Iraq may well obscure the lessons of the Chilcot report.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 30, 2016
Obama's Hiroshima visit reflects strong U.S.-Japan ties: report
A recently released U.S. congressional report embraced President Barack Obama's recent visit to Hiroshima as a manifestation of a robust relationship between the United States and Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 6, 2016
Bullying of LGBT students at 'epidemic' levels in Japan: Human Rights Watch
The bullying of sexual minorities is reaching “epidemic” levels in Japan because of a lack of effective policies and training, Human Rights Watch says in a report.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 9, 2016
Japan is as happy as it feels — miserable
Who are the unhappiest people, asks Spa — the married, the single or the divorced?
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2016
Japan 'sponsorship money' to IAAF may have swayed 2020 Games bid decision: report
In a report released Thursday by the World Anti-Doping Agency, an independent commission mentioned evidence that several million dollars in sponsorship money reportedly paid by Japan to the International Association of Athletics Federations may have swayed then-IAAF chief Lamine Diack to favor Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2015
Growth unlikely to be as strong as Abe administration wishes: IMF report
The International Monetary Fund warned that Japan's economy is unlikely to grow as strongly as the Abe government wishes in the medium term due partly to a labor shortage in the graying society.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2015
IAEA report on Fukushima slams lack of tsunami preparedness despite awareness of threat
A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency will criticize Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Japanese regulatory authorities for their failure to prevent the 2011 Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster despite knowing the risk of large tsunami hitting the facility.

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