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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 6, 2016

Ghost soldiers: Russian mercenaries secretly dying for Kremlin in Syria

The start of this year proved deadly for one unit of about 100 Russian fighters supporting President Bashar Assad's troops in northern Syria.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Nov 5, 2016

Tokyo Design Week: The professionals

Tokyo Design Week (TDW) seemed a little pared down this year, with a notable absence of a handicrafts creators' fair and only one awards exhibition. Nevertheless, it still offered the familiar lineup of products, interactive installations, architectural models, artworks and robots, as well as a new outdoor...
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OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Nov 5, 2016

Gold in 1964 Tokyo Games set Cassell on life path

From humble roots growing up in a coal mining camp in Wise County, Virginia, Ollan Cassell built a successful, inspiring career in track and field.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2016

Obama speaks up for Trump protester, GOP nominee tells opposite version of story

President Barack Obama chastised supporters at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in North Carolina on Friday, as tensions spiked when a supporter of Republican opponent Donald Trump began protesting.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2016

Clinton, Trump clash over economy in final campaign push

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump battled over the strength of the economy in the final stretch of their race for the White House on Friday, with Clinton praising the latest U.S. jobs report and Trump dismissing it as a fraudulent disaster.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2016

Clinton's charity confirms accepting $1 million gift from Qatar while she was secretary of state without ethics review

The Clinton Foundation has confirmed it accepted a $1 million gift from Qatar while Hillary Clinton was U.S. secretary of state without informing the State Department, even though she had promised to let the agency review new or significantly increased support from foreign governments.
WORLD
Nov 5, 2016

Three U.S. military trainers shot dead by security at air base in Jordan

Three U.S. military trainers were shot dead in Jordan on Friday when their car failed to stop at the gate of a military base and was fired on by Jordanian security forces, a Jordanian military source said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 4, 2016

A guide to following U.S. Election Day for viewers in Japan

Within days we should know the identity of the 45th president of the United States. Here is our guide to watching the election unfold from Japan.
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MULTIMEDIA
Nov 4, 2016

November 5, 2016

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CULTURE / Music
Nov 4, 2016

A timeline of how Pikotaro went viral

Internet memes often feel like they come out of nowhere, emerging from the digital ether at random before becoming inescapable fixtures of late-night comedy shows and social-network news feeds. Online ephemera tends to follow a clear path, however, journeying from obscure LOL-bait to something your grandparents...
CULTURE / Music
Nov 4, 2016

'PPAP' goes the world: How Pikotaro became a viral smash

Pikotaro still can't believe it all. Two days before he sits down with The Japan Times, the performer saw that American DJ duo The Chainsmokers had changed their Twitter name to "Pineapple & Pen," a nod to his song "PPAP." That pair previously claimed YouTube's most popular clip with "Closer" — until...
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BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2016

Trump is not the only one casting political risk cloud over Southeast Asia

Donald Trump's protectionist policies aside, rising political risk in Southeast Asia is casting a shadow over economies that have been a driver of global growth in recent years.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2016

Amid contentious election, Canadian firms use lure of political calm to attract more U.S. workers

Canadian work permits for highly skilled workers from the United States jumped in the first half as companies lured applicants with the country's calm political climate in the face of a raucous U.S. election.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2016

Judge foils Trump bid to have supporters man Pennsylvania polling stations

In a blow to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a U.S. judge on Thursday upheld a Pennsylvania state law that could make it difficult for his supporters to monitor Election Day activity in Democratic-leaning areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2016

Clinton, lead shrinking in polls, Trump target North Carolina battleground

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump headed to North Carolina on Thursday in a final effort to shore up support in the swing state as polls showed Clinton maintained her lead nationally just days ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2016

Win or lose, Hillary is finished

If Hillary Clinton is the most qualified person ever to have run for the U.S. presidency, why has her campaign been such a train wreck?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2016

A fitting final chapter to the sleaze sweepstakes

Hillary Clinton's latest scandal shows there is no such thing as rock bottom in these presidential campaigns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 3, 2016

Cambodian leader Hun Sen hoping Republican candidate Trump will win election

Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday he wants U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump to win next week's election because Trump will reduce tension with Russia and that will be good for world peace.
WORLD
Nov 3, 2016

Australian police arrest two linked to Syria militants

Australian police on Thursday arrested a man believed to have fought with Syrian militants and a youth who was stopped at the border allegedly planning to join Islamic State in Syria.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2016

Ku Klux Klan newspaper declares support for Trump

A Ku Klux Klan newspaper has declared support for Donald Trump's Republican run for U.S. president, saying America became great because it was a white, Christian republic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2016

Poll still puts Clinton 6 points ahead of Trump; FBI innuendo irks Obama

Hillary Clinton led Republican Donald Trump by 6 percentage points among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released on Wednesday, the same advantage the Democratic presidential nominee held before an FBI announcement that reignited the controversy about her email practices....
MORE SPORTS
Nov 2, 2016

JAAF makes changes with 2020 Games looming

With the stunning silver-medal performance by the men's 4x100-meter relay squad, Japan's track and field team seemed to have left the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on a high note this summer.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2016

Ajinomoto vying to buy into African dairy and beverage firm Promasidor

Ajinomoto and PepsiCo. are among bidders seeking to buy a stake in African dairy and beverage company Promasidor in a deal that would give them access to its distribution network across the continent, sources said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 2, 2016

Raising university rankings

The quality of an educational institution is determined by the skills and abilities of the teachers and their educational philosophy.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2016

Start of a new era of intolerance in Thailand?

Rising nationalism after the king's death could signal worrying days ahead for the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2016

Ruling coalition gives up trying to pass TPP-ratifying bill after minister's gaffe

After a round of fresh calls for the resignation of the agriculture minister, the coalition decides to throw in the towel.

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