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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2014

New York scientists unveil 'invisibility cloak' to rival Harry Potter's

Watch out Harry Potter, you are not the only wizard with an invisibility cloak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2014

'Bond king' Gross leaves Pimco

Bill Gross, the bond market's most renowned investor, quit Pimco for distant rival Janus Capital Group Inc. on Friday, the day before he was expected to be fired from the huge investment firm he co-founded more than 40 years ago.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Sep 26, 2014

New markets may save Japan's manga exports

The North American manga business took a beating last decade. After peaking around 2005-06, the lethal storm of oversaturated shelves, a collapsing U.S. financial industry and the bankruptcy of major American bookstore chain, Borders, left publishers and distributors in a panic. Downsizing, restructuring...
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2014

Shizuoka to give 10,000 free Wi-Fi access cards to tourists

Starting next Tuesday, Shizuoka Prefecture and the city of Shizuoka plan to give out 10,000 cards that will grant free Wi-Fi access to foreign travelers.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 26, 2014

North Korea's Kim absent from parliament meet, fueling health worries

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was absent from a gathering of top party and government officials on Thursday, state television showed, fueling speculation that health problems may be keeping the 31-year-old out of the public eye.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2014

Iran blames 'errors' of outsiders for rise of Islamic State

Iran President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday blamed the rise of the Islamic State group and other militants on the mistakes of the West and said the solution to stopping them must come from the Middle East.
WORLD
Sep 26, 2014

Ukrainian prime minister: Russia to halt natural gas so we 'freeze' over winter

The prime minister of the Kiev government accused Russia on Thursday of attempting to freeze Ukraine in the coming winter by using natural gas as a weapon to subjugate the former Soviet Republic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2014

U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down after contentious term

Eric Holder, the first black U.S. attorney general and one of President Barack Obama's closest allies, will announce on Thursday he is stepping down after a contentious term marked by advances in civil rights and frequent battles with Republicans in Congress.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2014

Kurdish forces push back Islamic State in northern Syria

Kurdish forces in northern Syria pushed back an advance by Islamic State fighters toward a strategic town on the Turkish border Thursday and appealed for U.S.-led airstrikes to target the insurgents' tanks and heavy armaments.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2014

Major halal-food expo planned to help make Japan more friendly to Muslim tourists

In response to a recent surge in Muslim tourists, a major halal-themed international expo will be held in Chiba Prefecture in November.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 25, 2014

Turkish Airlines becomes top sponsor

In a move that could have a profound impact on the professional basketball landscape in Japan, Turkish Airlines has agreed to become the title sponsor for the bj-league.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 25, 2014

Murata unveils cheerleader robots that really are team players

Murata Manufacturing Co. unveiled a group of "next-generation" robots Thursday that are shaped like miniature cheerleaders, can communicate with one another and move in a swarm.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 25, 2014

Maestro Taijiro Iimori will mark his NNTT debut with Wagner's 'Parsifal'

The New National Theatre, Tokyo, will open its 2014-15 season with "Parsifal," the last completed opera by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-83). While opera fans will no doubt be thrilled at the long-awaited performance of this piece at the theater, they can expect an additional treat as Taijiro...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 25, 2014

McCarthyism, Japan-style

The inordinate attacks by right-wing media and politicians on the Asahi Shimbun after the newspaper retracted and apologized for past reporting errors on two controversial topics does not bode well for the spirit of future press inquiry in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 25, 2014

Getting a taste of design, fashion; burritos for the working woman

Getting a taste of design, fashion
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 25, 2014

Al-Qaida's Khorasan unit targets disaffected Muslims in the West to carry out attacks in U.S., Europe

The Khorasan Group is attracting hundreds of new followers in Syria, where its recruiting of disaffected Muslims in the U.S. and Europe makes it one of the most dangerous terrorist groups to America and its allies.
WORLD
Sep 25, 2014

New 'Bash' software bug tipped as bigger threat than 'Heartbleed'

A newly discovered security bug in a widely used piece of Linux software, known as "Bash," could pose a bigger threat to computer users than the "Heartbleed" bug that surfaced in April, cyberexperts warned on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 24, 2014

Red Obsession: Turning pale as French wine moves to China

Australian filmmaker Warwick Ross ("Reckless Kelly," "Young Einstein") is part of a growing trend among directors and producers — he has a day job.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 24, 2014

Red Obsession

As someone who drinks a fair bit of wine, allow me to make a heretical statement: French wine is overrated. This is not to suggest that the French are not capable of producing some truly fantastic quaffs, but let's be frank: If money is not an issue, by all means drink French wine. But if you have a...
CULTURE / Film
Sep 24, 2014

Dark Hearts

Director: Rudolf Buitendach Language: English
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2014

Radical cleric Abu Qatada walks free after Jordan terror plot acquittal

Muslim cleric Abu Qatada walked free from a Jordanian jail on Wednesday after being cleared of charges of conspiring in a plot to attack tourists- his second acquittal this year following a long extradition process from Britain.

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