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Figure Skating
Nov 9, 2017

Yuzuru Hanyu sustains right ankle injury in practice; status unknown for NHK Trophy

World and Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu suffered an injury to his right ankle during afternoon practice for the NHK Trophy at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on Thursday afternoon and his status for the event is unclear.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 9, 2017

Luxury accomodations on the sea

On Nov. 3, Atami Sekaie in Shizuoka Prefecture opened a new annex named Atami Sekaie Tsuki-no-michi featuring 13 rooms, including a luxurious penthouse and a Japanese grill restaurant 1 Shio (Hitoshio).
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CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Nov 9, 2017

Former SMAP stars find freedom online

When a wrecking ball fell on and destroyed a car, I was hooked on a 72-hour live stream starring three former members of pop group SMAP.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 9, 2017

Indonesia plans automated system to flag contentious online material

Indonesia plans to launch in January a new automated system using 44 servers to help block websites displaying content such as pornography or extremist ideology, a communications ministry official said on Wednesday.
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WORLD
Nov 9, 2017

Syrian army and allies begin assault on last Islamic State stronghold as 'caliphate' looks to fall

Syria's army and its allies began an assault on the largest remaining stronghold of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, Hezbollah-controlled media said, signaling the imminent fall of the militant group's self-proclaimed caliphate.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2017

Takata creditors seek $30 billion, far more than firm can pay: court filing

Creditors of bankrupt Takata Corp. say the parts maker owes them more than $30 billion after the automotive industry's biggest recall over its faulty air bags — many times more than the company can repay, a court filing seen by Reuters shows.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2017

Typhoon Damrey kills 106 in Vietnam, reservoirs brimming before APEC summit

Vietnam's deadliest storm this year, Typhoon Damrey, has killed 106 people, while dozens of dangerously full reservoirs release water as the southeast Asian nation prepares to host a regional summit.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 8, 2017

In Japan, we too need to talk about sexual misconduct

#MeToo may have failed to fly here, but Japanese society has much to learn about combating sexual assault and harassment.
EDITORIALS
Nov 8, 2017

Unrest in Riyadh ripples through the Middle East

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is right to promote reform in Saudi Arabia, but his means are risky.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 8, 2017

Japan and the U.S. don't have a trade problem

Japan is a good trade partner and a key source of investment into the U.S. Monetary easing, rather than aggressive jawboning, is the best approach to the imbalances that remain.
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2017

Silvio Berlusconi: He's back

In a post-Harvey Weinstein world, logic would dictate that Silvio Berlusconi, who hosted wild parties with young women and brags about his sexual prowess, would have zero chance at political resurrection.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2017

In Hong Kong, maids are sacked for falling pregnant, called 'dogs' and left homeless

As soon as Indonesian domestic worker Anisa discovered she was pregnant with her first child, her heart sank.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2017

Car kills New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern's famed cat, Paddles

Paddles, the New Zealand prime minister's ginger cat, had six toes and a wide social media following but has run out of lives.
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WORLD
Nov 8, 2017

Italy rules big cruise ships must ply back route to pose less threat to fragile Venice

Gondolas and water taxis will never again have to vie with big cruise ships for space in front of Venice's iconic St. Mark's Square, an Italian governmental committee decided on Tuesday.
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CULTURE / Music
Nov 8, 2017

Klassik Underground attempts to shake up your typical classical music performance

Roppongi isn't the first place that jumps to mind when you're looking to have a night out with Beethoven. A concert hall with plush velvet seats, women in pearls listening to Symphony No. 9 — that's more of a Ginza thing.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2017

Trump's supposed 'bad' deals are good for the U.S.

Trump wants the U.S. to be a superpower without making the sacrifices that requires.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2017

In rare show of force, U.S. set to stage drill with three carriers as Trump visits South Korea

Three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups will exercise together in the Western Pacific in the coming days in a rare show of force as President Donald Trump visits Asia with warnings about the nuclear threat from North Korea, U.S. officials say.
Japan Times
Nov 7, 2017

81,600 Bulk Carrier Launching Ceremony - Live Streaming Video

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Kenji Kawano), will provide a live video of a ship launching ceremony, which is held every two months.
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CULTURE / Art
Nov 7, 2017

Be in the right frame of mind for Roger Ballen

In one of Roger Ballen's most well-known images, a picture of F. de Bruin of the Orange Free State prison service, the elderly sergeant looks out at us with the forlorn look of a tired beagle, not at all the face of an enforcer of white supremacy. The subject's belt is slack, his uniform slightly too...
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2017

MSDF holds rare trilateral exercises with Indian and U.S. vessels in Sea of Japan

The Maritime Self-Defense Force has held three days of rare trilateral exercises with vessels from the Indian and U.S. navies, including the Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture-based USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 7, 2017

'Donald & Shinzo' chumminess aside, Trump leaves empty-handed on trade as Abe digs in

Throughout Trump's two-day visit, Abe publicly ducked any talk of major trade concessions even though Trump kept bringing it up.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 7, 2017

Harvard honors Elton John for work fighting HIV/AIDS

British musician Elton John will receive an award on Monday from the prestigious Harvard Foundation for his contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS, the group said.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2017

License snub prompts ANA to ditch Asian Blue Myanmar airline venture

Japan's ANA Holdings Inc has dropped a plan to form a joint venture in Myanmar, the airline said on Monday, after its application for an air operator's certificate (AOC) was rejected by the authorities in the Southeast Asian country.

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