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PARALYMPICS
Aug 13, 2019

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics schedule and ticket prices revealed

With just over a year until the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games open on Aug. 25, 2020, officials on Tuesday announced detailed schedules and ticket prices they hope will result in a significant turnout for the entirety of the 13-day event.
CULTURE
Aug 13, 2019

Remembering the staff of Kyoto Animation

Almost a month after the main studio of Kyoto Animation was set on fire, killing 35 and injuring many more, details of the victims are still emerging after police released the names of 10 workers on Aug. 2.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2019

Hong Kong airport cancels all flights as thousands of protesters crowd into departure hall

Hong Kong International Airport canceled all flights later Monday, with authorities blaming demonstrators for the disruption of one of the world's busiest terminals, a dramatic escalation of anti-government protests that have roiled the Asian financial hub.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2019

In generational shift, Japan stands firm in feud with South Korea

When Yohei Kono made a landmark 1993 apology to the wartime "comfort women," the chief Cabinet secretary was speaking for a moderate conservative mainstream seeking to reconcile with its Asian neighbors.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2019

Flexible work style — can it be sustainable?

We see signs of what can drive a transformation of the way people work in Japan. What we need is to make these moves and developments sustainable.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 8, 2019

Top junior Tomoe Kawabata poised for a breakout season

With Japan junior champion Yuhana Yokoi having moved on to the senior ranks, 17-year-old Tomoe Kawabata may represent the Hinomaru's best chance for a medal at the world junior championships this coming season.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 8, 2019

Many Japan alumni a part of marquee summer event

The Basketball Tournament has grown in prominence as a new summer tradition during its brief history.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2019

U.S. and Australia boost travel warning to Hong Kong amid ongoing street protests

The United States has raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging travelers to exercise increased caution in the Chinese territory due to what it termed civil unrest after months of sometimes violent street protests.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 8, 2019

Japan's National Cancer Center releases survival rates for group of less common cancers

The center calculated the survival rates based on information gathered in 2012 from some 550,000 people who were diagnosed with cancer at 349 core hospitals.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 7, 2019

Warren Cromartie still eager to pitch in to help Giants, Expos

Warren Cromartie says he's always been a team player.
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EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2019

Campaign against Thai dissidents reaches Japan

The attack on Pavin Chachavalpongun is an attack on all of us.
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2019

After mass killings, Trump hits racism, white supremacy and mental illness, but faces pressure for gun control

President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass shootings over the weekend that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2019

Japan Post Capital fund puts money behind Tokyo-based news startup SmartNews

It's a challenging time in the digital media industry. BuzzFeed Inc. and Vice Media Inc., which defined a generation of news startups, dismissed hundreds of employees this year in cost-cutting maneuvers. But a glimmer of hope is coming from a software company in Tokyo.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 4, 2019

Why the farm vote still matters in Japan

Behind the LDP's grip on power for much of the more than six decades after its establishment in 1955 is the loyal support from farmers.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 3, 2019

Low voter turnout in Upper House election may reflect an indifference to democracy

In May 1993, general elections were held in Cambodia. Voter turnout was 89.56 percent.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 2, 2019

Is populism finally coming to Japan?

The success of leftist party Reiwa Shinsengumi marks a turning point in Japanese politics.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 2, 2019

Linking mental illness to violence tarnishes an entire community

Initial reports on the Kyoto Animation fire tagged the alleged arsonist as dealing with mental illness, but his criminal past should have been emphasized more.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 1, 2019

Shibuya's Robert Sacre announces retirement

Robert Sacre, one of the top all-around centers in B. League history, has retired.
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BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2019

Asian business bloodlines on brink as lack of heirs pushes owners into arms of private equity

After 37 years in business, Shigeru Nagatomi handed over the keys in December last year. Nagatomi Pharmacy Corp., the Kyushu medical supplies shop bearing his family name, had grown to 23 dispensing pharmacies in Oita Prefecture .
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2019

The overstretched system of dealing with child abuse

Limited manpower and a surge in the number of abuse cases are hamstringing efforts to adequately protect vulnerable children.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 31, 2019

'Into the Spider-Verse' director Peter Ramsey extols the virtues of a good bit of animation

Earlier this year, filmmaker Peter Ramsey's name flashed into the collective consciousness when "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" won the Academy Award for best animated feature, elbowing the Japan-made nominee, "Mirai," to the side. As co-director of a three-man directorial team, Ramsey also became...
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 31, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Taro Yamamoto aims for real-life starring role as future Japan PM

Actor-turned-politician Taro Yamamoto is angling for a new real-life role in which he leads his novice party and allies to victory, ousts long-ruling conservatives and takes over as prime minister within the next few years.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2019

A Japanese trailblazer who wore stilettos

Businesswoman Yoshida Haruno dedicated her life to promoting leadership roles for women in the public and private sectors.

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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