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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 29, 2017

Coaching changes spawn diverse mix in leadership ranks

With the movement of coaches this offseason in the first and second divisions, a new-look leadership melting pot is forming for the 2017-18 season.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2017

Vanilla Air makes wheelchair user pull himself up stairs to airplane

A subsidiary of All Nippon Airways Co. apologized to a paralyzed man after it forced him to climb stairs on his own using only his arms to board a plane.
EDITORIALS
Jun 28, 2017

Roles of individual shareholders

Individual shareholders are strongly encouraged to use shareholders meetings as an opportunity to critically evaluate the management of firms.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2017

Nomura looks to bolster compliance after breaching Japanese law, sources say

Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to bolster internal controls after finding that it breached securities laws in its handling of nonpublic information about a company it took public last year, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2017

Plunging toward a fast-unfolding future

Creative disruption is tiring, but the alternative is far worse.
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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 25, 2017

Something old, new and renewed

2-D has its advantages
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jun 25, 2017

One woman's suicide shines a harsh light on the plight of Japan's doctors

I think many people hold the following preconceived notions of what it means to be a physician. Doctors, we believe, are:
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2017

It's OK to disrupt diplomacy, but do it with wisdom

More than ever, in this time of disruption and division, the need for smarter, enhanced U.S. engagement extends around the world.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 24, 2017

Entertainment entrepreneur Steve Plotnicki: 'Learn how to analyze what you're eating'

Opinionated About Dining founder on his musical background, algorithms and what makes a decent restaurant critic.
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CULTURE / Music
Jun 22, 2017

One year after changes to the 'anti-dancing' law, clubbers are hopeful

Around two dozen people shuffle about the dark interior of Alzar, a recently opened nightclub on the eighth floor of a building in Osaka's Chuo Ward that also features a capsule hotel and sauna. Most hover near the concrete wall, watching a European DJ play house music. A group orders Champagne, taking...
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BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2017

For purist Whole Foodies, Amazon's takeover triggers downmarket angst

Say "Whole Foods" and some envision a gastronomic nirvana, overflowing with a healthy bounty worth a premium price. Others shun the store as an overpriced monument to yuppie indulgence.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2017

Luxury online retailer Reebonz to raise up to $150 million for East Asia expansion

Reebonz Pte, Southeast Asia's largest online luxury retailer, is planning to raise as much as $150 million (¥16.7 billion) to bolster its marketplace business and fund expansion in China, Japan and South Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2017

China issues security alert in Laos after national fatally shot

China's embassy in Laos has issued a safety warning to its citizens there after a Chinese national was shot dead in Xaysomboun province.
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BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2017

With eye to grabbing slice of market, China focuses on developing small nuclear reactors

China is betting on new, small-scale nuclear reactor designs that could be used in isolated regions, on ships and even aircraft as part of an ambitious plan to wrest control of the global nuclear market.
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SPORTS
Jun 17, 2017

BodyPlus International opens training facility

An old school mentality was brought into a brand-new exercise room recently, when BodyPlus International, a sports supplement company, opened a new training facility called Haleo Omotesando in Shibuya on Tuesday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2017

Squeezing paper from a stone: an entrepreneur's approach to ease deforestation

Stone tablets were one of the earliest writing tools used by man before paper. One entrepreneur now plans to take things full circle by making paper out of stone.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2017

U.S. looks to block Chinese stakes in artificial intelligence, technology with military uses

The United States appears poised to heighten scrutiny of Chinese investment in Silicon Valley to better shield sensitive technologies seen as vital to U.S. national security, current and former U.S. officials have told Reuters.
Jun 12, 2017

Notice of Entering into a Basic Agreement to Acquire Shares in The Japan Times, Ltd.

We hereby announce that News2u Holdings, Inc (CEO & Representative Director: Minako Kambara Suematsu; headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, “News2uHD”) and Nifco, Inc. (CEO, Chairman & Representative Director: Toshiyuki Yamamoto; headquarters: Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa, “Nifco”) entered into a Basic...
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jun 9, 2017

In case you missed them: a year of responses to Community stories, part 2

The second in a series of selections of unpublished letters about Community stories from the previous year.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 9, 2017

Nissan wins converts in Japan with ¥3 million driver-assist minivan

Yusuke Goto would have crashed his Toyota Crown five years ago if the premium sedan hadn't detected the 45-year-old was veering off and righted the steering wheel. So when he found similar features in the cheaper Nissan Serena minivan, it was an easy choice.

Longform

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