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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 20, 2015

Man City, Arsenal faced with cold reality after CL exits

According to England manager Roy Hodgson, the exit of Premier League clubs from the Champions League is "just one of those things."
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Mar 20, 2015

Takashi Murakami + Frisk = super-artsy breath

Pop art in your pocket —u00a0it sharpens it you up.
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Mar 20, 2015

Portable and wearable gadgets, plus apps for anime and J-pop lovers

An appetizing battery charger
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Mar 20, 2015

Police who stand with big sticks

Dear Alice,
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2015

Aum's crimes still raise questions

Twenty years on, people are still trying to fathom why so many people — including youths from elite backgrounds — were drawn to a doomsday cult that carried out a deadly sarin gas attack in downtown Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2015

Public goofus Hillary vs. private gallant Hillary

If you're an American voter who evaluates presidential candidates based on how much fun they'd be to share a drink with, Hillary Clinton presents a dilemma as the news media try to dissect her private vs. public persona.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2015

Netanyahu's surprise victory

The Israeli election results represent an impressive personal comeback for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reflect the sense among Israeli voters that, more than ever, they feel threatened by numerous enemies.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2015

American-style shareholder capitalism on trial

Shareholder capitalism in the U.S. seems caught in a vicious circle as consumers spend less and save more to protect themselves against future economic shocks, thus prompting businesses buy back more of their stock and return the money to shareholders rather than launch major investment projects.
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2015

Dangerous nuclear rhetoric

President Vladimir Putin's recent disclosure on a television program that he was ready to put Russia's nuclear forces on alert during the Crimea crisis in 2014 could end up thwarting nuclear disarmament efforts worldwide.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2015

Doctors being targeted in Syria's brutal war

After four years of war in Syria, some medical suppliers now fear being arrested or shut down if they sell gauze or surgical thread to doctors operating in areas under siege by government forces.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2015

U.S. alienating European allies

Trans-Atlantic relations are worse than they have been in some years, as Europeans widely attribute the new jihadism, the chaos in Iraq, Syria and Libya, the newly proclaimed Islamic State group, tension with Iran, and the sinister turn of events in Israel/Palestine to American irresponsibility and adventurism.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2015

The resurrection of Vladimir Putin

There are clearly rival factions struggling to influence Russian President Vladimir Putin's decisions, but nobody can clearly say what they want or even who belongs to which one.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 20, 2015

Is Burger King's 'Flame Grilled' fragrance a hoax in a bottle?

Burger King will launch its 'Flamed Grilled' fragrance that allows fast-food lovers to smell just like their beloved burgers.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2015

Visa overstaying cases show first uptick since '93

The number of people in Japan overstaying their visas climbs for the first time in more than two decades as visitors from Thailand and Vietnam spike.
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BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2015

Sony's PS4 hits China but with few games

The PlayStation 4 debuted Friday in China, but with few games and bare-bone online services as Sony navigates tight censorship rules to get a toehold in the world's biggest gaming market.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 20, 2015

Sydney siege cafe reopens, with plaques honoring victims

A Sydney cafe that was the scene of a siege three months ago reopened on Friday with plaques honoring two victims killed during the 16-hour standoff, which prompted tighter Australian immigration controls and a review of anti-terror laws.
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 20, 2015

Pottery-makers may embrace 3-D printing to hone their designs

In a field renowned for its handcrafted artistry, 3-D printers are gaining a foothold in the pottery industry.
WORLD
Mar 20, 2015

EU agrees on keeping Russia sanctions until Ukraine peace terms met

European Union leaders agreed on Thursday that economic sanctions imposed on Russia will stay in place until a Ukraine peace deal is fully implemented, effectively extending them to the end of the year if need be.
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BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2015

Chinese flee H.K. to shop in Japan and South Korea

Chinese tourists are rapidly deserting Hong Kong, leaving retailers who built businesses around once insatiable demand from mainland neighbors with bigger but emptier stores and squeezing the whole city's visitor-dependent economy.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2015

Why Japan's factories, jobs aren't coming back despite the weak yen

Crows circle around the tract of cleared land that was once Hoya Corp.'s Pentax camera plant in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture. All that's left is a sign directing employees to a dormitory and gymnasium, both pulled down years ago when a strong yen was driving manufacturers abroad.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2015

In quest to improve PLA, Xi evokes Japan's victory over navy in 1894

In the "century of humiliation" that President Xi Jinping often evokes for his goal of turning China into a great power, one particular episode resonates: The defeat of China's navy by Japan in 1894.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2015

Netanyahu backtracks on election opposition to Palestinian state

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is still committed to Palestinian statehood if circumstances improve, pulling back from comments he made during his re-election campaign rejecting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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