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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 24, 2014

This month's newest game and hardware updates

PS Vita is in the pink
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BASKETBALL
Oct 23, 2014

JBA head Fukatsu to resign

Japan Basketball Association president Yasuhiko Fukatsu announced his resignation from the helm during a Tokyo news conference on Thursday with the sport's national governing body likely to face a ban from FIBA.
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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 23, 2014

Rivalries growing with expansion of teams in Tohoku

Since the start of the 2010-11 season, the league's growth in Tohoku has been significant.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 23, 2014

Paraguayan plant stevia upends sugar market

The maker of America's top sugar brand, Domino Sugar, is launching its first no-calorie "natural" sweetener extracted from the stevia plant in Paraguay, the strongest sign yet that the upstart product is threatening to eat into demand for sugar.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 22, 2014

Tom at the Farm: 'a horror story about surviving the aftermath of a lover's death'

Is Xavier Dolan a genius? Maybe so. The Quebecois actor/filmmaker — with a beautiful, impish face and brooding eyes — is only 25 and has already made six films and appeared in 17. With his model looks and quirky sense of aesthetics, Dolan could switch careers to become a designer for Gucci any time...
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WORLD
Oct 21, 2014

Gough Whitlam, former Australian prime minister, dies at 98

Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam, who died on Tuesday at the age of 98, was one of his country's most revolutionary yet divisive statesmen, forging ties with China but triggering a constitutional crisis that split the country.
BASKETBALL
Oct 21, 2014

Ex-Apache Tyler to play in China

Forward Jeremy Tyler is on the move again. This time, he's headed to China for the 2014-15 basketball season, Yahoo Sports has reported.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 21, 2014

The battle to boost universities

The government should consider the latest lackluster global rankings for Japanese universities and undertake a fundamental review of its university education policies.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 20, 2014

Hometown 'tax' donations system catching on

Japanese may not be known as the most charity-minded people but if there is one charitable activity that has proved a hit in this country, it's the 'furusato nozei' (hometown tax).
BASKETBALL
Oct 19, 2014

NBL takes over running of Robots

The National Basketball League has taken control over managing the Tsukuba Robots, it was announced on Saturday.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Oct 19, 2014

Renaissance man scours the globe for stories

Manuel Bruges has lived life to the full, as photographer, inventor, journalist, chef, boxer and more.
BASKETBALL
Oct 18, 2014

Hamamatsu uses free throws, rebounding edge to trounce Takamatsu

Sometimes basic fundamentals prove to be the most crucial ingredients to a victory in pro sports.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 16, 2014

Biles named Sportswoman of Year

American Simone Biles, who won four golds at last week's world gymnastics championships in China, including the all-around title, was named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation on Wednesday.
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BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2014

Mitsubishi Aircraft to roll out first passenger jet after four-year delay

It has almost four years late in arriving. Now, with a helping hand from bullet train specialists, Japan's first passenger jet is about to make its debut.
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JAPAN
Oct 16, 2014

Japanese golfer tests Pyongyang's links to check dictator's legendary score

Who would have the temerity to challenge Kim Jong Il's superhuman abilities?
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2014

Nissan finds Datsun cars a tough sell in India at $5,000 each

In July last year, as Nissan Motor Co. prepared to bring Datsun out of a decades-long retirement, the company scoffed at the idea that the budget brand would follow Tata Motors Ltd.'s $2,500 Nano and flop.
BASKETBALL
Oct 12, 2014

B-Corsairs take revenge on Brave Warriors

No basketball coach wants to watch his team yield 100-plus points and lose at the same time. But that's what Yokohama B-Corsairs coach Michael Katsuhisa experienced on Saturday.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 11, 2014

Bernd Haag: 'Learn a new language and start to think global'

Name: Bernd HaagAge: 52
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CULTURE / Music
Oct 10, 2014

Singers enchant audience with opera, folk songs

Japanese baritone Haruhisa Handa, also the chairman of the International Foundation for Arts and Culture (IFAC), invited fellow opera singers to the New National Theatre, Tokyo, on Monday to entertain an audience of about 900.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 9, 2014

Fukushima's Karimata capitalizes on opportunity

Fukushima Firebonds management achieved its first victory by establishing a pro basketball team for the residents of the Tohoku prefecture.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 8, 2014

Me, Myself and Mum: 'Not only is this guy a total control freak, he looks splendid in drag'

Guillaume Gallienne is little known outside his native France, but pundits inside the Japanese movie industry are predicting that in a year or two, Gallienne will be huge. In 2015, you could be saying to your friends: "Ah yes, Gallienne. Of course, I've followed his work for ages."
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MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Oct 7, 2014

ACLU should be outspoken advocate of Peterson's right to due process

Where is the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) when you REALLY need it?
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Oct 5, 2014

Families run into twin 'walls' as they seek after-school care

The gulf between day care for preschoolers and after-school care for elementary school students can come as a major shock to the system for parents and children alike.

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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