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BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2018

Is this legal? Making sense of the world's cryptocurrency rules

Getting your head around cryptocurrencies was hard enough before governments got involved. But now that policymakers around the world are drawing up fresh regulations on everything from exchanges to initial coin offerings, keeping track of what's legal has become just as daunting as figuring out which...
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WORLD
Mar 15, 2018

At 55, 'French spiderman' keeps climbing world's skyscrapers, when he can get away with it

Alain Robert, sometimes known as the "French Spiderman" for climbing skyscrapers world worldwide, is still defying gravity at the age of 55.
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BASKETBALL
Mar 6, 2018

JBIC delivers blunt critique of Japan men's basketball issues, demands talks with JBA

Observing the dismal results of their men's national team in the ongoing FIBA World Cup qualifiers, former Olympic basketball players and coaches are deepening their worries.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2018

China announces 8.1% defense budget boost from 2017 as Xi pursues 'world-class' force

China announced Monday that it will boost its defense budget 8.1 percent this year from 2017, a larger increase than in the two previous years as leader Xi Jinping seeks to turn the country's military into a "world-class" force that can venture farther from its shores.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2018

Aussie swimmer nearing 100 sets world record at Commonwealth trials

Australian George Corones, who will celebrate his 100th birthday next month, shaved a good chunk of time off the 50 meters long course freestyle world record for his age group at this week's Commonwealth Games trials.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2018

Can lab meat feed — and save — the world?

'Clean meat' — produced without raising and slaughtering animals — could be the next food revolution.
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SOCCER / J. League
Feb 21, 2018

'No regrets' as Ange Postecoglou swaps World Cup for J. League challenge with Marinos

New Yokohama F. Marinos manager Ange Postecoglou has "no regrets" about quitting Australia's national team just months before the World Cup and is looking forward to testing his mettle in the J. League instead.
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JAPAN
Feb 11, 2018

NHK World updates app to issue disaster alerts in English

Tourists and residents in Japan who don't speak Japanese no longer need to be concerned about missing out on earthquake and tsunami alerts.
EDITORIALS
Feb 8, 2018

A new world, a new Nuclear Posture Review

The world is more dangerous than it has been for a long time, but there are justifiable concerns that the Trump administration's nuclear weapons policy could magnify dangers, not reduce them.
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LIFE / Language
Feb 5, 2018

Looking at what the world likes about Japan

Google Trends has released its search data on Japan for 2017 and topping several lists was the name Mao Kobayashi (u5c0fu6797u9ebbu592e).
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 30, 2017

Who can we trust during these new wars of the world?

Swords into ploughshares. Spears into pruning hooks. Three thousand-odd years ago, when civilization was rough and passions raw, an extraordinary visionary saw peace dawning. His words, recorded in the Biblical book of Isaiah, transcend religious denomination and national affiliation. They belong to...
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 20, 2017

What the world can learn from Japan's factories

Countries hoping to revive their manufacturing sectors should look east for answers.
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WORLD
Dec 14, 2017

Muslim leaders call on world to recognize east Jerusalem as Palestinian capital

Muslim leaders on Wednesday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and called on the world to respond by recognizing east Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 4, 2017

20 years after Kyoto Protocol, where does world stand on climate?

On Dec. 11, 1997, representatives from over 150 nations gathered in Kyoto to hammer out what would become the world's first international agreement to control and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide.
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CULTURE / Books
Dec 2, 2017

Eli K. P. William's dystopian 'The Naked World' is not a tale for technophobes

It's been a banner year for science-fiction films. In October, cinema fans flocked to see Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner 2049." And "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," featuring Mark Hamill and the late Carrie Fisher, premiers in the U.S. on Dec. 15.
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CULTURE / Stage
Nov 21, 2017

Junpei Mizobata plunges headfirst into the absurdist world of Harold Pinter

As the saying goes, "You can't judge a book by its cover." In the same way, if you thought the 28-year-old ikemen (drop-dead gorgeous) actor Junpei Mizobata had just been cast to fill seats for the upcoming staging of one of the world's most well-known but challenging modern plays, you'd be doing a great...
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JAPAN / History
Nov 21, 2017

Only known war memoirs by Emperor Hirohito to go up for auction in New York

The auction house Bonhams says the volumes, set to be auctioned on Dec. 6, are expected to fetch an estimated $100,000 to $150,000.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Nov 18, 2017

Osaka may be facing political headwinds in its quest to host World Expo 2025

"Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself." — "The Bat and the Weasels," Aesop's Fables
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JAPAN / UNITED NATIONS DAY
Oct 24, 2017

Creating a peaceful and just world

Our world faces many grave challenges.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 22, 2017

Ryota Murata beats Hassan N'Dam in rematch to claim WBA middleweight world title

Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata has obtained another shining treasure.
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BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2017

Airport suddenly opens remote St. Helena of Naoleon fame to outside world, 21st century and the flu

On St. Helena, the remote volcanic outcrop in the South Atlantic where Napoleon breathed his last, big changes are afoot — well, big by St. Helena standards.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2017

A world without exhaust pipes

The growing popularity of electric vehicles is set to curb one of the largest sources of global pollution, but consumption bias continues to impede many buyers' embrace of the technology.

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami