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SOCCER
Sep 4, 2018

JFA to co-host inaugural esports tournament at 2019 National Sports Festival

The Japan Football Association has taken its biggest step yet in the country's burgeoning esports scene, joining the Japan Esports Union as co-host of the newly established esports competition in the cultural program at the 2019 National Sports Festival in Ibaraki Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Sep 4, 2018

Dollar rises above ¥111.40 in late Tokyo trading

The dollar rose above ¥111.40 in late Tokyo trading Tuesday, jacked up by higher U.S. long-term interest rates.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2018

Review the Civil Code rules over paternity denial

The problem of people lacking family registry must be eliminated, and legal hurdles that need to be fixed to resolve the problem should be quickly addressed.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2018

Use the moral authority of Hiroshima

Geopolitical tensions have spiked across the world. No arms control negotiations are currently under way to reduce global nuclear stockpiles.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2018

Can the U.S. economic sanctions break Iran?

Iran and the U.S. seem to have reversed roles. Iran's isolation before the nuclear deal now contrasts with America's determination to swim against the global tide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2018

Taiwan must not be a U.S. bargaining chip

Betraying a longtime ally would have disastrous effects in the region and beyond.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2018

We may be facing a textbook emerging-market crisis

Argentina and Turkey look like outliers but the rot could spread fast.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2018

Cash ban may have driven Indians away from banks

The chaos of demonetization probably made millions leery of formal finance.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2018

Conan O'Brien to visit Japan's 'Conan Town' after tongue-in-cheek feud with mayor

After a weekslong feud, American comedian Conan O'Brien and Japan's "Conan Town" are set for a showdown.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 4, 2018

'Swimming With Sharks': A horrible boss is truly universal

The lobby of the Setagaya Public Theatre in Tokyo teemed with women on Sept. 1, each eager to see Kei Tanaka in action. The 34-year-old actor — and judging by the buzz in the lobby, bona fide dreamboat — recently captured hearts in "Ossan's Love," a TV Asahi rom-com in which he played a cute gay...
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 4, 2018

Indulging in post-apocalyptic nostalgia

With a theme of total annihilation and a techno-horror aesthetic, Hiroki Tsukuda's exhibition at Nanzuka sounds like it would be grim, but this isn't the work of a hopeless nihilist.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 4, 2018

'Molas and Nature: Textile Art From the Elisabeth Hans Collection'

Sept. 8-Oct. 21
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 4, 2018

'Qiu Zhijie Living Writing'

Sept. 8-March 3, 2019
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 4, 2018

'Treasures of Buddhist Art'

Sept. 8-Oct. 14
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TENNIS
Sep 4, 2018

Naomi Osaka shows grit in fourth-round victory over Aryna Sabalenka

Onlookers who wrote Naomi Osaka off in the early stages of the deciding set of her fourth-round encounter with Aryna Sabalenka can probably be given a pass.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2018

Japan's Dai-ichi Life to buy Suncorp Life for $460 million

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it would buy Suncorp Life, an Australian life insurance unit of Suncorp Group, for 640 million Australian dollars ($460 million), the latest overseas expansion for a Japanese insurer grappling with a shrinking domestic market.
Sep 4, 2018

Suntory Group to donate $200,000 to environmental charities through global employee health & wellness program

Annual walking event includes 38,000 employees worldwide
WORLD
Sep 4, 2018

Israel signals it could launch attack on Iranian weaponry in Iraq

Israel on Monday signaled it could attack suspected Iranian military assets in Iraq, as it has done with scores of airstrikes in war-torn Syria.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2018

South Korea may seek change in controversial military exemption for athletes

South Korea may seek to revise its military exemption program for athletes amid calls for stricter rules after the country's soccer and baseball teams earned the exemption by winning gold medals at the Asian Games over the weekend.
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Company / Others
Sep 4, 2018

Eugenia A. Medrano

Date of publication: Sep 04, 2018Eugenia A. MedranoDirector, Continuing EducationTemple University, Japan Campuswww.tuj.ac.jp/cont-ed/index.html
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Company / Financials
Sep 4, 2018

Dirk D. Russell

Date of publication: Sep 04, 2018Dirk D. RussellExecutive Officer, Head of Claims Services DivisionChubb Insurance Japanwww.chubb.com/jp
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Company / Financials
Sep 4, 2018

Dave Morrow

Date of publication: Sep 04, 2018Dave MorrowDirector, Head of Property & Casualty DivisionChubb Insurance Japanwww.chubb.com/jp

Longform

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