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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 4, 2016

Hanyu's quad loop adds to Japan's skating legacy

The golden age of Japanese skating is now in its 12th season and shows no signs of abating anytime soon.
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JAPAN
Oct 3, 2016

Japan gets reprieve in international effort to clamp down on ivory trade

A committee meeting at an international conference for animal conservation votes unanimously to ban domestic trade in elephant ivory.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2016

Shimon Peres, Israel's last founding father

Shimon Peres was an Israeli leader with a vision and a message.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 30, 2016

Sushi crimes: How Japan polices its culinary traditions

"This is the best sushi you'll find in LA," says a suavely dressed man to his date, as they swoon over a table laden with ersatz creations like "caterpillar roll" and "spider roll." But just as they're about to consummate their passion, the meal is interrupted by a trio of armed Japanese officials: the...
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 29, 2016

First weekend an encouraging start

Optimism is the common emotion shared by all teams as the new season unfolds in the early stages.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2016

The underground pipeline shaping North Korea's new capitalists

As the United States and other nations grasp for new ways to sanction Pyongyang in response to its latest nuclear test, some North Korean defectors see investment in its rudimentary market economy as a way to foment gradual change from within.
WORLD / Society
Sep 28, 2016

Women a minority among top earners, researchers say

Women account for a fraction of the richest people in eight of the world's wealthiest countries and the gender gap gets wider the higher the income bracket, a study by the London School of Economics showed on Tuesday.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 27, 2016

Kihira makes history with triple axel at Slovenia JGP

Rika Kihira jumped into the record books in a big way at the Junior Grand Prix in Slovenia on Saturday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 25, 2016

Marines icon Omura bows out in final game

Retiring Chiba Lotte Marines star Saburo Omura had only one season in which he hit above .300 and just one 20-homer campaign, with both marks coming in 2009.
Reader Mail
Sep 24, 2016

New Okinawa helipads won't help defense of Senkaku Islands

Despite strong local opposition, the central government seems intent on forging ahead with the construction of V/STOL (vertical or short takeoff or landing) facilities for Ospreys and Harrier jump jets in Yanbaru, Okinawa's northern highlands, without any regard to Japan as a sovereign state.
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CULTURE / Stage
Sep 22, 2016

Kabuki's Bando Tamasaburo V takes Kodo drum troupe in an artistic new direction with 'Spiral'

To celebrate its 35th anniversary, the internationally renowned Kodo drumming troupe staged three days of performances at Tokyo's Suntory Hall in mid-August, with a different theme for each show.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2016

Offer Kim security for a freeze

A freeze on the development of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs in exchange for an end to sanctions and the establishment of ties with the U.S. would be a win-win situation for everyone.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 22, 2016

Despite flaws, paperless voting machines remain widespread in U.S.

About 1 in 4 registered voters in the United States live in areas that use electronic voting machines that do not produce a paper backup despite concerns that they are vulnerable to tampering and malfunctions, according to a Reuters analysis.
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CULTURE / Film
Sep 21, 2016

'The Pervert's Guide to Ideology': Philosophy outside the ivory tower

Love him or hate him, you have to at least credit Slovenian philosopher and critical theorist Slavoj Zizek for trying.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2016

North Korea claims success in test of powerful new long-range rocket engine

North Korea announced the successful ground test of a new type of "high-power engine," ostensibly for launching satellites, state media reported Tuesday, an advance that could bolster the isolated nation's burgeoning missile program.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 20, 2016

University of Tokyo student who co-founded club for molesting women given suspended sentence

The Tokyo District Court sentences a student to two years in prison, suspended for four years, for his role in a sexual assault.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2016

Sanctions alone won't halt Kim

Greater efforts must be made to get North Korea to return to the six-party talks.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2016

In hot water, bathroom fittings firm Lixil hires outsider to fix pipes

Early last year, big bets started to go wrong for a Japanese giant of toilets and faucets.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2016

North Korea sends a clear message, but who's listening?

North Korea is getting to the point where it'll have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles ready to fly.
WORLD
Sep 14, 2016

Turkmenistan removes legal barrier to leader's indefinite rule

Turkmenistan amended its constitution on Wednesday in a way that will allow President Kerbanguly Berdymukhamedov to stay in power indefinitely, following in the footsteps of his predecessor, who ruled the gas-rich Central Asian nation until his death.
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 13, 2016

Nam June Paik has the last laugh

Rapid, multilayered, fluid — the high-tech images created by Nam June Paik earned him the epithet the Father of Video Art. He may be most often associated with banks of television screens and intense, distorted video images, but as a new retrospective of his work at the Watarium (The Watari Museum...
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 13, 2016

New president at United; Dragonair adds flights; Jetsar eases ticket buying

New president at United
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2016

Japan braces for possibility of another North Korean nuclear test

The Abe administration is still weighing the timing of fresh sanctions over the latest detonation.
EDITORIALS
Sep 12, 2016

North Korea's latest nuclear blast

The international community must reassess its efforts to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
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WORLD / Society
Sep 12, 2016

Drones monitor millions of pilgrims climbing Mount Arafat for hajj climax

Saudi authorities deployed drones to watch over nearly 2 million pilgrims as they descended Mount Arafat on Sunday and entered the hajj's final stages, part of stepped-up efforts to avoid a repeat of last year's crush amid an escalating war of words with Iran.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 10, 2016

Is Japan waking up to the menace of stalking?

Health professionals are trying to be more proactive in rehabilitating stalkers before their actions escalate to something more sinister.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear