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WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2013

Senate's filibuster change will boost Obama's agenda

The U.S. Senate vote Thursday to lower the barriers for presidential nominations will make it easier for President Barack Obama to accomplish key second-term priorities, including tougher measures on climate change and financial regulation, that have faced intense opposition from Republicans in Congress....
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 22, 2013

U.S., Pakistan tussle over drone strike's target

American and Pakistani officials disagreed sharply Thursday about whether an Islamic school was struck by a U.S. drone, in an unusual attack that inflamed tensions over the CIA drone campaign.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2013

Kennedy showed how U.S. can contain Iran threat

The Cold War crises that U.S. President John F. Kennedy faced hold important lessons for the nuclear impasse with Iran.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2013

New JCCI chair seeks to learn why 'Abenomics' not helping small firms

The nation's smaller businesses have yet to see a positive return from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's deflation-busting economic plan, the new head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 20, 2013

Yoji Sakate celebrates in style

To celebrate its 30th anniversary this year, the Tokyo-based Rinkogun theater company determined to present four original plays by its founder, the renowned playwright and director Yoji Sakate.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2013

Kennedy's legacy endures latest re-evaluations

s historians and journalists downgrade the legacy of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his death this week, ordinary citizens around the globe will remember a cherished figure.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2013

Deadly blasts in Lebanon linked to Syrian war, sectarian divisions

The debris-strewn, bloodstained street outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut lay as mute testimony of another dark day in Lebanon on Tuesday, when nearly two dozen people were killed in a double suicide bombing, the latest in a string of sectarian attacks to blight the country.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2013

Let's help the Philippines, just not like we helped Haiti

The international community must embrace the technology available to strengthen disaster preparedness, resilience and aid.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2013

China's billionaire problem remains in Xi Jinping's way

Chinese President Xi Jinping's economic program so far is looking all too much like 'Abenomics.'
LIFE / Digital
Nov 19, 2013

Church of Apple tests the faith of its flock

Someone once said that one of the advantages of religion is that it offers security in return for obedience. This point was not lost on the late Steve Jobs, the cofounder, savior and high priest of Apple. And it led Italian semiotician, philosopher and novelist Umberto Eco, in an essay published in the...
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2013

U.S. postal revenue up, losses linger

The U.S. Postal Service has recorded its first revenue increase in five years, but the agency still lost $5 billion in fiscal 2013, making it the seventh consecutive year of red ink.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2013

USPS revenue up but losses linger as overhaul bill appears to stall

The U.S. Postal Service recorded its first revenue increase in five years, but the agency still lost $5 billion in fiscal 2013, making it the seventh consecutive year of red ink, according to figures released Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2013

China may long regret miserly typhoon aid offer

China's stingy donation to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan dramatically undercut its recent regional charm offensive.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 16, 2013

Creationists all thumbs over digits research

It's back to basics this month, with a look at evolution, science and religion.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 16, 2013

New rules needed for posting system

Masahiro Tanaka will probably end up in the majors next year, thanks in no small part to the terms NPB players seem to be willing to accept in regards to the posting system.
COMMENTARY
Nov 15, 2013

Artist mutilates self as Putin paralyzes Russia

The apathy and fatalism Pyotr Pavlensky so dramatically depicted is clear in the Russian economic ministry's long-term economic development forecast.
BASKETBALL
Nov 15, 2013

Kennedy rips Shimane management following release

The Shimane Susanoo Magic, who reached the playoffs in each of their first three seasons, have dropped nine of their first 10 games under new coach Vlasios Vlaikidis.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 15, 2013

Hodgson short on matches to select World Cup squad

Roy Hodgson has three games in which to finalize his England squad for the World Cup finals.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 14, 2013

'Stand Up Guys'

Picture a mobster in prison for 28 years, and then finally out on parole in the twilight years of his life. What's the first thing he'd want to do? In the case of Val (Al Pacino), it's "food, sex and drugs," not necessarily in that order. Fortunately, his best friend in the world, Doc (Christopher Walken),...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2013

Koizumi calls on Abe to ditch nuclear power

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has abundant political capital and should declare an end to nuclear power, as the public mood for such a decision couldn't be better, predecessor Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo