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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 7, 2016

England's Southgate begins trial period against easiest of foes, Malta

If the Football Association was worried that Saturday's England vs. Malta 2018 World Cup qualifier at Wembley might struggle to capture the country's interest, the departure of Sam Allardyce has guaranteed a disproportionate focus on a match featuring the side which is 157th in the FIFA rankings. The...
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WORLD
Oct 7, 2016

Colombian President Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for bringing to an end half a century of civil war.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Oct 7, 2016

Tempura Endo Yasaka: Deep-fried morsels in a downtown teahouse

After reading the recent review by Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold of Tempura Endo's Beverly Hills restaurant I thought it was high time I went to the original. Tempura Endo Yasaka in Kyoto is housed in an ornate wooden teahouse south of Gion; waiting staff in delicate light blue kimonos...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Oct 7, 2016

Sarasa Nishijin: A curious cafe in the bones of an old bathhouse

Sarasa Nishijin is a sentō (bathhouse) — well, it used to be. But using the past tense here belies how much of its old spirit still lives on. The waters may have drained away — replaced by sofas, tables, chairs and people lounging about fully clothed — but the sentō's old life is revealed in...
Reader Mail
Oct 7, 2016

No such thing as 'sexless Japan'

I would like to begin by saying that I love Japan and its people. I was a teacher and ESL supervisor for eight years, and hated to leave. I wept bitter tears.
Reader Mail
Oct 7, 2016

Tsukiji fiasco just business as usual

The article "Koike vows to nail officials who cut corners in Tsukiji" in the Oct. 6 edition didn't mention the fact that the original budget for the new market in Toyosu has ballooned greatly from the original estimate, to where it now stands at around ¥600 billion.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 6, 2016

Pakistan cracks down on TV airing Indian content as tension escalates

Pakistan's media regulator has launched a crackdown on companies airing Indian television channels and content, officials said on Thursday, after an escalation of violence in the disputed Kashmir region between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
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JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Oct 6, 2016

Head-turning camera puts new spin on Tokyo tourist sites

Talk about revolutionary. Ricoh's Theta S camera shoots 360 degrees and turns out head-spinning spherical images when paired with an image-processing app. The camera, which has two lenses, can be hand-held or triggered by remote control.
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CULTURE / NEWS AND NOTES
Oct 6, 2016

The Tolman Collection to decorate the Conrad Tokyo's lobby with 100 splashes of color

For decades The Tolman Collection has been a pillar in Japan's culture of modern art, thanks in large part to the care it takes in cultivating lasting relationships with specific artists.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 6, 2016

Shades of pink raise cancer awareness; spooky high tea celebrates season; buffet offers Halloween treats

Shades of pink raise cancer awareness
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2016

Tokyo faces tough decisions over Japan's role in South Sudan

Defense Minister Tomomi Inada has a mission she can't screw up when she visits the South Sudanese capital of Juba starting Friday.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 6, 2016

Case dismissed for Australians who stripped at Malaysian car race

A Malaysian court on Thursday dismissed a case against nine Australians arrested for stripping down to their swim wear at last Sunday's Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 5, 2016

In new low for relations, Duterte tells Obama to ‘go to hell’

Manila's relations with Washington appeared to be in critical condition late Thursday after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told U.S. President Barack Obama to "go to hell." It was Duterte's strongest outburst yet over criticism of his deadly war on drugs.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 5, 2016

'Genius': The wordsmith who shaped Wolfe

Once upon a time, the word "genius" made us think not the help counter in an Apple Store but of people of incredible intellect who accomplished amazing things and relied on nothing more than their brains and bare hands. This "Genius" transports us back to such a time: 1929, when in New York City, the...
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2016

Clinton running mate backs pre-emptive strike on North Korea in event of impending attack on U.S.

Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine said Tuesday that he would back pre-emptive strikes against North Korea if the isolated nation showed signs of launching a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the United States.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 5, 2016

In hardware push, Google debuts Pixel smartphone to challenge Apple

Alphabet Inc.'s Google on Tuesday announced a new Pixel smartphone and a suite of new consumer electronics products for the home, planting itself firmly in the hardware business and challenging Apple Inc's iPhone at the high end of the $400 billion global smartphone market.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2016

NRA grants aging Mihama reactor 20-year extension

The Nuclear Regulation Authority greenlights extending the life of Kepco's 40-year-old reactor in Mihama, Fukui Prefecture.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2016

Russia broke Syria deal, doesn't respect Obama or Clinton: Trump

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Russia "broke the deal" with the United States for a cease-fire in Syria and that the country did not respect U.S. leaders.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2016

Three British scientists win Nobel Prize for physics

Three British scientists behind groundbreaking research into exotic matter in the quantum world were on Tuesday jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in physics.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 4, 2016

Is immigration the answer?

A migration policy is being deployed to combat acute labor shortages in sectors of the Japanese economy, but migrant workers won't be enough to solve the long-term challenges of Japan's demographic implosion.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 4, 2016

Can Spotify crack CD-loving Japan?

The music-streaming company may find the world's second largest and most idiosyncratic music market a tough nut to crack.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2016

Kim is challenging the U.S., not the entire world

If Washington and its allies hope to halt the North Korean nuclear program, they will have to address the actual purpose of the North's activities, and not blame them on some mythical attack on the world.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 4, 2016

As developers gather at CEATEC, tech show is no longer just for consumers

Japan's biggest IT-electronics trade show is at a crossroads.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2016

Nobel winner Yoshinori Ohsumi urges investment in science

When microbiologist Yoshinori Ohsumi told his wife, Mariko, that he was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday evening, she didn't believe him.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 4, 2016

Hanyu's quad loop adds to Japan's skating legacy

The golden age of Japanese skating is now in its 12th season and shows no signs of abating anytime soon.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji