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SOCCER / From the Spot
Jan 15, 2020

Toronto midfielder Tsubasa Endoh awaits breakthrough moment for MLS in Japan

When newly minted FC Cincinnati striker Yuya Kubo makes his MLS debut in March, few will be more eager to welcome him than Tsubasa Endoh.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jan 11, 2020

Haruaki Saito: The uplifting power of traditional Irish music

An Irish reel set on a compilation CD of world music set in motion and obsession that led Haruaki Saito to Cork, Ireland.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 19, 2019

Trump impeachment: The Democrats who weren't convinced

Wednesday's impeachment vote against President Donald Trump posed a political test for 31 House Democrats who represent districts that backed Trump in the 2016 presidential election, as Republicans warned that those lawmakers could face a backlash if they supported the effort to remove the president...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2019

Johnson pledges 'transformative' Brexit as nerves are rattled by U.K. polls and his lead narrows

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was nervous about his narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead of Thursday's election but pledged to deliver a "transformative" Brexit that will allow lower immigration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 8, 2019

'Prepare to die': Prosecutors in Roger Stone trial note threatening texts over WikiLeaks release

Prosecutors on Thursday unveiled threatening text messages by U.S. President Donald Trump's adviser, Roger Stone, to radio host Randy Credico in which Stone urged Credico not to testify about their communications over Stone's efforts in 2016 to learn when WikiLeaks might release more damaging emails...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2019

U.S. impeachment probe to enter high-stakes phase with public hearings next week

Impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival will reach a critical stage next week when a Democratic-led congressional committee holds its first public hearings on the issue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2019

Prosecutors paint longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone as a liar

The prosecution in the trial of Roger Stone on Wednesday painted President Donald Trump's longtime adviser as a liar in a criminal case stemming from former special counsel Robert Mueller's probe that detailed Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2019

New method used to forecast 80% chance of El Nino in 2020

The complex El Nino weather pattern, which can bring disastrous heavy rainfall and long droughts to countries around the Pacific — from Peru to Indonesia and Australia — will probably emerge again in 2020, researchers have predicted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2019

What Brexit reveals about the EU

The bloc's biggest problem is indifference, not Euroskepticism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2019

Trump told U.S. officials to work with his lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy, ambassador to EU testifies

President Donald Trump directed senior U.S. officials to talk directly to his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, about U.S. policy in Ukraine, raising concern that the president was outsourcing American foreign policy to a private citizen, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 22, 2019

Toyota tests car covered in solar panels to make charging stations redundant

Put together the best solar panels money can buy, superefficient batteries and decades of carmaking know-how and, theoretically, a vehicle might run forever.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2019

The National Rifle Association versus America's youth

U.S. children and teenagers experience much higher rates of gun deaths and injuries than in any other industrialized country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 9, 2019

Japan take note: Chinese tourism has strings attached

China has a history of 'weaponizing' tourism to punish foreign governments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019

Regulatory problems have choked China's P2P lending industry

Overburdened Chinese regulators have left the peer-to-peer lending industry to poorly staffed local governments, according to ex-regulators, threatening the survival of an important credit mechanism once seen as crucial for the country's economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2019

Britain's Brexit breakdown

As each side ups the ante, Brexit is now an all-or-nothing fight to the death among absolutists.
BUSINESS / Economy / TICAD 7 Special
Aug 27, 2019

Corporate expansion in spotlight at Africa conference

The city of Yokohama is set to host The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) from Aug. 28 through 30, as dozens of top leaders from African countries and international organizations will gather in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2019

South Korea decides to exit intelligence-sharing pact with Japan

South Korea's decision is “extremely regrettable,” a Japanese government source was quoted as saying.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Aug 10, 2019

Something's cooking in Sachie's Kitchen

Sachie Nomura's home-cooking skills become the recipe for business success in New Zealand.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 1, 2019

Shibuya's Robert Sacre announces retirement

Robert Sacre, one of the top all-around centers in B. League history, has retired.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 31, 2019

Boris Johnson aims to meet notorious Brexit bus pledge with health care boost

Boris Johnson plans to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on hospitals and health care technology, as the U.K.'s new prime minister seeks to deliver on his own most contentious political promise.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2019

Canceled races, fainting players: Climate change turns up heat on sports

As a professional ultrarunner, meaning she competes at distances longer than a marathon, Clare Gallagher has tackled plenty of challenges, from mountains to heat.
EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2019

Do more for women's political empowerment

The government and political parties need to step up efforts to increase gender diversity in politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2019

Senate probe finds 'extensive' Russian meddling in U.S. election

The Senate Intelligence Committee recounted "extensive" efforts by Russia to compromise the U.S.'s election infrastructure from 2014 to "at least 2017" and urged new efforts to deter the threat as the 2020 presidential election approaches.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2019

Abe vows to push forward constitutional change despite failure of pro-revision forces to win Upper House supermajority

In a post-election news conference, Abe said his longtime goal isn't out of reach and he will to try to compromise with those working against him.

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