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BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 22, 2015

Bryant determined to remain defiant until the end

In some respects Kobe Bryant, perhaps the true Baby Jordan, reminds me the most of Jerry West, the original Los Angeles Lakers great guard. Because they go out of their way, defiant to the end.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 22, 2015

Mao’s outlook at midseason: What the experts think

Three-time world champion Mao Asada has been inconsistent through the first half of the 2015-16 season. Two victories, a third-place finish, and a sixth-place showing.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2015

WTO backs agricultural reforms, split on Doha

At a ministerial conference in Nairobi where rich and poor countries were split over trade reform, the World Trade Organization reaches deals on agricultural export subsidies and food aid.
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WORLD
Dec 19, 2015

Iran may ease its opposition to Syrian President Assad stepping down

Iran has decided to unify its stance with Russia's in the push for a political deal to end Syria's civil war, Iranian officials said, in a sign it could ease its opposition to the departure of Syrian President Bashar Assad as part of the agreement.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2015

Japan, Indonesia hold first two-plus-two talks, agree to work toward transfer of defense weapons

Japan and Indonesia held their first "two-plus-two" meetings of foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo on Thursday, agreeing to work on a pact that could allow to Japan to export some defense weapons and technologies to Indonesia.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2015

Why SoftBank matters a great deal to Japan Inc.

SoftBank maverick CEO Masayoshi Son stands out in a country where corporate conservatism reigns.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2015

Abe flubs great opportunity to be a green global leader

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could have stood forward at the Paris climate talks as a world leader in the fight against climate change. Instead, he offered nothing new.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2015

Kyoto mayoral election a testing ground for Ishin

In a first local test for the newly formed Osaka Ishin no Kai national political party, a mayoral candidate in Kyoto on Tuesday won the support of Kyoto Ishin no Kai, a small group that aims to secure the backing of Osaka Ishin.
EDITORIALS
Dec 15, 2015

The consumption tax mess

It's questionable whether the government's plan to introduce a lower tax rate on food products is the best way to help lower-income households.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2015

Singapore in the thick of U.S. strategy on China

Singapore may not want to admit it, but it is now part of the U.S. military challenge to China — and the risk that entails.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 14, 2015

Avoid offense by heeding these nengajō do's and don'ts

A recent survey revealed quite a few inconvenient truths about what people like and don't like when it comes to New Year's cards.
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BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2015

Abe's tax compromise raises odds of twin summer polls

Abe may now be able to persuade his ally Komeito to agree to a snap Lower House election on the same day as an upper chamber poll.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 12, 2015

Why infrastructure repairs are being ignored

Several days after a storm caused the Kinugawa River to overflow its banks and destroy communities in Ibaraki Prefecture in September, the infrastructure ministry held on-site meetings to look into what went wrong.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2015

Dow, DuPont agree on $130 billion merger

Chemical titans DuPont and Dow Chemical Co. have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger valued at $130 billion in a first step toward breaking up into three businesses, a move that pleased activist investors and could trigger more consolidation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2015

Dow Chemical, DuPont agree to combine in merger of equals

Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., two historic giants of U.S. industry, will join in an all-stock merger of equals to create three new businesses in a deal described as the largest ever in the chemicals industry.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2015

Netanyahu chat still on but calls mount in Israel, U.K. to ban Trump over Muslim slurs

Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States prompted calls that the Republican presidential front-runner be banned from Britain and Israel and cost him business in the Middle East.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 8, 2015

Split Ishin parties end long-running internal feud, agree to divvy up subsidies

Finally ending a long-running and ugly battle over political funds, Osaka-based members of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) and those outside of the prefecture signed a statement of reconciliation Tuesday, agreeing to split the party's ¥1.5 billion in government subsidies and return money left unused...
WORLD
Dec 8, 2015

EU lawmakers, nations agree on bloc's first cybersecurity law

EU lawmakers and member states struck a deal on the bloc's first cybersecurity law on Monday that will require Internet firms such as Google and Amazon to report serious breaches or face sanctions.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 8, 2015

French unity against far-right crumbles as National Front rises

When far-right National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen made it to the second round of the 2002 presidential election, shocked voters and mainstream parties united to keep him out of power.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2015

Trump's call to close door to all Muslims draws wide spectrum of scorn

Donald Trump is calling for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States," his campaign said on Monday, until "our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 7, 2015

Joining the dots in a narrative with 'suru to' and 'so shitara'

Introduce the proper use of two conjunctions, u3059u308bu3068 and u305du3046u3057u305fu3089.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 5, 2015

U.S. jobs report clears way for Fed interest rate hike

U.S. employment increased at a healthy pace in November, in another sign of the economy's resilience, and will most likely be followed by the first Federal Reserve interest rate rise in a decade later this month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 3, 2015

Aging Spain passes population milestone as deaths surpass births

Spain, long concerned about its aging population and emptying countryside, passed a milestone in population decline on Wednesday when it recorded more deaths than births in the first half of this year.
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WORLD
Dec 3, 2015

In unexpected twist, Assad ally may become Lebanon's next president

Lebanon's political crisis has taken a dramatic turn with the possibility that a friend of Syrian President Bashar Assad could become president in a power-sharing deal aimed at breathing life back into the paralyzed state.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2015

Regional airlines want U.S. to ease 2013 curbs on hiring pilots with less than 1,500 hours

U.S. regional airlines are preparing to ask the government to loosen 2013 pilot safety restrictions they say have unnecessarily caused a shortage of qualified flight crews.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2015

In Maldives, politics, greed trump climate change

Few places are as threatened by climate change as the Maldives, but the current regime, which took over in a coup, is more interested in selling oil-drilling licenses than in saving the nation.

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb