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BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 14, 2017

Cartier Martin brings NBA skills to B. League

Cartier Martin made a dynamic debut last weekend for the San-en NeoPhoenix.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2017

After earlier ambiguous stance, Koike flatly denies Kibo no To plans to form coalition with LDP

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, who is also the leader of Kibo no To (Party of Hope), denies that the party will join a ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party after the Oct. 22 general election.
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JAPAN
Oct 14, 2017

Japan scrambles fighter jets less in first half, but sees uptick in 'unusual' flights by China

Japan scrambled its fighter jets in response to aircraft approaching its airspace 561 times in the first half of fiscal 2017 through September — 33 fewer than last year's record-setting figure but still the second-highest total ever for the period, the Defense Ministry has said.
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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 13, 2017

October 14, 2017

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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 13, 2017

Political realignment leaves voters on shaky ground

Japanese will vote in the Oct. 22 general election amid uncertainty and confusion resulting from the recent realignment of the political landscape.
Reader Mail
Oct 13, 2017

Smartphones and the end of conversation

It was a sticky hot summer's night in Tokyo. The last time I was here was 10 years ago. I was now lost in Shibamata in search of an apartment we had rented. All the train riders exiting the small station were looking at their cellphones, except for one staggering businessman in a dark blue suit. Let...
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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 13, 2017

[VIDEO] CEATEC Japan 2017

EDITORIALS
Oct 12, 2017

'Modinomics' stumbles

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-handed governing style has made India's economic missteps even worse.
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Oct 12, 2017

Moscow works to woo Japan's World Cup fans

Moscow is welcoming Japanese soccer fans to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
EDITORIALS
Oct 11, 2017

ICAN says the world can

The award of the Nobel Peace Prize last week to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is a victory for the dreamers.
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BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2017

Kuroda's reappointment as Bank of Japan chief likely to hinge on snap poll outcome

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to call a snap election for Oct. 22 has clouded the outlook for Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda and one of the world's most radical monetary policy regimes.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS,Decision 2017
Oct 10, 2017

Yuriko Koike’s tactics fail to inspire hope as Lower House election kicks off, analysts say

Just hours before his announcement last month that he would dissolve the Lower House for a snap election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was blindsided by his biggest political adversary of late: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. The telegenic, populist governor had upstaged Abe by announcing that she would create...
EDITORIALS
Oct 10, 2017

Judging the Abe administration

Voters should see through recent dramatic events and identify what each party stands for in substance so they can make a rational decision.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2017

Can we avoid the 'Thucydides Trap'?

When an emerging power attempts to supplant a hegemonic power in international politics, major conflict often ensues.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 10, 2017

Main parties ignoring Japan's top security threat

Neither Shinzo Abe nor Yuriko Koike are addressing Japan's most difficult threat: demographic devolution.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 10, 2017

Political risk seeps into yen trade as Japan's Abe faces popular upstart in October election

It's been five years since politics captured much attention from the foreign-exchange world in Japan, but traders are now gaming out potential scenarios for the yen after the Oct. 22 general election.
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CULTURE / Art
Oct 10, 2017

Tokyo remodels the 'design event'

If Akio Aoki had his way, there would be one new word included in dictionaries across the globe: "Designart."
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2017

Asia-Pacific region at higher risk from disasters, U.N. warns in report

Natural disasters could become more destructive in the Asia-Pacific region, where a person is already five times more likely to be affected than in other area of the world, the United Nations warned Tuesday, urging countries to invest in resilience plans.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2017

Kobe Steel's admission over falsified data sends shock waves through manufacturers across Japan

Revelations renew concerns about the integrity of Japanese manufacturers, and follow scandals involving rupturing Takata air bags and unauthorized inspections at Nissan.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 10, 2017

For Catalonia, a deal like Basque-Spain accord may be effective if expensive antidote to secession

As Spain and Catalonia head toward a constitutional collision over the region's claim to independence, lawmakers on both sides of the crisis are pointing to a way out: north, to Basque Country.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2017

At debate, Abe pins election hopes on tough stance against North Korea

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe justifies his decision to call a snap election as a chance to seek a mandate from the public about his North Korea policy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2017

Unending ruthless air raids

There are many sources to learn the facts behind the world's unceasing aerial bombardment.
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.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
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.
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.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.

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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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