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WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2016

Big in Japan? Faux Trump ad video goes viral

Donald Trump is tangling with Japan again.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2016

Head of model democratic village is arrested for graft in China; riot police are deployed

Authorities in southern China have detained the chief of a village that was once hailed as a model for grass-roots democracy, accusing him of accepting bribes, while deploying hundreds of riot police to stave off potential trouble.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2016

New poll shows Clinton's lead over Trump has fallen following Florida massacre

Donald Trump chipped away at Hillary Clinton's lead in the presidential race this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Friday, as the candidates clashed over how to respond to the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2016

The horror in Orlando

Despite some efforts by Democratic lawmakers, if the past is any precedent the massacre in Florida will have no effect on U.S. gun control laws.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2016

IS an umbrella brand for hate

Islamic State is not an all-powerful octopus of a global terror organization, but it has a talented marketing team.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2016

Airbnb's 'master of disaster' comes to Tokyo as regulations loom

Airbnb Inc. has gone on a charm offensive in Japan, hoping to drum up support as regulators debate whether to clamp down on the startup's rapidly expanding operations.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 16, 2016

Masuzoe to get ¥22 million retirement allowance after quitting Tokyo governorship

Regardless of behavior and performance, a governor's retirement allowance is determined solely by their monthly salary and the number of months served in office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 15, 2016

French IS killer's Facebook broadcast underscores live video challenges

After Larossi Abballa killed a French police commander and the commander's partner on Tuesday, he took to Facebook Live to encourage viewers in a 12-minute video to follow his example: Kill prison staff, police officials, journalists, lawmakers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2016

Clinton edge over Trump eases after Florida massacre but more also favor neither: poll

Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race has narrowed since late last week, according to the results of the first Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted since the Orlando shooting rampage on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2016

'Pink-slip party' organizer prepares for firm's IPO

Seven years after making a name for itself by hosting a "pink-slip party" for finance professionals left jobless during the global financial crisis, Japanese online recruiter BizReach Inc. is about to start putting some bankers to work.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2016

China condemns protection of corrupt officials in name of human rights

The top anti-graft body in China, which is pushing for the extradition of corruption suspects who have fled abroad, condemned "some people" who protect corrupt officials in the name of human rights but did not name the targets of its ire.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 11, 2016

Selective attention

Why is it that nobody in Japan will jaywalk and yet almost everyone rides their bike straight past the prominent sign that instructs them to walk their bike through pedestrian areas?
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 11, 2016

Fuel-efficiency scandal could end up hitting car buyers in the pocket

The entire auto industry has had its image damaged in the mileage scandal, which means the transport ministry will likely require all carmakers to carry out stricter testing that will cost much more money.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 11, 2016

Fighters could start trend with building of own stadium

The recent story about the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters considering the building of their own stadium on Japan's northernmost main island and move out of Sapporo Dome got me to thinking about the status of the other currently used ballparks in Japan.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2016

Islamic State claims third deadly attack in week on Bangladesh minorities

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the killing of a Hindu monastery worker who was stabbed to death in Bangladesh, a monitoring service tracking militant online activity reported a day after the slaying.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 10, 2016

Computer programming seen as key to Japan's place in 'fourth industrial revolution'

The life of Emi Morikawa, 17, changed dramatically after she learned computer programming.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jun 9, 2016

Can Netflix's 'Hibana' spark a revolution in Japanese TV?

With the recent announcements made by both Netflix Japan and Amazon Japan that they will be putting out original locally made content, the country seems to be moving further into the age of internet-based TV. And it appears that the team at Netflix could be one step ahead with the recent release of its...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2016

Japanese banks enter ranks of world's biggest energy lenders

Japanese banks, known for the risk-aversion that spared them the worst of the credit crisis, have quietly grown into some of the world's largest energy lenders.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jun 8, 2016

Is the Eiken doing Japan's English learners more harm than good?

Critics argue that the Eiken proficiency exams focus too heavily on vocabulary, grammar and the written word at the expense of fluency.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2016

Japan Conference's quest for constitutional revision

The Japan Conference represents a new approach to a civil movement based on traditional right-wing values.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 7, 2016

Inoki sits on his fortune as Ali dances to the bank

The celebrated “bout of the century” between boxing champion Muhammad Ali and pro wrestling titan Antonio Inoki turned out to be the rip-off of the century.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jun 6, 2016

Rakuten chief named in Panama Papers

Rakuten Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani is named as a shareholder of a company in an offshore tax haven in the Panama Papers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jun 5, 2016

Japan's police still unfettered by the law, or the truth

Repeat-offending Ibaraki police called to account for backsliding on the issue of hotel snooping.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
1,010 food and beverage prices to rise in Japan in August
The price increases in August will be especially noticeable for dairy products, including milk and yogurt, according to the research firm Teikoku Databank.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
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