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WORLD
Aug 10, 2016

Syrian regime, Hezbollah allies blast Aleppo rebel positions but gains denied

Syrian government forces and their allies bombarded insurgents in southwestern Aleppo on Tuesday, close to where rebels recently opened a corridor into the city's opposition-held eastern sector, pro-Damascus media reported.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 7, 2016

Injecting a little music into Japanese politics

"Let's not put politics into music."
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2016

Singapore calls for vigilance after alleged rocket attack plot foiled

Singapore called for heightened vigilance Saturday, a day after Indonesian police arrested a group of men they believed were plotting a rocket attack on the wealthy city-state with the help of a Syrian-based Islamic State militant.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 5, 2016

Jennings predicts jail time for Blatter

For decades, British investigative reporter Andrew Jennings has exposed corruption at the highest levels in global sports.
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BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2016

Didi's dominance of Uber in China offers road map for ride-hailing competitors

China ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing's dominance of Uber Technologies Inc. in the China market may provide a play book for other regional rivals to fend off the biggest U.S. ride-hailing company, especially in other Asian countries.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2016

Erroneous alert of massive Tokyo quake causes brief panic

Railway companies temporarily stopped trains and social media users were in a state of panic after the Meteorological Agency sent a false alarm of a magnitude-9 earthquake across wide parts of the Kanto region Monday afternoon.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 1, 2016

Emboldened Chinese military presses Xi for stern response to South China Sea ruling

China's leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling against Beijing's claims in the South China Sea, sources said, wary of provoking a clash with the United States.
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WORLD / Society
Aug 1, 2016

Pope wants Aussie justice to play out before remarking on sex abuse claims against Cardinal Pell

Pope Francis said on Sunday that he will wait until Australian justice takes its course before taking a position on Cardinal George Pell, who is under investigation in his homeland over sexual abuse allegations.
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jul 31, 2016

For Abe, it will always be about the Constitution

Nobody here on the Community page has weighed in on Japan's Upper House election last July 10, so JBC will have a go.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 30, 2016

Is Japan ready for the LGBTQ revolution?

This past spring, at a restaurant in Tokyo's upscale Omotesando neighborhood, I encountered something new in Tokyo: a prominent sign written in English on the door of the communal WC declaring it "gender-free."
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LIFE / Digital
Jul 30, 2016

Maker Faire to celebrate fifth year in Japan

Designers, crafters and tech-nerds are gearing up for the return of the annual Maker Faire in Tokyo next month.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2016

A brutal majority in Kashmir and elsewhere

The rise of a rabid majoritarianism is part of a larger rejection of politics based on reason and dialogue.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2016

South China Sea PR campaign falsely suggests British lawmaker backs maritime claims

Beijing has taken its fight over the disputed South China Sea to a whole new arena — New York's Times Square — leasing a giant electronic billboard to showcase its claims in a video that falsely suggests a British lawmaker supports its position.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2016

In Tokyo gubernatorial poll, more color than most know

What do a onetime Arabic translator, an advocate of decentralization and a former Tehran correspondent have in common?
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2016

Munich gunman was fixated on mass killing, had no Islamist ties

A German-Iranian teenager who shot dead nine people in Munich was a deranged lone gunman obsessed with mass killings who drew no inspiration from Islamist militancy, police said on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 23, 2016

Long-lost basketball card sparks memories of Ichiro's early fame

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is about to reach the 3,000-hit mark in Major League Baseball. The 42-year-old Japanese icon is expected to conquer the milestone this week during Miami's 10-game homestand.
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WORLD
Jul 22, 2016

Florida to probe police shooting of unarmed black man lying on his back with hands up

An investigation into the shooting of an unarmed black man as he lay on the ground with his hands in the air is being undertaken by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, North Miami's police chief said on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 20, 2016

Bruce interviewed for England job

Hull City's Steve Bruce said on Tuesday he had been interviewed by the F.A. for the vacant England manager job.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2016

Choice of history in China will guide sea dispute

The 'victim' historical narrative propagated by Beijing may be politically convenient at the moment, but it ultimately threatens to undermine China's rise.
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JAPAN
Jul 19, 2016

Panama Papers link Japan's shady online brokers to tax havens

Investigation finds connections between tax havens and unauthorized online traders on the blacklist of Japan's financial regulator.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2016

Baton Rouge ambush leaves three police dead, three wounded; gunman killed

Three police officers were shot to death and three others wounded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday, in what authorities said was an ambush less than two weeks after a black man was killed by police, sparking nationwide protests.
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WORLD
Jul 18, 2016

Syrian regime seizes key road into rebel-held Aleppo, besieging 300,000

Syria's army and allied militia fighters seized the only road into the rebel-held part of Aleppo on Sunday, tightening a siege around opposition areas of the northern city, which President Bashar Assad has pledged to recapture.
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CULTURE / Music
Jul 17, 2016

Babymetal is having a really good year

In the run-up to Fuji Rock Festival, the event's digital team will post video messages on YouTube from performers that are slated to play at the three-day gathering in the mountains of Niigata Prefecture. They tend to get, on average, around 1,000 views. This fact has held true for this year's batch...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 17, 2016

Feeling despair from a distance as black lives taken

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it — always." — Mahatma Gandhi
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2016

Turkey rounds up plot suspects after thwarting coup against Erdogan

Turkish authorities rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters on Saturday and ordered thousands of judges detained after thwarting a coup by rebels using tanks and attack helicopters to try to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 13, 2016

'Amy': Remembering the star the right way

Back in 1969, John Lennon — then on his media-hounded honeymoon with Yoko Ono — penned "The Ballad of John and Yoko," with the chorus, "The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me." It seems a bit over-the-top, until you recall how his next decade unraveled: Ono was vilified as the "witch"...

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear