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BASKETBALL
May 29, 2015

Oketani leaves Iwate Big Bulls after three seasons at the helm

After three successful seasons in charge, Iwate Big Bulls coach Dai Oketani's tenure has ended, the Eastern Conference club announced on Friday evening.
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CULTURE / Music
May 29, 2015

Pirokalpin gets a taste of the majors and opts for indie

Getting signed to a major label is a goal many bands aspire to, but what happens when your contract ends halfway through the making of your sophomore LP? You start your own label and put it out yourself.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2015

Success taking a toll on LDP

The quality of the LDP's Diet members is sorely lacking, and the cause comes from the top — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2015

China learns how to catch corrupt officials who have fled overseas

China is learning a new skill in its marquee campaign to catch economic fugitives in other countries and bring them home — the power of persuasion.
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JAPAN
May 29, 2015

Coal revival ducks scrutiny with small plants, critics say

As the nation burns more coal to replace lost nuclear capacity, power producers are able to duck pollution standards by building coal-fired projects small enough to avoid national regulator scrutiny, critics say.
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WORLD
May 29, 2015

Amid Ukraine denials, Putin orders Russian peacetime troop deaths be kept secret

President Vladimir Putin ordered on Thursday that the deaths of Russian soldiers during special operations in peacetime should be classified as a state secret, a move that comes as Moscow stands accused of sending troops to fight in eastern Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2015

Why U.S. 'believes' Pakistan's bin Laden story

Why do allies sometimes pretend to believe one another's lies?
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 28, 2015

Abe says Constitution would rule out full-scale invasion, but 'exceptions' are unclear

As debate rages in the Diet over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bills, the opposition has identified a key question: Could Japan use force on foreign territory to support the U.S.?
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2015

Blame Republican hawks who wanted to arm fighters for Islamic State's rise, candidate Rand Paul says

The rise of Islamic State extremists in the Middle East can be traced to Republicans who backed arming fighters in the region, presidential candidate Rand Paul said in an interview broadcast Wednesday.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
May 27, 2015

Terunofuji could be sumo's next yokozuna

On the back of his first ever Emperor's Cup victory on Sunday, Wednesday morning saw sekiwake Terunofuji promoted to sumo's second rank of ozeki.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 27, 2015

In international education in Japan, there's diversity between as well as within schools

Profiles of four schools demonstrate the wide range of philosophies and curriculums that families can choose from.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2015

NPT shows signs of fraying

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty shows signs of no longer being capable of coping with contemporary challenges.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 26, 2015

Europe's center-left parties face existential dilemma after string of losses

A crushing election defeat for Britain's Labour party has laid bare the dilemma facing Europe's center-left.
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2015

It's time to worry about the Chinese economy

China's economic predicament resembles America's. It needs a formula for sustainable growth that's not dependent on repeated bursts of artificial stimulus.
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2015

Syria: the last chance saloon

Rescuing the embattled Assad regime from the Islamic State onslaught is the least bad option for U.S. President Barack Obama.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 25, 2015

Correctly understanding Japan's postwar history

Japan's mission should be to provide humanitarian solutions to the problems confronting the victims of conflicts rather than engage in war in the name of collective self-defense.
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2015

Could Palmya be a turning point for Assad?

Syrian President Bashar Assad may have allowed Islamic State to take the World Heritage site of Palmyra, hoping an atrocity there would bring the international community to his side.
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2015

Capital punishment's slow death in America

Capital punishment is withering away in America, as even conservatives increasingly oppose it.
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MORE SPORTS
May 24, 2015

Boise St. tight end Huff relishing time in Japan with Hosei

As a boy, Boise State University tight end Holden Huff grew up watching Japanese anime such as Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon and Digimon, though back then he had no idea they were from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
JAPAN
May 24, 2015

Curtain falls on atomic feud with Kepco

They're nothing but a bunch of overpaid, arrogant jerks who should have been fired long ago for their managerial incompetence, while he's a just another crude loudmouth who has no idea what he's talking about.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 23, 2015

University grad job survey severely flawed

It's heartening to know that the employment rate for university grads is up, but without a proper breakdown of the data, the situation may not be as bright as it appears.
EDITORIALS
May 22, 2015

Security bills raise critical questions

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe must discuss the potential downside of security legislation that would usher in a major shift in the nation's postwar defense posture.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 22, 2015

Hashimoto likely to continue political career, but in what role?

In the fall of 2007, Osaka's political leaders faced a problem.
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BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
May 21, 2015

Yen's stealthy depreciation disguised by resilience versus dollar

Don't be fooled by the yen's recent resilience against the dollar — it's dropping against the rest of its major peers at the fastest pace in six months.
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BUSINESS
May 21, 2015

Takata output of replacement air bag inflators set to soar; shares dive

Takata Corp. said on Wednesday it plans to boost production of parts needed to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators that could spray vehicle occupants with metal shards.
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BUSINESS / Tech
May 20, 2015

Drone-makers say demand will take off in Japan

Despite a spate of headlines showing drone users to be reckless attention-seekers or outright dangerous, the industry believes the sky is the limit for demand for unmanned copters.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives
May 20, 2015

YouTuber Ken Tanaka tweaks the nose of our obsession with identity

The best way to talk to (and about) the entertainer and artist Ken Tanaka is to discuss his YouTube videos, of which there are many, and which vary wildly in terms of popularity, production and themes. But first, some biography:

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