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WORLD
Nov 14, 2013

Latest allegation: Toronto mayor had prostitutes in his office

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who admits smoking crack cocaine, faced new allegations in police documents released Tuesday that he brought prostitutes to his office, guzzled vodka in his car and made a racial slur to a taxi driver.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2013

Turkey explores options for friends beyond U.S.

Turkey began feeling alone when the U.S. did not deliver the firepower to oust the Assad regime in Syria. So, it is out to gather as many friends as it can line up in the Middle East.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 14, 2013

Amenities for Muslim guests; 'Sparkling' menus by Tokyo Bay; Advance orders for Christmas cakes

Amenities for Muslim guests
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 14, 2013

'Hunted Vol. 2 (Tsutaya exclusive)'

Language: English
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 14, 2013

'No evidence' TSA officers can spot terrorists

A federal review concludes there is no solid evidence that airport checkpoint personnel have a clue when they scan the approaching line for suspicious passengers.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Nov 13, 2013

Real 'labor cops' also deserve to get the star treatment

The show 'Dandarin' says a great deal about Japanese office politics and corporate practices that are long overdue some serious scrutiny.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2013

Portraits reveal much more than a person's appearance

Filmmaker and photographer Dennis Hopper leans against an old wall with his camera sandwiched between his body and the brickwork. Photographer Robert Frank lies sockless on the sand, harmonica in mouth. These celebrities are only two of a very long list of figures from film, art, music and pop culture,...
WORLD
Nov 13, 2013

New fraud probe nets U.S. Navy officials

Federal authorities are investigating three senior navy intelligence officials as part of a probe into an alleged contracting scheme that charged the military $1.6 million for homemade firearms silencers that cost only $8,000 to make, court records show.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 12, 2013

Ishii guides Japan volleyball squad to four-set triumph over Russia

Yuki Ishii's match-high 22 points led host Japan to a four-set victory (25-20, 26-28, 25-16, 26-24) over Russia at the World Grand Champions Cup on Tuesday night.
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2013

Another thorn in Tokyo-Seoul ties

Tokyo and Seoul must try to find ways to prevent recent Korean court rulings ordering Japanese companies to compensate former Korean laborers from straining bilateral relations further.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2013

U.S. media pay high price for Chinese censorship

While car tires and chicken meat get the attention of American trade officials, blatant instances of Chinese censorship have led to dire consequences for the U.S. media sector.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2013

Author divides U.S. into 11 American nations

Red states and blue states? Flyover country and the coasts? How simplistic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2013

Cheep shot: Mascot Totto-chan's lewd radio comments may be its last chirps

While the craze over regional mascots continues, recent mishaps involving some characters shows not everything is rosy in the "yuru-kyara" (soft character) industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2013

Skyline to be Infiniti debut car in Japan

As it takes on high-end automakers such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz, Nissan Motor Co. will begin selling Infiniti models in Japan in February for the first time, 24 years after the luxury brand was born in the U.S.
WORLD
Nov 12, 2013

Artist nails his genitals to Red Square

A Russian performance artist nailed his genitals to the ground in Moscow's Red Square to protest Russia's "police state" as the country marked national police day.
BASKETBALL / NBA REPORT
Nov 12, 2013

Bird has Pacers on track to win now

Larry Bird knew it was going to be a tough sell.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEDGE
Nov 11, 2013

Deer a pest said best served as local delicacy

To reduce the damage done to the environment by birds and other animals, major security company Alsok began a monitoring service this summer in which people helping hunters are notified by email when something lands in their traps.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 11, 2013

Okinawa: the junk heap of the Pacific

Over the past seven decades, Okinawa's sea, land and air have been contaminated with a cocktail of toxins by the U.S. military that have poisoned Okinawan civilians and U.S. troops alike.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Nov 11, 2013

Talk show on women's desires; documentary on Keiji Nakazawa; CM of the week: Canada Dry

NHK's interactive talk show by and for women is titled "Shaneru" (BS Premium, Mon. 11:15 p.m.), which is a double pun: first on the fashion house Chanel, and second on the neologism "sha-mēru" or "picture mail," since viewers are encouraged to send in their own digital-photo impressions of the topics...
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BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2013

Opponents derail Obama’s dream of high-speed trains, and jobs

The gleaming red-and-white trains sit motionless in a cavernous warehouse in Century City, an industrial neighborhood that cranked out 100 million car and truck frames in its heyday. The seats are draped in plastic; an electronic screen on one reads, "Quiet Car. 11:10 a.m. 000 MPH."
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2013

China must kick costly coal addiction

Thanks to extreme air pollution, foreign arrivals to China plunged by roughly 50 percent in the first three-quarters of the year. Beijing must kick its costly addiction to coal.

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami