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Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2013

WEF chief does more than talk the talk

As a child growing up in Germany during the war, Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, witnessed the consequences of all-out conflict, and the stark contrast between war and peace.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 5, 2013

In good or bad times, title-winning Eagles, fans share special bond throughout Tohoku

The Japan Series-winning run by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles was one of the best feel-good stories in Japanese pro baseball in 2013.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2013

Washington isn't working, so why not move it?

Dispersing the headquarters of Washington's bureaucratic agencies throughout America's hinterland might well reduce people's feelings of alienation and hence lead to better government.
BASEBALL
Oct 30, 2013

Aggressive-minded pitchers find success for Eagles

You've got to play aggressively — that's one of the cliches that has been used millions of times in sports.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 12, 2013

Tabloids brimming with anti-Korea diatribes

For 11 consecutive days from the start of this month, every front page of the Yukan Fuji, a nationally circulated evening tabloid published by the Sankei Shimbun, was embellished with at least one negative reference to South Korea. Some headline excerpts:
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 10, 2013

Swissôtel's Nankai Osaka's 10th anniversary; autumn afternoon tea at The Strings; Rihga Royal Osaka's fall fair

Swissôtel Nankai's 10th-year specials Swissôtel Nankai Osaka has several special plans in commemoration of its 10th anniversary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2013

Toyoda tries to revive love for cars

While Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda is on the cusp of a record year for profit, kids nowadays make him nervous. They're so clueless that boys without cars have the nerve to ask girls out.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIGHTING THE OLYMPIC FLAME
Sep 24, 2013

Tokyo puts Tohoku on games map, but will it be enough?

As Tokyo wrapped up its winning bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, one speech during the final presentation resonated with members of the International Olympic Committee.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2013

Tokyo Olympic athletes risk blistering temperatures

Olympic athletes will face the hottest weather in over a century at the 2020 Tokyo Games, highlighting fears about putting athletes in extreme conditions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2013

How television seduced the world — and me

Like most people my age — 51 — my childhood was in black and white. That's because my memory of childhood is in black and white, and that's because television in the 1960s (and most photography) was black and white. All the TV programs I watched were black and white, and their images form the monochrome...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 11, 2013

Real-world validations of our digital realm

"We are now living in a super, hyper-extended information society," says curator Masafumi Fukugawa, "and that idea was the starting point for our new exhibition."
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2013

Now Japan must deliver

Now that Tokyo has won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, the government must deliver on its promise to end the radiation leaks in Fukushima.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2013

With changing of India's guard comes new ideas

Behind India's economic gloom, a new generation is taking over, bringing with it fresh ideas and visions.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2013

At stake in bid — ¥3 trillion

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government estimates that hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics will produce economic effects worth ¥3 trillion from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 30, 2013

Taylor's gambling no laughing matter

If Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, did the equivalent job in the National Football League he would not have been allowed to run up alleged gambling debts of £100,000 to a bookmaker.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2013

All Miami Dolphins should have seen Obama

The case for declining a White House invitation because of political disagreement is weakest when the occasion is purely ceremonial and the president is acting as head of state.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Aug 17, 2013

Image-flip for male rhythmic gymnasts

Smirks and snickering tend to greet any mention of "men's rhythmic gymnastics," as the phrase conjures up images of chaps in tights prancing around swinging ribbons or clutching squeezy balls to their chests like the sport's female exponents.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 15, 2013

Status of posting system may put Tanaka in limbo

Masahiro Tanaka figures to be one of the most intriguing NPB exports if the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles decide to post the star right-hander after the season.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2013

Running may actually protect against osteoarthritis, keep joints healthy

While out on a run recently, I passed a hiker on the trail. "My knees hurt just watching you," he told me, shaking his head. It was a variation on a comment I hear over and over: Keep running like that, and you'll give yourself arthritic knees.
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Aug 13, 2013

It's not easy being 'Johnny Football'

Up front, I admit it: MAS has a huge man-crush on "Johnny Football."
EDITORIALS
Aug 10, 2013

Why Mr. Silver is golden

American guru of statistical analytics Nate Silver, a winner in predicting political race outcomes, has removed his star from The New York Times to move to ESPN.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2013

Subaru's record surge leads FHI to debate staying niche player

Which carmaker's stock has risen the most — some fivefold — since the beginning of 2012, besides Tesla Motors Inc.? Subaru producer Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.

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