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Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 12, 2015

Can upgraded home stadiums give boost to BayStars, Eagles?

Going from worst to first — last place to a pennant — is difficult for any professional baseball team. The Tokyo Yakult Swallows managed to do it this past season in the Central League, and the two clubs that finished at the bottom of the league standings in 2015 are hoping to rise to the top during...
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WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2015

Amid fight against Islamic State, Iraq's Kurds are dogged by financial, political crises

Last year's sweeping offensive by Islamic State group militants through northern Iraq thrust one community in particular to the fore — the Kurds.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 10, 2015

Mexico approves world's first dengue vaccine after 20 years of research

The first vaccine against dengue fever won clearance in Mexico, an initial step toward preventing a mosquito-borne infection that puts half of the world's population at risk.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2015

Nobel prizes, unlocking universe's mysteries just another day's work at Hamamatsu Photonics

When employees at Hamamatsu Photonics KK found out their high-precision light sensors had helped win this year's Nobel Prize in physics, they treated it just like any other day at the office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 8, 2015

The $8.6 billion Yahoo dilemma facing Japan's second-richest man

Masayoshi Son has a $8.6 billion dilemma on his hands.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2015

BOJ dooms credit analysts as foreign banks let Tokyo posts lapse

Foreign brokerages are leaving credit analyst positions in Tokyo unfilled as record central bank bond-buying stimulus makes it hard for them to make profits.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 7, 2015

BOJ trails ECB's rates; experts see few options

Now that the European Central Bank has cut its deposit rate, while the Bank of Japan has held steady on policy for more than a year, concerns are growing that BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has little room to maneuver.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2015

Senate Democrats plan security bill, including TSA employee screening, 'watch list' arms sales ban

U.S. Senate Democrats plan to unveil a package of proposals this week to tighten domestic security in the wake of the mass shooting in California that killed 14 people and injured 21, according to a Senate Democratic source on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 6, 2015

It should be home sweet home, but not in Japan

The destructive nexus between construction companies, bureaucracy and politicians is largely responsible for Japan's glut of rapidly depreciating houses.
CULTURE / Books
Dec 5, 2015

Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style

Tokyo, September 1964: A squad of plainclothes police descend on the tony Ginza shopping district and round up hundreds of Japanese youths who had outraged local businesses. Their crime? Loitering in what was then outre style — button-down shirts, skinny ties, suit jackets and chino pants. These delinquents...
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 4, 2015

Senate votes to repeal most of Obama's Affordable Care Act despite veto threat

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to repeal the core of Obamacare, bringing Congress closer to sending legislation to President Barack Obama for the first time that would dismantle his signature domestic achievement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2015

Chinese cities give Toyota boost in hunt for hybrid car buyers

China's former leader Deng Xiaoping famously quipped that it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2015

California massacre triggers heated Senate gun control debate but GOP control ensures inaction

One day after a mass shooting in California that killed 14 people and wounded 21, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate jousted on Thursday over gun control but again failed to advance legislation addressing the violence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2015

Couple's motive in California rampage remains a mystery for police, family

A man and woman armed with assault-style rifles opened fire on the holiday party of his co-workers in Southern California, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others, and then were slain hours later in a shootout with police, authorities said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 3, 2015

Japan Inc.'s record profit streak threatened as yen projections bottom

Japan Inc.'s currency cookie jar may be just about empty.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 2, 2015

Media firm seeks to make prep schooling affordable, higher education reachable, via online lectures

Major media company Recruit Marketing Partners is waging a price war in a field of business that has thrived despite a dwindling pool of clients: preparing for entrance exams.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 29, 2015

China's shadow banking risk shifts to booming bond market

A year after China's financial regulators squared up to the systemic perils of "shadow banking," the threat is shifting to a booming corporate bond market, and risky borrowers' debt is finding its way into products aimed at retail investors.
WORLD
Nov 28, 2015

China police bust online gun ring, seize 1,180 guns

Police in China, where gun possession by ordinary people is illegal, have busted an online gun selling operation, seizing 1,180 guns and more than 6 million bullets, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday.
Reader Mail
Nov 28, 2015

'Zombienomics' yields another drop in GDP

Regarding the editorial titled "Another back-to-back GDP drop" in the Nov. 21 issue, had there been any doubt left even in the staunchest right-winger's grasp of Japan's financial status, the latest reconfirmation of its demise must surely dispel it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 27, 2015

The future of conveyor-belt sushi

In October, U.K. sushi chain Yo! Sushi opened a new kaiten (conveyor belt) restaurant in a Florida mall. It is the third branch the chain has established in the United States this year, and more branches are slated to open in 2016. It is a reminder that this automated approach to dining continues to...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Nov 27, 2015

The complexities of living too close to Tokyo

While traveling in the northeastern part of Japan last month, I was struck by the way quirky, alternative and avant-garde music carves out a space for itself in parts of the country that are isolated from the major cultural centers.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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