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JAPAN
Aug 27, 2015

Japan should tap Olympics to bolster flagging English skills, says language school boss

Japan should use its opportunity as 2020 Olympics host to bolster English proficiency amid figures showing a worsening trend, says the Japan president of the official English language-training supplier for next year's Rio Games.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2015

Osaka drawing more foreign visitors; may see record 5 million this year

Thanks to a favorable exchange rate, relaxed visa restrictions, more discount airlines flying into Kansai airport and an increase in the number of duty-free shops downtown, the number of foreign visitors to Osaka this year is expected to top 5 million for perhaps the first time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / EXECUTIVE DECISIONS
Aug 24, 2015

First non-Japanese chief of Tomy believes innovation is key to reviving toymaker's fortunes

Tomy Co.'s new CEO said the company plans to introduce innovation that changes the way people play with toys and will improve the branding of its iconic products, such as its Licca-chan dolls, as part of a global expansion strategy.
EDITORIALS
Aug 24, 2015

Regulating virtual currencies

Along with preventing the abuse of the virtual currency transactions for money laundering and criminal purposes, new cybermoney regulations should aim to protect the interests of its users.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 21, 2015

Star players Tokashiki, Yoshida named to Japan roster

Star players Ramu Tokashiki and Asami Yoshida are the headliners for Hayabusa Japan for the upcoming FIBA Asia Women's Championship.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 20, 2015

Trilateral approach comes to the fore in Asia

New configurations in Asian geopolitics are emerging thick and fast, including an initiative involving India, Japan and Australia.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2015

Russia wants to be understood

Russia's image today remains tained by the image of Soviet days, which is why its case over Ukraine, Crimea and flight MH17 still get little attention in the West, even when it is deserved.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2015

Immigration crackdown seen as paving the way for state to expel valid visa-holders

After successfully expelling visa overstayers over the past decade, Japan is now shifting its immigration control focus to a new target: people in the country on bogus visas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 19, 2015

Germany feels migrant strain, forecasts 750,000 will seek asylum this year

The German government will sharply raise its forecast for the number of asylum seekers expected to arrive this year to a record-breaking 750,000, coalition sources said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2015

Bangkok bombing method doesn't match past insurgent tactics

Thai authorities have not ruled out any group, including elements opposed to the military government, for a bomb blast in Bangkok that killed 22 people, but officials said the bombing did not match tactics used by insurgents in the south.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2015

Abe is wrong to rush toward militarization

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to militarization could have dangerous unforeseen consequences for peace in the Asia-Pacific region.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 13, 2015

Tigers make strong start to extended road trip

The Hanshin Tigers are well into their annual summer jaunt away from Koshien Stadium as they make way for the National High School Baseball Championship. The Tigers, who left the park behind on Aug. 2 and won't return until Aug. 28, are nine games into the so-called "Road Trip of Death" and have gone...
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BASKETBALL
Aug 13, 2015

Togashi to play in Italy

Guard Yuki Togashi has signed a contract with the Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Serie A, the club announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 13, 2015

Defending champ Hamamatsu signs Warren

Reggie Warren, one of the premier players in bj-league history, will suit up for the defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix in the circuit's final campaign.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Aug 11, 2015

Braves trying to turn back clock to glory days of yore

The Atlanta Braves have gone back to the future this season.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2015

Heed Pope Francis' call to protect the Amazon

When world leaders meet at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year to craft a response to the challenges of global warming, they should put in place policies to protect tropical forests and the people who make them their home.
JAPAN / History / 70 YEARS AFTER THE WAR'S END
Aug 10, 2015

A legacy of WWII, Korean residents test nation's ability to accommodate non-Japanese

World War II had, and continues to have, a profound impact on the Korean community in Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2015

What Greece needs to prosper

The remedy for Greece lies in adopting the right structural reforms, including dismantling corporatist arrangements and practices that obstruct innovation and entrepreneurship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Aug 9, 2015

New marker's magic is ink's conductivity, user's creativity

Tokyo-based venture AgIC Inc.'s silver magic marker looks like any other average marker. But in fact, it's far from ordinary.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 6, 2015

Bell, Randall, Ashby on move to new teams

Three veteran players with strong overall performances in Japan in past seasons and a proven ability to lead teams to success have been recently acquired by bj-league teams.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2015

Exclusion of nonnuclear principles from Abe's Hiroshima speech causes stir

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's failure to include a pledge to observe the country's three nonnuclear principles in the annual memorial speech on Thursday remembering the victims of the Hiroshima atomic bomb attack is causing speculation the exclusion may be political.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2015

Japanese smartphone carriers offer mixed responses to Android flaw

A recently discovered security flaw affecting some 95 percent of Android mobile devices means users are at risk of being hacked just by receiving a short message with malicious intent.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2015

Beijing 2022, the surprisingly green Olympics

Beijing stands as the torch-bearer for a new kind of Olympics that are designed to have a minimal impact on their environment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2015

Plane debris raises MH370 families' hopes, without resolution

Ever since a part from a Boeing Co. 777 was found on Reunion island last week, Grace Subithirai Nathan has been exchanging online messages through the night with loved ones of those on board Malaysian Airlines Flight 370.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Aug 2, 2015

Getting Japan's youth engaged in disaster preparedness

Even though earthquake-prone Japan has seen numerous warnings that massive, devastating temblors could strike at any time, including in the Tokyo metropolitan area and in the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast, data shows the nation's youth don't seem to have the same sense of preparing for a disaster...

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
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