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JAPAN / Society
Jul 5, 2015

Japan using robots as fix for labor, growth woes

Factory worker Satomi Iwata has new coworkers, a troupe of humanoid automata that are helping to address two of Japan's most pressing concerns — a shortage of labor and a need for growth.
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Jul 5, 2015

Australia captain Clarke hails Harris as one of the best

Test captain Michael Clarke labeled Ryan Harris “as good as anyone who has played for Australia” after the fast bowler announced his retirement on Saturday because of injury.
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BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jun 30, 2015

Emulating 'Evil Empire' lands Red Sox in last place

Awhile back, Boston Red Sox president Larry Lucchino famously referred to the arch rival New York Yankees as "The Evil Empire."
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2015

Zushi opens with eye on reviving summer buzz

Zushi Beach in Kanagawa Prefecture opened for the summer on Friday as it battles to attract visitors following a clampdown on rowdy partygoers that saw numbers drop by more than half last year.
SOCCER
Jun 25, 2015

Wilkins hired as Aston Villa assistant manager

Ray Wilkins has been appointed as assistant manager to Tim Sherwood at Premier League club Aston Villa, the former England captain said on Thursday.
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Jun 24, 2015

Source: Dolphins owners, Qatar teaming up to buy Formula One stake

RSE Ventures, which owns the Miami Dolphins NFL team, is joining forces with Qatar to buy a controlling stake in Formula One in a deal worth $7-8 billion, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2015

U.S. and China to seek patch of common ground as key talks begin

The U.S. and China will have no trouble filling the agenda as they meet this week for their seventh Strategic and Economic Dialogue. The challenge will be finding topics on which they can agree.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 22, 2015

Banks did too little to police FIFA transactions, says global body

A global group of government anti-money-laundering agencies said that financial institutions have not done enough to police suspicious financial activity by officials at soccer's global governing body FIFA, and cautioned banks to step up scrutiny.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 20, 2015

Can #socialmedia boost music sales in Japan?

Last week, Line Corp.'s, the operators of Japan's most popular messaging app, launched an in-app music streaming service called Line Music. Japan is the second-largest music market in the world after the United States, but its consumers have so far been global outliers, clinging to physical products...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2015

Giants hurler Mikolas baffles Dragons for seven innings

Miles Mikolas talked about his new haircut, getting into a footrace against Takahiro Suzuki and got a kiss from his wife, Lauren, on the field with more than 40,000 people screaming in the stands.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 17, 2015

'Mad Max: Fury Road' is so good at spectacular violence that it injures itself

If you want a vision of the future, at least from George Miller's perspective, picture a boot stamping on a human face for about two hours. Those in search of a bludgeoning good time will find it in his new scorched-earth action extravaganza, "Mad Max: Fury Road" — it's hard to remember the last time...
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Jun 16, 2015

Kurihara aims high for national team, NFL aspirations

Reaching the NFL is every football player's dream. And that's no exception for Takashi Kurihara.
Japan Times
SPORTS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Jun 13, 2015

Tokyo 2020 plans changing like the wind

"A promise made is a debt unpaid." — Robert Service
OLYMPICS
Jun 12, 2015

Residents must have stadium say: Masuzoe

The wrestling match between the central government and Tokyo over how to handle the cost of the new stadium for the 2020 Olympics is showing no signs of cooling.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 12, 2015

England's qualification for Euro 2016 a virtual certainty

For a week we have been told how boring England were in the 0-0 draw against the Republic of Ireland. How Roy Hodgson's tactics are sterile. How the England players wear a tactical strait-jacket.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jun 10, 2015

Halilhodzic looking to build on strong start as qualifiers begin

It would be unthinkable for Japan to begin its 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign with anything other than a win at home to Singapore next Tuesday, but manager Vahid Halilhodzic will be looking for more from his team than just three points.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 9, 2015

Blatt getting little credit, respect despite background

It's been a heck of a year for David Blatt, hired in an unprecedented move by the Cleveland Cavaliers after two decades as the premier coach in international basketball, suddenly becoming the coach of superstar LeBron James, who elected to return to the Cavaliers after four years in Miami and then coaching...
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2015

National Stadium architects reject reports they may be fired

The architects behind Tokyo's new National Stadium deny reports that they may be fired from the project as criticism mounts over the building's cost and appearance.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 6, 2015

A few ideas that may ring your bell

Someone in your way? You can ring your bell
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MULTIMEDIA
Jun 6, 2015

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SPORTS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Jun 5, 2015

Nishikori loses golden opportunity for glory in Paris

His draw at the French Open seemed almost tailor-made.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 5, 2015

Flashy FIFA's fast fall from great game to great shame borders on the farcical

In less than a week, the public face of FIFA has gone from something resembling an old-style Communist Party rally, with a defiant Sepp Blatter fronting ranks of flag-bearing youths, to what looks more like a scene from "Reservoir Dogs."
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 4, 2015

Disgraceful treatment of coaches must end

Now, more than ever, the coaching profession is on impossibly shaky ground in the bj-league.

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