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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2016

FDA acts to protect Florida blood supply amid Zika scare, halts donations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered blood banks in Florida's two most densely populated counties to stop collecting blood as health officials determine whether Zika has begun transmission in the continental United States.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2016

Turkey crisis illustrates why U.S. should stop meddling

In Turkey the U.S. has found itself forced to embrace a man who cannot be trusted to support people's liberty at home or fight Islamic radicalism abroad.
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BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2016

Real estate firm plans Airbnb rentals amid tourism boom

Star Mica Co., a Tokyo-listed real-estate company founded by an ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker, plans to double returns from apartments, using Airbnb to house foreign tourists.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2016

Tokyo race front-runners seen as short on plans for day care, Olympics

As Tokyo residents gear up to vote in Sunday's gubernatorial election, candidates are making last-ditch bids for ballots.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2016

Cervical cancer vaccine suit filed over side effects

Sixty-three women and girls who reported side effects from cervical cancer vaccines sued the government and drugmakers on Wednesday as a sharp divide remained over the risks the medicine poses.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 27, 2016

'Trumpetings' mean trouble for Japan and Asia

The last thing this region needs is more tension and conflict, which is what would come with a Trump presidency.
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JAPAN
Jul 27, 2016

Watermelon producers' nationwide tastings pitch fruit as heat remedy

The Suika Club held dozens of watermelon-tasting events nationwide Wednesday to promote the tasty seasonal treat.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jul 27, 2016

What to expect when applying for college overseas

In a few weeks, my daughter, an American-Japanese dual national born, raised and mostly educated in Japanese in Japan, will begin her first year of higher learning at her dream school — Middlebury College, one of America's oldest liberal arts institutes.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 27, 2016

'The Dork, the Girl and the Douchebag': The hard-hitting brutality of gang life

Some filmmakers will go to any end for their art. Werner Herzog notoriously put cast and crew through hell in the making of "Fitzcarraldo" (1982) in the Peruvian jungle, with hundreds of indigenous people hired to drag a 320-ton steamship over a hill with real ropes and real injuries.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 27, 2016

'Dope': It's hard to kick the stereotyping habit

Growing up black in America inevitably means dealing with the stereotypes that the majority (white) culture places on you, and more than a few films have explored those tensions. With "Dope," Nigerian-American writer-director Rick Famuyiwa takes it a step further and asks: What does it mean to be a minority...
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WORLD
Jul 27, 2016

Turkey issues detention warrants for 47 journalists: media

Turkish authorities issued warrants for the detention of 47 journalists on Wednesday, broadcaster CNN Turk said, the latest step in a widening crackdown following a failed military coup.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2016

Making Hillary likable again: Democrats seek to recast candidate

When Hillary Clinton first ran for president in 2008, she was badly stung by a backhanded compliment from rival Barack Obama, who called her "likable enough" before going on to win the Democratic nomination and the White House.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 27, 2016

Malaysia's Najib gets new powers to quell dissent amid planned protests over fund scandal

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak will get sweeping security powers on Monday amid planned protests calling for his resignation over U.S. allegations that millions of dollars from a state fund wound up in his personal bank account.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2016

Bill Clinton to make case at DNC for his 'change maker' wife's White House bid

Hillary Clinton was set to become the first woman presidential nominee of a major U.S. party on Tuesday, a historic moment that Democrats hope will help eclipse rancor between her supporters and those of her rival in the primaries, Bernie Sanders.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 26, 2016

Striking a balance on free speech at schools

The freedom that teachers have to express their opinions on controversial issues is far more limited than that of students in both the U.S. and Japan.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 26, 2016

The intention behind China's unrestrained naval moves

China is no longer making a secret of its ambition to gain dominance over the western Pacific.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2016

U.S. Democrats should learn from Scandinavia

Scandinavian-style social welfare could breathe new life into the fading American Dream.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2016

How to avoid war in the South China Sea

War between China and the United States is not inevitable.
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JAPAN
Jul 26, 2016

There are no-go zones even Pokemon monsters won't enter: Japan's nuclear facilities

'Pokemon Go' monsters have invaded Japan, including the Prime Minister's Office. But they are not allowed in Tepco's nuclear plants.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2016

Tanigaki has spinal surgery, may not retain post in looming LDP shake-up

Sadakazu Tanigaki, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has undergone surgery for a spinal injury that was much more serious than originally let on.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2016

Sanders disciples rebel against him as he tries to keep them on DNC message

Supporters of Bernie Sanders disrupted the first day of the Democratic convention on Monday, repeatedly chanting and booing mentions of Hillary Clinton's name as the party's hopes for a show of unity dissolved into frequent chaos.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 25, 2016

Better to holiday at home than endure a resort during the Japanese summer

In the late-capitalist scheme of things, the Japanese resort probably makes sense. But speaking as a reformed resort junkie, I believe we can do better.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jul 25, 2016

Sashihara wins AKB48 general election

About 30,000 people packed a baseball stadium in Niigata for the annual event to announce the most popular members of the AKB48 family of all-female idol groups.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2016

Paradise lost: the revenge of unrealistic hopes

U.S. voters are angry at the perceived discrepancy between today and a romanticized past.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2016

Not all of Trump's foreign policy positions are crazy

Trump brings some refreshing new foreign policy ideas to the fore that deserve serious consideration.

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