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Jun 30, 2015

Behind the LDP lawmakers' remarks

Recent statements made by LDP junior lawmakers seem to resonate with the Abe administration's disregard of dissenting views toward its policy agenda
WORLD
Jun 30, 2015

Afghan Taliban lose ground to IS loyalists

Fighters loyal to the Islamic State have seized substantial swaths of territory in Afghanistan for the first time, witnesses and officials said, wresting areas in the east from rival Taliban insurgents in a new threat to stability.
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JAPAN
Jun 29, 2015

Defining the contribution of engineering to society

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 28, 2015

Peaches and cream: cats named Kinomi and Konoha

Best friends with an ability to bring the house down with their purr motors.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2015

At last, Japan stands up

Japan no longer intends to stand on the world's diplomatic sidelines.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2015

Ramirez happy to be back in NPB

Alex Ramirez had an eventful first gameday on the job.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 28, 2015

Rift with Greece sends European Union into uncharted territory

Europe's grand project to bind its nations into an unbreakable union by means of a common currency has lurched into uncharted waters after EU governments refused funding to save Greece from defaulting on its debts.
WORLD
Jun 28, 2015

Suicide bombers kill at least three in northeast Nigeria

Two suicide bombers killed at least three people and injured 16 in the capital of the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno on Saturday, the latest in a string of deadly attacks by suspected Islamist militants.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jun 27, 2015

The custodians of culture in Koishikawa

Exiting the Nanboku subway's Korakuen Station near Tokyo Dome, I gaze up at clouds resembling bunches of purple hydrangeas. Directly overhead, a roller coaster car swooshes by, its passengers shrieking, which is a good sign, because, despite its aquatic name, the Thunder Dolphin coaster doesn't run in...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 27, 2015

Okinawa's lobbyist-in-chief scores a subtle win in Washington

Chie Mikami's new documentary, "Ikusabanu Todomi" (which loosely translates as "Bring the War to an End"), is about the protests against the new U.S. Marine Corps base in Henoko, Okinawa. Her previous film, "Hyoteki no Mura" ("The Targeted Village"), was about protests against the deployment of the controversial...
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MULTIMEDIA
Jun 27, 2015

June 27, 2015

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WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2015

Cameron tells EU new terms needed

British Prime Minister David Cameron told European Union leaders Thursday he needs a new deal to keep Britain as a member, opening a struggle over the bloc's future at a summit preoccupied with keeping Greece from crashing out.
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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 25, 2015

Kanazawa signs veteran Yonamine

The expansion Kanazawa Samuraiz made cerebral backcourt leader Tsubasa Yonamine their first veteran acquisition, reuniting him with his former Oita HeatDevils backcourt mate Yukinori Suzuki, the team's new coach.
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2015

BOJ's chief economist pushes for CPI changes that could boost inflation

The Bank of Japan's chief economist urged the government to adjust consumer price data to better reflect housing costs, a change he estimates would boost the inflation rate by as much as 0.2 percentage point.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 24, 2015

BOJ's 2015 stimulus reluctance spurs debate over tapering

With its reluctance to add to record monetary stimulus even as inflation remains well below its target, the Bank of Japan has stoked speculation about it scaling back its asset purchases as soon as early 2016.
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 24, 2015

'Selma' director Ava DuVernay unveils women activists of civil rights era

A filmmaker needs more than directing skills to make it in the big league, and an activist needs more than a political agenda to change the world. Ava DuVernay brings this point home in "Selma," the first major motion picture portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2015

Abe's security legislation and freedom of expression

The Abe administration appears keen to sweep critical intellect out of Japanese society.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2015

Ecuador now exporting its kangaroo courts

These days, whenever the Organization of American States convenes — as it did last week in Washington for its 45th general assembly — magical thinking takes over.
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 23, 2015

American director reflects critically on U.S. bases in Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa ended 70 years ago on June 23, yet for some Okinawans the struggle continues as they resist the ongoing presence of the U.S. military. Although Okinawa was legally “returned” to Japan in 1972, U.S. bases still occupy nearly 18 percent of the island, with as many as 25,000 military...
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 23, 2015

G-7 summit in Shima fixed for May 26-27

Next year's Group of Seven summit of advanced countries in Shima, Mie Prefecture, will be held on May 26 and 27.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2015

SoftBank plans $20 billion Indian solar power joint venture

SoftBank Corp. will tie up with Bharti Enterprises Pvt. and Foxconn Technology Group in a $20 billion solar power venture in India, as the nation seeks to expand clean energy output about fivefold by 2022.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers