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Rugby
Oct 20, 2019

Wales edges France in thriller to make Rugby World Cup semifinals

In the sole previous Rugby World Cup encounter between the two, Wales was forced to compete with one man down and wound up losing by one point.
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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 20, 2019

October 21, 2019

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2019

Ace Kodai Senga stellar again for Hawks in Japan Series opener

Every team had a shot at Kodai Senga.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2019

U.S. offered to help North Korea build up tourist area in exchange for denuclearization: report

The U.S. reportedly offered a long-term plan to help North Korea develop a tourist area in return for denuclearization during recent working-level talks in Stockholm that ended with the North side walking out, according to a new report.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2019

Thousands of Hong Kong protesters stage illegal march as metro stations close

Thousands of Hong Kong protesters, many wearing masks in defiance of emergency laws, staged an illegal march through the Kowloon district Sunday in a test the strength of the pro-democracy campaign after four months of unrest.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Oct 20, 2019

Muroran community spot fosters international diversity in Hokkaido

A community space in Muroran, Hokkaido, is connecting residents with others on the island who hail from countries as diverse as Thailand, Canada, South Korea and the United States.
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Rugby
Oct 20, 2019

Barrett hails All Blacks' quick start in quarterfinal romp over Ireland

New Zealand star Beauden Barrett paid tribute to his team's ability to shake off the cobwebs in Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal demolition of Ireland, as the All Blacks returned from a two-week layoff to set up a semifinal showdown against England.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 19, 2019

Uncontrollable rage is largely a sober phenomenon

How we hate each other.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 19, 2019

Typhoon Hagibis highlights the value of social media in a disaster

There has been plenty wrong with conversations on social media over the past decade and yet it’s hard to argue that online platforms are anything other than essential in an emergency.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 19, 2019

Setting one's teeth on edge

'The very last thing you want to hear your dentist say when he first looks inside your mouth is 'Oh!' as he spots something that appears to take him by surprise.'
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2019

Southeast Asia has a weight problem

With obesity rates soaring, countries like Singapore and Malaysia are weighing aggressive interventions.
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Rugby
Oct 18, 2019

South Africa bids to oust 'likable' host Japan from its Rugby World Cup

South Africa will have to shelve its affection for Japan and Japanese fans to spoil the hosts' party in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals, according to Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus.
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BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2019

Alitalia rescue hopes rise as Lufthansa looks set to step in

Alitalia received a boost to its hopes of rescue on Thursday with signs that Lufthansa could take a stake in the Italian carrier, while Rome agreed to a €350 million ($389 million) bridging loan to ease immediate cash worries.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2019

Japan to pardon 550,000 convicts on occasion of imperial enthronement ceremony

The government on Friday approved granting pardons to roughly 550,000 petty criminals in light of Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony next Tuesday.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2019

U.K. heading for 'fairly hard' Brexit if Johnson deal passes

If Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins parliamentary backing for the Brexit deal he clinched with Brussels on Thursday, Britain will be on course for more distant economic ties with the European Union, making the country poorer.
Reader Mail
Oct 18, 2019

Latest Nobel a proud win for Japanese

When I heard the news that Akira Yoshino had won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for this year, I shed tears as if I was awarded the prize. He is five years younger than me and we were impressed with his smile and tender character.
Reader Mail
Oct 18, 2019

Why should Japan trust U.S. security?

The headline for Kuni Miyake's article in the Oct. 16 edition, "Trump's move in Syria should alarm U.S. allies," was much more forceful than the actual article. This is a shame because the obvious now needs to be said: The United States will not stand by its allies unless Trump stands to benefit personally....
Reader Mail
Oct 18, 2019

Rall off-base on impeachment

In "Trump impeachment is a deep Democratic coup against Warren" in the Oct. 12 edition, Ted Rall asks why the Democrats have started an impeachment inquiry against President Trump because of the "Ukraine/Biden affair," and not because of "the fact that he's nuts."
Reader Mail
Oct 18, 2019

No treaty basis for U.S. Marines in Okinawa

Article 6 of the Japan-U.S. Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security states: "For the purpose of contributing to the security of Japan and the maintenance of international peace and security in the Far East, the United States of America is granted the use by its land, air and naval forces of facilities...
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2019

U.S. lawmakers to keep up Turkey sanctions push despite cease-fire

Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday they would keep up their push for tougher sanctions on Turkey over its offensive in Syria despite the announcement of a five-day cease-fire.
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WORLD / Society
Oct 18, 2019

African refugee women report surge in sexual attacks in Egypt

The 17-year-old South Sudanese refugee finally managed to escape after three months as a prisoner in a Cairo apartment where she was repeatedly gang raped, only to realize that she had become pregnant by one of her attackers.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2019

Trump told U.S. officials to work with his lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy, ambassador to EU testifies

President Donald Trump directed senior U.S. officials to talk directly to his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, about U.S. policy in Ukraine, raising concern that the president was outsourcing American foreign policy to a private citizen, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union said on Thursday.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2019

U.K. clinches Brexit deal, but now Boris Johnson must face Parliament

Britain clinched an eleventh-hour Brexit deal with the EU on Thursday, more than three years after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the bloc, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson still faces a knife-edge vote in Parliament to get it approved.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 17, 2019

IOC planning to move Tokyo Olympic marathon north to Sapporo in bid to avoid heat

The plan is the latest in a series of countermeasures being taken to protect athletes, spectators and volunteers from the nation's infamously hot summer heat.
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CULTURE / Music
Oct 17, 2019

Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii sets the bar high with new concert series

Nobuyuki Tsujii, a piano who has been blind since birth, talks about his upcoming projects and his friendship with violinist Fumiaki Miura

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person