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WORLD
Mar 24, 2015

Chicago artist marks Armenian genocide with work the size of 'Guernica'

One hundred years after the mass killing of Armenians, a Chicago artist has created a monumental painting to honor the victims and celebrate a culture that nearly vanished.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2015

Pullout won't stop strikes on extremists in Yemen: U.S.

The U.S. will keep targeting extremists in Yemen even though the temporary pullout of American personnel there will hamper counterterrorism efforts, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2015

White House chief demands end to 50 years of Israeli occupation

The United States expects the next Israeli government to end nearly 50 years of occupation and clear the way for a Palestinian state, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told Jewish Americans on Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2015

U.S. broadband trade group sues FCC over net neutrality rules

A U.S. trade group representing broadband providers on Monday appealed in court the Federal Communications Commission's recently approved net neutrality rules, marking the first of several anticipated legal challenges.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2015

Seattle approves $34 million to expand historic Pike Place Market

Seattle lawmakers voted on Monday to invest $34 million in taxpayer funds to expand the city's historic Pike Place Market, which draws millions of visitors each year to its fresh produce, flower and fish stalls.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 23, 2015

Sakura season

JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2015

Abe, Jokowi agree to stronger security, economic ties

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo pledge to strengthen relations between their two nations, committing to maritime stability and promoting investment in infrastructure development for the Southeast Asian nation.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Mar 23, 2015

Nadeshiko League raring to go in World Cup year

With the Women's World Cup taking place in June, Japanese women's soccer is entering a key year and hopes are high.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Mar 23, 2015

Cepeda hoping hard work pays off in second year in Japan

While much of the media horde tasked with covering the Yomiuri Giants has spent the spring either breathlessly reporting on every nuance of Shinnosuke Abe's transition from catcher to first base or peppering manager Tatsunori Hara about what's wrong with the club, Frederich Cepeda has been off to the...
BASKETBALL
Mar 23, 2015

Watanabe, GW fall against Temple

The George Washington men's basketball team fell 90-77 to Temple University in the second round of the postseason NIT on Sunday in Philadelphia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2015

Spain's Andalusia vote sets stage for sweeping change at national level

Leftist newcomer Podemos made spectacular inroads in elections in the Spanish region of Andalusia on Sunday, with the vote splitting over the political spectrum in a foretaste of the upheaval likely in national elections later in the year.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2015

Okinawa governor threatens to pull plug on landfill work for Futenma replacement

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga tells the Okinawa Defense Bureau to suspend 'any act that changes the status quo of the seabed' and warns he may revoke permission for land reclamation unless the bureau stops the work within a week.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2015

Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew was among 'greatest leaders,' Abe says

Japanese leaders pay tribute to the life and legacy of Singaporean senior statesman Lee Kuan Yew, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling him 'one of the greatest leaders of modern times that Asia has produced.'
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 23, 2015

Spare a thought for the Western men trapped in Japan

Japan can be the best place in the world for some, but for others it can be a trap — especially for Western men.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Mar 23, 2015

How Europe and U.S. stumbled into spat over China-led bank

Sometimes geopolitical shifts happen by accident rather than design.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2015

U.S. forfeiting its leadership in global finance to China

China's plans to set up the Asian International Investment Bank have demonstrated that the U.S. has lost its way and is rapidly forfeiting claims to global financial, economic, political or moral leadership.
EDITORIALS
Mar 23, 2015

Netanyahu's destructive tactics

The tactics used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the last days of the campaign alienated many Israelis and antagonized many of the country's international partners. Relations with the U.S. have been especially hard hit.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2015

There's no exaggerating the role of two parents

Dismayed by inequality and the intergenerational transmission of poverty, the U.S. must face the truth that economic success depends less on whether your father was rich or poor than on whether you knew your father at all.

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
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