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BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 8, 2016

Sunrockers working to meet professional commitments

The B. League, a brand-new men's professional basketball circuit in Japan, will open its inaugural season later this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2016

New PlayStation 4 models change life cycle of gaming consoles

Sony Corp. has released two new versions of its PlayStation 4: the PlayStation 4 Pro and a slimmer, more efficient version of the PlayStation 4.
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WORLD
Sep 8, 2016

Isolated Russian outpost Kaliningrad withers under confrontation with West

The Baltic Sea outpost of Kaliningrad was once touted as Russia's future Hong Kong: separated from the mainland, with a special status that would allow it to thrive through trade.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2016

Despite dwindling momentum, Koizumi pursues anti-nuclear goals

While Japan's once-charged anti-nuclear movement struggles to retain its momentum five years after the 2011 Fukushima catastrophe, former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi remains doggedly determined to attain his goal of ending the country's reliance on atomic energy.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 7, 2016

Views from Tokyo: What were your highlights from the Rio Olympics?

People out and about in the capital offer their views on the best of the 2016 Summer Games.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2016

Japan shows why the Fed should hike rates

Tokyo's lesson is that keeping rates at zero for too long may do more to deaden confidence than instill it.
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CULTURE / Film
Sep 7, 2016

'Janis: Little Girl Blue': Basking in the limelight of the blues

Hollywood loves its messed-up, tragic rock stars, and a biopic of hippie icon and "white blues" singer Janis Joplin has been in the works for longer than anyone can remember, with everyone from Pink to Amy Adams slated for the lead role.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 6, 2016

Kaepernick putting career on line with anthem issue

MAS comes today to neither bury nor praise San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2016

In getting rich, Myanmar can't forget its poor

Aung San Suu Kyi's handling of a huge special economic project will be a crucial test of her government's commitment to social justice.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2016

Line makes splash by launching cut-rate smartphone service

Internet giant Line Corp. on Monday made its foray into mobile phone services, launching low-cost smartphone and SIM card packages that offer subscribers free use of its messaging app.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 5, 2016

English heads for elementary school in 2020 but hurdles abound

The Japanese school system's English-teaching regimen will undergo a major revamp in the near future as the government tries to nurture more worldly talent in an age of globalization.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2016

A legacy of repression, slavery and kleptocracy

Uzbekistan's founding president has plenty of atrocities to his name.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2016

At Clinton Foundation, access equals corruption

More than half of the people who managed to score a personal meeting with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state donated money to the Clinton Foundation.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2016

The Pakistan-North Korea nexus

Since the 1970s, Pakistan and North Korea have cooperated extensively on the development of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2016

U.S. venture firm aims to break corporate hold on Japanese startups

When he worked in Silicon Valley, venture investor James Riney was used to aggressive entrepreneurs who pitched him for financing any time they got a two-minute opening. Now that he's in Tokyo, the culture is so different he's changed his ways. Startup founders are so timid about asking for money that...
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WORLD
Sep 3, 2016

Putin says DNC hack was public service, denies Russia had any hand in it

President Vladimir Putin said the hacking of thousands of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails and documents was a service to the public, but denied U.S. accusations that Russia's government had anything to do with it.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2016

China criticizes U.S. case against ex-Air China employee accused of smuggling packages

China's Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized the U.S. indictment of a former Air China Ltd. employee for smuggling packages on behalf of Chinese military personnel stationed at China's U.N. mission in New York.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2016

India, after leak of secret data, shelves plan to expand French submarine order

India is unlikely to give French naval contractor DCNS a proposed order for three new submarines, in addition to the six it is already building in the country, following the leak of secret data about its capabilities, Indian defense officials said.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 1, 2016

Giant Singapore store a symbol of Uniqlo's push into Southeast Asia

Casual clothing chain Uniqlo is taking its biggest chance in Southeast Asia.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2016

Brazil's new leader, Temer, is a consensus-builder who now must prepare for a fight

Michel Temer is a president few Brazilians want, replacing a leader few saw fit to stay.
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 31, 2016

'Your Name.': Makoto Shinkai could be the next big name in anime

Japanese animators have good reason to hate the label "new Miyazaki," meaning successor to animation genius Hayao Miyazaki, who retired from feature filmmaking in 2013. First, it saddles them with fan expectations that their films will resemble — or imitate — the master's. Second, their box-office...
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 31, 2016

'Gods of Egypt': What an ungodly mess

In the latest issue of Kinema Junpo, Japan's most venerable film magazine, you can read a lengthy tribute to Gaga, the dogged independent movie distributor that's marking its 30th anniversary this year. The occasion is certainly worth commemorating: This is the company that released "Seven," "Talk to...

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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan