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BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 16, 2018

Brave Thunders run past Lakestars

The Kawasaki Brave Thunders had more points through three quarters than the visiting Shiga Lakestars accumulated in Friday's game.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2018

Two SDF officers from Japan commit suicide after returning from South Sudan

Two Self-Defense Forces officers have committed suicide after returning home from the U.N.'s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, the government said Friday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2018

'Remain patient,' Tillerson says of Trump-Kim meeting specifics

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. expects North Korea to be in direct touch after President Donald Trump agreed to Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet, urging patience as preparations for the potentially historic handshake are worked out.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2018

Japan to pitch Kobushi mountain region as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve area

The Japanese National Commission for UNESCO will propose for registration as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve area the Kobushi mountain region, which straddles Saitama and three neighboring prefectures.
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JAPAN
Mar 6, 2018

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force appoints first woman to command warship squadron

The Maritime Self-Defense Force on Tuesday appointed the first woman to command a warship squadron, including the flagship Izumo helicopter carrier, as it tries to lure more women to make up for a dearth of male recruits in graying Japan.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 27, 2018

U.S. State Department's point man on North Korea to step down this week

In a stunning development that will leave an already depleted U.S. diplomatic corps in even further disarray, the State Department's top diplomat in charge of North Korea policy has announced that he will step down from his post at the end of the week.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 26, 2018

Japan's Inpex wins Abu Dhabi offshore oil stake for $600 million

Japan's Inpex Corp. has won development rights for a 10 percent stake in Abu Dhabi's Lower Zakum offshore oil field at a price of $600 million.
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BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2018

Competition for new college graduates pushes up pay at Japan's securities firms

Major brokerages are set to raise pay for newly hired college graduates this year as competition for talent intensifies, amid a rebound in retail business and a chronic labor shortage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 24, 2018

Japan bobsled makers miss out on Olympic games glory

On Feb. 17, the BBC reported that the Jamaican women's bobsled team would compete in its “preferred sled” at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea “after a beer producer purchased the craft and donated it” to the team. The main concern had been the departure of the team’s German coach,...

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
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