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WORLD
Aug 21, 2015

Winds fanning raging, deadly Pacific Northwest forest conflagrations

Crews battling a flurry of wildfires raging unchecked in the Pacific Northwest braced on Thursday for high winds forecast in the region a day after three firefighters were killed and four others were injured in Washington state.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 21, 2015

Don't take my life, please, as Pakistan's comics roast nation's woes, try not to bomb, blaspheme

The crowd exploded into laughter as Pakistani comedian Shehzad Ghias Shaikh threw them his final punchline, gripping the microphone as he roasted the dating app Tindr and traditional South Asian family matchmaking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2015

Finland's Santa center goes bust as Russian visitors slide

Finland's Santa Claus Office has been declared bankrupt over unpaid taxes after a sharp drop in visits from recession-hit Russians, once the center's best customers.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Aug 20, 2015

Fitness proving a continuing challenge for Nishikori

Kei Nishikori finally broke through against Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of last week's Rogers Cup in Montreal. Nishikori routed the 14-time Grand Slam champion 6-2, 6-4 with an overpowering show to record his first win over Nadal in eight career meetings.
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2015

Tougher penalties for sex crimes

The Justice Ministry is looking at increasing the minimum prison term for rape and making it possible to bring charges against sex crime suspects without a formal victim complaint.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 20, 2015

Invasive plants pose billion-dollar threat to economies around the world

Many of the world's plants are turning "alien," spread by people into new areas where they choke out native vegetation in a worsening trend that causes billions of dollars in damage, scientists said on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2015

No long-term threat seen in Bangkok blasts: experts

Crisis management experts say Bangkok's recent bombings do not pose a long-term threat in an otherwise relatively safe country. But they are nonetheless advising Japanese staying in the Southeast Asian city to exercise caution.
EDITORIALS
Aug 19, 2015

Efforts for regional revitalization

The administrative ability of prefectural governors is being tested by the efforts to revitalize the areas they are serving.
WORLD
Aug 19, 2015

Key Hong Kong pro-democracy students charged after Occupy protests

Two key figures in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have been charged with illegal assembly almost a year after students stormed government headquarters at the height of huge protests against Chinese rule, one of the activists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 19, 2015

Female sex pill gets FDA nod but with safety restrictions, alcohol-use warning

Washington/New York
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2015

Japan needs to break its addiction to exports

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to recognize, as China already has, that Asia's old export model of economic growth no longer works.
JAPAN / History
Aug 18, 2015

Government Web page taken down for revamp following Abe war statement

The Foreign Ministry has deleted a page from its website that explained the government's position on historical issues stemming from World War II following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new war anniversary statement last Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2015

Tepco faces mounting legal woes over Fukushima No. 1 meltdowns

Four and a half years after the Fukushima disaster started, and as the country tentatively restarts nuclear power elsewhere, legal challenges against the crippled plant's operator are mounting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2015

Training academy needed to boost ranks of Japanese at U.N., ex-official says

The government needs to establish a training facility to nurture the skills of Japanese who want to work for the United Nations, according to Hitoki Den, a former senior political affairs officer with the global body.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2015

Fist-bumping Trump arrives in limo for NYC jury duty

Billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reported for jury duty in New York on Monday in a black limo, signing autographs and giving a fist-bump to a supporter as he took a break from the campaign trail.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2015

Western U.S. wildfires going unchecked, stretching resources thin

Dozens of large wildfires roared largely unchecked across several Western states on Monday, stretching resources thin for agencies struggling to contain the flames amid a heat wave gripping the drought-parched region.

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