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BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 13, 2018

Steph Curry sweeps into Tokyo on tour of Asia

Making his final stop on a weeklong, three-city promotional tour, NBA superstar Steph Curry was tireless interacting with the local players and fans at an event in Tokyo.
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BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2018

Trump administration steps up communications with China as tariffs loom

The Trump administration has stepped up its communications with China over trade, the White House's top economic adviser said on Wednesday, as people familiar with the effort said an invitation for a new round of trade talks was sent to Beijing.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 13, 2018

South African cave stone boasts oldest-known human drawing, dating back 73,000 years

A small stone flake marked with intersecting lines of red ochre pigment some 73,000 years ago that was found in a cave on South Africa's southern coast represents what archaeologists on Wednesday called the oldest-known example of human drawing.
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WORLD
Sep 13, 2018

U.N. documents further Syrian regime use of banned chemical arms, fears Idlib 'massacre'

U.N. investigators said on Wednesday that they had documented three further uses of banned chlorine weapons by Syrian government forces that constituted war crimes, and urged major powers to help avert a "massacre" in the final battle for Idlib.
SOCCER
Sep 12, 2018

PSG announce deal to launch cryptocurrency

French footballing giants Paris Saint-Germain are launching their own cryptocurrency after announcing a new partnership with Socios.com, a blockchain company based in Malta.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2018

Why is the center-left receding worldwide?

Parties on both the left and right in developing countries have entered into a chaotic age.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2018

China urges U.S. to 'abandon prejudice' over Xinjiang

China urged the United States on Wednesday to abandon its "prejudice" over Xinjiang, as the Trump administration considers sanctions against Chinese officials and companies linked to allegations of human rights abuses in the Chinese region.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2018

Organizers to start accepting applications from prospective Tokyo Games volunteers this month

Organizers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics say they will start accepting applications from volunteers this month with a goal of recruiting 110,000 people by the end of the year.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2018

Pioneer secures $540 million rescue from Baring Private Equity

Pioneer Corp. said it had secured up to ¥60 billion ($540 million) with a planned share issue to Baring Private Equity Asia — a lifeline after its bet on car navigation systems to survive tumultuous times flopped.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2018

China's small farmers pose huge challenge in swine fever battle

Even after 14 outbreaks of African swine fever across China in just over a month, pig farmer Wang Wu does not believe the threat to his livelihood is real.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2018

Trump to target foreign meddling in U.S. elections with sanctions order: sources

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order as soon as Wednesday that will slap sanctions on any foreign companies or people who interfere in U.S. elections, based on intelligence agency findings, two sources said.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2018

What wild sheep can teach humans about leadership

Do certain bighorns pioneer migrations? Or do herds tap into crowd wisdom?
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CULTURE / Music
Sep 11, 2018

The Lagerphones look to charm Japan one coffee shop at a time

If you're in a foreign band trying to plan a tour in Japan, you sometimes need to improvise when it comes to booking venues. That may be why you're more likely to find Australian six-piece The Lagerphones at a cozy cafe than a grimy Shibuya live house.
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 11, 2018

The painterly prayers of Higashiyama

Kaii Higashiyama's best-known works are often called 'quintessentially Japanese landscapes,' but they were also examples of the artist's conservative dialogue with European and American abstraction.
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 11, 2018

'Lee Kit "We Used to Be More Sensitive"'

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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2018

Second Kim-Trump summit could lay groundwork for arms control talks — and de facto nuclear state recognition

A second meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being planned, the White House said Monday. Such a summit, some experts say, could help break the current impasse in denuclearization talks and lay the groundwork for what ultimately may be the only way forward:...
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WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2018

Ebola fight has new science but faces old hurdles in restive Congo

When Esperance Nzavaki heard she was cured of Ebola after three weeks of cutting-edge care at a medical center in eastern Congo, she raised her arms to the sky with joy and praised the Lord.
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2018

Naomi Osaka, our newest hero

We hope that Naomi Osaka's victory in the U.S. Women's Open championship will help Japan to better appreciate its diversity and the richness and opportunity it creates.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2018

How much damage was done?

The real question for Tokyo now is where the Trump administration will go from here.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 10, 2018

Trump nearly sent tweet that could have sparked war with North Korea, Watergate journalist says

Could a single tweet spark a nuclear war? U.S. President Donald Trump may have narrowly avoided such a scenario had he sent out a missive he drafted that North Korea would have seen as a sign of an imminent attack, Watergate journalist Bob Woodward said in an interview Sunday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2018

Under visionary Shigenobu Nagamori, precision motor-maker Nidec sees EVs driving future profits

Since starting Nidec in 1973 in a tiny Kyoto shed with just three workers, Shigenobu Nagamori has built it into the world's top maker of precision motors and became one of Japan's most venerated business leaders.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2018

May's Brexit plans opposed by 80 rebels in her own party, former minister says

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party faces a "catastrophic split" if she persists with her so-called Chequers proposals on Brexit and 80 or more of her lawmakers are prepared to vote against the proposals, a former junior minister said.
Sep 10, 2018

Reclaiming Education: A new school to inspire children towards a brighter and more successful future.

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 8, 2018

Kosuke Kurotaki: The 'festival guy' who just wants everyone to have fun

Whether he's serving you drinks, playing you records or carrying a festival float, Wokini bar owner Kurotaki is detrmined to entertain you.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past