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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Dec 25, 2017

Fighters have to look for successor as Ohtani says goodbye

Generous Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fans gathered at Sapporo Dome on Christmas Day to put a bow on the present they spent the last five seasons wrapping, one the Los Angeles Angels can't wait to open during spring training.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2017

Coast guard's Maizuru base stands on the front line of Japan's poaching and nuclear concerns

Located less than 900 kilometers from North Korea and beside Fukui Prefecture's nuclear power reactors, Japan Coast Guard's 8th Regional Headquarters in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, finds some of the nation's challenges close at hand.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 24, 2017

Why Japan's universities continue to fall in global rankings

In 2013, the government's council on resuscitation of education called for having at least 10 Japanese universities among global top 100 within a decade. But the target now seems out of reach.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 23, 2017

Yokosuka native Haruna Kamezaki attains the American dream

Kamezaki was born in the mid-1980s and grew up in a household 'full of American records and movies, because my parents — and especially my dad — loved American culture.'
EDITORIALS
Dec 22, 2017

Accomplishments of shogi and go champions

The performances of shogi and go champions Yoshiharu Habu and Yuta Iyama show why AI programs will never dominate those games even as they rack up victories against top players.
WORLD
Dec 22, 2017

Pentagon strategy document will not include climate change: DOD official

Climate change will not be included in an important Pentagon strategy document set to be unveiled in January, the No. 2 official at the U.S. Defense Department said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2017

East Russian port of Nakhodka chokes on coal amid Asia demand but can't kick dependency

The far eastern Russian port of Nakhodka on the Sea of Japan is swathed in coal dust. It blankets the streets, clogs the air and is blamed by some for a rise in respiratory diseases among the city's 150,000 residents.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2017

Philippine police chief defends high body count racked up by 'Davao Boys' squad in drug war

The police chief of the Philippines on Wednesday stood by the head of a secretive unit behind dozens of killings in the country's war on drugs, saying officers fired only in self-defense and the death toll reflected the danger and the scale of the narcotics problem.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2017

GOP-led House panels to quiz FBI deputy director in closed interviews on Clinton email probe

The FBI'S deputy director, Andrew McCabe, will appear for a closed-door interview on Thursday with two key U.S. congressional committees, after Republicans asked him to discuss the bureau's handling of its Hillary Clinton email probe.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 19, 2017

JAAF recognizes top athletes at annual awards banquet

Post-Olympic years are usually considered down years. But it wasn't necessarily the case for Japan's track and field scene, which was highlighted by some notable feats and accomplishments in 2017.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 19, 2017

Japan-Thailand ties in a new era of uncertainty

Thailand's changing political landscape raises several important questions for bilateral relations.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Dec 17, 2017

Furthering Pakistan-Japan bonds through education

What the world needs now is less individualism and more Japanese-style consensus-building, said Pakistan's Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2017

Rising worries in U.S. over 'self-made' terrorists as Islamic State weakens abroad but still inspires attacks

The online video's message was clear: Supporters of Islamic State who could not travel overseas to join the militant group should carry out attacks wherever they were in the United States or Europe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 14, 2017

South Korea's Moon tries K-Pop and TV stars in China charm offensive

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will unveil an array of TV talent and K-pop celebrities at events, including a state dinner, in China on Thursday as he attempts to smooth out a year of difficult diplomacy with a star-laden charm offensive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2017

North Korean bodies and boats reach Japan's coasts, but more survivors, too

It was yet another grim discovery: The bodies of three unidentified men suspected to be from North Korea were found Tuesday, washed ashore on a beach in Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, just over a week after a small wooden boat was found in the area.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 11, 2017

South Korea and the curse of geopolitics

THAAD dispute underlines the perils of over-reliance on China's market
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2017

In 2017, JT readers helped aid refugees, educate children and preserve Laotian forests

Donations made last year by readers of The Japan Times have been used to help asylum-seekers start a new life in Japan, to support the empowerment of female Syrian refugees, to offer basic education to children in the Philippines and to preserve Laotian forests.
EDITORIALS
Dec 8, 2017

China makes the EU nervous

The economic inroads Beijing is making in Eastern and Central Europe is raising concerns in the EU, Japan and the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2017

Australia charts a flawed foreign policy course

Canberra has chosen to stick to the U.S. line rather than recognize the reality of China, work to improve relations with Beijing and commit to global organizations.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 7, 2017

Rookie standout Hassan Martin says defensive focus fuels Ryukyu's success

The retooled Ryukyu Golden Kings have reshaped their team with a savvy formula that combines speed, finesse and power and the vital contributions of newcomers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2017

Resurgent Sharp returns to TSE's first section after 16-month absence

The electronics giant, recovering under the wing of new parent Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., had been demoted about 16 months earlier to the second section.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 6, 2017

DeNA to assume ownership of Brave Thunders from Toshiba

This isn't the first ownership change in the brief history of the B. League, but in terms of sheer magnitude, it's an unparalleled one.
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.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Signs of change emerge in constitutional interpretation of same-sex marriage
Plaintiffs celebrate the Tokyo High Court's ruling in a same-sex marriage lawsuit in Tokyo on Oct. 30.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Truck driver's body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months
Workers stand around a vehicle carrying the body of a person recovered from a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday.
'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.”
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
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.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.

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