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BASKETBALL
Dec 12, 2017

Japan women's national basketball teams stage training camp to develop uniformity among various squads

Japan women's basketball has come up with positive results internationally in recent years, and now it is looking to legitimately put itself on the global hoop map as an elite power.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2017

How not to get fooled by the world's randomness

There's a common thread to the dubious claims and irreproducible results that have plagued some fields of science — illusory patterns in the randomness of our world.
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MORE SPORTS
Dec 11, 2017

Karate hoping to make mark at Tokyo Games

With its practitioners numbering over 130 million around the world and nearly 200 nations having become members of its international governing body, karate has become more of a global sport than Japan's own, traditional martial art.
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JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Dec 11, 2017

A chance encounter led Hiroki Watanabe to Dhaka, where he is tackling child poverty through education

It was a sight that presented such a stark contrast to his own fortune; a young boy standing at the entrance to a slum in Phuket, Thailand, as Hiroki Watanabe passed by in a luxury bus on his way to a yacht race.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2017

Firms finish building equipment for hydrogen-fueled power generation, ahead of tests set to begin in Kobe in February

Several companies have finished building hydrogen-fueled power generation equipment that will supply electricity and heat to public facilities in Kobe in a demonstration test scheduled to begin in early February.
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 11, 2017

Women in Nagoya form group to promote and communicate in sign language

Women with children in Nagoya have new opportunities to converse using sign language, after the creation of a new social group.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 6, 2017

DeNA to assume ownership of Brave Thunders from Toshiba

This isn't the first ownership change in the brief history of the B. League, but in terms of sheer magnitude, it's an unparalleled one.
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 4, 2017

Brazilian cartoonist's manga helps his young compatriots adjust to school life in Japan

Famous Brazilian cartoonist Mauricio de Sousa has created a manga introducing Japanese school life to Brazilian children who have migrated to Japan.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Dec 3, 2017

Can a death kill property value?

The apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, where police found the remains of nine bodies in late October is one of 12 units in a two-story wooden apartment building located 10 minutes from Sobudai Station on the Odakyu Odawara line. Each unit consists of one room and a kitchen and, according to various...
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 3, 2017

Osaka Evessa top B. League earnings chart after inaugural season

The Osaka Evessa topped all 36 clubs in revenue in the inaugural B. League season last year with about ¥1.17 billion, followed by the Tochigi Brex, Kawasaki Brave Thunders and Chiba Jets, the league revealed earlier this week.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 2, 2017

Japan Times 1942: 'Public to be trained to stab enemies with bamboo spears'

The simplest form of suicide for any enemy parachutist would be to attempt a landing on Japan, for the Dai Nippon Martial Arts Association and the Dai Nippon Physical Training Association will train every Japanese in the manly art of stabbing enemy paratroops with bamboo spears.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2017

Invest in bitcoin, even if it's a bubble

Uber, Tesla, Snap, bitcoin may have inflated valuations, but their tide lifts many better boats.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2017

Yokozuna Harumafuji retires in wake of assault on junior sumo wrestler

After weeks of heated media coverage, sumo grand champion Harumafuji announces his retirement to take responsibility for the Oct. 25 assault on wrestler Takanoiwa.
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WORLD
Nov 29, 2017

Dance official confirms identity of Putin's daughter, later withdraws comments

A colleague of Katerina Tikhonova from the world of acrobatic rock 'n' roll confirmed that she is the younger daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and then later withdrew his comments, saying he had misheard the question.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2017

Will sexual harassment bring an end to America's team politics?

Americans back their party the same way they back their favorite sports team — with automatic, stupid loyalty.
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SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Nov 28, 2017

Pitcher Charlie Morton's unlikely trip from journeyman to star

Two hours before an exhibition game in March, the Houston Astros clubhouse was vacant save for MAS and 'Stros hurler Charlie Morton.
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COMMUNITY / Voices
Nov 26, 2017

Japan is seen through a lens warily in 'You Only Live Twice,' James Bond's sole sojourn to Tokyo

"You Only Live Twice," the only "James Bond" film — to date — to be set in Japan, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. While undoubtedly great fun, it must be admitted that it's a long way from being a masterpiece of cinema.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 26, 2017

Education: Best investment for our future

Japan should spend more on education, in particular to reduce average class sizes.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2017

Kansai biz leaders give Tokyo their project-funding wish list

Of the many Japanese autumn traditions, one not found in tourist guidebooks is the drawing up of wish lists by influential business organizations from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
BASKETBALL
Nov 24, 2017

Philippines holds off Japan in spirited FIBA World Cup qualifying opener

Japan delivered a gritty performance to bounce back from its early struggles, but wound up losing its opening 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 24, 2017

Chinese theme park looks to cash in on virtual reality boom

Giant robots and futuristic cyberpunk castles rise out of lush mountain slopes on the outskirts of Guiyang, the capital of one of China's poorest provinces.
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OLYMPICS
Nov 22, 2017

Sapporo considers bid to host 2026 Olympics

The city of Sapporo has expressed its interest in bringing the Winter Olympics back to Japan's northern island in 2026.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 21, 2017

Hasheem Thabeet's massive size proving to be problematic with referees

"When I'm at the helm, I cover the whole realm," legendary rapper Rakim professed in "Remember That."
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PRESS / Services
Nov 21, 2017

Trial of The Japan Times on Sony’s Digital Paper

Tokyo, November 21, 2017 - The Japan Times (Minato Ward, Tokyo; representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will conduct a trial of a new digital newspaper delivery service with the Sony’s Digital Paper (DPT-RP1).
Nov 21, 2017

Trial of The Japan Times on Sony’s Digital Paper

The Japan Times (Minato Ward, Tokyo; representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will conduct a trial of a new digital newspaper delivery service with the Sony’s Digital Paper (DPT-RP1).

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years