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Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 24, 2013

Al-Shabab nimbler under new leader

The attack that killed 69 people in a Kenyan shopping mall over the weekend was the first regional operation undertaken by the new leadership of Somalia's al-Shabab militants following a bloody power struggle.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2013

New Syria agreement a big victory — for Assad

The real losers in the new Syrian agreement are the Syrian people, who will continue to be raped, tortured and slaughtered.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 14, 2013

A swim with turtles (maybe)

For snorkelers, there's perhaps nothing better than hanging out underwater with a hawksbill sea turtle. Safer than sharks, they are graceful and beautiful, ancient and wise. But sightings are rare. Of my hundreds of snorkeling adventures, I've only seen turtles, from a distance, in Palau and Koh Tao...
BASKETBALL
Sep 6, 2013

Knicks' Tyler recovering from foot surgery

New York Knicks big man Jeremy Tyler underwent surgery on Thursday to repair "a stress fracture of his right fifth metatarsal," the team announced.
EDITORIALS
Sep 1, 2013

New disaster warning system

The Meteorological Agency on Aug. 30 started a system to use a 'special warning' designation for natural disasters that are very likely to cause heavy damage.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2013

New Apple store in Tokyo rumored

Apple Inc. plans to open a store in Tokyo's upscale Omotesando shopping district as early as March, according to a source familiar with the plans.
EDITORIALS
Aug 24, 2013

New round of TPP talks

Japan is urged not to make hasty or unnecessary concessions under pressure in the new round of Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, which continue in Brunei through Aug. 30.
LIFE / Digital
Aug 20, 2013

Britain's new 'smart meters' not so clever

Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make credulous. In the case of technology, especially technology involving computers, that's pretty easy to do. Quite why people are so overawed by computers when they are blasé about, say, truly miraculous technologies such as high-speed trains, is a...
JAPAN / Media
Aug 17, 2013

Gillette advertising campaign touts hairlessness as the new macho

Pouty supermodel No. 1 says she likes a man with a little hair on his chest, "but definitely not on his back."
BASKETBALL
Aug 17, 2013

Knicks sign ex-Tokyo Apache big man Tyler

Jeremy Tyler made a positive impression during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas last month, playing for the New York Knicks. That prompted Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald to offer Tyler, a former Tokyo Apache forward/center, a contract for the 2013-14 season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 9, 2013

Robots' abilities still far from human, but getting ever closer

It may seem uncomfortably close to science fiction, but robots are moving ever nearer to acquiring humanlike abilities to see, smell and sense their surroundings, allowing them to operate more independently and perform some of the dangerous, dirty and dull jobs people don't want to do.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2013

Rebels launch new offensive on Assad's Alawite heartland

Syrian rebels launched a major new offensive against forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in the country's northwestern Alawite heartland Sunday, claiming to have overrun a string of villages in the mountains overlooking the coastal port of Latakia.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2013

The new cultural counter-revolution in China

The Chinese Communist Party's promotion these days of Confucianism and Western classical music illustrates the profound transformation this country has made again.
BASKETBALL
Jul 27, 2013

Perez named new Hokkaido coach

Levanga Hokkaido have hired Spaniard Juan Manuel Hurtado Perez as their new head coach, the National Basketball League team announced on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2013

Tastes like chicken? New 'unagi' product uses fowl in place of eel

If your "unagi" (grilled eel) dish tastes eerily similar to chicken this summer, that may be because it is.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 10, 2013

'Living National Treasure, Matsui Kosei: A Retrospective'

Kosei Matsui, a designated living national treasure, fused traditional techniques with his own creative expression to craft beautiful ceramics. To commemorate a decade since his passing, this exhibition showcases some of the finest examples of Matsui's work alongside the tools that he used and some photographs...
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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