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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 30, 2017

Cumulative stats tell big part of story

There are 12 categories of traditional team statistics that the B. League religiously charts and distributes to the media.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 30, 2017

Basking in afterglow of solid sophomore album, Suchmos reflects on a stellar year

Picking one highlight from 2017 proves a tough task for Suchmos vocalist Yosuke Kasai. The past 11 months have been good for him and his six-member band. They've gone from a Jamiroquai-inspired outfit playing late-night sets at small Shinjuku venues to a national phenomenon, their music moving tens of...
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2017

Alibaba planning $7 billion bond sale in year's biggest Asian deal

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to sell $7 billion in bonds in the biggest dollar bond sale this year by an Asian corporate issuer.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2017

Bitcoin's surge little comfort for burned Mt. Gox clients in international legal limbo

When Mt. Gox, the world's largest bitcoin trading exchange, collapsed in early 2014, more than 24,000 customers around the world lost access to hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency and cash.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Nov 29, 2017

Japanese firm uses VR simulations to offer a glimpse into the world of dementia

On a moderately crowded train, I've just woken up after dozing off, but I can't remember where I am or where I'm going. Apart from the noise of the moving train, it's quiet, and the other passengers are half asleep, fiddling with their phones or spacing out.
EDITORIALS
Nov 28, 2017

Hasten efforts to put Paris accord into action

Japan's efforts to combat climate change are falling far short of what's needed.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2017

Learning to unlock the hidden wealth of cities

Smarter use of their commercial assets would enable cities to ease their budgetary woes and improve their quality of life.
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CULTURE / Art
Nov 28, 2017

'Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller'

Nov. 25-March 11
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 28, 2017

Top Chinese military official hangs himself amid corruption probe

A top Chinese general hanged himself at his home last week after becoming the latest prominent official to be swept up in President Xi Jinping's wide-ranging corruption campaign, state-run media reported Tuesday.
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JAPAN / Society
Nov 28, 2017

Dying at home increasingly an option in Japan for those who want to 'go to the afterlife quietly'

After he was diagnosed with leukemia in July, Katsuo Saito decided not to treat it and opted for palliative care. He had a hard time finding a bed in a hospice or hospital, so he spent most of his remaining weeks at home.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2017

Eight bodies found as second suspected North Korean boat washes up in Akita Prefecture

Eight bodies were discovered in a wooden 7-meter boat that washed ashore in Oga, Akita Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast facing North Korea, the Japan Coast Guard said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2017

Nominees announced for Japan's sixth annual Black Company Awards

Hollywood's bad-film awards are not much more than a joke.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 27, 2017

A clash brewing between the CCP and China's entrepreneurs?

China's rising private-sector corporate stars view Communist Party control as a recipe for economic disaster.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2017

Xi prods China to spruce up toilets in bid to boost tourism and quality of life

China must keep up efforts to "revolutionize" its toilets until the task is completed, state media quoted President Xi Jinping as saying Monday, amid efforts to boost the domestic tourist industry and improve the quality of life.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2017

Meredith to buy U.S. publisher Time in Koch-backed deal

U.S. media company Meredith Corp. said on Sunday it will buy Time Inc., the publisher of People, Sports Illustrated and Fortune magazines, in a $1.84 billion all-cash deal backed by conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 27, 2017

German envoy draws lessons from differences

In the early days of his diplomatic career, when Hans Carl von Werthern realized it was his fault that a key German Cabinet minister was absent from a delegation greeting China's prime minister, he feared the mistake would cost him his future.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2017

Chechnya leader says he is ready to resign; Kremlin to pick successor

Ramzan Kadyrov, the outspoken leader of Russia's Chechnya republic, said he was ready to step down, leaving it for the Kremlin to choose his successor.
EDITORIALS
Nov 26, 2017

Time for officials to come clean on Moritomo deal

Now that the Board of Audit has concluded the Moritomo Gakuen property deal was based on faulty information, the Abe administration must explain why the deal went down the way it did.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2017

First class grows more lavish — and less viable

Airlines' latest luxury suites may be fantastic, but for most of the world the only class that will matter is cattle class.
WORLD
Nov 26, 2017

Iran warns Europe it will increase missile range if threatened

The deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Europe that if it threatens Tehran, the Guards will increase the range of missiles to above 2,000 kilometers, the Fars news agency reported on Saturday.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 25, 2017

#MeToo movement confuses media in Japan

During a recent discussion on Bunka Hoso's radio talk show, "Golden Radio," about sexual misconduct in the U.S., the participants wondered if the #MeToo social media movement would catch on in Japan. "Me Too" as a movement was started more than a decade ago by American social activist Tarana Burke to...

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