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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jul 22, 2018

With Japan trip, New York teacher proves to inner-city students that sky's the limit

In an epic feat of fundraising, teacher Eric Jordan has completed his mission to bring some less-than-privileged students from Brownsville, Brooklyn, to Japan.
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LIFE / Travel
Jul 20, 2018

New ferry pass offers alternative long-distance travel in Japan

The new Japan Ferry Pass 21 gives travellers to Japan a new way to explore the country both comfortably and affordably on Japan's revamped long-distance ferries.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 20, 2018

Ghostly neutrinos offer new view of universe as scientists find deep-space source

A breakthrough in the study of ghostly particles called high-energy neutrinos that traverse space, zipping unimpeded through people, planets and whole galaxies, is giving scientists an audacious new way to expand our understanding of the cosmos.
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WORLD
Jul 19, 2018

Drought creates perfect storm for wildfires across western U.S.

Bigger and more "explosive" wildfires are raging across the U.S. West, with the area burned in Colorado already four times the size of last year's total, as rising temperatures, drought and a buildup of forest fuels supercharge blazes.
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TENNIS
Jul 10, 2018

New first for Kei Nishikori, but clock ticking on bid for major title

Up until the midway point of the second set of his fourth-round match with Ernests Gulbis, it appeared Manic Monday was going to get the best of Kei Nishikori once again.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 30, 2018

A culinary tour of Yokohama, the historical juncture of Western-Japanese fusion

Several of Japan's beloved Western-style dishes, such as doria and Napolitan spaghetti, originated in the culinary melting pot of Yokohama.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2018

New Xerox CEO calls Fujifilm's bid to renew merger talks 'delusional,' casts shadow over Fuji Xerox venture

Xerox Corp. CEO John Visentin blasted his Fujifilm Holdings Corp. counterpart's efforts to revive merger talks and warned that he doesn't plan to renew the companies' Asia joint venture Fuji Xerox in 2021.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2018

Toward a new strategy in the South China Sea

How the U.S. can reformulate its approach to China in the maritime domain.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 20, 2018

New York to sue Trump administration over family border separations: governor

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a political opponent of U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Tuesday that the state would sue the Trump administration for separating children of immigrants from their parents when apprehended illegally crossing the U.S. border.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2018

To counter overstayers, Japan plans new surveillance system to manage foreign residents' data

Japan plans to set up a system to centrally manage information on foreign residents to prevent overstayers from growing as the national labor crunch worsens, officials said.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2018

China seen flexing loan muscle as it pushes further into Pacific

In the gritty, steamy streets of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, signs of China's push into the Pacific island nation are inescapable.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 15, 2018

Hong Kong scientists say new research points to universal antibody drug for HIV

A team of AIDS researchers in Hong Kong says its new research, tested on mice, indicates a functional cure for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, eventually leading to a new antibody that could be used for both prevention and treatment.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 14, 2018

Airbnb offers new services day before minpaku law kicks in

A day before a new law on minpaku (private lodging services) takes effect, Airbnb Inc. on Thursday welcomed the change and reinforced its commitment to the Japanese market with fresh initiatives.
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JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jun 11, 2018

Panasonic employee drives innovation by connecting young, enterprising new entrants to Japan's workforce

It's often difficult for people to maintain the enterprising spirit they had when they first entered the workplace, fresh out of university.
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BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2018

Airbnb drops nearly 80 percent of its private home listings ahead of new peer-to-peer rental law

Just over a week before a new law for minpaku goes into effect, rental website Airbnb has dropped nearly 80 percent of its listings for the services in three months.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2018

The 'Indo-Pacific' is nothing new

The regional concept has a lengthy past.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2018

A new keeper of Vladimir Putin's secrets

With the nomination of Alexei Kudrin to the government's central budgeting body, Putin's long-term plan for preserving his power and legacy seems to be taking shape.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 25, 2018

Mauricio Pochettino signs new five-year contract with Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino signed a new five-year contract on Thursday that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2023.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2018

Sony's new PlayStation chief hints at return to portable gaming

Sony Corp.'s new PlayStation chief John Kodera said he sees a future in portable gaming, departing from his predecessor's view that there's a limited market for handheld games.
JAPAN
May 23, 2018

Ceremony held to mark start of construction of new station for Fukushima's J-Village soccer center

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for a new railway station that is to be constructed adjacent to the J-Village national soccer center in Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 18, 2018

Bucks name Mike Budenholzer team's new head coach

The Milwaukee Bucks officially named Mike Budenholzer as the team's new head coach Thursday.
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BUSINESS
May 18, 2018

China's multi-story hog hotels elevate industrial farms to new levels

On Mount Yaji in southern China, they are checking in the sows a thousand head per floor in high-rise "hog hotels."
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WORLD
May 15, 2018

Hezbollah says rocket salvo fired at Israeli-occupied Golan marks 'new phase' in Syria war

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group said on Monday a missile salvo into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week marked a new phase in the Syrian war and showed Damascus and its allies would not let Israeli attacks in Syria go unanswered.

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