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BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 21, 2013

Yanks introduce outfielder Beltran

AP— Eight-time All-Star outfielder Carlos Beltran was introduced at a news conference Friday, a day after finalizing a $45 million, three-year contract with the New York Yankees.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2013

Challenges highlight need for better government

U.S. President Ronald Reagan famously insisted that 'government is not the solution to our problem.' Today we know better: If government is not part of the solution, our problems will only get bigger.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2013

Diplomat's arrest sparks clash of political cultures

The escalating diplomatic spat between India and the U.S. over the treatment of an Indian deputy consul-general who was arrested in New York highlights a clash of pathologies of two political cultures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2013

Japan Inc. builds mountain of cash

Japanese companies' cash holdings rose to a record last quarter, highlighting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's struggle to spur the investment and wage increases needed to end a 15-year deflationary malaise.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2013

Monitor sees improvement in Tepco culture

Forcing Tokyo Electric Power Co. into bankruptcy so the battered utility can get a fresh start is a notion that has been floated by critics and lawmakers, but it's a bad idea, says Barbara Judge, deputy chairwoman of Tepco's nuclear reform monitoring committee.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 20, 2013

Target security breach exposed up to 40 million credit, debit cards

Hackers gained access to as many as 40 million credit and debit cards used by customers of Target during the height of the holiday shopping season, the company reported Thursday, in one of the biggest data breaches in history.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2013

Congress approves changes to address sex assault, rape in military

Congress passed a broad set of changes to U.S. military personnel policy late Thursday, forcing the Pentagon to revamp how it deals with cases of sexual assault and rape in the ranks.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2013

Is wife Abe's main opposition rival?

Akie Abe is Japan's first lady of conviction and action, describing herself as an 'opposition force at home' who doesn't shy away from speaking out in public against the policies of her husband, Shinzo.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 19, 2013

Confidant of hedge-fund billionaire Cohen found guilty of insider trading

A top lieutenant to billionaire Steven A. Cohen was convicted of insider trading Wednesday in a verdict that could strengthen the government's outstanding cases involving the storied hedge fund Cohen created two decades ago.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2013

Defectors from Your Party form new opposition force

Former Your Party Secretary-General Kenu00adji Eda launches his new party with 14 fellow defectors hoping to build a viable counter to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
WORLD
Dec 18, 2013

Obama, Biden to skip Sochi Games

The White House announced Tuesday that President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and the first lady will not attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in February, a pointed snub by an administration that is feuding with Russian leaders on a range of foreign policy and human rights issues....
LIFE / Digital
Dec 17, 2013

Why do governments make such a mess of IT?

This is a tale of two cities — Washington and London — and of the governments that rule from them. What links the pair is the puzzling failure of said governments to manage two vital IT projects. In both cases, the projects are critically important for the political credibility of their respective...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2013

Media get first tour of fish radiation check process

With the continued flow of radioactive water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant, consumers at home and abroad are concerned about the safety of seafood around Japan.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2013

'Tankan' signals drop in spending

Big businesses pare their spending projections for the year, signaling headwinds for 'Abenomics' ahead of April's tax hike and doubts the recovery is sustainable, the 'tankan' report says.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2013

Two U.S. senators vow support in Ukraine

A showdown between Russia on one side and the United States and the European Union on the other drew closer Sunday, as two American senators told a crowd of hundreds of thousands of protesters that Ukraine's future lies to the west, not east.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Dec 16, 2013

India gang rapes rise despite growing awareness

The chauffeur's boss was out of town, so the driver called a friend and said "Let's have some fun" — which police say meant finding a woman to rape.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2013

Deceptive rice price reforms viewed as too late for industry

Toru Wakui has defied the government's “gentan” rice production controls since the 1970s, but the farm ministry's plans to abolish them haven't made him any happier.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 15, 2013

China manages soft landing on moon

China completed the first soft landing on the moon's surface in 37 years Saturday, becoming only the third country to pull off the feat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 14, 2013

Japan, ASEAN tie up on flight rights

Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Saturday to bolster cooperation on ensuring "the freedom of overflight and civil aviation safety," alluding to the risks posed by China's new air defense identification zone over the East China Sea.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 13, 2013

In Ukraine, skepticism greets new vow on European Union

The European Union's top diplomat told reporters in Brussels on Thursday that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych had "made it clear to me that he intends to sign" a trade agreement with the bloc. But protesters weren't buying it and spent the day bolstering the five formidable barricades of snow and...
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2013

Ex-FBI agent who disappeared in Iran was on rogue mission for CIA

An American man who disappeared in Iran more than six years ago had been working for the CIA in what U.S. intelligence officials describe as a rogue operation that led to a major shake-up in the spy agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2013

Two men hanged in latest round of executions

Two death-row inmates are hanged, each for killing two people in a series of crimes ranging from extortion to robbery.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Japanese manufacturers moving headquarters out of central Tokyo
A building in Kawasaki housing Toshiba's new headquarters
Is sumo becoming a victim of its own popularity?
A training session at Shikoroyama stable in June 2016. Sumo training sessions are increasingly simulated or the preserve of group tours.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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