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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2014

Why Israel isn't losing sleep over Islamic State

Israel remains the least concerned and least directly threatened country in a region increasingly rocked by Islamic State's advance. And that's exactly how it's behaving.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 27, 2014

Ebola gives U.S. 'preppers' another reason to prepare for worst

With the closest known U.S. cases of Ebola diagnosed about 160 miles away in Dallas, Cary Griffin is taking no chances.
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CULTURE / Books
Oct 25, 2014

In the footsteps of Isabella Bird

With a curiosity for exploring new lands and cultures in the late 1800s, British author, traveler and naturalist Isabella Bird blazed quite a trail, one that is followed lovingly by Kiyonori Kanasaka with his collection of photographs that capture Bird's heart and vision, replicating the images she witnessed...
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2014

Two U.S. states to quarantine health workers returning from Ebola zones

New York and New Jersey will automatically quarantine medical workers returning from Ebola-hit West African countries, and the U.S. government is considering the same step after a doctor who treated patients in Guinea came back infected, officials said on Friday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2014

After IPO, Recruit finds 100 potential acquisition targets

Recruit Holdings Co., Japan's biggest provider of temporary staff, has identified about 100 global companies as potential takeover targets since its an initial public offering this month.
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JAPAN / HOTEL SPECIAL 2014
Oct 24, 2014

Respecting other cultures leads to success

ANA, Japan's premiere airline and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) began a joint venture, ANA InterContinental, in 2006, becoming the largest international hotel operator in Japan.
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JAPAN / HOTEL SPECIAL 2014
Oct 24, 2014

Haneda sees nation's first transit hotel

If Japan is famous for its omotenashi (hospitality) around the world, a new service to further strengthen the message is now available at Tokyo's Haneda airport, a gateway to Japan. Royal Park Hotel The Haneda, Tokyo opened this September to provide an option for passengers on layovers.
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WORLD
Oct 24, 2014

Lone-wolf attacks on the rise in era of asymmetric war

Six needle-nosed CF-18 fighter jets took off from the Canadian Forces base in Cold Lake, Alberta, on Tuesday to join the coalition fighting the Islamic State group. The next day, a convert to Islam attacked symbols of the Canadian state, killing a soldier and riddling the parliament building with bullets....
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 23, 2014

Marunouchi welcomes new eatery; Zen spirit meets French cuisine; prime aged beef

Marunouchi welcomes new eatery
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WORLD
Oct 23, 2014

Gunman killed after shooting in Canadian Parliament; Harper safe

At least one gunman entered the Canadian Parliament buildings on Wednesday and many shots were fired just outside the room where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was addressing a meeting of legislators.
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2014

Maglev line gets a green light

There are many questions about the future of the maglev line to be constructed between Tokyo and Osaka that now must be answered as the government has given the go-ahead for the project.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 22, 2014

Ebola raises airline bond risk, similar to SARS scare

The bond risk of ANA Holdings Inc. rose the most of any company in Japan as the spread of Ebola to two health workers in the U.S. rekindled memories of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2002 and 2003.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 22, 2014

U.K. politicians fall back on tough talk as de-radicalization efforts flounder

Mizanur Rahman laughs when he recalls the de-radicalization program he was sent on in 2008 after being released from a British jail where he had served two years for inciting violence against British and American troops.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 22, 2014

Islam-convert who killed soldier in Quebec was on Canada police radar

A Canadian man who rammed two soldiers in Quebec with his car, killing one of them, converted to Islam last year and was among 90 people being tracked by Canadian police on suspicion of taking part in militant activities abroad or planning to do so.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 22, 2014

India to step up travel surveillance to stop any Ebola outbreak

India stepped up its efforts on Tuesday to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, conducting mock drills at its airports and installing surveillance systems.
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BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
Oct 21, 2014

IIJ releases prepaid SIM card for visitors

SIM card for visitors
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Oct 19, 2014

Renaissance man scours the globe for stories

Manuel Bruges has lived life to the full, as photographer, inventor, journalist, chef, boxer and more.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 18, 2014

Antlers squander lead twice in defeat to Reysol

Kashima Antlers wasted a glorious chance to make up ground in the J. League title race after twice throwing away a lead before conceding in the 90th minute to lose 3-2 to Kashiwa Reysol on Saturday.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 16, 2014

Pink-ribbon pampering treatment; getting into the Halloween spirit; sake in the spa

Pink-ribbon pampering treatment
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2014

Recruit jumps in trading debut after ¥197 billion IPO

Recruit Holdings gains 7.4 percent on its first day of trading as the nation's top provider of short-term workers holds its initial public offering.
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BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2014

Mitsubishi Aircraft to roll out first passenger jet after four-year delay

It has almost four years late in arriving. Now, with a helping hand from bullet train specialists, Japan's first passenger jet is about to make its debut.
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Figure Skating
Oct 14, 2014

Takahashi decides to hang up skates

Daisuke Takahashi, the first Japanese man to earn an Olympic figure skating medal, said on Tuesday he is retiring from the sport after 20 years on the ice.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 14, 2014

Wall St. drops in late selloff; energy, airlines fall

U.S. stocks dropped more than 1 percent on Monday, with the S&P 500 closing below a key technical support level, as declines in energy and airline shares led a late-day selloff.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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