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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 23, 2013

Living in the material world

In 1961, Oxford archaeologists uncovered a pit at the site of Gen. Gnaeus Julius Agricola's headquarters at Inchtuthil, the site of a Roman legionary fortress, in Scotland. Unsavory Caledonians had made his troops' position untenable.
Reader Mail
Jun 20, 2013

Squash: an Olympic contender

The May 31 wire services report from St. Petersburg, Russia, titled "Wrestling faces off with baseball, squash in bid to return to Olympics," makes much of the chances for wrestling and baseball/softball being shortlisted for inclusion in future Olympic Games, but barely mentions the third contender...
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 19, 2013

Private money pours into Syrian conflict as donors pick sides

Syrian tanks were closing in on the rebel-held town of Qusair last month when a Kuwaiti sheik named Hajjaj al-Ajmi and his money machine roared into action. In a series of urgent messages on his Twitter account, al-Ajmi appealed for cash to help save the town's defenders.
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN WEB WATCH
Jun 19, 2013

Web company IPOs in Japan pick up pace

What Web services are hot in Japan? One indicator that a company's business is growing and that it's expecting more growth is when it lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) with an IPO (Initial Public Offering).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 16, 2013

Jimbo's memoir mirrors his alpha-male tennis career

Like most great tennis players of the million-dollar era, the career of Jimmy Connors began prenatally. As with Andy Murray, his Grand Slam gene was passed down the maternal line.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 14, 2013

Lack of transparency on ball changes causes NPB grief

Nippon Professional Baseball did not err when it introduced a standardized baseball two seasons ago. The change was needed.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 13, 2013

Murofushi continues to roll back years

In his fifth attempt, Koji Murofushi had his best mark of the day at 76.42 meters. And after the competition was over, he left the field with a satisfied smile, waving to the fans in the stands at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2013

News Corp. publishing arm breakup plan wins approval

After years of being criticized by investors for his love of newspapers, News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch is now a step closer to cleaving off his declining publishing business.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 12, 2013

Once a young phenom, Matsui now a veteran leader for upstart Eagles

The plays aren't as flashy or spectacular as they used to be, but Kazuo Matsui still makes them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2013

Sony-Microsoft console war faces tablet reality at E3

Gun-toting fighters take a back seat to Microsoft Corp. and Sony Corp. this week as the console makers battle to show they've got the best plan for selling pricey machines in the age of cheap play on phones and tablets.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jun 11, 2013

Please, prime minister, just let me be a father

Dear Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 9, 2013

2014 NPB season-opening series in California appears unlikely

Reader and fan of Japanese baseball Leon DeHaven in Arizona wants to know if the proposed 2014 season-opening series between the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers in Southern California (Baseball Bullet-In, April 28) is still going to happen. "I'm ready to rent a room in Anaheim," he wrote in an email....
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 7, 2013

Yokohama needs to set new course after capturing title

More than two weeks have passed since the Yokohama B-Corsairs captured a championship in their second season. It was a remarkable achievement in a 21-team league.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2013

Video of Tokyo cop's crowd-control comments goes viral

A Tokyo police officer is winning praise for quick-witted comments that kept excited soccer fans from getting out of hand Tuesday night in Shibuya after Japan won a ticket to the 2014 World Cup.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2013

'World Press " Photo 2013'

Now in its 56th year, the World Press Photo Contest has expanded its categories to include sports and portraiture to reflect those growing trends in photojournalism. The competition attracted more than 5,000 applicants, and the winning photos are currently on world tour, now making its stop in Tokyo....
Reader Mail
Jun 6, 2013

Avoiding corporal punishment

Regarding the June 2 article "Severe sports training methods became taibatsu in time": The writer concludes: "The trick is to determine in modern society where hard training ends and assault or violence, which is and always has been a criminal offense in Japan, begins. And that is not an easy thing."...
BASKETBALL
Jun 1, 2013

Kawamura takes aim at NBA job

Star guard Takuya Kawamura has left the Link Tochigi Brex in his latest attempt to land a spot on an NBA team.
BASKETBALL
May 29, 2013

Niigata dumps Coach of Year

Matt Garrison, the 2012-13 bj-league Coach of the Year, has not been retained for next season.
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2013

Debunking the myths whirling around tornadoes

There is no trend, either up or down, in the frequency of tornadoes. We will continue to experience them regardless of whether Earth's temperature rises or falls.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 28, 2013

Revamped 'Shin Megami Tensei IV,' a new 'DoDonPachi Saidaioujou' and collectable merchandise

Most collectible statues are a few inches or perhaps 30 cm tall. Typically, they are not life-size. But this is no typical statue.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 26, 2013

Kan Yasuda's tactile art brings new life to Bibai

Kan Yasuda's art somehow draws in the landscape, and entices in people, so that it is natural to explore the view through his structures and keyholes, to sit awhile atop a sculpture or to pose within their frames.
EDITORIALS
May 26, 2013

Super global English schools

One recent proposal likely to have a good effect on English education in Japan is allowing certain high schools to teach subjects such as science or math in English.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan launches government body to address concerns over foreign nationals
The new administrative body would serve as a cross-agency "control tower" to respond to issues such as crime and overtourism involving foreign nationals, according to the government.
Japan's Emperor Emeritus admitted to hospital to begin new heart treatment
Emperor Emeritus Akihito is accompanied by Empress Emerita Michiko as he travels to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Monday.
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tokyobike founder believes in taking in sights of dynamic cities slowly
Ichiro Kanai, founder and president of Tokyobike, is developing a niche but a new customer base who want to cycle as part of a lifestyle.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.

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