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Nov 17, 2016

Japan's top buzzword candidates for 2016 range from Pikotaro to 'the Trump phenomenon'

The 30 nominees for Japan's top buzzwords of 2016 were announced Thursday by the Jiyukokuminsha publishing house, covering a variety of new popular terms ranging from the "Shin Godzilla" film to the "Zika fever."
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2016

Trump advisers eye Yucca waste dump revival

The long-stalled plan to stash radioactive waste at Nevada's Yucca Mountain is set to be revived with the arrival of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington and the departure of the project's most ardent Senate opponent, Harry Reid.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2016

China names new finance minister to replace veteran Lou Jiwei

China has replaced veteran reformer Lou Jiwei with a new finance minister who will be tasked with juggling fiscal stimulus and efforts to rein in excess leverage in the world's second-largest economy.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 6, 2016

Indonesia's Widodo skips Australia trip as unrest simmers at home

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo postponed a visit to Australia on Saturday after a mass protest in Jakarta that briefly turned violent as Muslim extremists pressed for the resignation of the capital's governor, a Christian they say insulted the Quran.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2016

Suu Kyi refuses to play Rakhine blame game

Visiting Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says there is little evidence that the military is targeting civilians in Rakhine state and vows to release the government's findings.
EDITORIALS
Oct 31, 2016

Hillary Clinton's October surprise

Will the FBI's renewed probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server for official communications while U.S. secretary of state swing the Nov. 8 election?
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 20, 2016

Shiga finds going tough early on

After a month of games, there are two 1-7 teams in the B. League's 18-team first division. And they are both vying to climb out of the cellar.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 19, 2016

How the U.S. military spies on Okinawans and me

Documents reveal that the U.S. Marine Corps is amassing information on Okinawan anti-base protesters as well as journalists.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2016

Nobel winner Yoshinori Ohsumi urges investment in science

When microbiologist Yoshinori Ohsumi told his wife, Mariko, that he was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday evening, she didn't believe him.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2016

Japan's newest Nobel laureate, Yoshinori Ohsumi, touts importance of fundamental research

Yoshinori Ohsumi, winner on Monday of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, never dreamed that his study of yeast would someday "serve any practical purposes" when he started it alone 28 years ago.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2016

Trump-Clinton debate was the most-watched ever

The first presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump drew 84 million U.S. television viewers Monday night, a record for such an event and a number rarely seen in the age of digital streaming and social media.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 27, 2016

Kihira makes history with triple axel at Slovenia JGP

Rika Kihira jumped into the record books in a big way at the Junior Grand Prix in Slovenia on Saturday night.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2016

Clinton never learns she can't hide every stumble

The drip-drip-drip of revelations about Hillary Clinton's actions have been far worse for her than if she'd been more forthcoming in the first place.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 9, 2016

Japan warns of growing North Korea threat after fifth nuclear test

North Korea conducted its fifth and most powerful nuclear test to date around 9:30 a.m. Friday, prompting Tokyo to immediately file a protest.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2016

Uzbeks paid dearly for U.S. support of Karimov regime

U.S. interest in their country has made Uzbeks' lives unspeakably miserable. And unless something radically unexpectedly takes place, that's likely to continue.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2016

North Korean nuclear envoy visits China as Beijing backs rebuke of missile tests

A senior diplomat from North Korea involved in stalled international talks to end its nuclear program has visited China, a South Korea news agency said on Wednesday, as China endorsed a fresh rebuke of the North by the United Nations.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2016

Abe could play peacemaker role after Philippine president stirs anger, voices regret for Obama insult

Rodrigo Duterte expresses regret for comments in which he called U.S. President Barack Obama a 'son of a bitch' as the two leaders sought to tamp down the controversy.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 5, 2016

Fighters set up ace Otani as trump card in PL pennant race

For the past several weeks, Pacific League hitters have lived a blissful Shohei Otani-free existence. Forget the strikeouts, the 160 kph-plus fastballs and the array of knee-buckling breaking pitches. Since early July, Otani has been one of them, focused on hitting pitches instead of throwing them.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2016

Kremlin blindsides Tokyo with premature announcement of Putin visit

The Kremlin on Tuesday announced a visit by President Vladimir Putin to Japan that was news to Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2016

FBI warns states against hackers after Illinois, Arizona voter registration database breach

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found breaches in Illinois and Arizona's voter registration databases and is urging states to increase computer security ahead of the November presidential election, according to a U.S. official familiar with the probe.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2016

China seeks closer military ties with Syria

China wants to have closer military ties with Syria, state media on Tuesday cited a senior Chinese officer as saying during a rare visit to the war-torn Middle Eastern country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2016

'Law and order' Trump set to be blunt in Milwaukee, call police shooting that sparked unrest justified

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, set to visit Milwaukee days after the city was hit by unrest over the fatal police shooting of a black man, said on Tuesday that initial evidence pointed to the shooting being justified.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 8, 2016

Former Philippine leader Ramos flies to China in bid to 'rekindle' ties soured over maritime row

Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos arrived in Hong Kong late Monday in a bid to "rekindle" ties with China as a special envoy to the country after an international tribunal rejected Beijing's historic claims to much of the South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2016

Putting disastrous week behind him, Trump to focus on economy, Clinton

Seeking to move beyond a week of discord, U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will on Monday outline plans for trade, taxes and regulation and contrast his ideas for economic growth with those of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 6, 2016

Japan's media blast away at the 'Pokemon Go' craze

The nation's magazines have a whole lot ot say about the roaring success of Niantic's 'Pokemon Go.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW
Aug 4, 2016

Japan's new defense chief dodges questions on Yasukuni, reverses position on nuclear weapons

Newly appointed Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on Thursday refused to clarify her position on sensitive historical issues, insisting she is "not in a position" to express her views on Japan's wars against China and the Allied powers in the 1930s and '40s.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami