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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 17, 2015

Law schools aren't immune from Campbell's Law

The use of bar passage rates as the basis for determining the amount of subsidies to be given to law schools can fuel unethical behavior.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Sep 16, 2015

Arresting possibilities: a primer on who can lock you up in Japan

Do you lie awake at night wondering 'Who can arrest me, and why?' The answer is: anyone.
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CULTURE / Film
Sep 16, 2015

Japan through the lens of its film genres

As a new reporter for a movie trade magazine, I quickly learned that every film has its genre — even ones that don't play by genre rules. The industry slices genre-straddling films into discrete categories: action, comedy, sci-fi, etc. Call it crude, but this system serves a purpose: If you're a buyer...
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BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2015

Japan flying surplus fish across Asia as domestic demand falls

The country that gave the world sushi now finds itself with too much fish.
EDITORIALS
Sep 15, 2015

Learning from natural disasters

To protect residents against natural disasters, municipalities must compile evacuation plans and be prepared to implement them promptly.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 14, 2015

Let's discuss the lifting of evacuation orders in Fukushima

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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 12, 2015

Will the bullies inherit Japan's top jobs?

Why aren't people nice, good and kind?
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2015

Republican Rick Perry drops out of U.S. presidential race

Rick Perry, struggling to raise money and languishing near the bottom in opinion polls, on Friday became the first member of the crowded Republican field to drop out of the 2016 White House race.
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JAPAN
Sep 11, 2015

Authorities knew of flood risk; detailed simulation done 10 years ago

The land ministry knew the Kinugawa River was prone to flooding and created a detailed simulation of watershed damage 10 years ago, it emerged Friday.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2015

Why do Putin and his cronies look so nervous?

The Kremlin's successful campaign to build a besieged fortress has imprisoned its chief architect.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2015

Garbage imperialism? Nope, all trash is local

The developed world is doing better about handling its electronic waste, but a crisis is looming in developing nations as gadgets become more affordable.
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BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2015

Telecoms tycoon Son considered trying to take SoftBank private this year

Billionaire Masayoshi Son considered conducting a management buyout of SoftBank Group Corp. earlier this year and entered talks with an overseas partner, according to people with direct knowledge of the plan.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 11, 2015

South Koreans make child care into family business

Ock Mi-eun, 57, has been taking care of her grandson since he was born two years ago so that her daughter could return to work. She receives 1 million won ($830) a month for her services.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2015

Ex-State Department aide to Clinton takes Fifth in 'political theater' inquest; another set to appear

A former State Department staffer who helped set up the email server in former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's home formally asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination Thursday rather than answer questions before a Republican-led House committee.
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CULTURE / Film
Sep 10, 2015

'Ant-Man' brings 'Phase Two' of the Marvel cinematic strategy to a close, what's in store for 'Phase Three'?

Have you noticed there's been a lot of comic book-based movies lately? The idea of plotting to take over the world isn't an unusual one for a comic, so it makes sense that Marvel Studios has been slowly conquering the film industry for the past eight years.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2015

What Japan's next stimulus may look like as Abe runs on fumes

The anemic economy is prompting calls for another fiscal boost. If history and the government's strained finances are any guide, a package is likely to redirect cash already on the books.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2015

Survey finds increased number of sharks off U.S. East Coast

U.S. shark researchers caught and tagged 2,835 sharks along the East Coast this spring, a record number that they say reflects a growing population thanks to federal protections.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2015

Workforce promotion panel: Extend foreign resident visa limit, put elderly, married women to work

Japan should extend the maximum period foreign nationals can stay in the country to eight years from the current cap of five to secure highly skilled workers, and boost jobs by 5 million by creating an environment that encourages the elderly and married women to take up jobs, a government advisory panel...

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami