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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Feb 2, 2019

Japan Times 1919: Tokyo gripped by dread disease

Spanish influenza again holds Tokyo in its deadly grip, favored by the changeable weather.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 2, 2019

Emergency stop

'I love the way elderly women in Japan stop their bikes at traffic lights by jumping off them as they're moving.'
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MORE SPORTS
Feb 2, 2019

Upstart Rams take aim at historic Patriots

A sixth Lombardi Trophy would further cement the legacy of the New England Patriots, and specifically Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, but the upstart Los Angeles Rams are chasing history of their own in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday.
ENVIRONMENT
Feb 2, 2019

Greenpeace India shuts two offices, cuts staff after donations row

Environmental group Greenpeace said Saturday it has been forced to shut two of its regional offices in India and has asked many staff to leave due to a block on its bank account after accusations of illegal donations.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Feb 2, 2019

Olympic Magnify

EDITORIALS
Feb 2, 2019

What's missing from the 'boom'

More significant wage hikes to shore up consumer demand are needed, along with accelerated efforts to develop new growth sectors through structural reforms and deregulation.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2019

Stop hating on the weather forecast

It's actually pretty accurate now, even further in advance. The Midwest had plenty of warning this cold front was coming.
WORLD / Society
Feb 2, 2019

London woman guilty of mutilating daughter in landmark female genital mutilation trial

A London mother has been found guilty of subjecting her 3-year-old daughter to female genital mutilation in Britain's first conviction for the practice, more than 30 years after it was outlawed.
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JAPAN / Society
Feb 2, 2019

Two Tokyo wards to allow female students to wear pants for school uniform

Starting in April, Tokyo's Nakano Ward will allow female students at all municipal junior high schools to choose pants as part of their uniform, and Setagaya Ward will also allow the same option.
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BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2019

Malaysia still in talks with china over $20 billion rail project: report

Talks for a $20 billion Malaysian rail project are still ongoing, with the Southeast Asian nation expecting to make a decision "as soon as possible," the Star newspaper reported, citing Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 2, 2019

Part of Australia's Queensland hit by once-in-a-century floods with more rain on the way

Once-in-a-century flooding in part of the eastern Australian state of Queensland looks set to worsen as the nation's weather bureau on Saturday warned of more heavy rain in the area.
WORLD
Feb 2, 2019

Deadly Brazilian dam burst likely due to liquefaction, like previous disaster

The collapse of a Brazilian dam controlled by miner Vale a week ago likely happened because parts of the structure, made of sand and dried mud, dissolved into liquid, a state regulator said in an interview, similar to what caused another deadly mining disaster less than four years ago.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2019

Lebanon's Hezbollah uses Syrian war gains to increase political clout

Hezbollah's bigger role in Lebanon's new unity government points to a growing appetite to shape state affairs and builds on unprecedented military clout the group is wielding after helping turn the tide in Syria's war.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2019

Radioactive cesium above legal limit detected in fish caught off Fukushima

The Fukushima Prefecture fisheries cooperatives association says radioactive cesium exceeding the state limit has been detected in fish caught offshore for the first time in about four years.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 1, 2019

Balanced scoring helps NeoPhoenix defeat B-Corsairs

The San-en NeoPhoenix built a cushion in the third quarter and cruised past the Yokohama B-Corsairs in Friday's series opener, winning 80-69.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2019

Jailed Reuters journalists appeal to Myanmar's top court as rights group decries 'fear'

Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law appealed to the Supreme Court on Friday against their conviction, as a rights group said the government wielded repressive laws against peaceful critics.
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SOCCER
Feb 1, 2019

LIVEBLOG: Japan vs Qatar— Asian Cup final, as it happened

Welcome to our liveblog, following the action of the Asian Cup final where Japan is facing Qatar.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?