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Jul 29, 2017

Former super featherweight champion Uchiyama retires with pride in career accomplishments

Just like people in general, there is no immortality in sports. One day, every athlete starts declining, and one day he or she must quit.
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 29, 2017

Documentary on former hoop star Neumann's life provides a cautionary tale

Hoop aficionados from Harlem to Hokkaido can appreciate the details of a good global basketball odyssey.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 27, 2017

Alvark bolster roster with signing of Lucas

Landen Lucas needs no introduction to die-hard Kansas Jayhawks fans.
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BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2017

Takatoshi Ito, who sold Kuroda on inflation targets, now contender for top job

During countless shared lunches and impromptu meetings, Takatoshi Ito made a detailed and persuasive case that sold Haruhiko Kuroda on the inflation targeting regime he's pursued relentlessly as governor of the central bank. That was back in 1999, when Kuroda ran Japan's currency policy at the Finance...
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WORLD
Jul 27, 2017

German military copter crashes and burns in Mali desert, claiming peacekeeper crew of two

A German military helicopter assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali crashed in the West African nation's desert north on Wednesday, killing the two crew members, the German military said.
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CULTURE / Music
Jul 26, 2017

Figuring out who to watch at this year's Fuji Rock Festival

The 2017 edition of Fuji Rock Festival boasts one of the more eclectic lineups the long-running gathering has had in recent years. The headliners tell the tale: Cartoon rockers Gorillaz share the same font size as electronic pop star Bjork and dance music weirdo Aphex Twin. Dig deeper and you'll find...
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BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2017

Sake makers tout locally sourced rice to entice terroir-obsessed wine enthusiasts

Brewery executive Kosuke Kuji brought his best sake to a New York booze showcase 16 years ago hoping to promote high-end sake to a new generation of sophisticated foreign drinkers. They were a little disappointed.
PRESS / Publications
Jul 25, 2017

『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST』最新号発売

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役社長:堤丈晴)は、『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST 2017.7 Vol.67』を出版しました。
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2017

Beijing is watching Justin Bieber

In China it is politics, or the perception of such, that is the surest route to getting stamped 'banned by Beijing.'
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BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2017

Nomura's India fund approaches ¥400 billion as Japan bets on Modi

The land of Abenomics is betting on "Modinomics."
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2017

Beijing police hunt suspect after stabbing spree and deadly hit-and-run

Beijing police are hunting for a man suspected of stabbing five people and then plowing into a group of nine others with a van, killing one and injuring eight, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2017

China opens movie theater on disputed island in South China Sea

Chinese soldiers and residents on one the islands the country controls in the contested South China Sea can now visit the cinema after the first movie theater in the strategic waterway opened its doors Saturday, according to state media.
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2017

Best tool to fight climate change

Asian banks and governments have every reason to join the crusade against climate chainge.
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WORLD
Jul 22, 2017

Moscow lawyer who met Trump Jr. had Russian spy agency as client

The Russian lawyer who met Donald Trump Jr. after his father won the Republican nomination for the 2016 U.S. presidential election counted Russia's FSB security service among her clients for years, Russian court documents seen by Reuters show.
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BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2017

Musk tweets he got verbal OK to start work on New York-Washington underground 'hyperloop'

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday said he had received "verbal" approval to start building a high-speed underground transport system linking New York and Washington that could cut travel time between the cities to about half an hour.

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